TAT LAUNCHES ‘AMAZING THAILAND’ PHOTO CONTEST
From now to 15 May 2007. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the ‘Amazing Thailand Photo Contest’ to mark the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s 80th birthday anniversary in 2007.
TAT is inviting professional and amateur photographers who are residents of Thailand to send in entries featuring any of the following designated themes: nature’s beauty, tourism attractions around Thailand, way of life, customs and traditions, historical or archaeological sites and Thai art and culture.
The Amazing Thailand Photo Contest is designed to encourage individual tourists and travellers to capture on film and share with a wider audience, the many magnificent sights and extraordinary experiences they come across during their travels around Thailand.
The contest is divided into two categories: digital photography and 35 mm slides. An individual photographer can send in up to four entries per category.
The winning images from the Amazing Thailand Photo Contest will be featured in the 2008 TAT Calendar and also published as a picture book.
Frame by frame, the collection of vivid images from the photo contest will speak for themselves. Not only will these photographic travel tales document journeys around Thailand, but also capture moments in time and reflect an infinite range of experiences and emotions. Each and every one will contribute to memorable and lasting impressions of Thailand as one of the world’s leading leisure travel destination.
These breathtaking or fascinating images covering a vast variety of subjects being presented in TAT’s 2008 calendar and picture book will become the catalyst that sparks the desire for others to travel around Thailand to witness and experience these wondrous spectacles themselves.
Entries will be reviewed and rated by a distinguished panel of judges based on criteria such as relevance to tourism, angle, composition/arrangement and lighting.
Entries will be reviewed and rated by a distinguished panel of judges based on criteria such as relevance to tourism, angle, composition/arrangement and lighting.
The distinguished members of the panel of judges include Professor Dr Apinan Poshyananda, Director General of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture of the Ministry of Culture, Mr Anuchai Secharunputong representing the National Gallery in Bangkok, Mr Chumnong Saengvichien representing the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University and Mr Thawechai Jaowattana, photo editor at The Nation. The judging panel is chaired by Mr Suraphol Svetasreni, TAT Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications.
PRIZES
A total of 27 prizes worth 310,000 baht in total will be awarded. The winner of the Amazing Thailand Photo Contest Award of Excellence will receive a 100,000 baht cash prize.
TO SUBMIT ENTRIES
The Amazing Thailand Photo Contest is open to photographers, professional and amateur, who are residents of Thailand.
Images can be submitted either in digital format or in the form of slides, not exceeding a total of four entries per category.
Closing date: 15 May 2007
Entry forms for the Amazing Thailand Photo Contest are also available from the Information Desk at the TAT head-office on Phetchaburi Road.
Please complete details as requested on the entry form and submit entries by hand or by mail.
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Postal address:
Advertising Production Division
Tourism Authority of Thailand, 11th Floor
1600 Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee
Bangkok 10400
Thailand
Contact information:
TAT Call Centre/Hotline: Call 1672
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 Ext. 1113, 1132
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