Contest Period

April 26th, 2022 (Tues)
through July 12th, 2022(Tues)
23:59 JST

Announcement of Winners

Winning photos will be announced at the Tokyo Camera Club 2022 Photo Exhibition. The details of the exhibition will be announced as determined.

*Photos submitted must be entirely your own. In order to check that the submitted photo is the original work of the submitter, we will be requesting the shortlisted candidates to submit RAW data or unedited original data that include EXIF data with the shooting date and equipment information. Please be sure to retain the original data of your work.
*Please be sure to follow the specified Instagram account, as shortlisted candidates will be contacted via Instagram's Direct Message from the contest's campaign account. If you do not follow the account, the campaign office will not be able to notify the candidate and/or the candidate may not notice our DM, resulting in elimination.

Judges

Tokyo Camera Club

Tokyo Camera Club is one of the largest photo curating communities in Japan.
We operate on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Mastodon, where anyone can post photos to be shared and viewed by our total of 5.4 million fans. Those who just want to stop by and enjoy some beautiful photos are always welcome as well. Our name may say “Tokyo” but you do not have to live in Tokyo in order to be eligible.

For inquiries regarding the Contest, please contact the "Tokyo Camera Club Campaign Office." Inquiries not directed to the "Tokyo Camera Club Campaign Office." will not be accepted.

Eligibility

• Participants must have a valid shipping address in Japan (required for delivery of prizes).
• Participants must include in their submission a tag of the region to which their home country/region belongs, or the country/region with which they identify.
• Participants must be able to communicate in Japanese (read, write, and speak), as shortlisted candidates will be contacted in Japanese for the copyright verification process.
• Participants must have an Instagram account.
• Participants are asked to follow the official Japan Travel Gallery Instagram account.
• Participants must post their photos with the specified hashtags listed in the Submission Guidelines.
• Participants shall be deemed to have agreed to the Submission Guidelines (including the Use of Personal Information and Disclaimer) upon submitting (posting) to the Contest.
• Participants may use any camera or device to take their photos.
• Participants may submit photos taken in the past.
• Participants may submit edited or retouched photos.
• Participants may submit as many works as they wish.
• Submissions are limited to original works, of which all rights (including copyrights), belong to the participant. Participants may not infringe copyrights by using third-party images posted on external websites and blogs without permission. Submissions that depict images of other persons are limited to those that have cleared publicity rights in advance. Participants also must not create composite images using free/stock images.
• Participants of all levels (amateur or professional), nationality, and age are welcome. Participants under the age of 18 are required to have prior permission of a parent or guardian. Participants under 18 shall be deemed to have the consent of a parent or guardian upon submission.

*Private accounts and posts without the specified hashtags will not be eligible for the Contest.
*Make sure to include the specified hashtags in the post. Submissions will not be accepted if the hashtags are included in the comments section.
*Make sure to add the specified hashtags at the time of submission or within 24 hours of submission and during the contest period. Posts that have been posted for more than 24 hours will not be eligible even if you add the hashtags later on.

How to Submit, If you are Shortlisted,
and the Process of Notification

Data Requirements

• Photos developed or edited by digital image processing are eligible.
• Still-images extracted from videos are not eligible.

Number of Submissions

There is no limit to the number of posts submitted.

Use of Personal Information

• The Contest is organized by Tokyo Camera Club Corporation and conducted by Tokyo Camera Club Corporation.
• Personal information obtained through the Contest will be strictly managed and will be used only for the following purposes: implementing, conducting, and promoting the Contest, as well as other contest-related purposes such as sending notices, managing submissions, exhibiting winning works, and generating non-personally identifiable statistical data within the scope permitted by the Personal Information Protection Law, and for no other purposes. Please acknowledge that any data collected through the Contest (such as EXIF data) will be processed into non-personally identifiable statistical information for analysis, which may be disclosed to third parties such as sponsoring companies.
• Personal information obtained through the Contest will not be disclosed to any third party without the participant’s consent, except in the following cases: when announcing the contest winners and introducing the winning works, when entrusting the operation of conducting, managing, and promoting the Contest to a subcontractor, and when required by law.
• In participating in the Contest, providing personal information is optional. However, please note that refusal to submit the information may lead to the participant’s elimination from the selection process.
• Personal information provided by the participants will be shared and used within the following scope .
  
  1. Data to be Used
     Information provided at the time of entry: name, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.
  2. Entities that will use the data
     Tokyo Camera Club
     Tokyo Camera Club Corporation, the operating company of Tokyo Camera Club
     Yamato Transport Co., Ltd (necessary information for delivery of the prizes only)
  3. Purpose of Use
     Personal information provided by the participants will be used only for the following purposes: Contest-related purposes such as sending notices, managing submissions, exhibiting winning works, and generating non-personally identifiable statistical data, as well as conducting, managing, and promoting the Contest.
  4. Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Administrator
     The Director of Tokyo Camera Club Corporation
     For more information about Tokyo Camera Club Corporation's Privacy Policy, click here.
     Prints will be delivered by Yamato Transport Co., Ltd upon request. For more information about Yamato Transport Co., Ltd's Privacy Policy, click here.
• Inquiries Regarding Personal Information
  For participants who wish to request disclosure of the personal information registered with us, we will disclose the information after confirming your identity in accordance with our prescribed procedures.
  In case any information is found to be inaccurate or incorrect, we will make a correction.
  For inquiries and requests for disclosure of personal information, please send an email to:
  (Japanese only)

