At the awards dinner Ujena will be selecting one model and photographer who will be invited to be on staff at the next Ujena Jam* all expenses paid for the five night program. (*Or a Jam within the next year.)

Winners will be selected based on the following criteria.

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Models

1. Participated in Ujena Jam events and showed a lot of spirit
2. Images taken by a staff photographer at the Jam
3. Pose and style at the Shoot Out
4. Images taken by competing photographers at Shoot Out
5. Completed the 5k run/walk
6. Ujena Network profile
7. Feedback from staff

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Photographer

1. Participated in Ujena Jam events and showed a lot of spirit.
2. Images taken at the Shoot Out
3. Critique from staff model you photographed
4. Completed the 5k run/walk
5. Ujena Network profile
6. Feedback from staff

Ujena Jam Photographers and Models - Staff models and photographers may enter images in the contest, but will not be selected for the overall prizes. All photos must be taken during the nine day program in and around Puerto Vallarta. Images submitted for judging need to be full size. Photoshop is allowed to improve quality but don't add borders or use special effects. All images must be posted within 10 days after the Jam. The deadline to submit will be noon (Pacific time) Thursday June 30. The winners will be announced on Ujena Network Tuesday July 12 at noon (Pacific time). Details on how this contest works is below.

Three unique images can be entered into each category. Photographers must give all models you photograph at least ten full size images by June 26. (If a model does not get images by this date, it must be reported to Ujena by noon (PST) June 27. The photographer will have 24 hours to get images to the model. (Models are making their time available for photographers at no cost and this is what the model gets back in return.)

If a photographer does not upload images to their account by the June 30th deadline this can be grounds for forfeiting their winnings at the live event.

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Photographers

The Five Ujena Jam categories are:

1. Ujena Bikini Best Shot Challenge - your Ujena Jam model must be wearing a Ujena Bikini. Each of your three images submitted must be a different model and bikini.
2. Fashion and Glamour Best Shot Challenge - your Ujena Jam model should be wearing something other than a Ujena swimsuit. Make sure nothing is submitted that is beyond PG-15. Your model does not have to be wearing Ujena fashion. (No other brand of swimwear can be worn or photographed at the Ujena Jam.)
3. Outdoor Photography Best Shot Challenge - these images should not include a model unless she is just a prop. The focus is the outdoors.
4. Sport Photography Best Shot Challenge - these are real images covering the many different sports that will be taking place in the around the Ujena Jam including the fishing tournament, 10k and 5k runs, volleyball, swimming, and golf. The focus is the sport and the person doing it.
5. Ujena Jam Editorial Best Shot Challenge - these are images behind the scenes at all the different events that will be happening in and around the Ujena Jam. The focus is the Ujena Jam.

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Models

The overall model winner must submit three images in both categories.

If a model does not upload images to their account by the June 30th deadline this can be grounds for forfeiting their winnings at the live event.

The Two Ujena Jam categories are:

1. Ujena Bikini Best Shot Model Challenge - you must be wearing a Ujena Bikini. Each of your three images submitted must be a different Ujena bikini. The focus is the Ujena bikini.
2. Fashion and Glamour Best Shot Model Challenge - you should be wearing something other than a Ujena swimsuit. Make sure nothing is submitted that is beyond PG-15. You do not have to be wearing Ujena fashion. The focus is the model. (No other brand of swimwear can be worn or photographed at the Ujena Jam.)

How will the Ujena Jam Best Shot Challenge contest work?

The look and feel of this contest will be similar to the online Best Shot Challenge. On the deadline of June 30 (noon PST) voting will start. Members will be given 10 points (only one vote per day per person per image) and non members will be given 1 point. Voting will continue until noon (PST) Monday July 11.

There will be four image winners per category. Two will be based upon the most number of votes received and two will be selected by the Ujena Jam judges. (The same photographer or model can be selected more than once.) All four winning images will receive additional exposure and $50 Ujena Dollars. An overall model and photographer winner will be selected by the judges. UjENA Jam Staff may enter photos and earn UjENA Dollars but are not eligible for Editor's Choice. Staff will not be selected as a Grand Prize winner.

There are some requirements that must be accomplished before images can be submitted for voting.

Requirements for models and photographers

1. All models and photographers must participate in at least two Photo tours during the Jam.
2. All models and photographers must complete the 5k run/walk OR 10k
3. All photographers must submit full size jpeg images to models they photographed by June 26.
4. All models and photographers must participate in the Final Shoot Out.
5. All competing models must shot with at least one Ujena staff photographer during event.
6. All competing photographers must shot with at least one Ujena staff model during event.

Requirements for images submitted

All Images must meet the minimum quality standard to be entered for voting and judging. These standards include: not unique, out of focus, bad lighting, beyond PG-15, wrong category, and not taken at Jam. Images need to be either vertical or horizontal in format and full size.

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Best Shot Challenge Overall Winners details

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Photographers All photographers who meet all the requirements, submitted at least three images in three or more categories and placed in the top six will be considered. The Ujena Jam judges will select the winner from this group based on the following criteria.

1. Overall quality of Best Shot images submitted including creativity, lighting, and direction. (No staff models can be submitted. Those can be submitted in the ongoing Online Best Shot Bikini Challenge.)
2. Images taken during the Final Shoot Out at Jam
3. Ujena Jam spirit

The winning photographer will be invited to be on staff (all expenses paid) for the next Ujena Jam for five nights. (If the photographer was already selected at the awards dinner, this would be an additional Ujena Jam staff trip.)

Ujena Jam Puerto Vallarta Models All models who meet all the requirements, submitted three images in both categories and placed in the top six will be considered. The Ujena Jam judges will select the winner from this group based on the following criteria.

1. Overall quality of the Best Shot Images submitted (These images taken by competing photographers. Images taken by staff photographers can be submitted in the ongoing Online Best Shot Bikini Challenge.)
2. Images and style during the Final Shoot Out at Jam
3. Ujena Jam spirit

The winning model will be invited to be on staff (all expenses paid) for the next Ujena Jam for five nights. (If the model was already selected at the awards dinner, this would be an additional Ujena Jam staff trip.)