Submission of photos exhibited previously in any other exhibition is strongly discouraged.
Photographs that include sculptures, statues, paintings, and other works of art will be accepted as long as they do not constitute copyright infringement or fraud.
The photograph must be the sole work of the entrant. By entering, the entrant confirms that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, and claim in the photograph.
The photograph must not contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.
Photographers will be notified about registration process, fees and deadlines after the result is published. If any ‘selected’ photographer fails to complete the registration process within the registration deadline his/her photograph(s) will be disqualified and priority will be given to the waiting list.
Judges & curator hold the right of altering any selected images.(like, cropping, conversion to black and white, flipping etc.)
HSTUPS holds the right to examine the authenticity of the photograph/source material in order to confirm compliance with these rules.
HSTUPS can use the submitted photographs for promotional activities, but HSTUPS will not use any photograph for business purpose.
Photos with watermarks are not eligible for submission.
