Contest Rules

HeliOps Contest & Categories

Eligibility

The contest is open to any photographer in the world, amateur or professional, who is at least 18 years of age. Only original photos of helicopters or tiltrotors taken by the entrant since January 2024 to present -  will be considered. You may enter work in any and all categories HOWEVER each image can only be entered in ONE catergory. Incomplete entry forms, such as those without telephone numbers, will be disqualified. Deadline for images is the 30th December 2024. Good luck everyone. 

Photos will only appear in the online gallery after being approved by a photo contest administrator. HeliOps Magazine reserves the right to disqualify any photos that it deems irrelevant or inappropriate, or which appear to show unsafe operating practices. Entrants who supply incomplete descriptions may be asked for additional information before their photos are added to the competition.

ALL images must be taken AFTER the 1st January 2024. Any images shot prior to this date will not be approved. 

Preparing Your Entries

Only high-resolution digital files will be accepted. Images must be at-least 72DPI and a minimum of 1440px wide.

Digital images may be submitted in .jpg, .jpeg or .png format.

Uploaded images should be 30MB and under in size. If there are issues uploading, please check the file size, format, or contact us.

Submissions will not be accepted via any other means.

Only Upload images that YOU have taken. 

Please Note: All winners will be notified by email or phone. Those entrants that are not winners will not be individually notified. Entrants grant Kia Kaha Media / HeliOps Magazine / Antares Magazine the right to publish their images in an upcoming issue to showcase the winning entries in addition to using the images in conjunction with promoting the HeliOps Photo Competition. At no time will images be used for any other purpose without the express permission of the photographer.