EarthScapes – Landscape Photography Competition

EarthScapes is a global online landscape photography competition that celebrates the breathtaking diversity and visual beauty of our planet. Open to photographers aged 16 years and above, the competition invites both amateur and professional photographers to capture landscapes in their most compelling forms—natural or manmade, realistic or abstract.

From towering mountains and tranquil lakes to bustling urban scapes and dramatic seasonal transformations, EarthScapes challenges photographers to observe, interpret, and preserve the ever-changing face of the Earth through the lens.

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About the Competition

Landscape photography is more than documenting scenery—it is about storytelling through terrain, light, and time. EarthScapes encourages photographers to explore how the sun, seasons, geography, and human presence shape the land. Every landscape is a subject waiting to be photographed, and EarthScapes provides the platform to showcase that vision to a global audience.

Realistic as well as abstract compositions are welcome.

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Theme: Landscapes

Participants may submit photographs from any of the following sub-themes:

• Elevations: mountains, hills, plateaus

• Water bodies: coasts, rivers, lakes, marshes, estuaries

• Deserts and barren lands

• Forests, valleys, meadows, grasslands

• Rolling landscapes and seasonal variations

• Urban and rural scapes

• The sun and landscapes

Photographers are encouraged to choose images from at least two different sub-themes for higher jury consideration.

Eligibility

• Open to amateur and professional photographers

• Age: 16 years and above (as of registration date)

• Mode: Global online competition (India-based platform)

Important Dates

• Registration Closes: 15 December

• Submission Closes: 31 December

Submission Guidelines

• Number of Entries: 3 photographs per participant

• Submission Platform: Online via Aarts Maestro only

• Captions: Mandatory for each entry

  • Entries with captions such as “Untitled”, “Unknown”, or “Not Applicable” will be disqualified

Image Specifications

• File Format: JPEG / JPG only

• Resolution: 300 DPI

• File Size: Minimum 2 MB, maximum 5 MB per image

• Dimensions: Minimum 2000 pixels on the longest edge (no upper pixel limit)

Editing & Manipulation Rules

• Allowed:

  • Basic edits such as brightness, contrast, tonal adjustments, and minor colour corrections

  • Removal of sensor dust or scratches

• Not Allowed:

  • Manipulation that alters visual content

  • Adding, removing, rearranging, reversing, or distorting objects or living beings

  • Use of software to introduce new elements

• EXIF Data:

  • Original EXIF files must be available and submitted upon request

Awards & Prizes

First Prize

• Cash Prize: ₹25,000

• Winner’s Certificate

• Aarts Maestro Portfolio

• Online Exhibition

• Mentorship Program

Second Prize

• Cash Prize: ₹20,000

• Winner’s Certificate

• Aarts Maestro Portfolio

• Online Exhibition

• Mentorship Program

Third Prize

• Cash Prize: ₹15,000

• Winner’s Certificate

• Aarts Maestro Portfolio

• Online Exhibition

• Mentorship Program

Registration Fee

• Registration fee is non-refundable once paid

• Get a discount by registering through the link below

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