Terms & Conditions for the Holga Week Contest
1. The Contest takes place during the week of October 1-7, 2024, images MUST be shot during this time, with submissions being accepted until November 8, 2024.
2. To qualify, participants must submit up to three (3) photos taken with Holga products via Holga Week Submission Form with all of the required information as indicated on the Submit page of the holgaweek.com website.
3. Submissions must not be discriminating, distasteful or unlawful. Holga Week reserves the right to remove any submission from the competition without explanation or notice.
4. This week is for Holga photographs taken using Holga film cameras only. Only Holga film photographs are accepted. Photographs taken with a Holga Digital or a Holga lens on a DSLR are not accepted. No fake Holgas photographs or any other digital manipulation will be permitted. Minor photo adjustments like color correction, contrast, dust removal, and cropping are allowed.
5. The winning photos in each category (Holga Street, Holga Nature, Holga Portrait, Holga Pinhole) will be selected by jurors. The Holga Select category will be selected by Holga Week photographers. There will be one winner per category. 2024 Holga Week Champion will be selected by the previous year’s Holga Week Champion or Mr. Holga.
6. There are prizes for each category winner. The 2024 Holga Week Champion will receive a gold painted Holga camera, which may or may not be in working order.
7. Primary contact between Holga Week and the winner will be made via the e-mail address the participant used to enter the contest. Participants have to ensure they have access to this address. Holga Week cannot be held liable for the participants’ inability to access the e-mail address’ inbox.
8. Participants grant Holga Week rights to use the images they submitted on the website and in promotions / social media. Individual photographers retain Copyrights to their individual works.
9. You assert that you have the right or authorization to submit your images to Holga Week and that the images submitted are the entrant’s original work and do not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third parties.
10. You hold Holga Week its management, judges, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, vendors, and affiliates harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from your entry.
11. Unless otherwise agreed by Holga Week in writing, prizes will be given to the winning entrants and will be fulfilled approximately 4-6 weeks after the announcements of the winners on Sunday, November 22, 2024. Award eligibility is subject to any restrictions or conditions imposed by applicable laws and regulations (international, federal, state or otherwise), and the award recipient is responsible for all applicable taxes, customs, tariffs, insurance and similar charges or costs (if any).
12. Entrant agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions of the official competition rules and regulations as established herein. Holga Week reserves the right to extend the competition deadline for any unforeseen reasons if needed. Entry constitutes permission to use winner’s name and image for future promotional and publicity purposes without additional compensation.
13. Entrants must give a valid email address for contacting winners at the conclusion of the contest. Invalid or temp email accounts (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo email, etc.) will cause winner to forfeit any prize, if winner does not respond to email from Holga Week.
If you have read and agree to these Terms and Conditions, then head over to the Submit page!