The South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival invites you to submit your three best photographs to our first-ever gallery show! The theme is My Big Idea: From Inspiration to Invention. People always talk about how they come back from SXSW with ideas. What does your inspiration look like?

Submissions will first be voted on by the community. Final winners will be picked by the judges: Heather Champ from Flickr, Derek Powazek from Pixish, photographer Kevin Meredith, and more TBA. Note: This assignment is for members of the South by Southwest Interactive online community (past, present and future attendees). That said, photos for this assignment do not have to be specifically related to SXSW. Instead, please submit what you think best showcases this theme of inspiration or inspired behavior.

300 finalists will be chosen to appear in a slideshow that will be displayed at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW Interactive (March 7-11, 2008). 10 winners, chosen by the judges, will receive a free registration badge to the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival. These 10 winners will also receive 1 year of Flickr Pro. Winning photos may also appear on sxsw.com and in future conference-related materials.