Disclaimer

• Participants must provide accurate information when asked. The organizer does not accept any responsibility for the disqualification of submissions, or any damages incurred by inaccurate information.
• Submissions are not limited to previously unpublished works.
  However, when submitting a work that has won an award in the past or work that is being submitted to another contest, the participant should check the submission guidelines of the past contest carefully to prevent any trouble. Works that have been published by the participant for non-commercial purposes, works posted on participant's social media, blogs, etc., and works displayed at non-juried photo exhibitions are also eligible for submission.
• The copyrights to the works submitted to the Contest belong to the participant.
• Participants cannot withdraw submissions from the Contest once submitted.
• Participants are responsible for saving backups of their works.
• The organizer cannot accept works (including data stored on storage devices) sent by post mail or directly brought to the campaign office. The campaign office will not return works sent by mail.
• The Contest does not allow a participant to win multiple awards. (If a submission is selected for an award, the candidate's other submissions will be eliminated from the selection process.)
• Please note that if a participant is found to have won or been shortlisted for multiple awards in the Contest, the organizer may rescind the award, even after sending out the notification for the shortlisted candidates or winners.
• No payment will be made to the winners for the exhibition. The organizers will bear all costs related to the exhibition (venue costs, printing and backing costs), and the winners will not be charged for the exhibition. We do not accept requests regarding the photofinishing laboratory, color or revision of the prints, size, or location of the work within the exhibition venue.
  *The winning works will be displayed with the photographer’s name. Please refrain from opting out from the exhibition.
• Unlike regular photo exhibitions, the Tokyo Camera Club 2022 Photo Exhibition will allow participants to take photos at the venue and share their photos on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The same applies to award winning photos displayed at the exhibition.
• The winners shall allow Tokyo Camera Club (including third parties authorized by Tokyo Camera Club) to use, publish, reprint, or broadcast the winning works indefinitely free of charge for public relations activities of Tokyo Camera Club Corporation and Tokyo Camera Club. With prior notification, all submitted works may be used in the same manner as above. The participant shall not assert any rights based on the author's moral rights against Tokyo Camera Club.
• For the use stated above, Tokyo Camera Club may crop, edit, or modify the work using visual effects, music, and sound effects without prior approval from the participants.
• When sharing the winning works both online and on-site, the resolution, color, and angle may differ from the participant’s preference. This is due to specification limitations of social networking services, YouTube, monitors, devices, print media, photographic paper, and viewing environments.
• The winners shall allow Tokyo Camera Club (including third parties authorized by Tokyo Camera Club Corporation) to use, publish, reprint, or broadcast the winners’ names, winning works, and shooting locations indefinitely free of charge on a web application which displays the above-said information, and may provide them to other companies.
  The winners shall not assert any rights based on the author's moral rights against Tokyo Camera Club and third parties authorized by Tokyo Camera Club.
• Participants shall warrant that they hold all rights including copyrights and portrait rights to the subject and portraits in their works, or that they have prior permission from the right-holders.
  It is the sole responsibility of the participants to confirm that their submissions do not infringe the rights of any third party. Participants are responsible to obtain: permission to use the image of any person depicted in the works; in case of a minor, permission from the parent or guardian; in the case of shrines, temples, commercial facilities, prior permission for shooting and submitting to the Contest. Participants may not submit works that include advertisements, signboards, or brand logos. Participants may not submit works that offend public order and morals.
• Regarding the provisions in the preceding paragraph, if a third party who has seen the winning submission reports an infringement of copyright or portrait right or an invasion of privacy, the award may be rescinded after consultation.
• Photographing a third-party work and using it as a material to process or composite an image without permission is an infringement of copyright. Participants must obtain prior consent from the right holders.
• The organizer may delete a submission without prior notice, or rescind the award given to a participant who has been deemed to have violated public order and morals, has defamed or caused disadvantage to other participants, or fall under the category of antisocial forces (or its equivalent).
• Participants shall resolve any disputes with third parties regarding their submission at the participant's cost. Tokyo Camera Club Corporation and Tokyo Camera Club do not hold responsibility.
• The Submission Guidelines shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan, and the Tokyo District Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the first instance over any lawsuit in connection with the Contest, or Submission Guidelines.
• No inquiries will be accepted regarding submissions and the selection of winners.
• Prizes are non-transferable and non-exchangeable for cash.
• Participants shall bear all costs incurred upon submission to the Contest, excluding the prints for the on-site exhibition.
• The Tokyo Camera Club Campaign Office may change the items of the Submission Guidelines of the Contest when deemed necessary and implement necessary measures to ensure the proper operation of the Contest.
• Participants entering the Contest shall comply with the management policy of Tokyo Camera Club Campaign Office and shall not raise any objection to its operation.
• If the on-site exhibition is canceled due to unavoidable circumstances such as natural disasters, infection prevention and control, or restrictions by the government and municipalities, the exhibition will be held online only. We appreciate your understanding that in this case, no prints will be given away.
• The Contest is organized and conducted by Tokyo Camera Club. Facebook Inc. and Instagram are not affiliated with the Contest, and do not sponsor, approve, or operate the Contest in any way. Participants are deemed to have agreed that Facebook Inc. and Instagram have no involvement with the participants' submission and prizes.
• In no event will Tokyo Camera Club Corporation and Tokyo Camera Club be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the interruption or termination of Facebook, Instagram, and the Contest.
  The Contest details may be subject to change without prior notice.
• While the utmost care will be taken in handling submissions, the organizer holds no responsibility for any accidents that may occur.
• Participants under the age of 18 are required to have prior permission of a parent or guardian. Participants under 18 shall be deemed to have the consent of a parent or guardian upon submission.