Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:36 PM 12/29/2007, you wrote: >Only for professionals. Which is a pity. >I deliberate choose to stay an amateur to make sure I would never be >bothered by any commercial, deadlines or restrictions. >Does anybody has any clue why contests like these are restricted to >professionals only? Some contests are even restricted to students only. >Michiel Fokkema The vast majority of contests are for amateurs only - no professionals allowed. But most contests require you to sign over all rights to any photos you enter, something no professional, and I hope no amateur, would do! I wouldn't let the distinctions bother you. Amateur has always meant doing it for love and not money ;-) Tina Tina Manley ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI http://www.tinamanley.com