General

ImageCOMPETITION ORGANISERS:

  • The organisers of the photography competition is the South African Medical Association (SAMA) and Medical Protection Society (MPS).
  • The competition is open to all SAMA and MPS members in good standing.

COMPETITION DETAILS:

  • Entry categories: Nature, Landscapes, People and Portraits, Medical, Still-life, Abstracts and Creative images.
  • Prizes will be awarded for
    • 1st place in each category.
    • Overall 1st, 2d and 3rd place.
  • Entrant must have taken the picture and hold the copyright.
  • As only digital prints are submitted, access to the original file may be required for winning entries.
  • SAMA/MPS reserves the right to print, publish and exhibit any work submitted free of charge, but picture copyright will otherwise remain with the photographer.
  • Photography credits will be acknowledged.

COMPETITION CLOSING DATE:

  • 23 July 2010.

ENTRY FEES:

  • R50.00 per entry per category.
  • R25.00 per entry per category for students and interns.
  • Enter as many pictures as you want per category, but remember that fees are per picture.

Proceeds of the competition will go towards the SAMA Benevolent Fund for doctors.

The Benevolent Fund is a fund which financially supports doctors and immediate dependants of the deceased doctors. The fund also supports a number of medical students from first to fourth year, by way of an annual bursary of R10 000 per annum.

The fund originally started as an initiative of doctors and was initially funded by donations from doctors who received free medical treatment from a colleague, and in return made a donation to the Benevolent Fund. The activities of the fund are viewed by the Benevolent Management Committee.

With the introduction of medical insurance this gracious custom is slowly disappearing, whilst there are still colleagues and immediate families of deceased colleagues in dire need of financial support. As a result the declining donations are threatening the long-term survival of the fund and will ultimately leave such families financially destitute.

Currently 26 families and 20 students receive financial support and bursaries from the fund.