RULES FOR THE BICICAS 2025 PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
“Bicycles in the city: Details and moments that make Castellón vibrate”
European Mobility Week | 16-22 September 2025
1.Objective of the competition
The Bicicas photography competition aims to highlight the integration of self-service bicycles into the urban rhythm of Castellón, thus celebrating sustainable mobility through the public eye.
2.Categories
Photographs must be submitted in one of the following categories:
-Bicicas and you: The author must appear with a bicycle or a Bicicas stand. Only adults who agree to the use of the image are allowed.
-Bicicas in the city: Bicycles, stations, details, urban environment… without recognizable people or faces.
-Emblematic places of Castellón: Photographs of bicycles in emblematic places of the city, without people or recognizable faces.
3.Evaluation criteria
The jury will evaluate:
-Creativity and composition;
-The connection with everyday urban mobility;
-The transmission of values such as proximity, road safety and sustainable development.
Important: Creativity must not involve the inappropriate use of bicycles or bicycle racks, nor serve as a pretext for acts of vandalism.
4.Awards
Three prizes will be awarded per category.
-Each prize will consist of an annual subscription to Bicicas.
-Nine prizes will be awarded (9 annual subscriptions).
-The winning photos will be exhibited during the main event of Mobility Week.
-An album of the finalists and another of the winners per category will be published on Instagram.
-The images will be used on the various platforms of the service for greater visibility.
5.Calendar
-Delivery of photos: from 2 to 15 September 2025 (until 23:59).
-Jury selection: from 16 to 19 September 2025.
-Announcement of the winners: Saturday 19 September, during Mobility Week.
6.Participation
-Anyone over 15 years of age can participate.
-Maximum one photo per person and category.
7.Image requirements
-Format: JPG or PNG. The photo must bear the name of the corresponding category.
-Recommended aspect ratio: 4:5 (standard Instagram format). For aesthetic reasons, horizontal, vertical or square images are accepted.
-Images with watermarks or excessive editing are not accepted.
-Only the author (adult) can appear in the “Bikes and You” category.
-No person can appear in the other categories, otherwise they will be unrecognizable.
8.Method of participation and submission
-Publish the photo on Instagram:
-It can be a single post (maximum 1 per category) or a story (you must register in the “Featured” section). Options:
•Maximum 3 posts (one per category).
•1 carousel of 3 images (one per category).
•Maximum 3 stories saved in the “Featured” section, one per category.
-Tag @bicicas in all posts and stories.
-Bicicas will verify compliance with the rules of use of the service.
-A private message will be sent with a link to a form requesting:
-Name
-Age
-Email address
-Instagram username
-Categories in which you participate + brief description (maximum 100 words)
-Attach the photos (named according to the category).
-Sending the form implies acceptance of these rules and the transfer of rights of use.
9.Jury
The jury will be composed of:
-A member of Bicicas staff. – A representative of the Mobility Department of the City Council of Castellón.
-A representative of the Communication Department of the City Council of Castellón.
Each member will select a favorite in each of the three categories. If the final result is agreed, the jury will move on to the next favorite, until there are three favorites in each category.
10.Rights of use
-Participants authorize Bicicas to publish the images (with due credit) and use them for advertising purposes after the contest.
-Any subsequent copyright claims will be rejected.
-The images must not infringe the rights of third parties.
11.Acceptance
Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of these rules.
