20th Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Photo Contest 2026 (With Up to $1,000 Prize)

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About SEARCA Photo Contest

Themed "Food for All, Food for the Future," the 20th SEARCA Photo Contest invites Southeast Asian photographers to capture the people and systems that keep food nourishing, safe, accessible, resilient, and ready for the future.

This 20th edition marks a milestone in SEARCA's visual storytelling on agriculture and rural development. For two decades, the contest has shown the labor, beauty, urgency, and hope of agriculture across the region. This year, it asks a timely question: how do we ensure food for all today while building food systems fit for tomorrow?

• Sponsor Organisation: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)

Benefits of SEARCA Photo Contest

• First Prize : USD 1,000 and a Certificate
• Second Prize :USD 800 and a Certificate
• Third Prize : USD 500 and a Certificate
• SEARCA Center Director's Choice : USD 500 and a Certificate

SEARCA Photo Contest Requirements

• The 20th SEARCA Photo Contest is open to all Southeast Asian nationals, except SEARCA staff and their immediate family members.
• Entries must be digital, colored, in JPEG format, and at least 3,000 pixels wide for horizontal images or 3,000 pixels tall for vertical images at 300 dpi.

Application Date and Process

Entries must be submitted through the official SEARCA Photo Contest website from 16 July to 30 September 2026, 11:59 p.m. (GMT+8). 

Each entry must include the following details in English:

• Photographer's full name, age range, and sex at birth
• Photographer's country of citizenship
• Photographer's professional status
• Brief description of the photo (maximum of 400 characters)
• Sub-theme entered
• Place where the photo was taken, including country
• Complete date photo was taken

Application Deadline

30 September, 2026

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