Insta360 Xplorers Travel Video Contest 2026: Win a $1,500 Travel Fund

Turn a 360-degree travel moment into an award-winning story

Insta360 Xplorers invites X Series camera owners to share original 360-degree travel photos or videos in four creative categories. The contest is designed for scenes that benefit from immersive framing: familiar city discoveries, trips in motion, unusual viewpoints, and the transition from sunset into the night sky.

Contest details

• Deadline: September 30, 2026. The official page does not list a closing time, so submit early.
• Who can enter: Insta360 X Series users with an original 360-degree photo or video suitable for Instagram or TikTok.
• Entry fee: Free.
• Prize: Two 360 Vision Award winners each receive an Insta360 X6 Essentials Bundle, a $1,500 travel fund, and an Insta360 Explorer Backpack. Four category winners receive an X6 Travel Bundle and merchandise; eight additional winners receive merchandise.
• Video format: Original 360-degree content shot on an Insta360 X Series camera. Both photos and videos qualify.

How to enter

Publish the entry on Instagram or TikTok, mention @insta360, and include #Insta360Xplore and #Insta360TravelShot. Entrants may submit to more than one of the four categories.

What the judges want

Entries are evaluated for visual impact, creativity, and technical skill. Strong submissions should use 360 capture as part of the storytelling rather than as a novelty—for example, revealing movement around the camera, reframing a journey after the fact, or showing a location from an angle a conventional camera could not capture.

Rights and important terms

Entrants must own or clear every element in the submission. By entering, participants grant Insta360 a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license that includes commercial and non-commercial use, editing, publication, display, and derivative works. Review that broad license carefully before posting.

Before you submit

Keep the original camera files, verify that every visible person and third-party element is cleared, and confirm the current requirements on the organizer’s page. Winners are scheduled to be announced October 20, 2026.

Visit the official Insta360 Xplorers contest page and enter.

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