Selection Criteria
Winning submissions will be selected by the ICAO Communication Unit, based on:
- The quality of the contestant’s submitted photo (70/100 pts)
- The quality of the aviation story associated with the photo (30/100 pts)
Announcement of the Winner
The contest winner and runners-up will be notified on or before 24 November 2018.
Official announcement of the winners will take place on International Civil Aviation Day, on 7 December 2018.
Contest Guidelines
- Participants must be at least 18 years of age
- Submitted photos must be original, unpublished works, submitted in JPG or PNG format.
- Each individual participant may submit up to three (3) photos/texts.
- Entries must be sent to communications@icao.int by midnight on 30 October 2018 (EDT). Late entries will not be accepted for judging but may be considered for future PR initiatives.
- All submissions must be accompanied by:
- The narrative/description not to exceed 200 words, outlining the aviation benefits being highlighted in the image.
- The photographer’s name, nationality, current country of residence, contact details, and date of birth.
- The month/year/location their photo was taken.
Terms and Conditions
- All submissions must respect the contest guidelines.
- ICAO, its officials and agents shall not be responsible or liable for any claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature arising out of or in connection with contributors’ participation in this contest, or their acceptance of its awards.
- Participants represent and warrant that their submitted photo is their original work, that it has not been copied, and that it does not violate the rights of any other person.
- The copyright for any submitted photo(s) shall remain the property of the entrant, but entry in this contest constitutes the entrant’s permanent permission and consent to ICAO to use their image and story in publications or PR campaigns relating to ICAO and its work.
- If other faces are prominent in the submitted photo, the entrant is responsible for obtaining any consent from them which is required to submit the photo into the contest and to its publication.
- By entering your photo in the contest, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold and save harmless, ICAO and its officials, agents, employees, consultants, subcontractors and other representatives from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any third party against ICAO, including, but not limited to, all litigation costs and expenses, attorney’s fees, settlement payments and damages, based on, arising from, or relating to ICAO’s use of the photo and story.
- The images must not be disrespectful of the impartiality and independence of the United Nations. The entries must not reflect adversely on ICAO, be incompatible with the aims and objectives of ICAO, be derogatory to any persons depicted in the photo, nor contain any nudity, lewd, or otherwise offensive or inappropriate content.
- ICAO reserves the right to cancel, modify, suspend or delay the contest in the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond their reasonable control. ICAO reserves the right to change, amend, delete or add to these Terms and Conditions at any time.
- Nothing in or relating to the contest or its terms and conditions shall be deemed as a waiver, express or implied, of any of the privileges and immunities enjoyed or which may be enjoyed by ICAO, its officers and staff, either pursuant to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, 1947 or other applicable conventions, agreements, laws or decrees.
- The obligations under these Terms and Conditions do not lapse upon closure of the contest.
