NAUI rights theft competition

Staff · Issue 55, Jul/Aug 2010 · pp. 4

Editorial NAUI rights theft competition Underwater photography seems to have more competitions available to enter than any other type of photography. They are an opportunity to see how the standard of your shots compares and there is always the possibility of winning a prize of either equipment, travel or cash. Indeed some of the more hotly contested competitions only have cash prizes and there is a small band of European photographers who make a tidy living entering and winning such events. Naturally in such competitions the image is king and the value of a winning entry is enhanced by its raised public awareness because, in addition to the prize money, many winning shots have gone on to be used in advertising, promotional editorials and stock libraries to earn more than the original prize money. What use they are put to is a separate contract regarding copyright but most ethical compet…