The Contest is open to any individual who is an amateur or professional photographer, eighteen (18) years of age or older, regardless of where they reside or are domiciled. Excluded from the Contest are the current judges of the Contest, employees, agents and representatives of the Organizer, companies affiliated with the Organizer, suppliers of prizes, services or materials related to the Contest.

• Open to professional and amateur photographers
• 18 years old and older
• Territory: Worldwide
• Regular fee: $ 25 USD / single image

Entry fees. In order to participate in the Contest, the Participant must pay an entry fee of $25USD / image. The entry fee is in US currency and is non-refundable. The entry fee indicated above is the one in effect for the 2026 edition of the Contest. The Organizer reserves the right to increase the entry fee for any subsequent edition of the Contest.

Payment methods. Accepted payment methods are credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or PayPal. The Participant agrees that the Organizer may use third-party payment providers to process the payment of the entry fee in connection with the Contest. The third-party payment providers will handle the Participant’s financial information in accordance with their privacy policy. You agree that in no event will the Organizer be liable for the actions or inaction of the third-party payment providers processing the entry fee in connection with the Contest, including but not limited to system downtime or payment service failures.

Submission of images. The Participant may submit unlimited

• Portraiture

• Contemporary Photography

• Mixed Media & Composite

• Digital Illustration & AI-Assisted Creative Work

The Participant must upload and submit their images at the time of registration for the Contest, through their account. Once the Participant’s photos have been submitted, an email confirming receipt of the images will be sent to the Participant within one business day, to the email address registered in their account. The images submitted must comply with these participation rules. Sending the email confirming receipt of the Participant’s images does not constitute confirmation that the images submitted comply with these participation rules.

Deadline. The deadlines for submitting a images/photo to the Organizer depend on the major category with which the photo is associated. The deadlines for submitting a photo for each major category are listed below.

Entries must be submitted in the deadline date of midnight Canada eastern time

New  Deadline. The deadlines for submitting a photo to the Organizer depend on the major category with which the photo is associated. The deadlines for submitting a photo for each major category are listed below.

Each photo submitted in the context of the Contest must comply with the conditions set out below:

1. The photo must not contain a watermark, logo, signature or any other form of identification;
2. Adding background texture effects is allowed in all subcategories;
3. The photo must have a title; the same name must be used on the photo and on the form (choose a name that represents the storytelling of your photos);
4. The photo can be submitted with or without a frame;
5. The colour profile of the photo is: Adobe RGB1998 or other;
6. The photo can be in colour or in black and white;
7. The format of the photo is: jpg;
8. The compression of the photo is: 10-12;
9. The maximum size of photos submitted per major category is less than:10 Mb;
10. You can submit your images Vertical or Horizontal minimum sizes 1000 pixels. Send your questions to info@umencia.com ;
11. The photo must have been taken by the Participant;
12. The photo must not infringe on the rights of third parties or damage the reputation of any person or constitute defamation;
13. The photo must not contain obscene or immoral material.
14. The photo must not infringe on the rights of third parties or damage the reputation of any person or constitute defamation;
15. The Participant must ensure that the tools or software used to create the image do not infringe on any copyrights or intellectual property rights;

If a photo does not comply with one or more of the above conditions, the Organizer may contact the Participant to inform them of the photo’s non-compliance and allow the Participant to submit a new photo within the time period indicated by the Organizer. If it is impossible or unreasonable for the Organizer to contact the Participant or if the Participant does not submit a new photo within the time limit indicated, the photo initially submitted by the Participant will automatically be excluded from the Contest.