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Hong Kong Caterpillar Photo Contest

With nearly 3000 species recorded in Hong Kong, moths and butterflies are one of the most diverse groups of insects encountered in the region. If butterflies, and to a lesser extent moths, are often photographed as adults for their spectacular colouration, patterns and shapes, the diversity and beauty of caterpillars has nothing to envy them.
 

For the third edition of our photography competition, the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum invites you to capture the juvenile stages of Lepidoptera: the caterpillars! Together, let’s record the incredible diversity of ecological strategies, behaviours and of course astonishing refinement of these small or sometimes large organisms. So to your cameras and take a chance to win one of our great prizes.

Eligibility

People of any age can participate.

Children and teens under the age of 18 should obtain consent* from their parents/legal guardians and are encouraged to work with them.

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​*Download the Parents/Legal Guardians Consent Form

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Entry Terms and Conditions

  1. Photographs must be taken in Hong Kong. 

  2. Wildlife harassment including staged, captured, baiting photography is prohibited.

  3. Subjects of photographs must be wild caterpillars (Lepidoptera) and not captive individuals. 5 different pictures can be submitted per participant.

  4. For photographs, only minor exposure and contrast correction or cropping is acceptable. Any changes to the original photograph not mentioned here, including digitally adding or removing anything, changing the colour of the photograph, or other image correction processes not mentioned here are unacceptable. AI generated pictures are not allowed.

  5. If the Organiser has discovered or believed that the Participant has violated any of the terms and conditions, his/her entry will be disqualified.

  6. Participants under the age of 18 shall obtain consent from their parents or guardians and understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions announced by the Organiser.

  7. Employees of the Organiser and supporting organisations, judges, and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate in the Contest. 

  8. In case of any inconsistency between the English version and Chinese version of these Terms and Conditions, the English version shall prevail.

  9. The Organiser retains the right to amend the terms and conditions to settle any issues during the event.

Copyrights

  1. Photographs must be the original work of the entrant with no watermarks, and the entrant must be the sole copyright holder of the photograph so entered. Copying of others' work is prohibited and if established will lead to immediate exclusion from the contest.

  2. Photographs must not have been exposed to any event, platform or under other copyrights.  

  3. Participants understand that by submitting their work to the competition they give the Organizer the right to use, edit, modify, disseminate and publish the photos for advertising and education purposes.

  4. Participants must not violate any law and regulations including rights of intellectual property, confidentiality and privacy.

  5. Photographs must not contain any obscene, violent, pornographic, defamatory, indecent, insulting, controversial or any illegal content.

  6. If photographs or acts from the Participant violate any third-party rights, the Participant himself/ herself will be solely responsible for any consequences including claims, loss of reputation or damage to both parties of the Organiser and the Participant. 

  7. If the Organiser has discovered or believed that the Participant has violated any of the above, his/her entry will be disqualified.

Submission Details

  1. Please submit and upload the participating entry Here
    Please name the files in the format of: Passport ID/HKID first 4 characters_Full ID Name_Image Number e.g. Y123_ChanTaiMan_1 

  2. Photos are required to be submitted in digital format: JPG, PNG, JPEG, TIFF and below file size of 10MB. 

  3. A maximum of 5 files per participant can be submitted. Using multiple accounts is strictly prohibited and will result in the exclusion of the contraveners.

  4. Time, date and location of the photographs are required. Pictures should have been taken after April 30th 2025 at the earliest and until the official end of the contest (to be announced at a later date - Usually in early/mid November).

  5. Once the photographs are selected, the original photographic digital files (JPEG, TIFF or RAW files) and the untouched EXIF data* may be requested. Participants who fail to submit original files will be disqualified.

 

*EXIF stands for “Exchangeable image file format”, a standard that contains interchange information about the image file. In Windows system, right-click a photo and select “Properties” and check under “Details”. For Mac, you can right-click on a photo and select “Get Info” or use “Command + I” shortcut.

Judging Criteria

  1. Creativity 30%

  2. Photo Aesthetics 35%

  3. Photo Composition 35%

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Prizes and Awards

Top 10 Winner: 
TBC

Contest Timeline

Contest Begins -  30th Apr, 2025

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Go out and explore caterpillars!​

Entry Deadline - November, 2025 (to be annouced)

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Results Announcements - Early 2026

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Publication of Poster - Early 2026

Shall there be any enquiries, please email us at hkbiodiversitymuseum@gmail.com

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The Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum is funded by Environment and Conservation Fund of
the Hong Kong Government under the EE&CA project 2695: the Environment and Conservation Fund:
The Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum: Pushing the Frontiers of Biodiversity Knowledge

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