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The Caribbean Photo Contest runs various periods during the calendar year. The Caribbean Photo Contest offers meaningful prizes.
This year’s contest is “Open Themed”. The “All-Entrants”, “Youth” “College Students”, and “Professional” categories will only accept digital
photographic entries from any digital device, including smartphones and tablets.

Entry Guidelines
Eligibility
Submit your work
Submission Guidelines
Announcement/Judging
Awards & Prizes

Entry Guidelines

Contests (All categories for 2025 are “Open Themed”)

All Entrants
Youth (Free)
College Students (Free)
Professional

Open Theme is defined as conveyed in the contest rules with the following restrictions. (“Restrictions”: Obscenities, pornography,
nudity, vulgarity, cliches, etc. or otherwise objectionable are NOT permitted.)

Awards for contest winners
One overall winner receives the Photographer of the Year title
Please see ‘Rules’ below for full image eligibility criteria
Deadline is February 28, 2025, EDT

The Caribbean Photo Contest is primarily a skill-based competition and chance plays no part in the determination of winners. (Special qualifications apply, see contest rules.)

Eligibility

The All-Entrants contest is for visual artists and photo enthusiasts of any skill level over 18 years of age.
The “Youth” contest is for visual artists and photo enthusiasts of any skill level who must be at least 13 years of age at the date
contest begins, but no older than 17 years of age by the date the contest ends.
The “College Students” contest is only for students 18-30 years old enrolled at an accredited college or university with an interest in,
but not limited to the Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Journalism, Photography, or the Visual and Graphic Arts. The “College Students” contest is
specifically for students who desire enhancing their prospects of building strong careers in the Creative and Visual Arts industries.
The “Professional” contest is only for professionally skilled photographers and visual artists over 21 years of age. The prizes for all
contests must be redeemed within specified time periods or prizes will be forfeited.

The Caribbean Photo Contest is primarily a skill-based competition and chance plays no part in the determination of winners. (Special
qualifications apply, see contest rules.)

Submit Your Work

Entry Periods

All-Entrants

The “All Entrants” contest begins January 15, 2025, at (12:01:00 AM) US Eastern Standard Time (EST) and ends February 28, 2025, at 11:59:00 pm US Eastern Standard Time (EST) (the “contest”).

Youth

The “Youth” contest begins January 15, 2025, at (12:01:00 AM) US Eastern Standard Time (EST) and ends February 28, 2025, at 11:59:00 pm US Eastern Standard Time (EST) (the “contest”).

College Students

The “College Students” contest begins January 15, 2025, at (12:01:00 AM) US Eastern Standard Time (EST) and ends February 28, 2025, at 11:59:00 pm US Eastern Standard Time (EST) (the “contest”).

Professional

The “Professional” contest begins January 15, 2025, at (12:01:00 AM) US Eastern Standard Time (EST) and ends February 28, 2025, at 11:59:00 pm US Eastern Standard Time (EST) (the “contest”).

Submission entries must be received before the entry period ends to participate in contest.

Note: The entry submission page is expected to receive many visitors immediately before the entry deadline. If the website is experiencing a lot of
traffic, issues may arise such as slow processing times or the inability to submit entries. To avoid these potential problems, you are encouraged to
submit your entries about 14 days before the entry deadlines.

Submission Guidelines

Submission entry is limited to original works that have not previously been displayed or exhibited and to which the entrant holds all
applicable rights.

Still photography
Image data files created with any digital devices including smartphones, digital still cameras (including medium and large-format
cameras). We will not be accepting any hard copy submission entries. Digital scans of photographs taken by film cameras are eligible.

File size: Up to 4 MB per file
File format: JPEG/150 dpi recommended
The standard color space for the judging process is sRGB.

Note: Finalists & Prize Winners may be requested to provide higher resolution images for publication or display purposes related to the contest.

How to Enter

After carefully reading all applicable information, click the “Enter to Win” icon to complete the entry form, pay the entry fee, upload your work and submit.

Entries for all contests except for the professional contest are limited to a total of five (5) images; However, there is no limit on the
number of times a contestant enters a contest. “Youth” and “College Student contests are “Free” entry. A fee is required for each
submission entry for the “All Entrants” and “Professional” contests.

The Professional contest is limited to a total of Ten (10) images; However, there is no limit on the number of entries a contestant can
make. A fee is required for each submission entry.

