TraWell Travel Photo Contest: Free Entry and a 1,200-euro Prize Pool

TraWell has announced the “TraWell: PHOTO” travel photography contest, which is open to photographers from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

✅ Participation is free.
✅ You may submit up to 12 photos.
✅ The total prize pool is 1,200 euros, plus prizes from sponsors.

Entries must be submitted by October 15, 2026. The contest results will be announced on November 15.

Contest Categories

Photos can be submitted in four categories:

Portrait—people met while traveling, loved ones, or random passersby;
Aerial Photography—views from a drone or other elevated vantage point;
Notable Places — tourist attractions, cities, architecture, and natural sites;
Details and Textures — interesting details that reveal the character of a specific place or country.

Up to three photos may be submitted in each category.

How to submit entries?

Photos must be uploaded to a file-sharing service, such as Failiem.lv, and the download link must be provided in the application.

Requirements:
JPG format;
maximum available resolution;
no watermarks;
retouching and color correction are permitted;
the use of artificial intelligence is not permitted.

The jury will first evaluate the photograph’s expressiveness and artistic value, and then its technical quality.

Jury
The contest entries will be judged by:
Vadims Siščikovs — jury chair;
Māris Kiseļovs — professional advertising photographer;
Sergejs Kondrašins — professional advertising photographer;
Juris Zaleskis — photographer, printing and design expert;
Oļegs Zernovs — professional advertising photographer;
Herve Rannu — Estonian landscape and nightscape photographer.
Prizes

The total prize fund is 1,200 euros. It will be distributed in the form of gift cards among the winners in each category. Sponsor prizes are also planned, and a single participant may win in multiple categories.

However, the organizers have not specified exactly how many winners there will be in each category or exactly what gift cards will be awarded.

Copyright
Copyright remains with the photographers. The organizers may use the entries for contest purposes—for publication on the website, in the contest calendar, and in similar contest-related materials.

Is the contest legitimate?
Based on publicly available information, the contest appears to be legitimate. The organizing company, contact information, contest dates, prize fund, and a professional jury are all listed.

The contest is organized by SIA “Konstanta,” registration number LV40203317377, which operates under tourism license T-2024-31.

ProPortfolio.lv Review

This is an interesting free contest for travel, portrait, landscape, and drone photographers. A relatively large number of entries can be submitted, the jury is publicly named, and copyright remains with the photographer.

The only uncertainty is the broad wording regarding the use of entries in the contest calendar and other contest materials.

Entry fee: Free
Deadline: October 15, 2026
Open to participants from Latvia: Yes
Number of entries: Up to 12 photos
Prize fund: €1,200 and sponsor prizes
AI-generated images: not permitted

Official information and registration: trawell.lv/foto-konkurss