Guidelines.

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All entries must adhere to the following:

1. All entrants must be Bahamian residents and may submit only one entry. Submissions must consist of authentic photographs taken within The Bahamas and clearly identifiable as such.

2. Each entry must be the sole, original work of the photographer submitting it.

3. Each portfolio must include a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 images.​

 

  Participation Category

 

  Individuals allowed to participate in one category.

• Tier 1: Students (Grades 8–17) 

• Tier 2: Adult Amateurs (Non-professional camera users) 

• Tier 3: Professionals (Photographers using professional-grade equipment) 

A maximum of 3 winners will be selected within each category. Winners will be notified on March 1st, 2026, through email and featured on social media campaigns.

Prize .

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  Details of  Auction​

 

•        $20 Entrance Fee for all Tiers

•        Silent auctions with minimum bid starting at $500 per piece.

•       Work featured in Pat’s Nature Garden’s international publications and media.

•       Gallery display at the Potcake Awards.

•       70 % Bidding amounts will be awarded to the photographer, and 30 % in donation to The Bahamas Humane Society (BHS) & the Bahamas Alliance for          Animal          Rights and Kindness.(BAARK) shared equally.

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Terms and Agreement

 

  By submitting a portfolio to the Potcake Awards Photography Competition and Exhibition, each participant agrees to the following terms:

1. Ownership and Use of Winning Portfolios Portfolios that receive winning bids during the exhibition shall become the joint property of Pat’s Nature Garden and the bidding member firm. Both parties reserve the right to use the winning photographs for promotional, educational, or other purposes, with appropriate credit where applicable.

2. Rights to Display Participants grant Pat’s Nature Garden a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, and publish winning photographs in any format or medium, including but not limited to print materials, online platforms, social media, and exhibitions. This license is granted for promotional and archival purposes, with full acknowledgment of the photographer’s contribution.

3. Originality and Copyright Participants affirm that all submitted photographs are original works created solely by them, and do not infringe on any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights of third parties. If any person is identifiable in the image, the participant must have obtained the appropriate consent or model release.

4. Right to Disqualify Pat’s Nature Garden reserves the right to disqualify any submission that is incomplete, inappropriate, or not in alignment with the competition's theme or rules, at its sole discretion.

5. No Compensation Except for portfolios that receive winning bids, participants understand and agree that no additional compensation or licensing fees will be paid for the use of submitted photographs as described in these terms.

6. Acknowledgment of Terms By submitting a portfolio through the designated portal, participants confirm that they have read, understood, and accepted these Terms and Agreement. Submission constitutes a legally binding agreement to the conditions outlined above.