“All-Entrants” – Single Image: $15.00 USD / Series (2 to 5 images) *: $30.00 USD
– Grand Prize is a Vacation Getaway for (2) two to the Caribbean

“Youth” – Free Entry (1- 5 images)
– Grand Prize: $500 USD

“College Students” – Free Entry (1- 5 images)
– Grand Prize: $1000 USD

“Professional” – Single Image: $25.00 USD / Series (2 to 10 images) *: $40.00 USD
– Grand Prize is a Vacation Getaway for (2) two to the Caribbean

Judging Criteria

All Entrants

A panel of Caribbean Photo Contest panel of Judges in photography (“Judges”) will each review all eligible entries based on the
following criteria (“Judging Criteria”): (1) Creativity 50%; (2) Photographic quality 50% and select a group of entries from contestants
that become finalists. Finalist entries will be judged based on creativity, photographic quality and effectiveness in expressing the
contest theme. The Grand Prize Winner, Finalists and Honorable Mention will be announced and published on the “Caribbean Photo
Contest” website and social media.

*Limit one (1) Grand prize winner. (Please Note: The results will render only one (1) Grand Prize winner and three (3) finalist/s and one Honorable Mention). Prize winners will
be notified by email and announced on our website, e-newsletter, and social media no later than 6 weeks after the end date of the contest.)

The CPC reserves the exclusive right regarding judging to determine winners. Decisions of the Judges are final and binding.

Youth

The competition helps young photographers grow and flourish into the next stages of their careers. Judges are looking for good
composition, creativity and clear photographs. Judging will be based on a single image or a series of images depending on the
submission entry.

A panel of Caribbean Photo Contest panel of Judges in photography (the “Judges”) will each review all eligible entries based on the
following criteria (“Judging Criteria”): (1) Creativity 50%; (2) Photographic quality 50% and select a group of entries from contestants
that become finalists. Finalist entries will be judged based on creativity, photographic quality and effectiveness in expressing the
contest theme. The Grand Prize Winner, Finalists and Honorable Mention will be announced and published on the “Caribbean Photo
Contest” website and social media.

*Limit one (1) Grand prize winner. (Please Note: The results will render only one (1) Grand Prize winner and three (3) finalist/s and one Honorable Mention). Prize winners,
finalists and Honorable Mentions will be notified by email and announced on our website, e-newsletter, and social media no later than 6 weeks after the end date of the contest.)

The CPC reserves the exclusive right regarding judging to determine winners. Decisions of the Judges are final and binding.

College Students

A panel of Caribbean Photo Contest panel of Judges in photography (the “Judges”) will each review all eligible entries based on the
following criteria (“Judging Criteria”): (1) Creativity 50%; (2) Photographic quality 50% and select a group of entries from contestants
that become finalists. Finalist entries will be judged based on creativity, photographic quality and effectiveness in expressing the
contest theme. The Grand Prize Winner will be chosen from the contestants that become Finalists. The other Finalists and Honorable
Mention are identified through will be announced and published on the “Caribbean Photo Contest” website and social media..

*Limit one (1) Grand prize winner. (Please Note: The results will render only one (1) Grand Prize winner and three (3) finalist/s and one Honorable Mention). Prize winners,
finalists and Honorable Mentions will be notified by email and announced on our website, e-newsletter, and social media no later than 6 weeks after the end date of the contest.)

The CPC reserves the exclusive right regarding judging to determine winners. Decisions of the Judges are final and binding.

Professional

*Limit one (1) Grand prize winner. (Please Note: The results will render only one (1) Grand Prize winner). Prize winners, finalists and Honorable Mentions will be notified by email and announced on our website, e-newsletter, and social media.)

The CPC reserves the exclusive right regarding judging to determine winners. Decisions of the Judges are final and binding.

Announcement/Notification to Grand Prize Winners

Announcement periods vary. Be sure to see contest rules for each entry competition contest.

Winners are requested to review the documents sent to them separately via E-mail from the organizer and, in the event they accept the
terms and conditions, to fill out the required items, sign the form (or, if replying by E-mail accept the terms and conditions electronically
as specified in the E-mail message) and deliver them to the organizer either by mail or through electronic means on or before the date
stated in the documents. Winners may be contacted by telephone should the organizer deem it necessary to confirm any of the
information provided.

