JUDGES

We are pleased to have Jay Sumner, Director of Photography for National Geographic Kids, Karen Keating, Director and Founder of Photoworks at Glen Echo, and Allison Shelley, Photojournalist for the Washington Times and Founder of Women Photojournalists of Washington as our expert judges.

The judges will choose 1st and 2nd prize winners for each of the six (6) categories in each of the three (3) age brackets for a total of 36 finalists. From this total of 18 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 19, 2009. Winning images will be posted in a gallery on www.washingtonpost.com. 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.