American Daylily Society (ADS)
Photography Awards

Guidelines for Entry:

The AHS Awards and Honors Committee administers this program. The awards are presented each year at the ADS National Convention.

The deadline for submission is November 1 and it is determined by the date on the email or mailing container. All entries are to be sent to the Visual Media Chair photographyawards@daylilies.org

The winning entrants may keep all awards.

• All entrants must be ADS members.
• An entrant may submit up to three (3) digital images or videos in each category, unless specifically noted otherwise. The entrant must clearly indicate the category of the entry.
• Each entry may be submitted in only one category.
• Only registered cultivars are allowed.
• No entrant may win the award in any combination of categories more than three times within a five year period.
• A panel of three to four judges evaluates all entries. Of these, at least two must be members of ADS. All judges shall have extensive knowledge of photography or cinematography. Judges may not be entrants in the competition.
• A Visual Media Chair is authorized to resolve any ties or disputes or discrepancies that arise during the judging process.
• No borders or texts should be used on images. When possible, remove any distracting items, such as metal plant tags, spent blooms, and dead plant leaves, before taking the photo.
• No people should appear prominently in any photo. Any who do, should be insignificant to the landscape and not identified.
• All digital images must be in ,jpg format.
• Suggested individual images size should be between 1 and 5 mb. Minor photo editing, such as cropping and minor color and exposure correction is allowed. Please use caution to avoid over manipulation and enhancement of images.
• Each image should be labeled following the example appropriate to the category:

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