Participation Steps:

1 Photos submitted for the challenge must be taken and edited by Xiaomi Smartphones. No external editing software or mobile applications may be used except for the the phone's in-built photo editor.

2 Photos submitted for the competition must contain EXIF information, and size of the photo should be between 300KB and 10MB.Otherwise the photos will not be accepted.

3 Each participant is able to upload a maximum of 6 photographs. Photos submitted after the submission deadline (November 22nd, 2018) or via unofficial means will not be considered in the challenge.

4 Participants must agree to the Xiaomi’s Terms & Condition upon submitting their photos in the challenge (details are listed at the end of this document).

5 Participants are to check the details of their photos before uploading as photos cannot be altered once uploaded. If a participant is selected for the top 100, they will be required to provide proof of purchase of a Xiaomi phone that was used to shoot the selected photo as well as some personal information inpreperation for the final round.

6 There will be no registration fees for the challenge.

Prizes:

1st Prize:

1 participant in each of the 4 categories (total 4 participants) will receive a prize of 10,000 USD.

First prize winners in each of the 4 categories will receive a prize of 10,000 USD. Once the Top 100 photos are chosen by the panel of professional judges, winners will be decided by global voters according to the number of votes received.

2nd Prize:

1 participant in each of the 4 categories (total 4 participants) will receive a prize of 2,000 USD.

Second prize winners in each of the 4 categories will receive a prize of 2,000 USD. Once the Top 100 photos are chosen by the panel of professional judges, winners will be decided by global voters according to the number of votes received.

3rd Prize:

1 participant in each of the 4 categories (total 4 participants) will receive a prize of 500 USD.

Third prize winners in each of the 4 categories will receive a prize of 500 USD. Once the Top 100 photos are chosen by the panel of professional judges, winners will be decided by global voters according to the number of votes received.