JUDGES

The judges will choose 1st and 2nd prize winners for each of the five (5) categories in each of the three (3) age brackets for a total of 30 finalists. From this total of 15 1st prize winners, the judges will choose a “Best in Show” grand prize winner.

Winners will be announced and/or posted online or by mail by October 15, 2010. Winning images will be posted in a gallery on www.washingtonpost.com. Prizes will be awarded at Awards Ceremony at the Washington Post (Washington, DC) on October 24, 2010.  Decisions of the Sponsor and Judges are final and binding. Sponsor reserves the right not to award all prizes in the event that there is an insufficient number of eligible entries meeting the minimum judging criteria.