Submission of entries is invited from eligible candidates for the India Happiness Photo Contest 2023.

About the Contest

With great pleasure, Happiness Strategy Foundation is inviting photography submissions to the second annual India Happiness Photo Contest 2023. The inaugural India Happiness Photo Contest 2022 was conducted successfully last year and resulted in the book India Happiness 2022. Through the contest, they would like to focus on the things that bring happiness to lives.

They all have places, people, hobbies, events, and so on that bring happiness, and they are inviting you to share these with them through this photography contest. Successful submissions will be published in a virtual coffee table book by the Happiness Strategy Foundation. The winning photos will be selected by a distinguished jury consisting of experts in happiness, design, photography, media, and civil society.

Rules of Participation in the Contest

  • ​All submissions must be original and unpublished photos taken by the photographer.
  • All submissions must have necessary information embedded into photographs IPTC like caption (maximum word limit: 10 words), description of why it is a happy photo (maximum word limit: 30 words), and creation date.
  • Photography captions and descriptions must be written in English. Kindly check the caption and description limits before sending your photos.
  • Photo specifications: JPG format. The acceptable compression will not exceed 10. The image is to be no less than 2480 x 3508 pixels (300 dpi).
  • No signatures, stamps, or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry. The photographer’s name or company should not be mentioned in the captions. The photographer will be credited if the photo is published.
  • Digital Manipulation and any kind of Photoshop effects are not allowed; only basic color corrections are allowed.
  • The file name must contain the full name of the author, state, and year it was shot, separated by underscores, for example, Nitish_Kumar_Mumbai_2023. The file size must not exceed 20 Mb. The file must also contain all the EXIF or IPTC data.
  • Photographers must be the copyright owner of the submitted photographs, and photographs must not violate any third-party rights. The photographer has the liability for copyrights and non-violation of any third-party rights.
  • Photographers need to give an undertaking that this is their original, unpublished work and they have the copyright of the photograph, and they are not violating any third-party rights. For this, submit the specified photo copyright release form. Kindly note that organizers may ask for proof of the source of the photo and a brief profile of the photographer, including a photo identity card.

How to Submit?

Interested ones can submit their entries here.

Submission Deadline

August 1, 2023.

Click here to view the official notification of the India Happiness Photo Contest 2023.