Photo Contest

ENTRIES UNTIL 1 NOVEMBER 2023
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY

The PCU Photo Contest is a yearly contest where students, athletes, university professionals, hobby photographers and even professional photographers are invited to make photos related to fair play in university sport. Photos can be submitted by filling out the registration form on this website or by posting your picture on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #PCUpic. The winning photographers will be honored with PCU Photo Contest Awards. The registration deadline is 1 November 2023.


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CONTEST REGULATIONS

§1. Eligibility

Entering the contest is free and open for students, athlets, university professionals, hobby photographers and professional photographers.


§2. Photo

All techniques are permitted and entries from any digital cameras, including smartphones, are accepted. There is no limit to the number of individual images each artist may submit. The image needs to be taken in the contest year.


§3. Theme

The theme of the Contest is: “Fair Play in University Sports”. Photography should be artistic and related to the theme of the Contest.

§4. Photo file requirements

The photo cannot contain watermarks, copyrights or added logos. Winning entrants must be able to provide a high resolution digital file (the photo resolution should allow printing in a format of at least 30×40 cm).


§5. Application

You can submit your photo by filling out the registration form on this website or by posting your picture on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #PCUpic.


§6. Entry Deadline

The final entry deadline is 1 November 2023.


§7. Compliance

All Applications must be in compliance with the Photo Contest Regulations at all times. The Selection Commission may, at any time, and based on its own appreciation, exclude any Application or any Candidate, if the Selection Commission considers in its reasonable discretion that such Candidate committed a breach of the Rules. Submission of an entry signifies acceptance of all our conditions and privacy policy.


§8. Author Copyright

Author copyright. All entries must be an original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. Each entrant retain the copyright of the submitted images. The entrant certifies the work as his own. By entering the Contest you grant the PCU Committee and its media partners the right for unlimited non-exclusive use for any material you submit, post, upload, email or otherwise transmit for promotional purposes and for reproducing free of charge.


§9. Data Protection

By entering this Contest, you are explicitly consenting to the personal details you have supplied, including email addresses, being held, processed and used by the Contest organizers for purposes associated with this Contest and exhibitions. You acknowledge and accept that entering this Contest means that the status and results of your entry may be made public. The participant guarantees that the submitted photo does not violate the intellectual rights of third parties. In the case of a claim by a third party, the participant is fully responsible for the photo. Photos of people should not violate their general personality rights.

SELECTION

The PCU Committee selects the best 10 photos which are exhibited online. The Photo Contest Selection Commission appoints within these 10 photos the best, second best and third best photo. Decisions within the Selection Commission are taken by majority. In case no decision can be taken, the vote of the President of the Selection Commission is decisive.

AWARDS

The winner is honored with the Alain Verschoren Award, named after Prof. Dr. Alain Verschoren, the first Chairman of the PCU Contest Selection Commission. He initiated the idea of the contest as Rector of the University of Antwerp. The 3 best photographers are rewarded financially:

  • 1st place, € 500,00 (Alain Verschoren Award)
  • 2nd place, € 200,00
  • 3rd place, € 100,00
Please scroll down for former editions.

Photo Contest 2022

The finalists of the 2022 Photo Contest are exhibited during the 2023 expositions.

1st place, Nikola Petrović (Bar, Montenegro) | 2nd place, Robert Smit (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) | 3rd place, Jasper Perocho (Koronadal City, Philippines)

Download 4th Edition PCU Photo Contest Catalog PDF

1ST PLACE | Alain Verschoren Award | Nikola Petrović (Bar, Montenegro)

"Fair Play in University Sport" The central focus of this photo is the handshake, a universal symbol of respect and sportsmanship, adorned with vibrant colored texts dedicated to the principles of fair play and university sport.

2ND PLACE | Robert Smit (Eindhoven, the Netherlands)

"Embracing Victory" Student from the opposing team congratulates the goalkeeper on their victory after penalties.

3RD PLACE | Jasper Perocho (Koronadal City, Philippines)

"Just enjoy the game and smile" After a game between two college department teams in Intramurals 2022. Each team gave their best, shaking their hands and giving them a big smile.

Levent Ates (Konya, Turkey)

"Relay run"

Arka Saha (Mathabhanga, India)

"A sense of satisfaction" Nothing in the world gives me the satisfaction that I get from playing football with my mates. The scene is a small part of the boys' afternoon play on a rainy day in a rural village. They strive for absolute peace without fearing physical ailments.

Mahmudur Rahman Chowdhury (Sylhet, Bangladesh)

"Girls Football" Asian school girls playing football on their school sports day. Football is a popular sports event in Bangladeshi schools. But girl's football is not allowed everywhere. Whatever, the girls are unstoppable here.

Teresa Cislo (Pszczyna, Poland)

"Take victory modestly and defeat gracefully" University Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The players showed that the art is not only winning but also losing.

Mouneb Taim (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

"Parkour on the rubble of buildings" Young people playing parkour on destroyed buildings after a decade of war, young people who grew up in the war were forced to live with the matter, and because there were no nondestructive buildings in their city to play on the rubble.

Ebrahim Alipoor (Baneh, Iran)

"Afghanistan Students" Members of Herat University sitting volleyball are playing in a smaller squad after 7 members of their team fled the country as refugees after the Taliban campaign to take over Afghanistan. Based on estimates, 4% of the population of Afghanistan, i.e. approximately 800,000 people have some form of disability.

Israel Ojotisa (Nicosia, Cyprus)

"7th Semester vs 4th Semester" This image was captured in the match between the 7th-semester and the 4th-semester students.

EXPOSITIONS 2023

The 2023 expositions exhibit the 15 finalists of the 2022 Photo Contest.


3D virtual exhibition

1 July 2023 – 31 December 2023 | KUNSTMATRIX | Start Virtual Tour

Antwerp (Belgium)
15 May 2023 | Selection Commission | University of Antwerp Campus Middelheim

November 2023 | PCU Chess

CONTACT PHOTO CONTEST

Email
contest@pcucommittee.com

REGISTRATION FORM

Submit your photo in the registration form below or post your photo on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #PCUpic. When using the registration form, you will receive an automatic email as confirmation.

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