In conjunction with the 45th Anniversary of Sarawak’s Independence this year, we are inviting all Malaysians to play a role in capturing images of Sarawak’s development, as seen through your eyes.

What does development mean to you, your community and your society? We hope you can explain it best through your digital photographs, so that we could all learn to appreciate what development in Sarawak means to each one of us.

We want you to catch a glimpse of life in Sarawak, and explain in a few words how Sarawak’s development helped to achieve the moment you captured.

The exact moment you capture could be at a school where children continue to benefit from development in education, or it could be an old lady talking on the phone in the interiors of Sarawak, which was made possible through developments in telecommunication.

Basically, we want to catch the human side of development in Sarawak and we want you to share such images with your fellow Malaysians.

The best photographs will take the top prizes and other selected entries will be shown at the ‘45th Anniversary of Sarawak’s Independence’ exhibition.

The competition is divided into 10 categories:

1. Development in Politics and Government

2. Social Development

3. Sports Achievements

4. Cultural Achievements

5. Infrastructure Development

6. Developments in Healthcare

7. Developments in Education

8. Tourism Development

9. Agriculture and Land Development

10. Industrial Development

Please send as many entries as you wish to: www.rakansarawak.com/45photo before the closing date by Wednesday 22nd July 2009 before 5.00pm.

Please read and understand the following Competition Rules and Regulation before you participate:

1. The competition is open to all Malaysian citizens.
   
   The competition is divided into 10 categories:

   • Development in Politics and Government

   • Social Development

   • Sports Achievements

   • Cultural Achievements

   • Infrastructure Development

   • Developments in Healthcare

   • Developments in Education

   • Tourism Development

   • Agriculture and Land Development

   • Industrial Development

   For each of these categories, one (1) winner will be chosen and will be presented with a RM125.00 cash prize and certificate.
   
   One (1) Grand Prize of RM750.00 cash and certificate will be given to the best entry.
   
   

2. There is no limit to the number of entries. Entries must be in the form of a single image. An essay of not more than 200 words, in English or Bahasa Malaysia, must be submitted with the entry form.
   
   

3. Members of the Main Organising Committee of this contest are not allowed to participate.
   
   

4. Images captured by cameras must be in digital format, in colour or monochrome (black and white).
   
   

5. Each entry must be submitted with the prescribed entry form, which must be completed. The entry form can be found at www.rakansarawak.com/45photo
   
   

6. No digital super imposition is allowed. Composite photographs, trick photographs, or and any form of digital imaging or image manipulations will not be accepted. Only minor photo touch-ups such as cropping, adjustment of brightness and colour as well as softening or sharpening of the image are allowed
   
   

7. Digitally captured image(s) must be of a file size of at least 1.0 MB and in jpeg format. Entries sent in other formats (e.g. tiff) may be considered, but must be sent through e-mail to 45photo@rakansarawak.com.
   
   

8. Photographs submitted must not have been previously published in any form.
   
   

9. All entries must be complete with accurate information. The results of the contest will be decided by a panel of judges, appointed by the Organisers. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained.
   
   

10. The participants must be the original photographers and own the copyright of the photographs submitted. The copyright of the image(s) remains with the photographer. Where applicable, participants must hold a model release form for models included in their images.
    
    

11. Should the participants fail to fulfil clause 10, they shall indemnify the Organiser for all damages incurred, if any.
    
    

12. Copyright and reproduction: The Organiser reserve the absolute rights to exhibit or reproduce any acceptable entries in whatever way deemed fit for exhibition and for any print based publicity and promotional purposes without prior notice, consent or payment of fee whatsoever to the participants.
    
    

13. All entries must reach www.rakansarawak.com/45photo before 5.00pm on Wednesday 22nd July 2009. Entries received after this due date will be disqualified. All winners will be notified by e-mail and through announcements in the newspapers.
    
    

14. By participating in this contest, participants agree to be bound by these rules and regulations as well as the decisions made by the Organiser and the panel of judges.
    
     

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Last updated on: 11 June 2008