FAQs

This year, to commemorate and celebrate the RCAF’s significant milestone of 100 years of independent service to Canadians, the CAF Imagery Contest is hosting the Your Air Force category.  This category is organized by the RCAF Centennial Team and includes photographs that pay tribute to the RCAF Centennial, whether it be related to an event, activity, celebration or personal experience. Examples include: Air Shows, balls, illuminations, STEM activities, Centennial Tulips, Winterlude, golf tournaments, dedications, Centennial coin recipients and merchandise.

	Your Air Force	CAF Imagery (Military Operations, Military Community Life and Canadian Pride categories)
Eligibility	Open to all Canadians	Must be CF One card holder
Photo submissions	3 photos total.  These photos may also be submitted to the CAF Imagery categories.	3 photos total (any combination of the 3 categories).  These photos may also be submitted to the Your Air Force category.
	Photos are eligible if they have been submitted to a previous year’s CAF Imagery contest.	Photos submitted to a previous year’s CAF Imagery contest are not eligible.
Prizing	13 winners will have their photos printed in a Centennial Commemorative Calendar, receive a copy of this calendar and receive a winning prize.	3 winners (1 for each category) will receive a WestJet voucher for 2 round trip tickets (valid for travel from CAN to CAN, USA, Mexico, Caribbean).
Announcement of winners	December-January	November-December

For the Your Air Force category, each photographer may submit a max of 3 photos.  
For the CAF Imagery categories (Military Operations, Military Community Life and Canadian Pride), each photographer may submit a max of 3 photos. (Can be any combination of categories – ex. 1 photo submitted to Military Community Life and 2 photos submitted to Military Operations).  
The photographer may submit the same photos to the Your Air Force category and the CAF Imagery categories if they meet the categories’ descriptions and eligibilities. Ex. A photographer who submits 3 photos to the Your Air Force category, then submits 2 of these photos to the CAF Imagery categories because these photos apply to all category descriptions.

Yes.  Contestants must ensure that the photos comply with the description of each category they submit them to.

A full list of photo requirements can be found on our Rules and Regulations page within the Photography and Preparation of Entries section.

Photos do not need to be taken before or after a specific date.

Yes, photos taken using a mobile phone are eligible.  Please ensure they meet the size and quality requirements of the contest.

The photographer must fill out the entry form and submit the photo.  All photos must be taken by the photographer who submits them.

You must resize your photo before submitting it.  There are a variety of options available online that will resize the file for you, but first ensure that the site you choose is safe for you to use.

You must convert your photo to a JPEG file.  There are a variety of options available online that will convert the file for you, but first ensure that the site you choose is safe for you to use.

Before uploading your photo(s) to our submission page, ensure they have a title that represents the image.  Ex. ColdMorningintheArctic.jpeg.  When you upload your photo, you should see the title in the entry box.  Photos without titles will not be eligible for judging.

We do not provide access to the photo submissions.  The winning photos and certain photos from each category may be posted after the judging process is complete.

Winners of the Your Air Force category will be announced in November-December.  Winners of the CAF Imagery Contest categories (Military Operations, Military Community Life and Canadian Pride) will be announced December-January.

Please email [email protected] with the date you submitted your photos and the issue you want to correct.