About
Winter reveals essence—especially in children’s features. Stripped of bright embellishments and sheltered comfort, a child’s face against snow and blizzard becomes a mirror of authentic emotion: wonder, focus, joy, or even a rare pensiveness for such a young age. Frost lends a blush, hoarfrost adds graphic clarity, and winter light imparts volume and definition, sharpening every nuance of the gaze.
A winter portrait of a child is neither a staged genre scene nor a holiday illustration. It is a rigorous, almost documentary encounter between an individual and the season—where the human subject remains central, and winter acts not as backdrop, but as co-author.
We invite photographers to submit images that capture this meeting with honesty: taken outdoors, without interior settings and without visual clutter. Just a child, winter, and light—in its natural, unsoftened, yet precisely rendered winter sharpness.
Accepted:
- Portraits of children (aged 18 or younger) taken outdoors during the winter season—in urban or natural settings
- Color or black-and-white photographs that clearly convey a winter atmosphere—through snow, frost, visible breath, or typical winter clothing
- Images featuring one or several children, provided the face (or faces) remains the expressive focal point of the composition and occupies at least two-thirds of the frame
Not accepted:
- Photographs taken indoors—including shots made near a window with a winter landscape visible outside
- Images in which children occupy less than two-thirds of the frame or are visually lost against the background
- Photographs containing nudity, erotic undertones, or stylized costumes that distract from the natural authenticity of the subject
- Submissions with obvious digital manipulation to simulate a winter atmosphere (e.g., snow or cool-toned filters added in post-production without an actual winter setting)
