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Event History
This is the 9th iteration of the World Congress of Positive Psychology, and it is the first time they are partnering to launch a photography contest and exhibition. This is SeeingHappy.org's 4th photography contest, and second of its kind leading into an exhibition. Our last contest, Hope in Action, resulted in 1000 submissions, and brought in Televisa Foundation as a sponsor for an exhibition hosted by the Hope Circuit conference in Mexico City, Mexico.
What Makes this event different?
Purpose-Driven Photography: This is not just about aesthetics, it is about capturing moments that reflect the growth, healing, and regenerative spirit of people and the planet. Psychology + Art = Flourishing: It’s the first photography contest aligned with the broader field of positive psychology, launched in tandem with IPPA’s new Positive Arts & Culture Division, a space where research and creativity meet. Exhibited at a World Stage: Selected photos will be displayed at the 2025 World Congress on Positive Psychology in Brisbane, putting your vision in front of leading researchers, practitioners, and global change-makers. Accessible to All: Open to anyone with a camera, including smartphones, this contest values perspective over perfection. Your story and vision matter more than your gear. Global Dialogue on Renewal: The contest is part of a broader mission to create a worldwide visual conversation about how we heal and rebuild: personally, socially, and ecologically.
Copyright Policy
Rights Granted by You. By submitting an Entry, You agree to make your Entry available to the public under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. You shall retain all rights to the original Entry. The full text of the CC BY 4.0 License can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. The photo credit shall appear as follows: Photo by [NAME] is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license. The Sponsors receive and hold a perpetual, royalty-free license for all images submitted as entries in the Competition. Additionally, Jeremy D. W. Clifton, PhD will be granted a perpetual, royalty-free license for the winning image of the contest.
Image Usage Rights
Artist shall retain all rights to the original Entry. The full text of the CC BY 4.0 License can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. The photo credit shall appear as follows: Photo by [NAME] is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Call For Entry for Photographers
SeeingHappy.org and IPPA may use photos from this contest to help promote their charitable missions (below) through social sharing posts, exhibitions, news articles, and virtual galleries.
SeeingHappy is a charitable and educational organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which is organized and operated to support an online platform highlighting photography to promote happiness and well-being, support and promote the art of photography, and provide art education integrating positive psychology methods.
IPPA is a Code Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization with an international membership network of thousands of academics and educators, scientists and researchers, clinicians and therapists, coaches, students and others from more than 70 countries around the world that hopes to support a global dialogue of researchers and practitioners working in the field and those with interest in learning or translating and putting evidence-based research into practice.
