Deadline: 15 March 2025
The Happiness Strategy Foundation is inviting photography submissions to the fourth annual India Happiness Photo Contest.
Through the contest, the foundation would like to focus on happiness in your lives.
The winning photos will be selected by a distinguished jury consisting of experts in happiness, design, photography, media and civil society. You do not need to be a photographer or a photography lover to participate in this contest. The focus of this competition is on your happiness and not on photography per se.
Benefits
- Successful submissions will be published in a virtual coffee table book by the Happiness Strategy Foundation.
Eligibility Criteria
- All submissions must be original and unpublished photos taken by the photographer.
- Photography captions and descriptions must be written in English.
- No signatures, stamps or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry. Photographer’s name or company should not be mentioned in the captions. Photographer will be credited if the photo is published.
- Digital Manipulation and any kind of Photoshop effects are not allowed; only basic colour corrections are allowed.
- Photographers must be the copyright owner of the submitted photographs, and photographs must not violate any third party rights. Photographer has the liability for copyrights and non-violation of any third party rights.
Application Requirements
- All submissions must have necessary information embedded into photographs IPTC like caption (maximum word limit: 10 words), description of why it is a happy photo (maximum word limit: 30 words), creation date.
- Photo specifications: JPG format. The acceptable compression will not exceed 10. The image is to be no less than 2480 x 3508 pixels (300 dpi).
- The file name must contain the full name of the author, state and year it was shot, separated by underscores. The file size must not exceed 20 Mb. The file must also contain all the EXIF or IPTC data.
- Photographers need to give an undertaking that this is their original, unpublished work and they have the copyright of the photograph, and they are not violating any third party rights. For this, submit the specified photo copy right release form. Kindly note that organisers may ask for proof of the source of the photo and a brief profile of the photographer, including a photo identity card.
For more information, visit Happiness Strategy Foundation.
