Photo contests

Focus on your community.

Invite your community to create content for your brand. We plan and manage photo contests on Instagram, Facebook and landing pages, from the mechanic and image collection to moderation and winner selection.

Warner Bros Instagram contest
Fuji Film Instagram contest
Futura Vacanze Instagram contest
Grisbì Instagram contest
iBlues Instagram contest
Fitbit Instagram contest

Trusted by brands you know

From mechanic to prizes

How to run a photo contest for your brand

A photo contest starts with a marketing objective and a theme that engages your audience. Together, we define what participants do, where photos are collected and how winners are selected.

Photos submitted to the Vileda photo contest
  1. 01 Define the theme and channel

    Choose how to involve your community: an Instagram Story mentioning your brand, a Messenger conversation on Facebook or an upload on a landing page.

  2. 02 Collect and moderate content

    Photos are captured with the author, date and time and stored on servers in Italy. Moderation checks that they meet the campaign theme and requirements.

  3. 03 Select the winners

    A judging panel assesses photos against the criteria in the terms, or a draw selects winners from valid entries. We agree the approach during planning.

Valuable content. Clear criteria.

Photo moderation and usage rights

A photo contest’s value also depends on the quality of the content collected. We check images against the campaign theme and requirements, considering unsuitable content, third-party brands and people shown in photos.

GIVEAWAI®, Webing’s own AI technology, automates image validation against campaign requirements. Moderation handles cases needing further review, using criteria agreed before launch. Usage rights matter too: participant images can only be reused where the terms provide for those rights and participants have accepted them. Releases are also needed from other people appearing in the photos.

Content submitted by participants in Vileda’s photo contest

Webing Plus Smart Dashboard

Media gallery and content validation

Track entries and explore collected photos in the Webing Plus Smart Dashboard. Content, data and consent are available in real time, on servers in Italy.

  • Real-time KPIs on campaign performance
  • Photo entries captured in real time on infrastructure in Italy and individually validated
  • For each participant: personal details, username, profile link, content, date, time and consent
  • Media gallery with all captured content, ready to view, download and validate

What brands achieve

Webing’s track record in prize promotions

Aggregate results from Webing campaigns, alongside selected brand projects.

91%

Marketing opt-ins

The average share of participants who consent to marketing communications from the brand.

3,000+

Prize promotions

Contests and giveaways managed by Webing since 2008, across the channels supported by each format.

100M+

People reached

Combined reach of prize promotions managed by Webing on social media.

Instagram contest, Warner Bros

Warner Bros · Instagram contest

Instagram and TikTok contest, Fuji Film Instagram and TikTok contest, Fuji Film Instagram and TikTok contest, Fuji Film

Fuji Film · Instagram and TikTok Contest

Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze Instagram Contest, Futura Vacanze

Futura Vacanze · Instagram contest

Why Webing

Why brands choose Webing for photo contests

Human-led, tech-powered. Marketing, Tech and Legal, backed by our proprietary Webing Plus platform. One Team, from idea to results.

Enterprise-grade security and compliance

  • Webing ISO 27001 v2022
  • GDPR
  • UK GDPR
Security and compliance

3,000+

Contests and giveaways managed

3M+

Leads generated for brands

Partnerships and memberships

  • Meta Business Partner
  • IAB Italia
  • ManyChat Agency Partner
  • AssoConcorsi

FAQs

Photo contest FAQs

How do you organise a photo contest for a brand?

Start with the objective, audience and campaign theme. Then define the entry channel, photo requirements, moderation and winner selection. Webing supports planning and management, coordinating technical delivery and the required compliance work.

When should a brand choose a photo contest?

When you want your community to create content around your brand, a product or a theme. The creative brief should suit the audience: what people photograph and the effort required shape the entry experience.

How are photo contest winners selected?

The method is specified in the terms before launch. A panel can judge photos against predefined criteria, or a draw can select winners from valid entries. The choice depends on the mechanic and campaign objectives.

Can participants’ photos be reused?

Only where the terms provide for usage rights and participants have accepted them. This clause must be included before launch: without it, photos remain the photographer’s and the brand cannot publish them. Releases are also needed from other people appearing in the photos.

How are unsuitable photos handled?

GIVEAWAI®, Webing’s own AI technology, automates image validation against campaign requirements. Moderation handles cases needing further review, using criteria agreed before launch.

Does a photo contest need promotion terms?

Yes, where the initiative falls under Italy’s DPR 430/2001, terms are mandatory before launch. Explore the requirements in the guide by Webing at concorsoapremi.it.

How much does a photo contest cost?

Cost depends on the channel, compliance requirements, duration and volume of content to collect and moderate. During the demo, we explore your project and define the support needed for a proposal.