Rules of Participation.

All schools agree to abide by the rules of participation.

The INSPA’s are open to all primary schools / primary school students, studying in the Republic of Ireland. All entries should be uploaded via your schools account on the INSPA website. We regret that we are unable to accept email or postal entries.

Deadline for Entries:

Midnight Tuesday 32st March 2026

Entries need to meet the following criteria:

1. One upload per student

2. Each entry must be cropped to 10"X8" (standard school portrait size) before uploading

3. A minimum accepted image resolution size of 300dpi

4. Minimum file size of 1Mb and a maximum file size of 9Mb

5. Jpg files only

6. Once you begin uploading your entries you must fill in the appropriate details for each image in the 'Description Text Box' below each image.

The information you need to include here is; Students Name, Title of Work, Category (Senior/Junior)

Terms & Conditions

1. Late, illegible, defaced, or corrupt entries will not be accepted.

2. No responsibility can be accepted for lost entries.

3. All images submitted must be the work of the individual student and they must own the copyright for the image.

4. If an entrants photograph includes children aged 18 years or younger, it is the schools responsibility to ensure they have permission from the parent/guardian of those in their photograph.

5. Entrants must ensure that the photograph they submit does not infringe any copyright of any third parties or any laws.

6. All schools will be notified by email if any of their entries have been selected as finalists or winners.

7. All prizes and certificates will be sent to the schools of all finalists and winners.

8. All entries together with the entrants' details (name, age, school or town) may be used in publicity campaigns (such as calendars, cards, posters and other point of sale materials). Photographs of the winners together with their names and ages may be used in publicity campaigns where the parents / guardians of the winners have given their consent.

9. The judges decisions are final, and we will not enter into any correspondence regarding the outcome of the competition.

10. Your Image Masters School Photo Day must be hosted at your school during the current school year. You must be booking for a full school photo day, (i.e. All pupils from Junior Infant to 6th Class with individual/sibling photos) and you must not have had your school photos already taken for the current school year. This condition applies to all participating schools. 15% of sales will be donated back to your school / PTA funds.

11. All prizes must be accepted in full, are non-transferable and there is no cash alternatives for the prizes.

12. You will only receive your prizes once you have completed all steps of the programme/awards.

12. Neither INSPA, Image Masters, nor OpenGorey are involved in the quality of product / experience of prizes from external partners. Any potential dispute(s) is between the applicant and the relevant partner.

Third Party / Partners

Check with the relevant third party provider to establish their individual terms and conditions related to their offerings.