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TELEDYNE MARINE 2023 PHOTO/DATA COMPETITION  

It’s that time of the year again!  Teledyne Marine is pleased to kick-off of our annual photo/data contest in which we invite customers to share photos of Teledyne Marine products in action in the office, lab, or field; or data samples collected using our products. 

Winners not only receive bragging rights, but some great prizes! 

Award Categories: 

This year’s award categories include: 

Best Data Award 
Share your awesome multibeam, single beam, sonar, or ADCP data collected using Teledyne Marine gear. 

Adversity Award 
Share photos from your worst days - fighting the elements, working in extremes, and/or dealing with challenges. 

Moment of Zen Award  
Share photos of our products and you or your team working in beautiful locations, enjoying tranquil moments, and/or celebrating those small achievements. 

Down Under Award 
Share those awesome underwater photos that we all love. Photos can either show Teledyne Marine products in action below the surface or can be photos actually taken with our Bowtech cameras. 

Voters Choice Award – Grand Prize 

In addition to the [above awards] [Best Data Award, Aversity Award, Moment of Zen Award and Down under Award], the Voters Choice Award – Grand Prize will be awarded to the best photo/data submitted across all categories. 

Selection of the winning photos/data 
All entries to the contest will be uploaded to the contest page for the public to vote on their favorite photo/data.

Within each award category, a Teledyne Marine jury will select their favourite image, considering quality and content of the photo/data, which will be awarded the category award. A minimum of 10 votes for a photo/data (on our voting page) is required to qualify for awards, so be sure to encourage your friends and colleagues to vote! 

The Teledyne Marine jury will further for the Voters Choice Award – Grand Price select their favorite photos/data between the 10 [images/entries] that receive the most public votes across the Best Data Award, Aversity Award, Moment of Zen Award and Down under Award categories. 

Contest Prizes*: 

*Government officials will not be eligible for prizes as per the eligibility criteria specified in the contest rules

The winner of each of the other award categories can select one of the following prize options to suit their interests:  

 

Option 1:  Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 

Bose QuietComfort® Earbuds II are the next generation of wireless listening. Enjoy the best in sound and noise cancellation that is perfectly yours. 

 

Option 2: Galaxy Watch5 | 44mm | Graphite | Bluetooth / Wifi 

Smart watch from Samsung. 

 

Option 3: TRAILSEEKER 8X32MM ROOF BINOCULARS 

Compact Quality Binoculars. 

 

Voters Choice Award - Grand Prize - 
 

The grand prize this year is a HERO11 Black + GoPro Adventure Kit 

The world’s most versatile camera goes to 11. 

The winner of the grand prize may instead, at his/her option, choose the prize from one of the other award categories. 

 

 How to Enter:  

Step 1 – Visit the contest page to upload your photos/data and include supporting details.  

Step 2 – Share the photos/data on your social media channels and encourage friends, family, and industry associates to vote for your submission.  Tag us @teledynemarine on Facebook and Twitter. We’ll share them as well. 

  

Photo/ data Submission Guidelines  
Photos/ data must be saved in TIF, JPEG or PNG format.  Please submit highest resolution possible.  Maximum of 3 submissions per person. 

 

Winners 
Winners will be announced widely, and winning photo/data will be highlighted in Teledyne Marine’s annual calendar. 

Contest Rules: 

• Entries for the contest must be submitted online at contest page. Entry opens on July 3, 2023. The closing date is October 1, 2023.
• The winners will be announced in October 2023.
• A minimum of 10 votes is required for your image to qualify for an award.
• The winning photo/data within each of the categories Best Data Award, Aversity Award, Moment of Zen Award and Down under Award will by a jury be selected as the jury’s favourite image from the 10 images receiving the most votes within each category.
• The winning image for the Voters Choice Award will by a jury be selected as the jury’s favourite image from the 10 images receiving the most votes across all categories.
• The photo/data will by the jury be evaluated by the following criteria:
  • Technical quality of the photo like focus, colors, and composition counts for 50%.
  • The content, the situation and the story being told with the image counts for 50%.
  • The jury consists of internal technical experts from Teledyne Marine.
• Teledyne Marine may exclude images from the contest if there is substantiated reason to suspect cheating or manipulation of the voting process.
• By submission of photos/data, the participants grant Teledyne Marine a non-exclusive right to use the content for promotional use.
• If submitted photos include images of people, the people in the photos must have given their explicit consent to the photo being submitted to the Teledyne Marine 2023 Photo/Data Competition and used as specified in the contest rules.
• All submitted photos must include a Teledyne Marine product or be taken using a Teledyne Bowtech camera.
• All submitted data images must be created using Teledyne software suite or show data collected with a Teledyne Marine sensor.
• Teledyne Marine may cancel the competition and amend these terms and conditions without notice in the event of circumstances outside of their control.
• Teledyne Marine may extend the closing date for a reasonable period.
• By participation in the contest and submission of photos/data, the participants warrant that they have the full proprietary rights to the uploaded content.
• Media coverage will be generated by Teledyne Marine and the submitted photos may by Teledyne Marine be used for publicity purposes.
• Eligibility for participation in the contest/prize award:
  • Teledyne Marine employees and their immediate families and anyone professionally connected with the prize promotion are not eligible for participation in the contest.
  • Government officials may join the contest but will not be eligible for a prize if announced as a winner due to Teledyne’s anti-corruption policies and anti-corruption regulation. Nevertheless, as we still love to see how government officials use our products, we still encourage government officials to submit photos for sharing with underwater community.
  • If the participant is under 18 years of age, consent for participation in the contest is required by a parent or guardian.
• Teledyne Marine does not accept any responsibility for entries that are incomplete, delayed, damaged, wrongly delivered or not received for whatever reason.
• Teledyne Marine may remove and exclude images deemed offensive or in conflict with the contest rules.
• No cash alternatives for prizes is available. All prizes may not be available for use or shipment to all parts of the world, in which case an alternate prize will be arranged.