9th Contest for the Collection of Images and Podcasts of the Galician-Portuguese Intangible Heritage
The “Images of Heritage” Contest aimed at educational centers in the Galicia-Northern Portugal Euroregion is an example of the transmission of intangible cultural heritage to new generations through the school, which serves as a bridge between families, carrier communities, and formal education.
A category of PODCASTs related to images of heritage is included.
PARTICIPATE HERE IN THE NINTH EDITION:
*The deadline for receiving images begins on January 15, 2026 and ends on June 23, 2026..
SEND YOUR IMAGES, TEXTS AND LINKS VIA WETRANSFER, DROPBOX, ETC, TO EMAIL certame@escolasnasondas.com
Remember to indicate your name, school and contact phone number.
*Click here to download the complete rules (.pdf)
IMAXES DO PATRIMONIO
Intangible cultural heritage is mainly made up of knowledge, techniques, forms of organization or collective expression along with festive and family manifestations. It is located in the practices of daily life that are carried out by members of society that have families as the basic nuclei, being experienced by the people who carry it and, as such, it has been documented since the beginning of photography.
The images of family albums contain many of these manifestations and experiences that may be unknown to students in educational centers. In this work of transmitting and experiencing the images, the involvement of families is necessary to help understand the contexts where the documented cultural expressions were produced and the role of teachers as a transmitting agent is fundamental. Since the beginning of the 20th century, many images have been taken of cultural expressions spread throughout the Galicia and Northern Portugal Euroregion, becoming valuable testimony to the common Galician-Portuguese heritage.
COMPLETE RULES FOR THE 9TH “IMAGES OF HERITAGE” CONTEST
The Cultural and Pedagogical Association Ponte…nas ondas! announces the 9th contest with the following rules:
1. The Contest will have two categories:
• 1st category: students from Early Childhood and Primary Education in the Galician education system may participate. In Portugal, students from Basic Education and the 2nd Cycle may participate.
• 2nd category: students from Secondary Education, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training in the Galician education system may participate. In Portugal, students from the 3rd Cycle onwards may participate.
2. Photographs must depict any aspect related to Intangible Cultural Heritage and must have been taken before 1970.
3. They must be submitted digitally, in the highest possible resolution, in JPG or PNG format.
4. Each image must be accompanied by a title and a free text describing basic information about the photograph: where it was taken, who appears in it, approximate date, and an explanation of what is shown, including its relation to Cultural Heritage. The text must be sent separately in Word, OpenOffice, or in the email message itself. Maximum length: 150 words for the 1st category and 250 for the 2nd category.
5. Each participant may only submit photos that belong to their own family. Submissions of images from outside that scope will result in exclusion.
6. Each school may participate with as many photographs as it wishes.
7. People or entities outside the educational systems may participate out of competition. The jury may highlight any contributions they deem noteworthy.
8. PODCAST: Participants may also submit a podcast referring to one of the images described in point 2. The description and technical quality of the audio will be assessed, and the podcast may include testimonies from people related to the image. The podcast is evaluated independently.
9. The podcast must have a maximum duration of 5 minutes, may include music, interviews, and any material explaining the photograph, and must be submitted in a standard platform format (e.g., uploaded to Ivoox).
10. A jury composed of teachers, photographers, ethnographers and anthropologists from Galicia and Northern Portugal will assess the quality and patrimonial interest of the photographs, the accompanying texts and the podcasts, and their value as examples of Galician-Portuguese intangible heritage.
11. PRIZES:
1st Category:
• 1st Prize: a laptop computer for the family submitting the winning photograph
• 2nd Prize: a 10’’ tablet
• 3rd Prize: a photographic camera
• Podcast: a tablet and a lapel microphone
2nd Category:
• 1st Prize: a laptop computer for the family submitting the winning photograph
• 2nd Prize: a 10’’ tablet
• 3rd Prize: a photographic camera
• Podcast: a tablet and a lapel microphone
• Special Prize: a workshop on radio and heritage for the students of a school presenting an outstanding project combining photographs with other means of expression or submitting the largest set of photographs that, while meeting the rules, have great patrimonial relevance. If various projects are submitted, the best six will be awarded.
12. The jury will evaluate the images according to the following criteria, in this order:
• Reflection of Intangible Cultural Heritage: the photo must show a tradition or cultural expression.
• The text or podcast must help understand the heritage shown.
• Visual quality of the photograph or quality of the podcast.
13. If, in the opinion of the jury, no photograph or podcast reaches the required quality, any category may be declared void.
14. Additional honourable mentions may be awarded to works deemed worthy of recognition.
15. The prizes will be awarded during a public ceremony. Attendance of the winners is required.
16. Participation in the Contest implies acceptance of these rules and authorization for the dissemination of the submitted photographs and podcasts.
17. The submission period begins 15 January 2026 and ends 23 June 2026.
18. Photographs, texts, and podcast links must be sent to certame@escolasnasondas.com, including:
Name of the student, title of the submission, school, educational level, contact phone number, and email of the responsible teacher.
19. The Contest results will be published on the PNO! websites in September 2026 and communicated directly to the winners.
20. The jury’s decision is final and not subject to appeal. Any matter not covered by these rules will be resolved by the jury.
21. For any questions: ondas@pontenasondas.org
Want to review the archive of previous editions? Check it out here!