The subject of the Contest is "Brazilian Birds." It is open to amateur as well as professional photographers, whether Brazilian or not. -Each participant may submit up to six(6) photos. -Every photograph must have as main theme a free Brazilian bird, photographed in its natural habitat. -The photographs may be taken either with a conventional (film) or digital camera, but tall entries must be submitted as JPEG files with a maximum file size of 1Mb each. -Entries will be accepted from December 20 2008 to March 2nd, 2009. The entries will be judged by an international jury composed of recognized authorities from the fields of nature photography and ornithology. The jury's decisions will be unappealable and final. Prizes for Best Photo and Best Record category: 1st place R$8,000.00 2nd place R$5,000.00 3rd place R$ 2,000.00 Prizes for Beginners - First Birds category: 1st place R$5,000.00 2nd place R$2,000.00 3rd place R$ 1,000.00 This category is for beginners, if you choose to participate in FIRST BIRDS category, you would be not allowed to send pictures in BEST PHOTO category. Honourable mention R$ 500.00 02 Special prizes R$ 4,000.00 01 Special prizes "Endangered Bird" a Swarovski Optik EL binocular and R$ 4,000.00 01 Swarovski Optik Prize for the best Digiscoped Photo: a Swarovski Optik Pocket Tyrol binocular -The prizes granted to the photographers will constitute an acquisition of author rights in accordance with the enclosed Rights Agreement Contract. -All prizes in Brazilian Reais. Brazilian taxes may apply for non-residents. -Please read the rules and contracts carefully. -Rights to the photographs that are not selected will remain in the possession of their authors. Read the full regulation and the rights agreement bellow: REGULATION COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT