Call for Entries: Cycling in Rwanda Photo Competition

Whether you are an experienced photographer or just starting out, this is your chance to showcase your talent to a wide audience.

Theme

• To coincide with the 2025 UCI Road World Championship in Rwanda, the theme of this competition is ‘Cycling in Rwanda’.

Categories

• There are three different categories you can submit your photos to:
  • Daily life
  • Sports
  • Art photography

Benefits

• Apart from a prize, your winning photo will feature in an exhibit during the Embassy’s King’s Day celebrations, it will also be in a travelling photo exhibition in Kigali, be on an outdoor banner, in online platforms, in press releases, and be reviewed by a professional jury.

Eligibility Criteria

• Participation is open to everyone living in Rwanda, from professional photographers to photography students, hobbyists and anyone else.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Employees of the NL Embassy in Kigali, as well as members of the jury are excluded from participation.

Application Requirements

• Take a photo that showcases the bicycle; whether that’s a portrait of someone on a bike, a street scene, a moment in sports in Rwanda, or you just having a beautiful artistic idea.
• Maximum of three digital photos per person. Only one photo per category is permitted.
• Photos may be taken with any camera, whether it is a professional camera, a compact camera, or a smartphone.
• The photos must be submitted digitally as .jpeg (From a minimum of 2MB up to a maximum of 8 MB, minimum size 3000 px on the longest side).
• The photos must be taken in Rwanda.
• Edits such as cropping, sharpening, contrast, brightness, shadows, highlights, and white balance are permitted. It is also permitted to remove dirt and spots. No other edits are allowed.
• Inappropriate photos will be disqualified.

For more information, visit Embassy of the Netherlands in Rwanda.