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Submitting your photos to the Holga Week contest

Please read the Terms and Conditions before submitting.

Holga Week Submission Form opens October 8, 2023, and will remain open through November 8, 2023.

Film Only

Only Holga film cameras (120, 135, 110) are allowed to be used. Holga Digital cameras or Holga lens mounts are not permitted.

Diana cameras or other Lomography cameras are not allowed.

Approved Holga cameras include:

  • Holga 120
    • Models: S, FS, N, FN, CFN, GCFN, PAN, 3D
  • Holga 135
    • Models: BC, TIM, PAN, 3D
  • Holga 110
    • Models: regular
  • Holga Pinhole
    • Models: 120, 120 WPC, 135

The Holgon with electronic shutter is not an approved Holga camera. We want all Holga photographers to use the same camera. We feel the electronic shutter takes away from the Holga camera spirit.

Also, we do not accept Holga lenses on SLR or DSLR cameras. You must use a Holga camera that includes the standard body and lens together.

If your Holga camera model is not listed, please contact us.

Current Photos

Only photos taken during Holga Week (October 1-7) of the current year are accepted. We don’t want to see Christmas ski trips, St. Pactrick’s Day pub crawls, Easter egg hunts, Independence Day fireworks, etc.

A little leeway can be granted by the Holga Week manager for Oktoberfest or other activities happening at the end of September of the current year.

Photos taken during previous years are not accepted.

Selfie with Holga

In addition to submitting up to three winning Holga photographs form the current Holga Week (October 1-7, 2023), you must also submit a selfie with your Holga camera. This is not a selfie taken with your Holga camera, but a selfie of you and your Holga camera. We want to see your pretty face and you Holga camera to prove you own a Holga camera. The selfie with Holga camera is not seen by anyone other than Holga Week staff (Mr. Holga). It is not shared without permission. Blame Mr. Holga if you have any issues with this rule.

Scanned Images

Submit up to three (3) images sized to 2000 pixels on the longest edge using the submission form or email on the form with the following information for each image:

  • Artist Name
  • Location
  • Title of image and file name
  • Category:
    • Holga Street
    • Holga Nature
    • Holga Portrait
    • Holga Pinhole
    • Holga Select (Photogs Choice)
  • Holga products used to create this photo
  • Selfie with Holga camera
    • How else can we determine if you used a Holga?
    • See description above
  • Link to your social media or website (optional)

If you do not include all of the required information, you will not be entered into the contest.

The deadline for email submissions is November 8, 2023 at midnight CST.