National Geographic's usual wording is:
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You grant to National Geographic Society and its subsidiaries and licensees ("NGS") the following rights: a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to display, distribute, reproduce and create derivatives of the Photograph, in whole or in part, without further review or participation from you, in any medium now existing or subsequently developed, in editorial, commercial, promotional and trade uses in connection with NGS Products.
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This is what I'd expect, a license to do what they have to do to get their job done, while letting me do whatever else I want with the photo.
Are NG actually hosting this contest, or someone else? I just can't see them throwing away that big a chunk of goodwill, and it seems to be a very juvenile mistake for them to make.
PS: On another note, they also have some interesting release forms available for download:
- In the event original works of art owned by third parties appear in the Photograph, you must be prepared to provide an Artist Release signed by the third party copyright holder (Download the Artist Release)
- In the event recognizable people appear in your Photograph, you must be prepared to provide the Personal Release signed by those people, authorizing our publication of the Photograph (Download the Personal Release)
- In the event the Photograph is taken on private property, you must be prepared to provide the Location Release signed by the owners of the property, authorizing our publication of the Photograph (Download the Location Release)