Volkswagen
Snapshot 2023
The seventh consecutive Volkswagen Snapshot Competition was a success!
Find out all the details and how you can enter below.
Our popular nationwide Instagram based competition had six exciting categories - Volkswagen, Smartphone, Animals, Food, Garden, Night.
There was an amazing selection of prizes this year including a DSLR camera, PS5, AirPods Pro, a BlueBook voucher, a VR headset and much more. Plus, eleven Volkswagen favourites had their work featured in the Snapshot 2024 Calendar along with the overall winner.
All proceeds from the sale of the calendar will be donated to our 2023 Charity Partner, FoodCloud - a social enterprise with a mission to transform surplus food into opportunities to make the world a kinder place.
Discover more about our contest below.
Our 2023 Charity Partner
Categories
Prizes
How to enter
Terms and conditions
Volkswagen Snapshot on Instagram
Our 2023 charity partner is FoodCloud
FoodCloud is an Irish social enterprise that exists first and foremost to reduce the environmental, social and economic impact of food waste by redistributing surplus food to a network of Charity and Community Group partners. Their mission is to transform surplus food into opportunities to make the world a kinder place. Their vision is a world where no good food goes to waste.
All proceeds from the sale of the Volkswagen Snapshot 2023 calendar will be donated to FoodCloud.
Categories
Below are the various cateogories of the Volkswagen Snapshot 2023 contest
Volkswagen
We wanted to see your best #Volkswagen photo for this category. This could have been anything from the Volkswagen universe – a Polo, a Golf, an all-electric ID.4, the choice was yours. As long as your photo featured a Volkswagen, it was in with the chance to win. The Grand Prize winner of this category received a DSLR camera.
Plus as a bonus, the winner and 11 other ‘Volkswagen Favourite’ entries were chosen to feature in the 2024 Volkswagen Snapshot Calendar, sales proceeds of which will be donated to FoodCloud, an Irish not-for-profit social enterprise working to tackle the twin issues of food waste and food insecurity. The 11 ‘Volkswagen Favourite’ winners also received a Fitbit Smart Watch each.
To enter this category, you had to upload your photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include #Volkswagen along with #VWSnapshot
Smartphone Photography
It's time we took smartphone photography seriously! We wanted to see photos taken with your smartphone, even using some of the features that we never think to use. The beauty of our smartphones is that they are always with us, this enables you to take a picture wherever you are! In the middle of a forest on a hiking trip, hanging out with friends and family, or enjoying a particularly delicious coffee at a café.
The winner of the #Smartphone category received a PlayStation 5.
To enter this category, you had to upload your photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include #Smartphone along with #VWSnapshot
Animals
We all love taking photos of our pets or wildlife! Animals bring us joy and they our an important addition to many of our lives – whether it’s a pet or a wild animal. You could have enterd a photo of an animal out in the open, on a walk, in the home or wherever you saw them. This could have been a bumble bee collecting pollen, a dog in the park or a bird on a branch. We wanted you to surprise us!
The winner of the #Animals category received a pair of AirPods Pro.
To enter this category, you had to upload your photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include #Animals along with #VWSnapshot
Food
We all take pictures of exciting and beautiful dishes we experience every day. We wanted to see your snaps of all the different types of cuisine you might be trying out for yourself! Our charity partners for this year's competition, FoodCloud, tie in perfectly to this category with their mission of reducing food waste and ending food poverty. We wanted you to share pictures of your homemade pizza, a fancy restaurant dish or some greasy street food to be in with a chance to win!
The winner of the #Food category won a BlueBook voucher.
To enter this category, you had to upload your photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include #Food along with #VWSnapshot
Garden
The #Garden category invited you to focus on something we often taken for granted, our gardens. Front or back garden, big or small. It could have been an element in the garden or the entire garden. We invited you to explore the beauty of your #Garden and capture something that made you smile. This could have been a picture of a plant, the landscape or the view from your favourite chair.
The winner of the #Garden category received a Pizza Oven.
To enter this category, you had to upload your photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include #Garden along with #VWSnapshot
Night
Night time is the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise every day. #Night photography can be challenging but the end result is rewarding. You could have ventured outdoors between dusk and dawn to discover the world in a different light. You could have taken photos of the night sky, landscapes or cities and experimented with light and long exposure to create some beautiful images.
The winner of the #Night category won an Oculus Quest 2 headset.
To enter this category, you had to upload your photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include #Night along with #VWSnapshot
Prizes by category
The ultimate incentive to get snapping - check out this year's incredible prizes below.
- The #Volkswagen category winner received the top prize - a DSLR camera
- The #Smartphone category winner received a PlayStation 5
- The #Animals category winner received a pair of AirPods Pro
- The #Food category winner received a BlueBook Voucher
- The #Garden category winner received a Pizza Oven
- The #Night category winner received an Oculus VR headset
- The 11 winners who feature in the Volkswagen 2023 calendar received a Fitbit smart watch each.
How to enter
Below are the steps to take to enter the contest.
- As a first step, familiarise yourself with the categories
- Once you're familar with the categories, go explore and take some photos!
- The final step is to upload your favourite photo to Instagram, tag @volkswagenireland and include the hashtag #VWSnapshot along with the category hashtag of your choice until 6pm on September 30th 2023.
Remember, if your Instagram account is on Private, we will not be able to see your entry. So, please post your photo from a Public Instagram Profile.
You can enter as many times as you like - just upload a new photo with your chosen hashtags each time.
It's that simple! All entries will then be entered into the competition for consideration and a panel will select the final winners.