21/02/2026
INVITING EVERYONE!!!
Ormoc Photographic Society in partnership with Ormoc City Tourism Office and Ormoc Festival and Cultural Foundation brings you the National Arts Month 2026 Photo Contest.
The theme for this year’s National Arts Month 2026 photo contest is “HOMEMADE, HANDMADE”.
Home Made, Hand Made celebrates the heart of Ormoc City, its people, their craft, and the products shaped by local hands and local pride. This theme invites photographers to capture the stories behind Ormoc’s well-known homegrown products, from lovingly prepared foods and native delicacies, freshly harvested vegetables and fruits, locally made drinks, to hand-crafted garments and goods made within the city. Each image should reflect authenticity, creativity, and the quiet beauty of everyday work, highlighting how tradition, culture, and livelihood come together in items made not by machines alone, but by Ormocanons whose skills and passion define the city’s identity.
CONTEST MECHANICS
1. The photo contest is open to all interested participants
2. No registration fee is required
3. Participants can use dslr, mirrorless camera or mobile phones for the photo contest. Drones are not allowed.
4. Participants must not have a record of committing any illegal acts such as cheating, photo grabbing and etc.
5. Photo entries must be taken originally by the participant. All photos must be captured not later than October 2025 up to present.
6. Participants may edit their photos using basic adjustments only, including brightness, contrast, color saturation, dodging, burning, and cropping. Major edits that change or add elements to the photo are not allowed.
7. Photo entries must be cropped to 8 x 12 inches with 300 dpi. Both portrait and landscape orientations are allowed.
8. Photo entries must be relevant to the theme “ Homemade, Handmade ”.
9. Photos must only be taken within Ormoc City.
10. Sepia or black and white color orientation is not allowed.
11. Participants can submit with a maximum of 3 photo entries and 1 minimum.
12. Entries must not contain identifying marks, watermarks, borders and frames, signs and address to insinuate information of ownership.
13. The photographer of all entries shall retain ownership of their photo. However, the ORMOC CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT shall have the right to use any of the entries for promotional and management purposes of the city with proper acknowledgment of their authors.
14. Photo entries must be in JPEG format and EXIF data must be retained.
15. Submit the photo entries at “ [email protected]”. Deadline of submission is on March 15, 2026 at 5:00PM.
16. As you send your entries, Email also the following information.
Last Name:
First Name:
M.I. :
Address:
Age:
Birthday:
Contact Number:
17. File name format of photo entries must be followed EX: LastName_Title of the photo
18. Provide a short description about your photo, send it through email also.
19. The decision of the BOARD OF JUDGES is final and cannot be appealed.
20. Failure to follow the contest mechanics will be automatically disqualified.
21. Judging of entries and awarding of winners is still to be announced.
Criteria for judging
Composition – 40%
Creativity and Originality – 40%
Visual Impact – 20%
PRIZES
1st Place – P5,000
2nd Place – P3,500
3rd Place – P1,500 and
4 Honorable Mentions – P500
