PRIZE DETAILS: One winner and at least 3 runners up will be selected. The winner of the WPGA 2012 Portrait Award, the runners up, and at least other 30 images will be selected to be exhibited at the Borges Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Selected artists will have to send their prints ready for framing. WPGA will take care of the framing and matting cost of the winner and runners up, and of all gallery expenses. A catalog will be printed with preface written by Steve McCurry. ELIGIBILITY: Worldwide Not eligible to enter? - Find contest where you are.

COPYRIGHT: All participants of the WPGA competitions warrant that they own the work submitted and they have exclusive copyright.

WPGA recognizes that the authors retain full ownership of the image copyright. USAGE RIGHTS: Participants warrant that their photographs may be reproduced for the purpose of marketing and promoting WPGA contests, in catalogues, posters, postcards, publications, and on the Internet. Such use is granted for not more than two years after the announcement of the awards, and without payment to the photographer or featured models.

Photographers will receive photo credits with each use, and will allow WPGA to sub-license their photographs to the press for reproduction in connection with the contest and WPGA exhibitions.