BJI Photo Contest

The BJI is excited to invite you to share a photo that is a great representation of your research. We are looking for new photos to represent the research happening in the BJI.

The winning photograph will be highlighted in the BJI Suite in WIRB.

What are we looking for? Think about your project, your facilities and your research outcomes.


Prizes

  • Types of Awards: BJI Branded Clothing, In-suite Photo Display, Publication, Certificates
  • Prize Tiers: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place, honorable mentions
    • 1st Prize
      • BJI Branded Hoodie
      • Your photo showcased in the BJI Suite
      • Certificate of Award
      • Publication on the BJI Site & Socials
    • 2nd & Third Prizes
      • BJI Branded Swag
      • Your photo displayed in the BJI Suite
      • Publication on the BJI Site & Socials
    • Honourable mention prizes may also be awarded based on submissions

Who Can Enter

  • BJI/CMHR Trainees

Submission Guidelines

  • Submission Period: May 30th - August 31st
  • File Requirements:
    • Format (JPEG, PNG, EPS)
    • Naming convention: (Lastname_areaofresearch_#)
  • Number of Entries: Limit per person 3
  • Size and resolution
    • Winning entrants must be able to provide a high-resolution version of each photo that they submit (uncompressed TIFF or maximum quality JPEG, Grayscale or Colour (RGB)). Digital files should be a minimum of 3600 pixels wide by 2700 pixels tall (or 12” x 9”) at 300 dpi. All photographs submitted will be provided in a high-resolution version of the assett suitable for reproduction.

Rules and Terms

  • Originality: Must be the entrant’s own work
  • Editing: Content alteration of digital files is not acceptable; cropping of photos is permitted, tonal or colour corrections are acceptable, including black and white conversion.
  • Usage Rights: Submissions must be made available for broad use across the BJI, including but not limited to, reproduction and installation in the WIRB suite, use in newsletters, reports, and external communications.

Promotion

  • Marketing Channels: Social media, newsletters, posters
  • Hashtags: For social media engagement
  • Partnerships: Collaborations with brands, partners, or organizations

Timeline

  • Contest Launch: May 30 2025 
  • Submission Deadline: August 31st 2025 
  • Judging & Voting: September 2025
  • Winners Announced: September 2025


Judging Criteria

  • Evaluation Metrics:
    • Creativity
    • Composition
    • Relevance to theme
    • Technical quality
  • Judging Panel: BJI Executive Members

PUBLICATION DETAILS
By submitting a photo to the contest, the entrant hereby grants BJI the right to use photos submitted to the contest. BJI will have rights to use images digitally to

(a) further expand on the print edition;
(b) promote BJI; and
(c) promote BJI via website, LinkedIn, BlueSky, Instagram, Flickr and other social media outlets.

By submitting a photo to the contest, the entrant also hereby grants to BJI the non-exclusive, perpetual right and license to reproduce, publish and distribute, and to authorize the reproduction, publication and distribution of the photos, in print, and in all electronic forms and media now known or later developed, including, but not limited to on the Internet. By uploading a photo to the contest, entrants agree that any such reproduction, publication or distribution may be the work alone and not in conjunction with the works with which it is first published by BJI. BJI reserves the non-exclusive right to publish any entry and/or use any entry in its material during or after the contest without further compensation to the entrants. For BJI, promotional material shall include without limitation any print or electronic advertising or marketing material such as posters, online images, ads, videos, e-mails and social media content. Waiver forms/ model releases are the responsibility of the entrant and must be available in the event the photo is selected as a winning photograph. 
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
With regard to any photograph submitted to this contest, the owner of the photo’s copyright retains all copyright. By uploading any photograph to the contest, you grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly grants) BJI a world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable and non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, adapt, transmit, communicate, publicly display and perform, distribute and create compilations and derivative works or merchandise from any such submitted photograph to promote the contest. You represent and warrant that you have the right to grant the license set out above. In the event copyright of any photograph submitted by an eligible entrant belongs to a minor, permission to enter the photo in the contest, reprint, publish, or otherwise reproduce the images, as described above, must have been obtained, in writing, from the child’s parent or guardian prior to entry of the photograph in the contest. Proof of such permission must be provided to the contest sponsor immediately upon request.