1st
Yuva Drishti
Photography Contest 2026

10. The exhibition is open to digital entries only. Digital entries will be projected using a Full HD 43”TV, 1024 x 768 pixels will be used to display the images to the judges.
11. The judge's decision will be final. Salon organiser reserve the right to withdraw any award if it thinks fit and proper by the judges.
12. The decision of the panel of selectors is final and binding, no further appeal will be entertained.
13. Any jury member or salon committee member will not be allowed to participate in the salon.
14. Organizer reserves the right to reproduce selected entries in the catalogue, press and use for publicity of the Bhavan and its associated entities.
15. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE JUDGED WITHOUT ENTRY FEE and entry will be disqualified for judging. Submission of the pictures to the salon implies acceptance of all terms and conditions of the Salon.
16. An entry may be rejected when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry does not conform to the exhibition rules and conditions and fit the definition of the particular section viz open colour or nature.
17. An award may be cancelled, if salon organizers find any misconduct is done by the entrant and the award will be given to the next eligible entrant.
18. In such a scenario specified in clause 17, a fresh acceptance and award list will be sent to all the participants.
19. Prize money and Certificates will be presented during the exhibition and those who are not able to attend and collect it personally should inform in advance so that the same can be sent by Registered post with proper reasonable care, but organisers will not be held responsible for any damage, loss or theft during transit.
20. Notification of results will be published over the salon website.
21. An illustrated digital catalogue in PDF format will be published on the website and will be available for a period of six months.

Nature Photography is restricted to the use of the photographic process to depict all branches of natural history, except anthropology* and archaeology*, in such a fashion that a well-informed person will be able to identify the subject material and certify its honest presentation. The story telling value of a photograph must be weighed more than the pictorial quality while maintaining high technical quality.
1. Human elements must not be present, except where those human elements are integral parts of the nature story such as nature subjects, like barn owls or storks, adapted to an environment modified by humans, or where those human elements are in situations depicting natural forces, like hurricanes or tidal waves.
2. Scientific bands, scientific tags or radio collars on wild animals are permissible.
3. Photographs of human created hybrid plants, cultivated plants, feral animals, domestic animals, or mounted specimens are ineligible.
4. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. Conversion to infrared, either by digital technique or by original technique is not allowed. Stitching of two or more image is not permitted.
5. Complete conversion to grey scale Monochrome is allowed but without partial or complete toning.
6. It is perfectly legal to remove dust, flares or digital noise. Minor global colour / tone correction is OK if it is not selective and the final image looks natural. Dodge and Burn tool is for you only but use it judiciously. Selective darkening of background is prohibited. Techniques like panning, slow shutter speed or in-exposure zooming are part of your creativity. Use of filters like Polarizers and NDs are ok.
7. Drone Photography in the National Parks of India is illegal except with prior written permission from the concerned authorities. Drone images of Wild animals will be disqualified.
8. Welfare of the subject is extremely important. Use of live bait is totally prohibited. Relocated nest is a big NO and jury members will not consider Nest photography images for awards. Images entered in the Nature section meeting the Nature Photography Definition above can have landscapes, geologic formations, weather phenomena, and extant organisms as the primary subject matter. This excludes images taken with subjects in controlled conditions, such as zoos, game farms, botanical gardens, aquariums and any enclosure where the subjects are totally dependent on man for food.
7. Techniques that add, relocate, replace or remove any element of the original image, except by cropping, are not permitted. Conversion to infrared, either by digital technique or by original, is not permitted.

The subject matter is unrestricted for images in separate colour. Use of major computer-generated graphics or using AI is not permitted.
All elements of the image must have been shot by the author. All parts of the image including graphics must be photographed by the author holding copyright of his submitted works.
Same images either colour or mono in two different sections of the same Salon will result in disqualification for both the images.