Each year IAM members are encouraged to enter their best pictures in the IAM Photography contest, which is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members at work in unposed photos. First, Second, Third Place and Honourable Mention photos will win a cash prize and will appear in the 2018 IAM Calendar. Each month of the calendar will feature a winning entry. Two dollars from each calendar sale is donated to Guide Dogs of America, the IAM official charity.
Needless to say, we can’t have an IAM Calendar without you and sadly last year there wasn’t a single entry from Canada! You won’t get your pictures in the calendar if you don’t enter. So get out your camera, and go capture your fellow members at work.
The theme of the contest is IAM Members at Work, the photos should be unposed and should depict IAM members doing their jobs. Don’t forget to ensure that members at work should be wearing all appropriate safety gear and following proper safety procedures. Digital photos should be taken with a camera set on the “fine” setting. Low resolution photographs may be disqualified.
There is no fee for participating in the contest. Entries will be evaluated based on appeal, content and photographic skill. The decision of the judges is final. The deadline for the contest is June 3, 2017. Winners will be announced in the fall of 2017.
You may download your complete contest entry package by going to http://www.goiam.org/photocontest, or you may request one from the IAM Communications Department by phoning 301-967-4520 or email: tcrutchfield@iamaw.org
So come on Canada, show us what our members are made of, and enter the contest today.