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FUJIFILM PRO Photo Contest 2025

Official Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN – a purchase will not increase your chance of winning. To enter the FUJIFILM PRO Photo Contest (the “Contest”), navigate the website URL located at https://shopusa.fujifilm-x.com/pro-retailer-competition and click on the Photo Contest enter link to be connected to the official Contest Registration and Entry Form. Complete and provide all the requested information. Following registration (which is free), you will be directed to submit your photo(s), in either .jpg, or .png format, in any of five (5) Contest categories as listed below. By entering this Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final in each instance.

Contest Period and Eligibility. This Contest is being conducted by FUJIFILM North America Corporation, 200 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595-1356 (the “Sponsor”). Contest begins April 1, 2025, at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time and promptly ends July 31, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Contest Period”), and is open to PRO Group dealers’ retail staff employees who are legal residents of the 50 United States, plus Washington, D.C., and who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. All submissions will be validated to confirm eligibility of entrant by confirming entrant is employed by a PRO Group dealer as retail staff. Validation may include confirmation that email submission address matches PRO Group dealer address and contacting PRO Group retailer as identified on submission form. Employees of the Sponsor, any affiliate of Sponsor, or any of their advertising or promotional agencies, any provider of any prize offered in this Contest or any business or entity involved in the development, production, implementation, judging, or fulfillment of this Contest, and the immediate family members of any of the above (meaning spouses, parents, siblings and children living in the same household) are not eligible to enter or win. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever else prohibited by law. This Contest is subject to all applicable laws.

How to Enter. During the Contest Period complete all the information requested on the Contest Registration and Entry Form and follow the instructions to enter online. INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER. Eligible participants may enter as often as they wish, there are no limitations on the number of entries an entrant may submit, but there is a limit of one prize per entrant, per email address and/or per household. The same photo may be entered in multiple categories, but each time it is submitted counts as a separate entry. Each entry must be submitted separately. No entries will be accepted after the expiration of the Contest Period.

Each photo submitted by you (an “Entry Photo”) must be an original photo and you must be the photographer. You must also have the written permission of any person used as a subject of or that appears in any Entry Photo. Any editing/retouching/modifying applied to an Entry Photo must have been performed by you as the submitting party and use of stock photography is not allowed.

All Entry Photos must be original, non-professional, must not be licensed for use to any third-party, must not have been previously published or won any previous award, and must not contain any material that would infringe upon third party rights if used in advertising.

Entry Photo(s) may be taken by any FUJIFILM X Series or GFX System camera but must be submitted digitally in either .jpg or .png format with a minimum resolution of 72dpi and a maximum size per photo of 250mb. You will be notified via e-mail if and when your Entry Photo(s) have been posted on the site. Entry Photos must be submitted and received during the Contest Period. Proof of your submission is not proof of the Sponsor’s receipt and the Sponsor’s designated computer will be the official time-keeping device for this Contest. Entries without all of the required information blanks completed will not be accept and if submitted will be disqualified. In addition, all late, lost, or otherwise incomplete entries are not considered valid entries and shall be disqualified. Any attempt at or form of entry other than as expressly specified in these rules (including but not limited to automated, copied, third-party or mechanically reproduced entries) is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification. No entries or submissions will be returned. Subject to the Entry Photo License, all entries become the property of Sponsor upon submission. No correspondence about submissions will be answered. By entering, you grant an unrestricted, perpetual, irrevocable, exclusive license to Sponsor and Sponsor’s affiliates, partners and designees, and their respective agents and agencies, to publish and/or use for commercial purposes, and to adapt, edit and/or modify your Entry Photo(s) in any way related to such use, in connection with Sponsor’s products and services or otherwise, in any and all media worldwide, without limitation and without further compensation, rights to royalties, or attribution (“Entry Photo License”). Entrant agrees that he/she will not use Entry Photo(s) for any purpose other than in connection with this Contest or for personal use.

Contest Entries and Submissions. By entering, you warrant and represent:

  • That you are the photographer of the Entry Photo(s); and

  • That you have obtained prior to submission all permission necessary for Sponsor to publish or use your Entry Photo(s) in any media worldwide as described above, including, but not limited to, written permission from all persons depicted in your Entry Photo(s) and from any owner or holder of property, copyrights, trademarks or other rights in materials or other items depicted in your Entry Photo(s).

By entering, you also agree to confirm to Sponsor any of the above in writing during the Contest Period or thereafter. Entries may be disqualified if Entry Photo(s) contain materials trademarked, copyrighted, used or submitted elsewhere, or any obscene, defamatory or other offensive or inappropriate material as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries which Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines to be inconsistent with their corporate standards, reputation or consumer expectations. No responsibility is assumed for lost, late, stolen or misdirected email, submissions, or entries or any failure or unavailability of hardware, software, electronic communications or internet uploading or other connections. If in the sole discretion of the Sponsor the integrity of the Contest is compromised in any manner, Sponsor reserves the right to modify Contest and judge entries received that are unaffected by the problem. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any person who, attempts to tamper with the Contest, to harass or interfere with any other entrant, or otherwise acts in an inappropriate or unsportsmanlike way, all as determined by Sponsor in its absolute discretion. Submissions shall be void if incomplete, not legible, or if they contain errors or do not comply strictly with all requirements in these rules.