Please note: Failure to respond within 14 days of the date on which the organizer sends the notification E-mail, whether due to server malfunction or any other
cause, will result in disqualification. Entrants should therefore notify the organizer of any changes to their E-mail addresses using the entry page on this website.
The organizer does not accept liability for any disadvantages that may arise as the result of inability to receive E-mail or Phone communication.

Awards & Prizes

All Entrants
One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded for the “All Entrants” contest.

Grand Prize: TBD for the winner and one (1) guest in 2025; (2) The winning image will be featured on the CPC website, newsletter and social media.

Youth
The “Youth” contest was created because a passion for photography often starts at a young age. The YOUTH competition is for all
photographers & enthusiasts ages 13-17 and recognizes this next generation of talented young photographers.

One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded for the “Youth” contest.

Grand Prize: (1) TBD (2) The winning image/s will be featured on the CPC website, newsletter and social media.

College Students
One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded for the “College Students” contest.

Grand Prize: (1) TBD (2) The winning image will be featured on the CPC website, newsletter and social media.

Professional
The “Professional” category of the Caribbean Photo Contest will attract a large variety of inspiring, engaging and emotionally compelling
visual imagery (Must be 21 and over).

One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded for the “Professional” contest.

Grand Prize: TBD for the winner and one (1) guest in 2025; (2) The winning image will be featured on the CPC website, newsletter and social media. 3) Winning Images “qualify” to be included in Book, Magazine and Traveling Exhibition.
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Disclaimer

Caribbean Photo Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube,
Pinterest, LinkedIn or Google. You understand that you are providing your information to the owner of this contest and not to Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Google.

DISCLAIMERS

Disclaimers

Entries and the persons depicted therein are restricted to works for which the entrant holds the copyright or for the use of which the entrant has received the prior permission of the right holder.
The entrant is responsible for taking all steps necessary to protect the rights of persons depicted, including but not limited to obtaining their permission.
Entrants are responsible for the resolution of any legal issues arising from their works and agree to pay any costs thereby incurred.
The organizer reserves the right to disallow entries that depict brand logos or other intellectual property, whether on signs or posters or in other forms, or that in its judgment are harmful to the public order, violate standards of decency or are contrary to the goals of the contest.
Entrants must hold all applicable rights to the final image, including any retouching or other image processing.
Entrants will not be notified of receipt of their entries. Please note that the organizer will not respond to inquiries concerning their receipt.
Entries are only accepted through the Internet.
Entrants shall bear all costs incurred by entering the contest.
Entering the contest constitutes agreement to the terms and conditions stated in these Entry Guidelines.
The organizer reserves the right of final judgment concerning items not expressly stated in these Entry Guidelines. Entrants who do not consent to the organizer’s decisions may withdraw from the contest. All costs associated with withdrawal from the contest are to be borne by the entrant.
Once submitted, entries will not be returned to entrants under any circumstances, even if they are later withdrawn.
Please note that the organizer may elect to suspend or postpone receipt of any or all entries if in its judgment, the contest cannot be run smoothly, securely or without affecting the fairness of the judging due to circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to network failure, computer viruses or unauthorized access to its servers.
Please note that when a winning work is used for exhibitions and the like stated below, due to circumstances concerning printing or otherwise, the tone or expressed meaning may not be strictly reproduced according to the winner’s intent.
Please note that no response shall be given to any inquiries or complaints regarding the judges’ decisions.

Responsibility

Although entries are handled with the greatest possible care, the organizer does not accept responsibility for accidents, damage or loss during upload.
The organizer does not accept responsibility for damages arising from or related to circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to network failure, computer viruses or unauthorized access to its servers.
Save where they are due to the organizer’s malice or gross negligence, the organizer does not accept liability for damages or other harm suffered by entrants because of their participation in the contest.
Entrants are required to obtain the prior permission and consent of the persons who are portrayed in their works or who hold the copyright or other intellectual property rights to the works or the items portrayed therein.
Entrants agree to fully indemnify the organizer and accept all responsibility for any third-party complaints or objections concerning copyright or other intellectual property rights infringement or damages arising from the works submitted.
The foregoing limitations also apply to the responsibilities borne by the organizer and, the judges and third parties participating in the contest in cooperation with the organizer.

Entrants’ Rights

Although entrants retain the copyright and other equivalent rights to their entries, the organizer retains the rights listed below in the “Organizer’s Rights” with respect to the entries.

Organizer’s Rights

The organizer reserves the right to publish entries to its public social networking service accounts throughout the submission period to publicize the contest. Such publication does not guarantee an award of any kind.
The organizer reserves the right to publish all entries onto websites and social networking service accounts related to the contest after the first round of judging. Some entries may be cropped for publication.
With the objective of publicizing the contest and enriching the general image-making culture, the organizer reserves in perpetuity the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, make public, publicly transmit, display, print, distribute and screen winning entries with the credit titles on websites and public social networking service accounts, in photo exhibitions, camera-related events, exhibitions and in the facilities managed or organized by the subsidiaries or affiliates of Caribbean Photo Contest and local agents authorized by the organizer (collectively the “organizer, etc.” including the organizer) without further compensation to or the additional prior consent of the winners.
The organizer, etc. will display the names of the winners and the titles of the winning entries on contest-related websites and public social networking service accounts, at exhibitions, and in other locations where the works are shown. Entrants are requested to familiarize themselves with the “Personal Information” below.
With the objective of accomplishing the goals outlined in the foregoing clause, the organizer, etc. may: (a) display the winning entries in whole or in part on websites or public social networking service accounts under its administration, with the addition of graphical effects, sound effects or music; and
(b) employ the winning entries in whole or in part in the creation of posters, tickets and pamphlets promoting photo exhibitions and other events.
The winners agree not to exercise moral rights to works so used.
For the objective other than those stated above, upon agreement with the creator or winner, the organizer reserves in perpetuity the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, make public, publicly transmit, display, print, distribute and screen entries or winning entries with labels indicating them as entries or winning entries of the contest and the credit titles, without further compensation.
Entries that in the judgment of the organizer do not conform to these Entry Guidelines will be disqualified. Entrants will not be notified in this event.
If a winner is found to be disqualified after a prize is awarded, the award may be revoked and the entrant requested to return the prize.
These Entry Guidelines shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Japan.
Any disputes between entrants and the organizer are subject to and shall be executed under New Jersey State Law having exclusive jurisdiction.

Personal Information

When submitting works to the contest, the entrant must include an entry form that provides accurate personal information to the organizer. The decision whether to provide this information lies with the entrant. Entries that do not contain the required information will not be accepted.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information provided by entrants may be used as required to:

notify winners of the results;
provide entrants with information about the contest;
correspond with entrants about their submissions;
announce the winning entries;
generate general contest statistics;
send out questionnaires about the contest; and
deliver prizes.

Moreover, questionnaire contents that are voluntary filled in will be used as a reference when the finished products are released by our company.

Data Storage

Note that regardless of the entrant’s country of residence, data provided in a submission (image data of works and personal information) may be stored in Japan or another country at the discretion of the organizer.

On websites, in publications or otherwise pertaining to the contest, the names of the winners will appear with the winning entries, and entrants’ names may also be used to establish their identity if they request updates to their addresses or other personal information.

Any notifications and inquires for these purposes will come from the Caribbean Photo Contest Office.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

The organizer may disclose to judges, and to third parties overseeing the contest, such personal information as may be required for contest management.
In providing personal information for this purpose, the organizer assumes responsibility for the appropriate oversight of personal information through non-disclosure agreements and other measures.

Inquiries Concerning Personal Information

Caribbean Photo Contest Inquiries Desk
[email protected]

Updating Personal Information

To update the personal information provided with your entry, to confirm the entry form instructions, or to resolve other related matters, contact the Inquiries Desk at the email address listed above.

Management of Personal Information

The organizer endeavors to ensure the security of all personal information transmitted via the Internet, using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol or equivalent methods to prevent unauthorized access by third parties.

Erasure of Personal Information

With the exception of personal information pertaining to winners and entrants whose submissions have been used for purposes other
than promoting the contest (“winners and some others”), the organizer shall take the steps needed to dispose of or erase all personal
information submitted (entry forms, submitted files, and all other digitized personal information pertaining to the contest) on December
31, 2024 (the “date of erasure”). Please note that with the exceptions of winners and some others, no corrections or references can be
made to entrants’ personal information on and after the date of erasure.

PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Notice
This privacy notice covers the collection and use of information for this website, (“this website”). This website is managed and operated by Caribbean Photo Contest to promote Caribbeanphotocontests.com. CARIBBEAN PHOTO CONTEST also delivers in-depth features on the photo industry at large, including interviews and profiles, reports on new products and information on useful sources for photo enthusiasts, hobbyist, amateur and professional Photographers. CARIBBEAN PHOTO CONTEST’s photo essays and galleries explore the work of photography’s emerging, and up and coming talent.

