ArcticNet is thrilled to partner with SmartICE to introduce a brand-new YOUTH photo contest category to our long-standing photo contest. With a growing collection of stunning images, the ArcticNet’s Polar Photography Gallery is now a resource for educational, media and other research programs. It is committed to communicating Arctic and Antarctic knowledge to a diverse international audience and to preserving a legacy of iconic and accessible imagery for future generations. This gallery will now be enriched with a fresh youth perspective.

The SmartICE Youth Photo Contest is a fantastic opportunity for students, early career researchers and other youth to share their dynamic and captivating photos of the circum-Arctic. $250 CAD in cash prize will be awarded to the top youth photo.

ELIGIBILITY
The Photo Contest is open to members of the international Arctic research community and their collaborators UNDER THE AGE OF 29.

• Entrants must be willing to sign the Photographer-ArcticNet agreement form; 
• Contestants must be at least 18 years of age and under 29 years of age.
• Professional photographers and employees of the ArcticNet Administrative Centre are not eligible.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Contestants must be the proprietors of their submissions;
• We will accept up to five (5) photos per contestant. Photos can be submitted in any category of the following categories:
  •  Peoples and Communities
  •  Landscapes
  •  Plants
  •  Wildlife
  •  Research Activities

Please specify the category for each photo submitted.

• To be eligible: photographers MUST indicate their age in their submission
• Submissions must consist of your highest resolution digital photos in .JPG or .PNG format;
• File names must include the contestant’s first and last name (e.g., firstname_lastname1.jpg);
• Submissions must be accompanied by a separate descriptive caption for each photo, including the location, date taken and name of any person appearing in the photograph;
• All entries must be accompanied by a signed Photographer-ArcticNet agreement form;
• Any entry that depicts a recognizable person must be accompanied by a Model release form. 
• Photos and applicable forms must be submitted by email to Claude Levesque (claude.levesque@arcticnet.ulaval.ca).

DEADLINE
Photos must be submitted before Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

JUDGING
Entries will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, artistic merit and other criteria. The judging panel will be composed of two ArcticNet employees and at least one independent professional photographer.