All entries become the sole property of Sponsor upon submission subject to the Entry Photo License, and by submitting your entry you agree that Sponsor may use any information you may provide on the Contest Registration and Entry Form during the Contest Period and thereafter to contact you related to the Contest. The Contest Registration and Entry Form will offer you the opportunity to opt in to receive communications from Sponsor for informational and marketing purposes (“Promotional Communications”), including but not limited to informing you about Sponsor’s products and promotional offers from time to time. By opting in to receiving Promotional Communications, you are agreeing to receive such Promotional Communications from Sponsor provided that you will be given the opportunity at any time to “opt out” of receiving further Promotional Communications by UNSUBSCRIBING from email communications. The privacy policies of the Sponsor at Privacy Policy | Fujifilm [United States] and the terms and conditions at Terms of Use | Fujifilm [United States] will apply to your entry submission. Opting in to receive Promotional Communications shall not increase your chances of winning. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to all of the terms and conditions of the privacy policies and website terms and conditions of the Sponsor. By entering you agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules, and you acknowledge that the decisions of the judges shall be final and binding in all respects. These Official Contest Rules will be posted at the Contest website throughout the Contest.

Photo Categories. All Contest entries must be family appropriate for all ages. THE DECISION REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE CONTENT OF THE SUBMISSIONS SHALL BE AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE SPONSOR.

CATEGORIES

  • HUMAN SUBJECT
    Any person- or people-focused image, e.g., portraiture, fashion, or documentary.

  • NATURAL WORLD
    Any scene or subject from nature, e.g., landscape, wildlife, or living macro.

  • URBAN ENVIRONMENT
    Any image focused on a lived space, e.g., street, architecture, or cityscape.

  • ACTION & SPORT
    Any action-focused or otherwise sporting image, e.g., extreme sport, motorsport, or solo athlete.

  • STRAIGHT OUT OF CAMERA
    Any image created using Film Simulations, where visual aesthetic best represents its subject matter.

Prizes.

First Place Prize - Five (5) First Place Prizes: Fujifilm X-M5 with XC15-45mm Kits (MSRP: $899.95 each).

Second Place Prize - Five (5) Second Place Prizes: $99 gift cards (from a standard credit card issuer).

One First Place Prize Winner and one Second Place Prize Winner shall be determined from among all valid entries in each of the five (5) categories.

Prizes may not be redeemed for cash, substituted or transferred; however, if any prize or prize component becomes unavailable the Sponsor reserves the right to unilaterally substitute a prize or prize component of equal or greater value. Taxes and any other expenses not listed above are the sole responsibility of individual prize winners. Allow 4-6 weeks after validation of winner’s eligibility and identity for receipt or arrangement of receipt of prize. Gift card prizes are subject to the terms and conditions provided on or with the card. You are not an official Contest winner until you are successfully validated, you have duly received an official notification of your winning status from the judging organization, and you have signed and returned the necessary Affidavit of Eligibility, Assignment of Rights and Liability and Publicity Release documentation, and other requested documentation, as referenced below.

Limit of one (1) prize per person, email address and/or household.

Judging/Winner Selection. Contest winners will be selected by a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor using the following equally weighted criteria in their sole discretion: alignment and relevancy with category topic; artistic merit; emotional impact; technical skill; and unique subject matter. Judging will be conducted during the period of August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025, from all eligible entries received for each category. The judges will select five (5) First Place Prize winners and five (5) Second Place Prize winners. Alternates, in case of ineligibility or inability to validate winners, will be selected in each category as well.

Winners will be announced at the PRO Group convention from September 17-20, 2025. Winners will be contacted via email at the email address included with the entrant’s submission.

Prize Acceptance. In order to be validated, each potential winner must complete, execute and then return (i) an affidavit confirming the winner’s identification and eligibility, and (ii) an assignment of rights to the winning Entry Photo. In addition, all prize winners will be required to complete, execute and return a Liability and Publicity Release, unless prohibited by law, as well as a 1099 for tax purposes. Documents returned electronically will have the same force and effect as original documents. If such documents are not returned within ten (10) days of the date sent, or if any prize notification is returned as non-deliverable or any winner if found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, disqualification may result. In the event any selected winner is over 18 years of age but is considered a minor as defined by the laws of his/her state of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian must also sign all required documents. In the event of a dispute as to identity of any online entrant, the actual eligible individual named on the online entry form will be deemed to be the official entrant unless otherwise determined by the Sponsor. Acceptance of a prize shall constitute permission by the winner for Sponsor to use the winner’s name, Entry Photo(s), hometown, likeness, photograph, statements or prize information for advertising and publicity purposes worldwide, in perpetuity, without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited. Sponsor, is parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, designees and advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents, shall not be responsible for any and all liability or any injury, loss or damage of any kind to or of any person or property (including, without limitation, death of any person), arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, participation in any Contest-related activity, or participation in this Contest.

Prize Winners List. For names of Winners, visit https://shopusa.fujifilm-x.com/pro-retailer-competition after September 19, 2025 or mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: FUJIFILM PRO Photo Contest Winners, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, 200 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595-1356 by October 20, 2025.

Void Where Prohibited and Availability of Official Rules. This Contest is void where prohibited. For printed copy of the Contest Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: FUJIFILM PRO Photo Contest Rules, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, 200 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595-1356 by July 31, 2025. Limit one rules request per envelope. Requests received after the Contest Period will not be honored.