FAQ

Yes, ywill retain full copyright to all your submissions. However, by submitting your photographs, you will grant us the right to use the images in relation to the competition on our social media, the promotion of the winners or of the comeptition. For more details, please refer to our terms and conditions.

You can access it here.

Please make sure that all images are .jpg or .png fomat and that the size is smaller than 10mb.
If it still doesn’t work, let us know by sending an email to imanext@imaonline.jp .

It will depend on each competition. If the juror wishes for an initial screening, IMA will narrow down the submissions to a reasonable amount suggested by the juror.

We are not setting any limit to the number of entries. You can enter as many times as you would like.

You can submit as many photos as you want for each entry. However, if you submit multiple photographs, they will be judged as one series. If you would like to submit a different series, you will have to make a different entry.

Of course! Also, if you would like to submit an image previously entered, if you feel that it matches the new theme, you can reenter the same image.

No. Please check carefully before you upload them.

Of course! This competition is for all photography lovers in the world, you will have a chance to win whether you are a professional, amateur or beginner.

It takes about 1 to 2 months from the entry deadline.
The judge period may change depending on the number of entries and the circumstances of the judges. I hope you understand.

We accept credit cards and Alipay.

If your payment does not go through, there are a few possible causes such as those below.
1) You met your credit limit
2) Your card is expired or deactivated
3) Incorrect payment information (such as the CVV)
Please check your credit card once again and contact your credit card company if necessary.
If your problem persists, please use a different card.

We cannot process any refund. However, if you have made a mistake, please let us know.

Each image has to be in .jpg or .png format and its size has to be smaller than 10mb. We recommend a minimum of 1000px shortest dimension. If the size is too big, please render it smaller using an editing software. You can name your files as you like it.

Absolutely! We care more about what you were trying to express than the format of the image.

Any genre or style, mix media images are welcome as long as it uses photography in some way or another.

Yes! Everything, from the setting of the camera to the final retouches, becomes your work. So, you can edit your images as you like, just please do not add any watermarks.

Yes, and we would love to hear about your work! There will be textbox for your titles and descriptions when you upload the images.

Our team will select those who will be featured, however, please undertstand that we cannot promote all submited profiles. We will let you know if you are selected.

The feedbacks will only be sent to those who were shortlisted.

We do not have set any for the moment, but are planning to in the future.

It will not cost you any fee when you are awarded the prize. However, there may be some expenses to be covered for the gallery exhibition or the participation to the portfolio review. We will contact you directly later on.

Congratulations! If you are shortlisted or won the Grand Prix, we will you email about the instructions on what’s going to happen next. We will ask you for a high resolution images of your works and some other details. However, if we receive no reply within 30 days, your prize will be invalid.