Please read General Rules
• All questions should be directed to the Photography Division Chairman:
           Mrs. Geoffrey B. Seymour (Emmy)
           2438 Ferdinand Avenue • Honolulu, HI 96822
           (808) 941-7543 • (808) 951-4913(Fax)
           ewseymour@earthlink.net
• Classes are open to all members of The Garden Club of America clubs, including professionals.
• All photographs must be the work of the exhibitor except for matting, mounting and commercial printing.
• Any manipulation, either in the darkroom or by computer, is allowed in all classes and must be the work of the exhibitor. This includes cropping of image, enhancement for color or clarity, removal of a part of the image, combining images, and distorting, cutting, tearing, or chemically changing the image.
• All photography entries must embrace the purpose of The Garden Club of
America and are limited to subjects such as horticulture, flower arrangement, gardens/landscapes, conservation/the environment, historic preservation and civic improvement.
• Photographs that have won a blue ribbon in a Garden Club of America Small or Major Flower Show may not be entered into competition again.
• All photographs must include plant material except in Class II.
• If a plant is featured, it must be identified by common and botanical name on both the entry card and the back of the photograph.
• An exhibitor may enter only one photograph in a class and may enter no more than two classes.
• All photographs will be passed to verify that all class specifications have been met.
• Exhibitors must mount all photographs on mat board, under a white or off-white 11” by 14” mat.
• Surface finish of the photograph is the choice of the exhibitor.
• All entries must have the exhibitor’s name, address, telephone number, garden club and email on the reverse. The top of the photograph must be indicated.
• Advance registration is required by Tuesday, February 28, 2006. Contact the Photography Division Chairman by fax or email, using a facsimile of the entry form in the schedule.
• All photographic registration forms must be received by February 28, 2006. All photographic exhibits must be received by March 24, 2006. Please mail or hand-deliver the entry to the Photography Division Chairman at the above address.
• Photographs must be removed Sunday, April 30, 2006 between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. or Monday, May 1, 2006 between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m., unless mailing provisions are made in advance. If the entry is to be returned by mail, a self-addressed pre-paid envelope and appropriate wrapping materials must be submitted with the exhibit.