1) An independent panel of judges will be chosen by an agent of the IAM. The independent panel will choose the contest winners.

2) Judges for the contest will award prizes of $500, $300, and $200 for the top three photographs. They will also award prizes of $25 to Honorable Mentions.

3) All pictures will be judged anonymously. Pictures and entry forms will be numbered upon receipt.

4) Each photograph must be the work of the person submitting the entry and that person must be an IAM member in good standing. The subject of the photograph must also be a member in good standing.

5) The photographer and photo subject(s) must sign the Model Release and Authorization to Publish form for the contest entry to be considered eligible. It is the photographer’s responsibility to secure the necessary releases from identifiable persons shown in the photograph.

6) While utmost care in handling will be given all entries, the IAM cannot assume responsibility for damage or loss of entries in transit and assumes no responsibility for submissions.

7) Contest entrants agree that the IAM has the right to use, without further compensation, their photographs for IAM literature, both print and electronic, to further the cause of trade unionism.

8) The IAM will include contest entries as part of the 2007 IAM calendar .

9) The theme of the contest is “IAM members at work.” Photos should be unposed and should depict IAM members doing their jobs. Entries will be evaluated based on appeal, content and photographic skill. The decision of the judges is final.

10) Each IAM member in good standing may submit one entry. Photos should be accompanied by the photographer’s name, address and phone number.

11) Entries may be submitted as film or digital photographs. Film photos must be unmatted, unframed, and no larger than 5” x 7”. A photographic negative of the entry must be included with film entries. Digital photos must be shot with a digital camera with at least three megapixels capacity and must be set at the camera’s "fine" setting. Digital photo entries must be recorded on a CD.

12) Digital photos should be in the jpg. format and may not be enhanced by computer software..

13) Entrants must use the entry form to submit a brief caption and explanatory note of their submission. The entry form must be filled out completely.

14) An official contest entry form and model release should accompany the entry. These can be obtained from the IAM Communications Department (write to: Photo Contest, c/o IAM Communications Dept., 9000 Machinists Place, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2687); or here.

15) The Deadline for contest entries is June 30, 2006. Judging will take place during July and August 2006, and winners of the contest will be announced in September 2006.

16) The submission of any entry for the competition will be understood to imply agreement on the part of the photographer to all the above conditions.