K-LIGHTS | The 2^nd Lightstick Photography Contest 

Contest Theme

Any photo of K-Pop lightstick that was taken during a K-Pop concert or fanmeeting or performance

Online Preliminary Round

- Submission Period: 6^th May – 25^th May 23:59 HKT

- Submission Method: fill in the Google Form within the application period.

- Entries to Final: 30

- Judging Criteria: Creativity(30%), Aesthetics(30%), Relevance to Theme(40%)

- Announcement of finalists: via posting on Instagram, Facebook and homepage of KCCHK on or before 30^th May 2025,

Rule of submission

• 1.Each applicant can only submit ONE photograph for the contest only.

• 2.Black and white or colour, and/or cropped photographs are accepted

• 3.Submitted photographs must be the original work and are watermark-free. The entry must be taken by the applicant and has never won any awards in any public competitions

• 4.Simple tone adjustments by software are acceptable. However, entry with digitally added or removed object or scene will not be accepted. Only a maximum of 50% correction or cropping of original photos is acceptable. Any other image correction processes, or changes made to the original photograph not mentioned her are unacceptable

Final(Offline)

The 30 entries will be exhibited at K-Pop Zone, 6/F Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong from June to July for public offline voting.

Period: June – July(exact date to be announced), during opening hours of KCCHK

Venue: K-Pop Zone, 6/F Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong

Judging Criteria: Offline vote(100%)*

*1 vote only for each visitor

Prizes

Champion – 2,000HKD (1 entry)

First Runner-up – 1,500HKD (1 entry)

Second Runner-up - 1,000HKD (1 entry)

Merit – 500HKD (2 entires)
 
 

Terms and Conditions

1) The Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (the Center) reserves the rights to make the final decision on the prizes. If there are no entries deemed fit for each of the prizes, the winning entry for the said prize may not be selected.

2) Only submissions from participants that fit the submission criteria (given above) will be considered for selection.

3) By submitting, the participant acknowledges that all of the photographs are their own works, and that the participant has the rights to submit those photographs to contests. 

4) By submitting, the participant agrees that the Center have rights to the use of submitted photos, whether selected or not, for the promotion of the "K-LIGHTS" Photography contest only.

5) By submitting, the participant agrees to the use of the selected and prize-winning photos for the purpose of promoting Korean culture in the future, and acknowledges that the participant has the rights to grant such privileges to the Center.

6) The participant agrees that, if the participant or the entry does not meet the requirements stipulated, the prizes may be forfeited at any time.