Judging All official judges will be appointed by Hi Touch Imaging. The judging process will be taken in three stages: The official Judges will first screen all submissions for qualifying photos as outlined in “Entry Photograph File Format”. Eligible entries will then be equally judged by a qualified panel of judges appointed by Hi Touch Imaging. 40 outstanding entries will be selected into the public voting. These (40) semi-finalists will have their entries posted online at: www.hitouchimaging.com where HiTi site visitors can vote for their favorite photo. Voting will take place on or about 6th June 2003 and ending 6th July 2003. 20 most popular entries among them will be selected into final judging stage. Final prizes winners will then be judged by a qualified panel of judges and the result will be announced by the end of July. Entries considered not complying the rules and conditions of the contest will be disqualified. Judging will be carried out on the basis of the topic of the contest “American Life Today” and the general digital photographic skills. The judges and the organizers of the competition may reject photographs that are considered not related to the contest topic. The judging process will be commenced immediately after the closing of the entry and completed by the end of July 2003. The winner will be announced and notified via email before 31st July 2003.