Join SinagLarawan Photo Contest only until August 31

The much-awaited SinagLarawan Photo Contest is back to recognize the caliber and creativity of homegrown photographers from all over the country as they capture the values, traits, culture, and traditions that shape the Filipino identity.

Open for entries until August 31, SinagLarawan 2024’s theme Salinlikha Salindiwa showcases the teaching and passing on of that uniquely Pinoy spirit of enterprise, highlighting the hustles and stories of inspiring individuals across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The photo contest underlines how Creativity, Grit, and Tenacity are part of being Filipino, and how these form the enterprising mindset that continues to persist and evolve into new forms: from suking tindahan to live selling on social media, from pasalubong to pasabuy, and from artisans to social enterprises that add modern contexts to traditional creations.

Salinlikha Salindiwa celebrates everyone who embraces the grind to uplift their lives, families, communities, heritage, and culture in any and every way possible.

The SinagLarawan Photo Contest is an initiative of JTI Philippines as part of its Community Investment (CI) arm that supports three focus areas including People, Environment, and Arts and Culture. The contest highlights photography as an art form and how it helps showcase the hallmarks of the Filipino people and the talent and skill of Filipino photographers. The winning photographs will be showcased in a coffee table book.

How to Join. The SinagLarawan 2024 Photo Contest is open to all members of photography clubs and independent photographers endorsed by a photography club, who must be 18 years old and above.

Submissions are through the official JTI SinagLarawan website, jtisinaglarawan.com, until August 31, 2024. Eligible photographers should submit one (1) digital photo and include a title, a brief description in English of how the entry captures the theme, and the locale where the photo submission was taken. Only photos taken from January 2022 to August 2024 are eligible for the contest, and participants are allowed only one (1) entry each. 

Prizes and Awards. The top honors for the SinagLarawan 2024 Photo Contest awards both the individual photographers as well as their affiliated photo clubs.

The grand winner or SinagLarawan of the Year is set to receive a P150,000 cash prize and a trophy, with their photo club receiving P30,000 and a certificate. First Runner Up will get P120,000 and a trophy, with their club receiving P25,000 and a certificate. Finally, the Second Runner Up will be awarded P100,000 and a trophy, with P20,000 and a certificate for their club.

There will be eight (8) winners awarded as part of the Circle of Excellence, each set to receive a cash prize of P80,000 and a trophy, while their respective clubs receive P10,000 and a certificate each.

SinagLarawan has a total of thirteen (13) Special Awards this year, with each winner receiving P50,000 and a certificate. The photo contest is introducing the Rehiyon Awards this 2024 for the top three (3) photographers from Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao. SinagLarawan also has its special JTI Employee Choice Award. 

Aside from being featured in a coffee table book, the SinagLarawan 2024 Photo Contest will be honoring its winners during an awards event and exhibit in October.

Join and support the SinagLarawan 2024 Photo Contest, and together, let us celebrate the creativity and talent of our very own Filipino photographers as they capture Salinlikha Salindiwa in photos that inspire us to be better, do better, and take pride in all that it means to be Filipino.

For more information and detailed contest mechanics, please visit our official website at jtisinaglarawan.com.