CHILDPHOTOCOMPETITION is an International Photography & Art Organization

Our goal is to celebrate beautiful child photography from around the world and to recognize, expose and award the most talented photographers in this everyday growing genre of photography.

CHILDPHOTOCOMPETITION.COM runs a series of juried competitions, both annuals and one-offs, that target various themes and skills. Our goal is to encourage a wide range of emerging photographers to participate and showcase their capabilities to the world.

For more information, visit our OPEN COMPETITIONS page and submit your work.

Every week, we release 2 popular publications on our blog: Inspiring Monday(devoted to celebration of premier Child Photography) and Baby Boom (devoted to premier baby and newborn photography).

Baby Boom and Inspiring Monday are inspirational blog posts for photographers, not Official Contests. Our inspirational blog posts have 2 primary goals: 1. to promote talented photographers, credit them and boost their SEO trough feature on our blog 2. Inspire other photographers with high quality photography.

Our Annual Contests are for all the photographers who want their work to be reviewed and scored by our Judging Panel and compete for a Cash Prize and other amazing prizes!  On our contests, Judging Panel has a task to score elements such as: Composition, Light, How Technically Correct is the Photo, Subject Matter, Overall Impression etc) and that’s why entering our annual contests is a great way for each photographer to see where their work stands, at least in terms of high quality Photography Contest Criteria.

COPYRIGHTS & RELEASES

You must be the copyright owner of any works submitted and you also confirm you have the necessary permission from people who may appear in the photo. You warrant that submitted artworks have been created by you, and that you own all necessary rights to use the artworks for participating in CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION’s contests. In particular, the artwork must not violate or infringe on any copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and no other party must have any rights, claim or interest in the artwork.

Entrants agree to grant CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION permission to use the work for promotional purposes in any of its digital publications or on the website and other electronic media.

Entrants also understand the work may be published in 3rd-party publications including newspapers, magazines and periodicals, solely for the purpose of promoting the work, the photographer, and the CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION.

Photographer’s name will be listed with the photograph.

The sun setting through a dense forest.
Wind turbines standing on a grassy plain, against a blue sky.
The sun shining over a ridge leading down into the shore. In the distance, a car drives down a road.

Artworks that fail to comply with these copyrights conditions will be disqualified.

Entrants agree to grant CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION permission to use the work for promotional purposes in any of its digital publications or on the website and other electronic media.

Entrants also understand the work may be published in 3rd-party publications including newspapers, magazines and periodicals, solely for the purpose of promoting the work, the photographer, and the CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION.

Photographer’s name will be listed with the photograph.

FAQ

Who can enter?

Open to professional and amateur photographers from any country worldwide shooting in all forms of color and black and white photography, using traditional or digital methods.

How Do I Enter?

Create your online Portfolio, upload your images and pay entry fees. Your entry is submitted when entry fees are paid. You will receive an entry confirmation email upon payment of entry fees.

What is the Final Deadline for submissions?

Every competition will have its own closing deadline. To find out more, go to our page OPEN COMPETITIONS.

How much are entry fees to submit?

Fees are specified for single entries as well as package specials. All fees are in USD.

Every competition will have its own fees and package deals. Specific competition’s fees details can be viewed on OPEN COMPETITIONS page and in each specific competition’s call-for-entry.

How can I pay my entry fees?

You can pay by credit card or PayPal. All payments are processed in US currency.

 Are entry fees refundable?

Generally, all paid entry fees are non-refundable.

If CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION elects to cancel or terminate a competition prior to the closing deadline, CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION will refund all paid entry fees.

How many images can I enter?

You can submit one file per Themed, monthly Contest. These Contests are free of charge.

When submitting to our annual Contests, you can choose to submit 1 photograph or package of 3 or 5 files.

Can I enter work that has been published?

Published and unpublished work is accepted. Images and artworks made at tutorials/workshops are not eligible.

Is there a time limit on when the photograph was taken?

There are no restrictions on the date of photograph.

Can I enter an image that has won or been nominated before at the CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION?

Winning and nominated images cannot be entered again.

What size of files can I submit?

Digital images must be saved as jpg at 72ppi, 1024 pixels longest side in RGB.

Can I have my logo or name on the photograph?

Images must not have any embedded marks, logos and names when submitting to Annual Photo Contests.

When submitting to monthly, themed photo contests, photographs can be watermarked.

Do you accept digitally manipulated images?

Yes.

How does the judging process work?

On our annual contests, we are using a ‘blind judging’ system where judges will not be aware of any information about the authorship of specific submissions. Judging for each competition will comprise of two stages: (1) initial screening, and (2) judge scoring. Initial screening ensures that submissions meet a minimum level of technical quality and conform to the specified image requirements. Submissions which passes the initial screening will be forwarded to the competition’s panel of judges for scoring.

What are model releases?

Model releases are signed written agreements from the person(s) (if under age, the person’s guardian) depicted in an images, giving consent for his or her likeness to be used for the purposes as described in the release.

Do I need to submit model release forms?

You do not need to upload model release forms when making your submission. However, it is the responsibility of each entrant to ensure that all necessary model releases have been obtained from any clearly identifiable person appearing in any submitted image and artwork together with any other relevant consents which are required so that the use of the images in CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION’s contests does not breach any copyright or other rights of any other person or entity. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification and forfeiture of all prize winnings

What happens to the copyright of the images and how will the images be used?

Copyright remains with the owner at all times. Submitted images may be used online and in print for promotional purposes. The photographer’s name will always be credited.

Privacy

We respect your privacy and your personal information remains private at all times. Only your name and country are shown publicly on the website alongside your image if you are a winner or nominee.

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ELIGIBILITY

Photographers, professional and non-professionals, from anywhere around the world, are invited to participate in CHILD PHOTO COMPETITIONS.

See our page OPEN COMPETITIONS to find our more about rules, judges, fees and prizes for each competition.

CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION is open to professional and amateur photographers, using traditional or digital methods.  We encourage emotionally strong images, new creative ideas and photographers with artistic eye.

Digital images and images made on film or wet plate are welcome, as well as digitally manipulated images.

Employees of  CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION are not allowed to enter. Judges are not permitted to enter into any competition in which they are a member of the judging panel, but judges are welcome to participate in other competitions in which they have no direct involvement.

CHILD PHOTO COMPETITIONS are not valid in any countries, states or provinces where rules translation, registration or bonding are required, and are non-valid where prohibited.

Further eligibility criterias such as age- and country-restrictions may apply. Please see specific competition’s call-for-entry in our OPEN COMPETITIONS listing for further details.

False declarations with respect to your professional status or eligibility for a competition will result in you being stripped of any awards and prizes won for that competition.

JUDGING PROCESS

  • All Annual CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION are ‘blind judged’ in which judges are not aware of any information about the authorship of entries.
  • Each Contest consists of two 2 rounds of evaluation.
  • (1) initial screening,
  • and (2) judge scoring.
  • In first step, submitted entries will be screen by CHILD PHOTO COMPETITION staff. The objective of this initial selection is to ensure that submissions meet a minimum level of technical quality and conform to the conditions set out in the Images section of our “How to Enter”. Submissions which passes the initial screening will be forwarded to the competition’s panel of judges for scoring. Every competition will have its own panel of judges.
  • Sponsors reserve the right not to award all prizes in the event an insufficient number of eligible entries meeting the minimum judging criteria are received, as determined by Sponsors and Judges in their sole discretion.

On-off photo contest where we set up a specific theme are judged by Child Photo Competition Team and they are free to enter.