[Erasmus days] UPCité photo contest

30 winners will be chosen by the selection committee. They will receive:

• The photo that won them the competition prize, printed in large format
• A place at the preview evening to be held during Europe Month in May 2025
• Goodies from the university and the Circle U European Alliance.

1 grand prize winner will also be chosen for each theme (Climate, Democracy, Global Health). In addition to the prizes mentioned above, they will also receive the Grand Prize of the contest!

Photos must be submitted in either :
– in PNG or JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (high resolution).
– in RAW format

Don’t forget that everyone has the right to their image, so if your photo features identifiable faces, it cannot be exhibited without the permission of those people.

To use a person’s image (photo or video), you must obtain their written consent if they are recognisable (for distribution, publication, reproduction or marketing).
In the case of an image taken in a private place, your permission is required if you are recognisable: holiday, family event, sporting or cultural event, etc.

In the case of an image taken in a public place, your permission is required if you are isolated and recognisable. Oral consent from the person to be photographed or filmed is not sufficient.
The written agreement must specify: on what medium will the image be distributed? For what purpose? For how long? The person’s written consent is also required if their image is to be reused for a purpose other than that for which it was originally used.
The UPCité image rights form is available HERE.

However, image rights are subject to certain limits to ensure respect for the right to information, the right to freedom of expression and artistic and cultural freedom. Thus, the consent of the person is not required to broadcast certain images provided that their dignity is respected and their image is not used for commercial purposes. For example

• Image of a group or street scene in a public place if no individual is identified and within the limits of the right to information.
• Image of a current event or public demonstration within the limits of the right to information and artistic creation.
• Image of a public figure in the exercise of his or her duties if the purpose of the image is to inform (an elected official, for example).
• Image illustrating a historical subject.