How to submit your work

• Application only can be registered through ‘2021 ICM Photo Contest’ Website (Applications sent via email will not be accepted)
• Submission Process: Click the ‘Apply’ page -> Agree to the rules of the contest, personal information, and copyright -> Submit your work
• The number of works and format : Maximum 3 photographs per person / JPEG or JPG
• Format: Upload your work less than 5 MB size
  • - Long side should be 3,000 Pixel or above
  • - Either Color or Black&White Photos taken with a digital device
  • - All kinds of digital cameras allowed including DSLR (Film type of photo will not be accepted)
  • - Make sure that you may be asked to submit more than 10MB Size of the original copy of your work
  • - No limitations to the shooting dates and times of the photo
  • - Name of work, description, location and the timing of the shoot must be written
• Works that are restricted for entry.
  • - A work that deviates from the contest theme or a photo that is manipulated, synthesized, forged or altered which does not meet the standards
  • - A work that already submitted to other contests, or works that have been already awarded, or similar works and works recognized as plagiarism.
  • - A work that have been sold or in progress to others and corporations, etc.
  • - A work was taken according to the certain service, solicitation of the 3rd Party or a work that was produced as a by-product of this issue.

Schedule for evaluation

• Screening of works : In-depth expert review
• Judging Criteria: 100 in Total / Artistic Value(25), Creativity(25), Delivery of Message(25), Relevance with the theme(25)
• Announcement of winners: 5 November 2021 (Fri) 16:00 (KST) – Website Notice

※ The detailed schedule of the contest can be changed, and any changes will be announced on the website

Exclusion from evaluation and cancellation of the award

• The following cases are excluded from either evaluation or award, and the prize money may be confiscated and legally accused.
  • - The applicant’s personal information is not filled in or the contents are unclear
  • - In case where the contents related to the application are omitted or different from the facts
  • - In case where the photo works that you submitted violates the rights of the 3rd Party, such as portrait rights and copyrights, etc.
  • - The applicant is not a copyright holder of work or is judged to be plagiarism and synthesis of other works.
  • - The application is already selected as the winner of another contest
  • - In case the work is not in accordance with the contest regulations
  • - In case the original is not submitted after screening process of the preliminary evaluation
  • - In case the submitted original data does not match the application criteria
  • - When applicant does not submit the documents requested