About Caribbean Photo Contest
Caribbean Photo Contest, (“CPC”) is a leading online digital media platform and community that provides photo enthusiasts, artists, and visual artists alike the opportunity to showcase their talents and abilities to the world through various platforms including the internet, social media, digital and print publications, galleries, and exhibitions.

The contest consists primarily of four categories: 1) All Entrants 2) Youth 3) College Students 4) Professional.

All four (4) categories run during various periods throughout the calendar year. All categories offer meaningful prizes and opportunities. The “College Students-Only” category is specific for students looking to enhance their prospects of building strong careers in the Creative and Visual Arts arenas’. College students enrolled at an accredited college or university with an interest in but not limited to the Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Journalism, Photography, or the Visual and Graphic Arts are encouraged to participate.

What information we collect and how we use it
We collect personally identifiable information that you choose to provide to us when you register for our contests, subscribe to our digital magazines (either directly or through another company such as a subscription agency), sign up for email newsletters, enter a contest, or participate in surveys. During the registration process we may request certain contact and demographic information about you such as name, mailing address, email address, company name if applicable, size of company and title. We do not sell or share this information with third parties, except as described below. We also may receive information about you from other sources and add it to the information you have provided to us. If you choose to register or subscribe to a magazine on this website, you may also be asked to provide your credit card information to fulfill your registration or subscription request.

When we may disclose your information to others
Caribbean Photo Contest may use your contact information for any of the following reasons:
• To provide you with information about products or services you’ve ordered, including upcoming events, trade shows and publications.
• To provide you with e-newsletters you have requested
• To send you notices for subscription renewal
• To contact you regarding marketing endeavors

If you do not wish to receive CPC marketing information from CPC or wish to opt out of future CPC email promotions from CPC, please email [email protected] with “CPC Opt-Out” in the subject line. Please note that all promotional and research email messages you receive from CPC will include an option to opt out of future email communications.

From time to time CPC may also share your contact information with other organizations, such as trade show exhibitors and vendors, for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to receive such offers, please please email [email protected].

We contract with third party companies that we have employed to provide us with specialized services, including customer service, registration, subscription fulfillment, housing, research, statistical analysis, list cleansing, postal mailings, email and fax deployment, and other information services. These companies or individuals may be provided with access to personally identifiable information, but only as needed to perform their functions. These companies are required by contract to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of such information.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this privacy notice, we may disclose personally identifiable information to any third party when disclosure is required by law, or desirable to permit us to exercise or preserve our legal rights or take action regarding potentially illegal activities or to protect the safety of any person. In the event we are acquired by or merged with a third party entity or in the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.

Cookies and Web beacons
We may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information and data through the use of “cookies.” Cookies are small text files a site uses to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user’s ongoing access to the site and facilitate the use of the site. “Cookies” also allow a site to track usage behavior and compile site usage information that will allow for the improvement of content and target advertising.

We may also use third-party advertising companies such as Google to serve ads when you visit this website. These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (i.e. not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide advertisements on this website and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here.

Children
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that this website has collected the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact [email protected].

Data storage, transfers and security
We may store the personal details we hold about you for as long as needed, which may be indefinitely. We may store this information in the United States or we may transfer it to any other country. The data protection laws in countries to which personal data are transferred may or may not provide a level of protection equivalent to the laws in your home country. Wherever we hold the data, we will apply the terms of this privacy notice and any applicable data protection law. We maintain certain procedures to protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of personally identifiable information while it is controlled by us. However, the storage and communication of personal data cannot always be completely secure. Also, we cannot and do not guarantee that data transferred to third parties in accordance with this privacy notice will be protected against intentional or accidental misuse or loss. Please contact us if you have questions or wish to take any action with respect to information to which this privacy notice applies. You can reach us by sending an email to [email protected].

We may change this privacy notice and our data collection and management practices. We reserve the right to update changes to this privacy notice and to our practices in collecting and handling personally identifiable information. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email prior to their implementation and let you decide if you want the material changes to apply to your personally-identifiable information. We will also post a prominent notice at this website and indicate at the top of this statement when it was most recently updated.

Disclaimer
Caribbean Photo Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Google. You understand that you are providing your information to the owner of this contest and not to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Google.