Apply for the tender for the Best Postcard of Mostar

The Tourist Board of Mostar in cooperation with the Mostar Photo Club invites all photography enthusiasts and creatives to participate in the Best Postcard of Mostar Competition.

Mostar, a city rich in history, tradition and unforgettable landscapes, has always been an inspiration for many artists and photographers. With the aim of promoting the beauty of our city and creating unique souvenirs for visitors, we invite you to capture what makes Mostar special with your photographs.

Competition conditions:

1. Topic: Postcard of Mostar – from bridges, the Old Town and natural beauties to everyday life and cultural heritage.
2. Who can participate: The competition is open to all interested participants – amateurs and professionals. We especially invite those under the age of 18 to apply, with the obligatory note in the application that they are minors. In that case, the application must also contain the consent of a parent or guardian.
3. Format: Photos should be in JPG format, prepared in 300 dpi resolution, minimum size 3000 pixels per long page.
4. Application deadline: June 30, 2025.
5. Prizes: The best photographs will be printed as official postcards of the Tourist Board of the City of Mostar, and the authors of the best works will be awarded the following prizes:
1st place – 1,000 BAM
2nd place – 600 BAM
3rd place – 400 BAM
6. Evaluation criteria and jury: The best photos submitted to the competition will be decided by a three-member jury composed of representatives of the Photo Club Mostar, representatives of the Tourist Board of the City of Mostar, and one freelance artist. Photographs will be judged on the basis of originality, performance quality, emotional impression and creativity in the depiction of Mostar.
7. Copyright: With his application, the photographer confirms that he is authorized to participate in the competition of the Tourism Association of the City of Mostar and that he will respect the rules of the competition and other rights related to the authorship and ownership of the submitted works, moral and copyright rights, the rights of the depicted persons, names, protected trademarks and other artistic works in the image, and that no additional conditions or permission are required for the publication of these photos.

The photographer retains the copyright, but by sending the photos, he gives the organizer the non-exclusive right to: Publication on official promotional materials (postcards, brochures, web, social networks), format adaptation (e.g. for print or web), use without additional charge with the author’s name.

With this, the photographer agrees to the time, space, dimension and quantity of his/her submitted photos being exhibited at the exhibition, reproduction of the exhibited photos for the purposes of marketing and promotions, discussions, publication on websites, press releases, specialized publications, social networks, and other media, in any electronic, printed or other media.

By participating, the photographer confirms that the uploaded photos are not subject to the rights of third parties; in particular, that all persons shown agree to the specified use and that the rights of personal data protection of third parties are not thereby violated. All works published as part of the contest in question must be free of third-party rights and other rights related to intellectual property, the right to privacy, the right to use a personal photo, etc.

The organizers of the competition in question are not responsible for any claims of third parties related to the violation of such rights. The organizers are free, at their own discretion, to disqualify submitted works that could represent a violation of such rights and to prevent the participation of the photographer who sent these works.

How to apply:

You can apply by sending your works exclusively to the e-mail address: [press@exploremostar.ba] with the subject: “Competition for the best postcard of Mostar”.

In your application, you must include the following:

• The author’s name and surname, address,
• photo titles and a short description of each work,
• Each author can submit a total of three (3) photos,
• Each photo must have a unique title. Photo titles such as ”Untitled” or ”Untitled” or generic automatic names given by the camera (e.g. IMG4422.jpg) are not acceptable, and works named in such a way will be disqualified.
• The author’s name or logo must not be visible anywhere on the photo.

The Tourist Board of the City of Mostar reserves the right to cancel the Competition without any specific explanation and without incurring any costs or other financial or other consequences that may arise. Photos that contain or in any way promote hate speech, discrimination, intolerance, violence or other inappropriate content will not be taken into consideration. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify applications that do not comply with these rules.

For any additional information, please feel free to contact us – We are expecting your unique and inspiring works that will show our city in the best light!