August 19th, 2015 by Abhijit Chakraborty

#OYOgraphy

 

We are excited to announce the launch of #OYOgraphy, a photography contest that aims to showcase photographs of places that would inspire people to travel more.

Here are the contest rules.

1. The contest is open only to Indian citizens who are at least 18 years of age.

2. To enter the contest, participants need to post images on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the contest hashtag #OYOgraphy. All image must have an accompanying short caption. Shortlisted participants will be required to e-mail us their original, high resolution images at blog@oyorooms.com .

3. Please note the following important rules with regard to the contest entries –

  • All entries must be images that showcase the unseen and unexplored places within India. The more unique the images, the higher the chances of getting shortlisted for prizes.
  • All entries must be original images clicked by the participant. Proof of native capture will be required from all winners. Any misrepresentation in this regard will lead to an immediate disqualification.
  • Gentle use of filters and toning /color correction is allowed, but not the addition or subtraction of any elements of the original picture.
  • All images must be in jpg or png format only.
  • All images should be between 0.5 MB to 4 MB in size.

4. Contest prizes include the following –

  • 1st Prize –  A digital camera for one winner
  • 2nd Prize – ‘Humans of New York’ hard-cover book for one winner
  • 3rd Prize – Branded selfie-stick for one winner
  • People’s Choice Award – A few selected participants will win special NatGeo photo books

5. Contest is open from 19 Aug 2015 to 25 Aug 2015 only for Twitter and Facebook users and till 29 Aug 2015 for Instagram users.

6. Winners will be decided solely at the discretion of OYO Rooms.

7. Images submitted for the contest may be used by OYO Rooms on any of its social media and web platforms with due credits to the owner.

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and participate on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and win big!