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Entering a contest

Finding a contest

From the Picstar home page you can see the available contests. You can browse active contests and filter them to find the one you're interested in.

When you open a contest you will see:

  • Name and description
  • Cover photo
  • Start and end dates for entries
  • Verdict date
  • Entry fee (if it's a paid contest)
  • Available categories
  • Contest rules (downloadable as PDF)
  • Sponsors (if any)

Entering a contest

Free contest

Click Participate and you are registered.

  1. Click Participate
  2. Review the price breakdown (entry fee + taxes if applicable)
  3. Accept the terms and conditions
  4. Click Pay — you'll be redirected to Stripe to complete the payment
  5. Once paid, you are registered automatically

Social contest (members only)

If the contest has social scope, only members of the organizing association can participate. If you are not a member, you won't be able to register.

Submitting photographs

Once you're registered and the contest is in started status, you can upload your photographs:

  1. Open the contest and select the category you want to enter
  2. Upload your photograph following the indicated format — a landscape format is recommended so it displays correctly
  3. Each category has a maximum number of photos you can submit

You can only submit photographs while the contest is active. Once the deadline has passed, no more entries are accepted.

Viewing results

Once the contest has finished and the verdict has been published, you can see on the contest page:

  • Winners — with the awards given, filterable by category
  • Gallery — all submitted photographs with the jury's average score, sorted from highest to lowest score

Your entries and awards obtained are also recorded on your public profile.