Rules

  1. Participants must be 18 years or above when entering for the competition.

  2. Entries are submitted through the Award’s website by filling the requested data. The Jury will not accept any entries submitted through email or any other mailing method.

  3. Participation is open to all armature and professional photographers from all countries.
  4. All entries should be digital and submitted through the award’s official website.
  5. All photos must be submitted with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and a minimum of 2000 pixels in size and in JPG format.
  6. Using effects on photos is accepted, provided that they are original works of the participants. 
  7. Digitally framed photos or photos containing texts or watermarks such as the photographers’ signature will not be accepted.
  8. Participants undertake that their entries are original works (not copied) and have not been submitted to any other award or competition.
  9. All submitted photos become the property of Fujairah Culture and Media Authority once submitted. FCMA is entitled to dispose of them or publish them without the participants’ permission with maintaining participants’ intellectual rights by mentioning their names wherever their photos are published.
  10. The award’s management has the right to reject any photo that does not comply with the goals, specifications or themes of FPA.
  11. The award’s management will not be held responsible for any damage or loss to the photos, and will not be responsible for returning the submitted photos.
  12. The content of the original photo must be preserved during digital enhancement which should include only simple editing, enhancement or leveling of colors.
  13. Filling the application form by the participant is considered an agreement to the award’s terms and conditions.
  14. Jury’s decisions are final and irrevocable.