Photo Contest
How does the Festival of Lights look through the lens of your camera?
We invite all creative minds and photography enthusiasts to capture the most memorable moments of the festival. Join our popular Festival of Lights Photo Contest and send us your best shots of the spectacular light installations and projections to share your own personal experience of light and colour. At the end of the festival, a panel of judges will select the best photos, which will be rewarded with attractive prizes and featured on our online channels.
Whether it’s a classic photo competition or on Instagram – we look forward to your breathtaking snapshots!
Official Festival of Lights Photo Contest
4th to 31st October
Our 10 Amazing Photo Contest Prizes:
1️⃣ 1st Place: Trip for 2 to the Festival of Lights in Zagreb – presented by the Zagreb Tourist Board
2️⃣ – 3️⃣ Place: Google Pixel 9 Smartphone
4️⃣ – 🔟 Place: Festival of Lights Shop Vouchers worth €50 each
Ready to Join In? Here’s How:
Send your photo by email to fotowettbewerb@festival-of-lights.de with the subject line “Photo Contest.” You can submit up to 3 images in jpg format via WeTransfer or a Cloud download link. Just name your files like this: FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME_TITLE_DATE.
Important: Collages, frames, graphic or text elements, and obvious image manipulation are not allowed.
Check out the participation terms for more details.
We’re excited to see your amazing photos!
Instagram Photo Contest
4th to 20th October
Our 3 Exciting Instagram Prizes
Presented by Foto Meyer and partners: Canon, Sirui & Polaroid
1️⃣ 1st Place: Canon EOS R50 Kit incl. Gorillapod & accessories
2️⃣ 2nd Place: Sirui Superb Traveler Carbon Tripod
3️⃣ 3rd Place: Polaroid Lab Instant Printer
Ready to Join In? Here’s How:
Post your dazzling photo on Instagram until October 20th.
Tag @berlinfestivaloflights
Use the hashtag #MyFestivalOfLightsPhoto
You can find more details and requirements in the participation terms.
Our winners
Many thanks to all the participants of the photo contest for the wonderful photos, which really inspired us! We are glad to present the 13 diverse, creative winning photo compositions that immerse us once again in the festival atmosphere.
Places 1 to 3:
1st Place
Jens Roehner “Festival bei Regen”
The winner receives a trip for two to the Festival of Lights Zagreb in March 2024.
We sincerely thank our partner Zagreb Tourist Board for this prize.
2nd Place
Waldemar Pache “Bebelplatz”
The winner receives a monetary prize of 500 euros
3rd Place
Alex Walberg “Geschultert”
The winner receives a monetary prize of 300 euros
Places 4 to 13:
Waldemar Pache “Oberbaumbrücke”
André Hempel “Tree of Life”
Julia Schröder “Charlottenburger Schloss”
Lars Oliver Michaelis “Brandenburger Tor”
Carsten Riegert
Melanie Otto “Der Mann im Mond”
Ralf Trabold “Marx Engels Forum”
Melanie Wenzl “Wachsames Auge”
Adrian Simonca “Dome”
Nirmeen Lasheen “Neptun”
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The winners 2023
We would like to thank DJI Authorized Retail Store for providing the prizes.