Create Your Light. Create Your Passion.

Create Your Light is where creative worlds meet. What happens when two photographers collaborate? Explore the craft of photography through collaborations that bring creators together from every genre, style, and image-making vision. You’ll find tips that cross boundaries and tricks that open up whole new ways of shooting.
We can’t wait to see what you create next!

Be Inspired To Improve Your Skills

Create Your Light is where the Nikon family comes together to challenge and inspire one another. We will continue to share educational tips & tricks from our experts based on a photography theme to try at home. As before, you have two weeks to use your new skills to capture an image based on the current theme. Share your creation with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #CreateYourLight.

Collaborating with Mother Nature— capturing seascapes with a wild ocean photographer!

#CreateYourLight returns to the west coast of Ireland, to join wild ocean photographer George Karbus on a nature shoot.
From the majestic Cliffs of Moher to the fields and beaches, George reveals how he works with the ultimate creator—Mother Nature.

Armed with the Z 7II and his favourite lenses—the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S and AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED—George is able to capture extraordinarily evocative images of the County Clare coastline. The Z 7II’s twin EXPEED processors and superb focusing effortlessly keep up with George’s demands. Leaving him free to concentrate on framing, and keeping him flexible enough to respond to sudden changes in weather and light.

Join George in his element, and you’ll learn how to plan for the best light, get the most from your environment, and capitalise on those all-important unexpected moments of beauty.

Share your best nature shots with us by using the hashtag #CreateYourLight. The most striking images could be selected for our Nikon favourites gallery.

TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY

Tips and tricks from our experts, based on a photography theme you can try at home

  1. General terms
    1. By submitting a photograph/photographs, an entrant is indicating their agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
    2. All photographs submitted must interpret the theme that has been set.
    3. The theme for this competition is “Create Your Light” with a periodically set challenge and theme.
    4. The challenge and theme will be communicated on Nikon European Social Media channels & European corporate website.
    5. Files must be in .jpeg format. Please submit the highest quality image with regard to file size, bit depth, and resolution.
    6. Each entrant may submit any number of images for judging.
    7. The decision of the panel of judges will be final. The judges are comprised from the Nikon School Training teams.
    8. All files will be retained by Nikon Europe BV and its affiliates (“Nikon”), and cannot be returned.
    9. Copyright in all photographs submitted remains with the photographers who submitted them. Subject to the selection of your entry for recognition by Nikon, you will give non-exclusive rights to Nikon to use your name and the image in connection with the promotion of the #createyourlight campaign. You also certify that you hold the rights to grant such rights to Nikon.
    10. The submitted images can be used in promotional material, publicity or an exhibition connected to this campaign. Nikon will retain free usage rights of the image for a maximum period of 18 months thereafter.
    11. Entrants of the “top image selection” will be notified regarding image usage rights should Nikon be approached by a third party with any commercial opportunities related to the additional usage of the image or images.
    12. This competition is open to residents of the countries as set out under 6.).
    13. Employees of Nikon and their immediate families, its agents or anyone professionally associated with this activity may can also participate by submitting photos that fit the #createyourlight theme.
  2. Liability
    1. All reasonable care will be taken in handling photos and digital files, but Nikon will not assume any liability for their loss or damage, whether or not any such loss or damage results from the negligence of the Nikon, its agents, employees, contractors, or others for whom it may, in law, be responsible.
    2. Nikon will not be liable for entrant damages, etc. arising from or related to circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to network failure, computer viruses, or unauthorized access to its servers, or further usage of the imagery taken from social media platforms and used by third parties.
    3. The Nikon will not be liable for damages or other harm suffered by entrants as a result of their participation in the #createyourlight photography challenge and campaign.
    4. Entrants are required to obtain the prior permission and consent of the persons who are portrayed in their works or who hold the copyright or other intellectual property rights to the works or the items portrayed therein.
    5. Entrants shall be liable for and indemnify, defend and hold harmless Nikon, in respect to any and all suits, actions, legal or administrative proceedings, claims, demands, damages, judgments, liabilities (including reasonable attorney fees and costs), interest, costs and expenses howsoever to the extent that the claim results from third-party complaints or objections concerning copyright or other intellectual-property-right infringement or damages arising from submitted works.
    6. The above limitations also apply to the responsibilities borne by Nikon as well as the judges and third parties participating in the contest in cooperation with Nikon.
  3. Entrants’ Rights
    • Although entrants retain the copyright and other equivalent rights to their entries, Nikon retains the entry rights listed below under "Nikon's Rights".
  4. Nikon’s Rights
    1. Nikon reserves the right to publish entries to its public social networking service accounts & platforms throughout the submission period to publicize the #createyourlight campaign.
    2. Such publication does not guarantee an award, a monetary prize or equipment of any kind.
    3. Nikon reserves the right to publish all entries onto the Nikon’s websites and social networking service accounts related to the campaign. Some entries might be cropped for publication.
    4. With the objective of publicizing the contest and enriching the general image-making culture, Nikon reserves in perpetuity the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, make public, publicly transmit, display, print, distribute, adapt, and screen winning entries with the photographers credit titles on websites and public social networking service accounts as well as in photo exhibitions, camera-related events, exhibitions, and the corresponding facilities managed or organized by Nikon and its authorized local agents without further compensation to or the additional prior consent of the winners.
    5. Nikon, etc. will display the photographer credit on entries on the Nikon websites and public social networking service accounts, at exhibitions, and in other such locations where the works are shown.
    6. With the objective of accomplishing the goals outlined in the above clause, Nikon, etc. may:
      1. display the most creative entries in whole or in part on websites or public social networking service accounts under its administration, with the addition of graphical effects, sound effects, or music, and
      2. employ the campaign entries in whole or in part in the creation of posters, tickets, and pamphlets promoting photo exhibitions and other events. The entrants agree not to exercise moral rights concerning the use of winning entries or top selected entries by Nikon, etc.
    7. For objectives other than those stated above, upon agreement with the entrants or winner, Nikon reserves in perpetuity the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, make public, publicly transmit, display, print, distribute, adapt, and screen entries or winning entries with labels indicating them as entries or winning entries of the contest and the credit titles, without further compensation.
  5. Standard Terms
    1. Entries that in the judgment of Nikon do not conform to these Term and Conditions will be disqualified. Entrants will not be notified in this event.
    2. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
    3. These Terms and Conditions will be interpreted in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands.
    4. Any and all disputes shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent Court in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  6. Countries
    • AlbaniaLuxembourg
      AndorraMacedonia
      ArmeniaMalta
      AustriaMoldova
      BelarusMonaco
      BelgiumMontenegro
      Bosnia and HerzegovinaMorocco
      BulgariaNetherlands
      CroatiaNorway
      CyprusPoland
      Czech RepublicPortugal
      DenmarkRomania
      EstoniaRussia
      FinlandSan Marino
      FranceSerbia
      GermanySlovakia
      GreeceSlovenia
      HungarySpain
      IcelandSweden
      IrelandSwitzerland
      IsraelTajikistan
      ItalyTunisia
      KazakhstanTurkey
      KyrgyzstanTurkmenistan
      LatviaUkraine
      LiechtensteinUnited Kingdom
      LithuaniaUzbekistan
      Vatican City

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