Student Competition

The organizing committee of City Street 7 invites participants to submit entries under the theme “Smart Resilient Streets.”
Applicants are encouraged to explore how streets embody resilience — not only through smart technologies and urban design but also through the enduring presence of cultural buildings and urban fabrics that survive modernization, gentrification, and crisis.

Although the medium is photography, this is a multidisciplinary competition. Submissions are welcome from photographers, architects, graphic designers, urban planners, fashion designers, and artists from diverse creative fields. Each participant is invited to bring a personal perspective that reflects their unique vision of resilience in the urban street.

Accepted Formats
Panoramic, diptych, triptych, and square formats are accepted. Photographs that have been digitally manipulated beyond acceptable optimization (e.g., excessive retouching or compositing) will be disqualified. Permitted adjustments include color, contrast, brightness, and sharpness corrections; dust and scratch removal; cropping; and conversion to black and white.

AI-generated or AI-assisted images are not admissible.
Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in disqualification.

English is the official language of City Street 7. All accompanying texts and captions must be written in English.

The Smart Resilient Streets competition is open to all individuals aged 18 and above. Submitted entries must clearly relate to the main competition theme.

Three prizes will be awarded:

First Prize: USD 1,500
Second Prize: USD 1,000
Third Prize: USD 500

The Top 15 submissions will be exhibited from 28 October 2026 (the first day of the conference) until 6 November 2026.

The decisions of the jury are final and irrevocable. The CS7 organizing committee reserves the right to replace a jury member at any time.

Entries will be evaluated based on:

• Relevance to the competition theme
• Creativity and originality
• Aesthetic and emotional impact
• Technical excellence

The Smart Resilient Streets competition is open to anyone aged 18 and above. Students attending CS7 are exempt from the additional USD 25 competition entry fee.

Entries: One per participant
Submission Format: Digital (via the CS7 online submission portal)
File Requirements: 5 MB – 10 MB | 300 dpi | TIFF or JPEG format

Clarifications and responses to inquiries will be posted on the CS7 website.

By submitting, the author confirms that:

• They are the sole owner of the submitted photograph.
• They hold all necessary rights to make it available to the competition.
• The photograph does not infringe any third-party rights (copyrights, trademarks, privacy, etc.).
• The organizers are not liable for legal claims arising from images depicting individuals or property without proper consent.
• The organizers will not sell any photograph without prior agreement with the author.
• The author grants CS7 permission to use the photograph for press releases, exhibitions, and website publication.
• The organizers reserve the right to select photographs for CS7 exhibitions (2026) and to determine their format and venue.

• Participation in the Smart Resilient Streets competition implies full acceptance of all terms and conditions.
• The organizers cannot be held responsible for any changes, postponements, or cancellations due to force majeure or circumstances beyond their control.
• The competition assumes no responsibility for inaccurate or incomplete information resulting from website or technical errors.
• Registration constitutes a legally binding acknowledgment of the conditions herein, and participants agree to abide by them.