SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest 2025
Applications are now open for the SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest 2025! This contest invites you to showcase the transformative and awe-inspiring impact of light on our lives, communities, and planet through your captivating photographs.
📖 About the Contest
The SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest is an annual event aimed at raising awareness about the International Day of Light. It highlights the cultural, economic, and societal impact of light on our world. Both amateur and professional photographers are encouraged to participate for a chance to win cash prizes.
Key Details:
- Date Published: May 21, 2025
- Application Deadline: September 16, 2025
- Category: Contest
Participants are encouraged to submit images that demonstrate the power, beauty, and significance of light. A special "Judges' Choice for the Best of Science" prize will also be awarded this year.
Suggested Themes:
Examples of content include, but are not limited to:
- Various properties of light and its interaction with the atmosphere, nature, and materials.
- Light technology such as lasers, LEDs, etc.
- Images created with light technology, such as telescopes and microscopes.
- People interacting with light and/or light technology.
- The betterment of the human condition through light.
🎁 Benefits
Prizes:
- First Prize: US$2,500
- Second Prize: US$1,000
- Third Prize: US$500
- Judges' Choice for Best of Science Prize: US$1,000
✅ Eligibility Criteria
- Open to adults aged 18 and above, both amateur and professional photographers.
- Exclusions: Employees of SPIE and optics.org, their immediate families, contest judges, and consultants/contractors of SPIE are not eligible.
- Immediate family includes grandparents, parents, spouses, siblings, children, grandchildren, in-laws, or anyone living in the same household as an SPIE or optics.org employee.
- Entrants must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The contest is void where prohibited by law.
🏆 Judging Criteria
Each photograph will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Content: Appropriateness and relevance to the theme.
- Scientific Interest: Effectiveness in engaging and communicating the theme to viewers.
- Creativity/Artistry: Innovation and creativity in the concept.
- Execution: Quality of photography techniques used to enhance the entry.
- Overall Appeal: Alignment with the International Day of Light theme.
📅 Application Process
To participate, simply submit your best photograph that embodies the power, beauty, and significance of light. Whether it's an awe-inspiring natural scene or an image capturing cutting-edge light technology, your submission will help showcase the brilliance of light in our world.
Application Deadline:
September 16, 2025
Submission Links:
Unleash your creativity and let your photographs illuminate the world! 🌟
- First Prize: US$2,500
- Second Prize: US$1,000
- Third Prize: US$500
- Judges' Choice for Best of Science Prize: US$1,000
