Your lens.
Your stage.
Your win.
India\u2019s first engagement-based photography competition. No judging panels. No backroom decisions. Post a video, let the internet vote with its attention, take home ₹50,000.
Frame the Unseen.
Capture the everyday India most people walk past.
A single Instagram Reel. One honest frame of the country you live in. The internet decides who walks away with the prize. Post on Instagram Reels with #PhotoGigsChallenge. The post with the highest engagement — measured by our public API — takes the prize.
- Prize pool
- ₹50,000
- Entry fee
- ₹99
- Deadline
- 15 July 2025
- Hashtag
- #PhotoGigsChallenge
- Platforms
- Instagram Reels
How it works
Four steps. No gatekeepers.
We stripped competitions down to what photographers actually want: clear rules, a public scoreboard, and money in the bank within a week.
- Step 01/3
Register
Fill the form and lock your season entry.
- Complete the profile
- Verify your payment status
- Step 02/3
Post Reels
Create and post your best work on Instagram.
- Use the official #PhotoGigsChallenge hashtag
- Video must be an Instagram Reel
- Step 03/3
Collaborate
Invite PhotoGigs as a collaborator on your Reel.
- Tag @photogigs as collaborator
- Your entry appears on our live wall
Scoring system
The scoreboard is public.
No anonymous jury. No “winner’s choice” emails. Every entry is scored by a weighted blend of real platform metrics, pulled directly from Instagram API and published live.
- API-based, not opinion-based
- Updated every few minutes
- Public leaderboard for every season
- Zero bias. Zero backroom shortlists.
Weighting formula
100% transparentWhy PhotoGigs
The competition photographers wish existed.
No judges. No politics.
Engagement is the only judge. Your audience picks the winner, not someone’s friend on a panel.
Real cash. Wired in 7 days.
No “gift hampers”, no “brand exposure” — actual money in your account inside a week of the deadline.
You keep your reach.
Every entry lives on your own Reels or Shorts — you grow your audience whether you win or not.
Built for India.
Pricing in rupees. UPI checkout. Briefs that understand the country you actually shoot in.
Affordable on purpose.
₹199 entry. Less than a memory card. Designed so the next great photographer isn’t locked out by cost.
A community, not a contest.
Competitions are step one. Jobs, hiring, gear marketplace and a photographer network are rolling out next.
Registration
Lock your spot in Season 01.
Pay ₹99, post a video, compete for ₹50,000. The whole thing takes less than five minutes to enter.
- 01Fill the form
- 02Register
- 03Collaborate on Instagram
Ready to compete?
Stop scrolling.
Start shooting.
Season 01 is live. Spots are filling. The next great photographer in this country is one upload away from being noticed.