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Source:
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Singapore Tourism Board's 'Unique2Me' Photo Contest
is set to capture unique facets of life in Singapore |
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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) today (15
Nov 2005) launches its first national photo competition, named
Unique2Me. |
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Singaporeans and residents as well as
visitors can contribute images taken with a digital camera or camera
phone that depict unique facets of life in Singapore. |
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The competition, open to both amateur and
professional photography enthusiasts, is supported by Sony, Sony
Ericsson, Yahoo, SingTel, ezLink, ClearChannel and the National
Geographic Channel. |
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The images can be on landscapes, food,
people, sights or even scenes from daily life. Each submission must be
accompanied with a 25-word description of why the image is a unique
representation of Singapore. |
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Submissions are now open and will close on
January 5, 2006. Entries for the Digital Photograph category can be sent
to the official contest website at
visitsingapore.com/unique2me
while those for the MMS Photograph category can be submitted via MMS to
9137-3799. |
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Shortlisted entries will be uploaded on the
contest website for online voting by the public, from February 1 to 28,
2006. Voters will be entered into a lucky draw to win attractive prizes. |
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Nominations that attract the most votes will
go through a final round before the top three images of each category
are selected by a panel of judges. |
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Results of this national photo contest will
be announced at an exhibition of the winning entries at Suntec City in
April 2006. |
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Said Mr Bill Ang, Director of Brand
Management at STB, ¡°The Unique2Me photo contest will encourage
participants to go out and explore Singapore. It will instill a sense of
pride in locals and residents as they discover the country anew.¡± |
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¡°By opening up this competition to people
across the globe, we hope to enhance the leisure experience of visitors
in Singapore as well as to share the uniqueness of Singapore with the
entire world through a collection of memorable images.¡± |
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A key highlight of the competition is a
day-long complimentary photography seminar organized by the STB on
Saturday 10 December 2005 at the STB Auditorium. |
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Both amateur shutterbugs and professional
photographers keen to hone their skills can pick up tips and tricks from
the National Geographic Channel¡¯s celebrity photographers Ian Lloyd and
Lester Ledesma. |
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Registration is now open on the official
contest website on a first-come, first-served basis, limited to 80
people. |
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The three winners of each of the two
categories stand to win attractive prizes totaling $33,500, including
cash prizes of $5,000 and $10,000 as well as state-of-the-art Sony
digital cameras and Sony Ericsson mobile phones. |
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Also, the three winners in the Digital
Photography category can look forward to their photographs being printed
on ezLink cards. |
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In addition, 10 voters will be picked in a
lucky draw to win cash prizes as well as Sony digital cameras and Sony
Ericsson mobile phones. |
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Please refer to
Annex A for more information on the Unique2Me competition. |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.stb.gov.sg Press Release 15 Nov 2005 |
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