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The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign's First Annual Subway and Bus Photo Contest is closed as of 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 30th, 2004. Thank you to all the participants who submitted their photos. Winners have been finalized and results will be posted at www.straphangers.org/photoban/results.htm.

Welcome to the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign's First Annual Subway and Bus Photo Contest!

As the MTA considers a ban on subway and bus photos, film and video, let's give them an eyeful of how transit images enliven our lives and make the system safer, better and more accountable.

The rules are simple. You can submit up to 3 (three) photos in each of two categories:

The first category is "Transit Slice of Life." Photos can depict people in everyday activity, such as snapshots of your family riding the system or riders waiting for a train or a bus. You can also submit photographic images of the system that express what makes the subways and buses so important in our daily lives.

The second category is "The Fixer-Upper." These photos can depict conditions in the subways or buses that need fixing, such as drips (and subway stalactites and stalagmites!) or overcrowded locations.

Completed entries must be submitted via the online entry form to the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign by 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 30th, 2004.

For more information about your rights to photograph, read: The Photographer's Right - A Downloadable Flyer: Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography

Judging

Five finalists in each category will be selected by an impartial committee. The Straphangers Campaign will ask our list of 35,000 transit activist subscribers to vote online for their favorite entry in the “Transit Slice of Life” category. The top vote getter will be deemed the winner and will be awarded a $70 unlimited-ride 30-day MetroCard. Each of the four runners-up will receive a $21 unlimited-ride 7-day MetroCard.

Finalists in the “Fixer-Upper” category will be judged by Straphangers Campaign staff and associates. One winner will be selected and awarded a $70 unlimited-ride 30-day MetroCard. Each of the four runners-up will receive a $21 unlimited-ride 7-day MetroCard.

The decision of the impartial committee on the finalists and the winners is final, as are the result of the online vote for the winner of the “Transit Slice of Life” category.

The Straphangers Campaign will submit all “Fixer Upper” finalists to transit officials to resolve the problem, as well as the finalists in the “Transit Slice of Life” category.

Click here to see complete Contest Rules.

How To Enter

All entries must conform to the following requirements:

JPEG or GIF format only
250K or lower file size
400x300 pixel size max

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone:
e-mail:
Photo Caption/Title:
Category:
Your Photo:
I hereby certify that the photo I am about to submit is my original work and has never been copyrighted or, if copyrighted, that I am the sole copyright owner. I am entering this photo as an honest and true effort of my personal creativity and unique artistic vision, and I understand that it may be published on the Internet or printed out as my original work and under my own copyright. By entering, I agree to give the New York Public Interest Research Group a non-exclusive royalty-free license to submit or present electronic or printed versions of my photograph without compensation to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and to media outlets for publication. I have read and understand all contest rules and judging procedures.

Note: The information collected on this form will be used for contacting contestants only. We never sell or distribute your personal information to anyone else. Click here to see our Privacy Policy.

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