- Eligibility
The Competition is open to any individual aged 18 or over.
Employees or immediate family members of the Organiser, sponsors, or members of the judging panel are not eligible to enter.
Participants may submit entries to one or more of the competition categories.
- Organiser
The Living with Wildlife Photography Competition (“the Competition”) is organised by Jamma International trading as Jamma Conservation & Communities (“the Organiser”).
- Submission Guidelines
All entries must be submitted via the official competition WhatsApp number or alternative submission platform as specified by the Organiser.
Each submission must include:
- Full name of the photographer
- Country and city/town/closest town of residence
- The category entered
- A short caption or story accompanying the photograph
- The photograph being submitted
- Confirmation of age 18 or above
- Confirmation of acceptance of these Terms & Conditions
All entries must be received by the published deadline. Late submissions will not be considered.
- Submissions on Behalf of Another Person
Entries may be submitted on behalf of the photographer by a family member, friend, or authorised representative if the photographer does not have access to the required submission platform.
The person submitting on behalf of the photographer must ensure that:
- The correct name and contact details of the photographer (the image owner) are provided.
- The photographer has agreed to participate in the Competition and has accepted these Terms & Conditions.
- Full consent has been obtained from the photographer for the submission and for any use of the photograph as outlined in these Terms & Conditions.
In cases of dispute or uncertainty, the Organiser may request written confirmation from the photographer to verify consent.
- Image Requirements
Photographs must be the original work of the photographer. If submitted by someone on the photographer’s behalf, the image must still be the original work of the named photographer (entrant).
Submissions must reflect the Competition’s theme: Living with Wildlife.
Basic editing (cropping, colour correction, sharpening) is permitted. Entries that are heavily manipulated or digitally altered may be disqualified at the judges’ discretion.
The Organiser may request high-resolution versions of shortlisted entries for judging, exhibitions, and promotional use.
- Prizes
6.1 Cash Prize
The photograph receiving the highest overall score across all competition categories will be named the Overall Winner.
The Overall Winner will receive:
- A cash prize of USD $1,000; and
- The opportunity to nominate a community-based conservation organisation to receive a USD $500 donation.
The cash prize will be paid via bank transfer to the winner’s personal bank account. The winner may be required to provide proof of identity, banking details, and any additional documentation reasonably required to process the payment.
The Organiser will cover any reasonable bank transfer fees incurred in sending the prize. However, any taxes or statutory charges applicable in the recipient’s country remain the responsibility of the recipient.
6.2 Community Conservation Donation
The Overall Winner may nominate a community-based conservation organisation to receive a USD $500 donation.
The nominated organisation must:
- Be a registered non-profit organisation, community-based organisation, trust, association, conservancy, community wildlife committee, or similar entity legally able to receive funds;
- Operate in, or undertake conservation activities benefiting, the area where the winning photograph was taken;
- Be able to provide any documentation reasonably required by the Organiser to verify its identity, governance arrangements, and banking details.
The Organiser reserves the right to review and approve nominated organisations before any payment is made.
If the nominated organisation does not meet the eligibility requirements, cannot be verified, or declines the donation, the Organiser may request an alternative nomination from the winner. If no suitable nomination is made, the Organiser reserves the right to allocate the donation to another eligible community-based conservation organisation aligned with the objectives of the Competition.
Donation payments will only be made via bank transfer to an account held in the name of the nominated organisation.
6.3 Runners-Up
The two highest-scoring photographs that are not selected as the Overall Winner will be recognised as Runners-Up.
Each Runner-Up will receive a cash prize of USD $300.
Runner-Up prizes will be paid via bank transfer to the recipient’s personal bank account. Winners may be required to provide proof of identity, banking details, and any additional documentation reasonably required to process the payment.
The Organiser will cover any reasonable bank transfer fees incurred in sending the prize. However, any taxes or statutory charges applicable in the recipient’s country remain the responsibility of the recipient.
6.4 Awards Ceremony Invitation
The Overall Winner and one guest may be invited to attend the Living with Wildlife Photography Competition Awards Ceremony, expected to take place in Midrand, South Africa, in October 2026.
