One Shot to Rule Them All photography show is providing the photographer the opportunity to share the stage amongst their peers, aspiring photographers and professional photographers of their respected area along with, having the opportunity to showcase and advertise their best work to a wider audience.  That being said, to Pull a show like this off, we were savoy enough with our expenditures and can provide administrative, printing, framing, matting, signage, advertising and gallery/space costs for the show at the low price a $8 submission and a $70 entry for an obtainable opportunity for the photographer to be a part of their photography community. 

During the weeks of the submission period, the director will share the submissions with the judges every Monday of the week. During the Judging Period, each entry will be reviewed by a judge or panel of judges appointed by the director. Each entry will be judged based on the clear relationship between the submission and the following criteria:
 - Lighting- Color Harmony - Composition - Artistic Excellence - Wow! Factor    - Originality      

ENTRY FEE:  $70 * 

If an image is selected by the judges to participate in the show, the following payment of $70 is due upon confirmation e-mail- indicating selection of your image. You will have up to a week to follow through with payment. Failure to do so will result in you forfeiting your spot.  Once payment is confirmed your image will be prepped to print, mat and be framed for the show. 

*** Entry payments are non-refundable. Once entry payment has been received. You will receive a confirmation via the e-mail you have provided within the form. 

If your image makes it within the show, we ask that all photographers make an attempt to make it a priority to be present during the opening. (AUGUST 23rd) (@ The Gala, SLC, UT ), especially, if we grant special permissions to artist outside of the city of Salt Lake City and in the limited of the state of UTAH.  Participants & Attendees will be given a ballot ( 1 per person) at the door. Each individual will be granted 3 votes per ballot. Each ballot must be filled in with the 3 images they deem the One shot to rule them all.  Any ballot that is incomplete will be discarded during counting of the votes. Any individuals/ parties abusing voting ballots by any means will forfeit their votes and may be asked to leave.  Votes will be counted near the closing of the show and the director will present the top 5 images - 45 minutes prior to closing of the event. 

The show will be taken down that night or the following day (AUGUST 24) You are welcome to retrieve your framed work at “The Gala” that evening after the show. It is your responsibility to pick up your framed work. Work/Frames will be held at BRETT BRIGGS STUDIO starting on AUGUST 24, 2024 and you will have up to two weeks to pick up your work. After SEPT 9, 2024 you forfeit your prints and BRETT WILL OBTAIN THE FRAMES AND DESTROY THE PRINTS. 

There will be a running of 3 awards and 2 honorable mentions. Images will be voted ONLY upon the first night during the opening gallery viewing. Ballot hand out and voting will commence for 4 hours with the votes being counted 45 minutes prior to the ending of the first night. Top 5 images will be read aloud from 5th to best image at the end of the night.

First place will be awarded $ monetary prize from the O.S.T.R.T.A director, along with another $TBA$ worth of sponsorship prizes (You must be of legal age (21) for any alcohol related items that may be provided by a sponsor) 

Second & Third winners will be awarded sponsorship gifts worth up to $TBA$ 

Fourth & Fifth / honorable mentions  

Items/gifts provided from the sponsors of the SLC show will be available on the website/social media on July 15, 2024.

Although we endeavor to provide quality prizes, One Shot to Rule Them All cannot warrant sponsors product(s)/service(s) and you agree not to hold One Shot to Rule Them All, or its staff liable for any losses costs or liabilities that may arise in association with the prize(s) or sponsors If there is a monetary prize offered by One Shot to Rule Them All, but not including sponsors then the prize will be paid to the winner via Venmo in USD. Transferred funds to your Venmo account may be subject to Venmo fees, payment of Venmo fees is the responsibility of the person receiving the funds
Payment of a monetary prize will be paid to the winner within 14 days from receiving payment details from the winner.

Participation open only to residents of the state of UTAH. Those who are at least eighteen (18) years of age may enter.  You are not authorized to participate in the contest if you are not from the state of Utah. Participants are encouraged to make it a priority of theirs to attend the gallery in person in Salt Lake City on opening day. (August 23th) 

(“Submission Period”) Contest begins at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (GMT-6) on June 17, 2024 and ends on August 01, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain time.

The Judging Period (“Judging Period”) begins on July 20, 2024 and will continue weekly, will end on August 04, 2024 11:59 p.m.. The director database clock is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.

By entering One Shot to Rule Them All, the director respects the photographers rights and does not claim copyright or ownership over images submitted to this contest. You the author, retain full copyright in each entry. Whenever your image is published by One Shot to Rule Them All, you will be credited. Failure to publish a credit due to error or oversight shall not be deemed a breach of this condition. By entering this contest you agree that any winning or short-listed/finalist images you submit may be used by One Shot to Rule Them All solely for marketing and promotional purposes of this contest or future contests and no other purpose. These uses include; displaying the entries on the contest website, promotion of the contests and the photographers, cropping and re-sizing the image as necessary to fit predefined formats for the competition.

 You hereby grant One Shot to Rule Them All, a non-exclusive, irrevocable license in each Entry for the uses described above. Thereafter the image may be used for archival purposes for One Shot to Rule Them All. You acknowledge your responsibility for protecting your entry against image misuse by third parties, by, but not limited to retaining exif data. One Shot to Rule Them All, and its sponsors can assume no responsibility and are not liable for any image misuse.

 *** Should any image uses beyond those needed for the contest arise you will be contacted and given the opportunity to negotiate any such usage with the parties concerned independently of the contest. ****

-All photos must be original, meaning you may only enter photographs that you took and for which you own the copyright. Photo submissions may be in horizontal or portrait format.-Photos must be at least 300ppi, and at least 1024 pixels on the long edge.-Photos must be submitted in JPEG or TIFF format. Non-digital formats are not accepted.-Director reserves the right to reasonably crop photos -Please do not watermark the image for they will be printed to showcase -Digitally manipulating photos (i.e. cloning, compositing, etc.) should be kept to a minimum. Your photograph must authentically depict the setting as you saw it when you took the photograph. HDR, panoramic and stitched photos are permitted.-The Director reserves the right to make minor alterations to photo titles and descriptions for the purpose of correcting grammatical and spelling mistakes, etc. 

The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or any other intellectual property rights: The Submission must not contain materials which contain visible identifiable or potentially identifiable information, including but not limited to, phone numbers, website links, street addresses, email addresses or license plate numbers: The Submission must not disparage Sponsor or any other person or party: The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, torturous, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous;The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of the United States or of any jurisdiction where Submission is created: The Submission must be consistent with the image and values of Sponsor and be consistent with and satisfy the purpose of the Contest.

Each entrant acknowledges that other entrants may have used ideas and/or concepts in their Submission that may be similar in idea or concept to what is included in entrant’s Submission. Each entrant understands and agrees that they shall not have any claim against any other entrant or Sponsor arising out any such similarity or be entitled to any compensation because of any such similarity.

Judges and Director decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest, including, but not limited to, interpretation and application of these Official Rules. By entering the Contest, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. 

One Shot to Rule Them All will be providing the printing, framing and hanging of the show. We are fortunate to have Nichols Photo Lab in SLC, UT as a sponsor this time around and their team will be assisting us with printing. One Shot to Rule Them All is committed to providing the best representation of your work when it comes to your image. Our priority is the image itself and showcasing the subject material as clearly as possible. Simple 16x20 black frames with white matting will be used to showcase the work, keeping things uniform, limiting distractions and allowing the images to speak for themselves.