CCN Launches MassKara Photo Contest 2025

In celebration of the 46th MassKara Festival, the Camera Club of Negros (CCN) proudly announces the MassKara Photo Contest 2025—a search for images that best capture the smiles, artistry, and stories of Bacolod’s grandest celebration.

This year’s contest is designed to showcase the many faces of MassKara through three exciting categories:
• Highlights – featuring the Electric MassKara, Street Dance, and Arena Dance competitions;
• Sectoral Events – honoring the inclusivity of MassKara with activities for PWDs, senior citizens, and other groups;
• Street Stories (Freestyle) – candid and creative captures of Bacolodnons and visitors as they live out the festival spirit.

Generous cash prizes await the winners:
• Highlights: P20,000 (1st), P15,000 (2nd), P10,000 (3rd)
• Sectoral Events: P15,000 (1st), P10,000 (2nd), P5,000 (3rd)
• Street Stories: P15,000 (1st), P10,000 (2nd), P5,000 (3rd)

A registration fee of P1,500 entitles participants to an Exclusive MassKara Photographer’s Kit and official All-Access Pass to the festival grounds and events—offering photographers the perfect vantage points to document MassKara’s most iconic moments.

The CCN extends this invitation not only to professional photographers but also to local hobbyists, students, and enthusiasts of all kinds of photography—MassKara has always been a festival of the people, and this contest welcomes everyone with a passion for capturing smiles and stories.

Winning entries will not only earn recognition and cash prizes but will also be exhibited to the public and have the chance to be immortalized in the upcoming Bacolod MassKara Museum—ensuring that the golden smiles of 2025 live on for generations.

To kick off its MassKara activities, the CCN will also open “Hinumdum: MassKara Through the Years” on September 15, 2025, at SM Bacolod. This special exhibition will feature archival and contemporary images of the festival’s journey, tracing how MassKara grew from its humble beginnings to its status today as one of the Philippines’ most celebrated festivals.

For registration and full contest details, please visit the official CCN Facebook Page.* (PR)