Photo competition is CLOSED

The Be The Change photo competition is now closed, please do not send in any entries anymore.

We have received some wonderful pictures on environmental issues, thank you to everyone who participated!

The judges are now looking through your pictures and will be selecting a Top 10 soon.

Please keep an eye on your e-mail inbox as we will send out e-mails tomorrow (16 September) requesting for high resolution pictures of the ones that we will exhibit in The Gardens mall on the 25th to the 27th of September.

Although the photo competition is now closed, you can still win exclusive invites to the Be The Change event on 27 September 2009.

If you'd like to hear what the Greenest Man on the Planet, Matthias Gelber, has to say about the environmental issues right here in Malaysia and make an environmental pledge with local celebrities, then this is the place to do just that.

All guests will receive an exclusive Origins goodie bag worth RM 90

Simply complete the sentence

"I can preserve the environment by..."

and e-mail your entries to promotions@hotpotato.com.my before 18 September 2009

Be The Change photo competition

Stand a chance to win part of over RM 12,000 in prizes! Simply submit photographs on environmental issues in Malaysia, taken within the last 5 years and email it to us at promotions@hotpotato.com.my.

Photographs can be of any topic concerning the environment, be it the haze, the floods, the balding forests etc.

A panel of judges will be selecting a Top 10 of all the photographs submitted and the winner will be announced during the Be The Change event on 27 September 2009 at the Concourse, The Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur.

The Prizes

Grand Prize:

Olympus PEN E-P-1 Kit

(worth RM 2,999) +

RM 3,000 worth of Origins products and services

1st Runner Up:

Olympus E-520 Kit

(worth RM 2,099) +

RM 2,000 worth of Origins products and services

2nd Runner Up:

Olympus Mju Tough 6010

(worth RM 1,199) +

RM 1,000 worth of Origins products and services

STARTING DATE: 19 August 2009

CLOSING DATE: 11 September 2009

HOW TO ENTER:

1. This contest is open to all residents in Malaysia.
2. Entrants may send in as many entries as they wish.
3. All photographs submitted must have been taken in Malaysia over the last five years (no images taken before August 2004 are eligible).
4. Entries must be submitted via e-mail to promotions@hotpotato.com.my with a file size up to 2 MB. (We recommend that photos are taken at a resolution of 5 megapixels and above). Please note that entrants may be required to provide a 20" x 30" image on CD (jpeg or tiff format) upon request.
5. All entries must be submitted with the following information: photographer's name and I/C number, title of the photo, location of the photo taken, date/year of the photo taken and contact number.
6. Entries submitted will not be returned to the entrants.
7. All photographs should be clear of watermarks for fair judging purposes.
8. Entrants whose entries are selected as the Top 10 Finalists are required to be present at the Be The Change event in the Gardens Mall, Kuala Lumpur on 27 September 2009 for the final judging and/or prize presentation.
   

Please read our T&C carefully before submitting your entries to promotions@hotpotato.com.my

Terms & Conditions

1. Photographs that have previously won photo competitions, or have been published in a national publication, or have been sold to any party for reproduction are not allowed to enter the contest.
2. All photographs submitted must be the work of the individual submitting them and entrants must warrant that they own the copyright of it.
3. Should your photograph feature any person or people, make sure that they are aware of being photographed and permission should be obtained from all involved.
4. By entering this competition, each entrant grants Hot Potato Publishing Sdn Bhd permission to feature any or all images in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material connected to this competition.
5. Photographs are not allowed to be photoshopped.
6. By submitting your photographs you agree to our terms & conditions.

If you have any questions about this photo competition, please leave a comment below.

Photo Competition Entries

Photo taken at Jalan Semarak by Ariff Bin Ahmad Tajuddin

Photo taken in Alma, Penang by Ha Chee Wei

Photo taken in Sabah by Kim Chong Keat

Photo taken at Tajung Sepat by Wong Loke Cheng

Photo by Syaharil Bin Amin of Sabah

Photo taken at Batu Caves by Rene Lim

Photo by Stephanie of KL

Photo by Stephanie of KL

Photo by Michelle Yip of PJ

What to expect at Be The Change

• A two-day photo exhibition on environmental issues in Malaysia on 25 and 26 September 2009.
  
  
• Exclusive talk by Matthias Gelber who was awarded 'The Greenest Person on the Planet' in 2008 by a Canadian organisation.
  
  
• Opportunity to make an environmental pledge with invited local celebrities including Mix fm announcer Sham, whom will also be the emcee for the event.
  
  
• Prize giving ceremony for the best photograph and the runner ups.

Guests will also receive an exclusive Origins goodiebag at the event.

Win EXCLUSIVE invitations to Be The Change!

The exclusive Be The Change event on 27 September 2009 is by invitation only, and here's how YOU can win them!

Simply complete the sentence

"I can preserve the environment by..."

and email your entries to promotions@hotpotato.com.my before 18 September 2009.

Mix fm will also be giving away 100 special invites to Be The Change. For more information, log on to www.mix.fm.