Subject to the winner’s ability to travel and obtain any necessary travel documentation, the Organiser will cover:
- Return travel from the winner’s home country to South Africa;
- Accommodation for the duration of the official programme;
- Local transport associated with the official programme;
- Meals included as part of the official programme.
The Organiser will not provide a cash stipend or spending allowance.
The winner and guest may choose to extend their stay in South Africa before or after the official programme; however, any costs associated with an extended stay, including accommodation, meals, transport, travel changes, visas, insurance, and other expenses, will be the responsibility of the winner and guest.
If travel is not possible for practical, legal, financial, or logistical reasons, the Organiser may offer an alternative form of participation at its discretion.
6.5 General Prize Conditions
All prizes are non-transferable, non-exchangeable, and non-refundable.
The Organiser reserves the right to substitute, amend, or withdraw any element of the prize structure where necessary due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
The Organiser’s decision regarding prizes and eligibility shall be final.
- Judging and Awards
- Entries will be judged by an independent panel of judges appointed by the Organiser.
- The judging panel’s decisions are final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding judging outcomes.
- The Organiser reserves the right not to award a prize in any category if, in their sole discretion, no entry sufficiently meets the judging criteria or eligibility requirements.
- Winners will be notified directly and announced publicly.
- Intellectual Property & Usage Rights
The entrant (photographer) retains full copyright of their submitted image(s).
By entering the Competition, the entrant grants the Organiser and its authorised partners a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual licence to use, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, exhibit, adapt for formatting purposes, and promote the submitted image(s) for purposes related to:
- The Living with Wildlife Photography Competition and future editions of the Competition;
- Wildlife conservation, sustainable natural resource management, and community development initiatives;
- Educational, research, awareness-raising, storytelling, advocacy, communications, fundraising, and outreach activities;
- Exhibitions, publications, reports, presentations, printed materials, digital platforms, websites, social media, and multimedia productions;
- Media engagement and collaboration with third-party organisations whose activities align with the objectives of the Competition or the Organiser’s mission.
This licence includes the right for the Organiser to share submitted image(s) with media organisations, exhibition partners, educational institutions, conservation organisations, digital platforms, publishers, and other collaborators for non-commercial purposes consistent with the aims of the Competition and the Organiser’s mission.
Where opportunities arise for uses beyond those contemplated in these Terms and Conditions, including commercial licensing arrangements, the Organiser will seek additional permission from the photographer before proceeding.
The Organiser and its partners will make every reasonable effort to credit the photographer whenever the image is used. However, failure to provide attribution in a particular instance shall not constitute a breach of these Terms and Conditions.
The licence granted under these Terms and Conditions does not include the use of submitted images for the training of artificial intelligence systems without the photographer’s additional consent.
- Consent and Permissions
By submitting an entry, the entrant confirms that:
- The submitted photograph is their original work and does not infringe any copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other rights of any third party.
- They have obtained any permissions reasonably required for the creation and submission of the photograph.
- They have obtained consent from any identifiable individuals appearing in the photograph, where such consent is required by law.
- They understand that shortlisted or winning entrants may be asked to provide evidence of consent or permissions where individuals are clearly identifiable in the image.
The entrant agrees to indemnify the Organiser against any claims arising from a breach of these warranties.
- Disqualification
- The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any entrant found to have breached these Terms & Conditions or who provides false or misleading information.
- The Organiser reserves the right to remove any entry deemed inappropriate, offensive, or inconsistent with the objectives of the Competition.
- Personal Data & Privacy
Personal information provided by entrants will be used for administering the Competition, communicating with entrants, processing prizes, promoting the Competition, and maintaining Competition records.
Entrants agree that their name, country of residence, photograph title, image caption, and submitted photograph may be published in connection with the Competition and related promotional activities.
Personal data will be handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
The Organiser may retain entrant data for archival, historical, promotional, and contact purposes related to the Competition and future editions of the Competition.
- General Provisions
- Participation in the Competition constitutes full acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.
- The Organiser reserves the right to amend or update these Terms & Conditions at any time.
