World of Images Intercollegiate Photo Contest

The Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique (CCDMD) has been holding the World of Images Intercollegiate Photo Contest every year since 2011. The contest aims to encourage the next generation of photographers and to foster the production and sharing of high-quality photographs in the education sector.

The contest is open to CEGEP students and employees of the Québec CEGEP network. The CCDMD awards $3,000 in grants to the winners in the Student category.

The contest is judged by a jury made up of professionals and chaired by a renowned photographer.

2022-2023 edition

The twelfth edition of the contest will start on September 12, 2022. This year, the honorary chair is Caroline Hayeur, photographer.

Institutions from the Québec CEGEP network will receive promotional posters and postcards in September.

Regulations

Download the regulations (PDF)

Download the evaluation grid (PDF)

How to enter

The contest is reserved for students and teaching and non-teaching staff of the Québec CEGEP network.

• Students must be enrolled in at least one CEGEP credit course (public or private, English or French) during at least one of the following semesters: Winter, Summer or Fall 2022, Winter 2023.
• Staff members must have worked at an institution of the Québec CEGEP network in 2022 or 2023 in one of the following positions: teacher, professional, administrative staff, support staff or executive.

It is understood that by submitting your photos to the contest, you have read the regulations, and agree with the applicable terms and conditions.

Participants may submit up to 5 original photographs for the 2022-2023 contest. Photos submitted as part of a previous year’s contest are not eligible.

To enter, participants must:

• Read the regulations
• Have a personal account on the World of Images website (Create my Account or Login)
• Upload maximum resolution files (Sharing Media)
• Correctly complete the data sheets (My Account > My Shared Media)
• Register their contest entry in the following categories: CEGEP student or CEGEP staff
• Attest to their eligibility by checking the contest box on the sheet of each photo submitted
• Submit up to five photos between September 12, 2022, and March 8, 2023 (before midnight)

Finalists’ proof of registration or certificate of employment:

Students will be asked to provide proof of registration (for a course or program), and staff members must present a certificate of employment in one of the institutions of the Québec CEGEP network, by Friday April 7, 2023 at the latest.

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