30 May 2008
Epson is celebrating 40 years of image-making excellence with a landmark competition to create an image that will provide a cover image for Epson's 40th birthday card.
The overall winner will receive their own 'trip of a lifetime', with fantastic Epson prizes on offer for runners-up.
Barbara Kuhr, Head of Strategic Marketing at Epson Europe commented: "Entrants need to capture the essence of 40 years of innovation in a single image; it's not an easy task but we are confident that the competition will provide some exceptional and powerful pictures. There are some great prizes on offer, and we will display 40 entries in a prominent position at the Photokina exhibition in Cologne this September - providing exciting and valuable exposure."
Entries must be submitted to Epson before 24.00 on July 31st 2008. Digital entries need to have a resolution of 360dpi and can be submitted via the dedicated website. Hard copy entries can be posted to Epson at: Epson, PO Box 49793, London WC2A 1WA, England. All entries must fit within 150mm x 215mm in either landscape or portrait format.
Aside from their image being used on Epson's birthday card, the overall winner will receive a 'trip of a lifetime', whilst second place will receive ,000 (circa £800) worth of Epson products. 00 (circa £400) worth of Epson products is on offer for third place. All three finalists will also receive a certified Digigraphieprint of their work - a large format, professional, authenticated quality print using Epson UltraChromeK3 inks with Vivid Magenta and printed on certified paper.