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16th iPhone Photography AWARDS Call for Entries

●Categories

Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Children, City life/Cityscape, Landscape, Lifestyle, Nature, People, Portrait, Series (3 images), Still Life, Travel, Other.

●Requirements

Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are suitable. The photos should not be changed in any desktop image processing program such as Photoshop. It is OK to use any IOS apps.

The submissions must be in the original size or not smaller than 1000 pixels in either height or width.

●Prizes

All photographers compete for the 4 IPPAWARDS Photographers of the Year. Grand Prize, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Grand Prizes: All entries compete for the famous IPPA Photographer of the Year Award title.

14 Gold Bars: The 1st place winner of the 14 categories will win a Gold Bar from the most recognizable private gold mint in the world.

14 Platinum Bars: The 2nd and 3rd place winners of the 14 categories will win a Platinum Bar from the most recognizable private gold mint in the world.

Certificates in all Categories: All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from each category will receive an IPPAWARDS certificate.

Honorable Mentions: IPPAWARDS judges will award several Honorable Mention to entries to acknowledge talent as they consider fit.

●How to Enter:

1. Select how many images you want to enter.

2. Follow the check-out process to pay the entry fee.

3. Select your images and upload; click here to start.

1. What makes a qualified entry for the competition as an iPhone user?

A．A two-image Series.	B．A published photo.
C．An unused original photo.	D．An 800-pixel photo.

2. Which prize is specific for a 1st-place winner in Architecture?

A．Gold Bar.

B．Platinum Bar.

C．Honorable Mention.

D．Grand prize.

3. Where can you see this text probably?

A．In a fashion magazine.	B．In an iPhone manual book.
C．On a mobile phone website.	D．In a photography guidebook.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

What makes something a sport? Traditional definitions usually included several physical activities    1    show athletic ability or strength. But some sports can take the form of mental competitions. For instance, chess     2    (recognize) as a sport by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. Now, some people wonder    3    eSports should also be considered sports.

The word eSports is short for electronic sports. It is     4     form of competition in which professional players or gamers play video games either in teams or individually.     5    (typical), the winners receive prize money at the end of the competition.

The first eSports event was the one     6    (hold) by Stanford University in the 1970s, for the game Spacewar! Over the next 30 years, video games     7    (explode) in popularity. More and more countries, such as South Korea, China and the United States, started to develop eSports into an industry. In the 2000s, television broadcasts of the competitions,     8    (feature) games like Street Fighter III, StarCraft, and Counter-strike, became popular. In the 2010s, thanks    9    online streaming services, eSports grew rapidly with more worldwide tournaments, more viewers, and larger    10    (prize). In 2020, the industry made more than US$1 billion for the first time ever.