Discover the art within failure. The IPFA’s “ART of FA” contest invites you to transform your analytical insights into compelling visual narratives. Capture the unseen beauty and tell the stories behind the science through stunning photos and videos. With your FA tools as your creative partners, share your unique perspective for a chance to win exciting prizes. Submit your entries via the form below before July 15, 2025.
PHOTO CONTEST
1st Prize
MYR 500
2st Prize
MYR 300
3rd Prize
MYR 200
5 Consolation Prizes : RM 100 each
VIDEO CONTEST
1st Prize
MYR 500
2nd Prize
MYR 300
3rd Prize
MYR 200
5 Consolation Prizes : RM100 each
Important Dates
Deliverable
Due by Date
Art of FA Submission Start :
6th March 2025
Art of FA Submission Last Day :
15th July 2025
Winner Announcement :
8th August 2025
Rules and Regulations
The Art or FA photo competition is open to all FA and Reliability community. Incomplete submission or wrong formats will be disqualified.
Each contestant is entitled to one submission. Multiple submissions by the same contestant are discouraged.
The image may be obtained using any failure analysis technique and should be in its original form. It must not be digitally altered by a graphic software.
The image must not contain any embedded information and must be in its original resolution. The image size shall not exceed 30 MB for photo, 100MB for video A suitable title/name and a short description (not exceeding 50 words) must accompany the image submitted.
The best 10 photos and 10 videos will be selected by the IPFA organizing committee to enter for the final voting during the IPFA 2025 event on 5th-8th August 2025. The main judging criterion would be the aesthetic aspect of the image rather than its technical quality to be in line with the theme of the contest. Nevertheless, the image must be related to failure analysis
The contestant is responsible for obtaining, from the relevant authority, the permission or agreement needed for the disclosure of the image. IPFA shall assume that upon the submission of a particular image, such clearance would have already been obtained.
IPFA will have the right to exhibit, reproduce and distribute in any or all of the entries. The entries will not be returned to the submitters. If you agree with the terms, you may upload your photo or video by filling up the form below.
Winners will be announced on the final day of the conference. Prize money will be awarded in cash to attendees present or wire transferred to the winners after getting the relevant banking info from the winners. The 2025 IPFA organizing will contact the winners through email to process the wire transfer.
Art of FA Submission Form
Remark: The allowed formats for submission are AVI, MP4, FLV, WebM, JPEG, and JPG.