PRIZE DETAILS: Grand Prize Winner – 2012 Echo International Student photojournalist will be invited to Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention (travel, food and housing provided) will have the opportunity to photograph for one day along-side, renowned photojournalist, Bill Eppridge, will attend the Gala Opening of the photojournalism exhibit, One America, One American: Robert F. Kennedy Through the Lens of Bill Eppridge, will be invited to attend the 15th Annual Echo Award Dinner during the Convention, will have their winning photograph printed, framed and hung in The Charlotte Observer Gallery as part of The Echo Foundation photojournalism exhibit, will have their winning photograph posted on The Echo Foundation and The Charlotte Observer websites and will have their winning photograph published in the Annual Report of The Echo Foundation

Awards of Merit Winner(s) will have their winning photograph printed, framed and hung in The Echo Foundation offices with recognition, will receive recognition as an Award of Merit winner in The Echo Foundation student photojournalism electronic slide show to be featured at the exhibit, One America, One American: Robert F. Kennedy Through the Lens of Bill Eppridge, will have their winning photograph posted on The Echo Foundation and The Charlotte Observer websites and will have their winning photograph published in the Annual Report of The Echo Foundation. ELIGIBILITY: Students 16-28 Not eligible to enter? - Find contest where you are.

COPYRIGHT: Each entrant retains the copyright to his/her Photograph(s) and Description(s). USAGE RIGHTS: Each entrant explicitly grants Sponsor, its licensees, affiliates and their designees (collectively, the “Authorized Parties”) an irrevocable, nonexclusive license for the duration of copyright to use each Photograph and Description for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes, in any and all media now known or hereafter created, including but not limited to publication in books, catalogs, brochures, blogs, and websites, at Authorized Parties’ discretion, without additional consideration, notification, permission to entrant or any third party.

Any Photograph or Description used by The Echo Foundation shall carry the photographer’s credit line.