Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Photography Contest
- Deadline: 31 October 2025
- Website: https://culture.skm.com.tw/
Since its inception in 2007, SKM PHOTO (Shin Kong Mitsukoshi International Photography Contest) has been dedicated to providing a stage for photography enthusiasts to fully display their talents and promote photographic art, attracting more than 100,000 visitors each year. The active participation by photography enthusiasts has won praise from all walks of life. Besides holding international competitions and cultivating new talented photographers every year, SKM PHOTO has also added an exhibition and exchange platform by inviting Taiwanese photographers with unique personal styles to join the touring exhibitions. The idea is to establish a perfect collection system for photographic works, thereby adding comprehensiveness and diversity in the development of Taiwan’s photographic image art. It is also expected that the gathering of related industries through the use of the diverse spaces of department stores will allow photographic art to be make a resounding impression.
Other purposes are to enhance the market potential, open up Taiwan’s photographic art to become an indicator activity for the Chinese people, and jointly witness the flourishing development of Taiwan’s photographic image art.
Fees:
Free
Prizes:
■ First Place (1 winner): USD 5,000
■ Second Place (1 winner): USD 2,000
■ Third Place (1 winner): USD 1,000
■ Special Jury Award (2 winners): 【RICOH】GR IIIx camera
■ Outstanding Work Award (5 winners):【FUJIFILM】instax Pal™ digital camera + instax mini Link3 Smartphone Printer
■ Selected Work Award (10 winners):【FOTOPRO】Fotopro X Go Mini 2 Tripod
■ Special Award of the Year (3 winners):【IFOOTAGE】SL1 320DN LED Video Light
※ Special Award of the Year is an award for individual works, and 3 works will be chosen from entered works of the year by the judges; this award is independently established, and winners of other awards are still eligible for this award.
※ All prizewinning works may participate in the showings of the "2026 SKM Photography art fair,"and the prizewinners will also receive one "2026 Shin Kong Mitsukoshi International Photography Contest Commemorative Album”, one "Certificate of merit," and tickets to the " SKM PHOTO Art Fair." (Actual prizes awarded are at the sole discretion of the organizer.)
Eligibility:
All photography lovers are welcome
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
Entrants agree to authorize gratis copyright of the prize-winning work to the organizer, which will be irrevocable, with permanent effect, and applicable worldwide, i.e. the right to reproduce, distribute the prize-winning work or make derivatives thereof (including record of the creator’s name) on any media at the present or in the future, e.g. use it in series events of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi International Photo Joint Exhibition for the purpose of event promotion, display the prize winner’s work publicly, use it in graphic productions of this event and publish it on websites, etc. Prize winners that don’t consent to the above conditions will be deemed as waiving their prize-winning right. Entrants cannot take any action or make any statement violating rules of this contest once entered.