Questions fréquemment posées

People aged 12 and older can take part in Photo Emotion. Adults may participate independently. Minors aged 12 to 18 may record sixes and build a collection, but they need to join an adult's circle before submitting a work.

A six is the Photo Emotion format: an exactly 6-second vertical moving image recorded directly in the app, in real time and in one take.

No. Only a six recorded directly in the Photo Emotion app can be submitted. A file downloaded or saved outside the app cannot be re-imported as a submission.

No. A six cannot be edited, assembled, corrected, filtered or changed after recording. Until submissions close, the submission may be withdrawn or replaced with another record from the collection.

The collection is a private place for up to 6 records. A collection record is not yet a competition submission. One six is selected from the collection for the competition.

A circle is a private collection space. It is created by an adult who invites others with an access code. People in the circle see one another's records and can help one another choose.

Collection records are visible to their owner and people in the same circle. The collection is not a public stream. A submitted six may be seen by the Organizer and Jury.

Device location is used while recording to link a six to a city or town and build the Photo Emotion map. The app may process geographic coordinates, the place name, country and recording time as described in the Privacy Policy.

Laureates are selected by an anonymous Jury appointed by the Organizer. There is no public voting, likes, comments or popularity ranking.

This edition awards cash prizes only: the Photo Emotion Grand Prix of EUR 10,000 and 41 Photo Emotion awards of EUR 200 each.

Submissions for the Photo Emotion Competition close on 28 August 2026 at 23:59 Warsaw time.