Walkthrough · 5 steps
How to participate
Follow these five steps to get up and running and start participating in the UMD Garden Crawl.
Set up Proofmode
Install Proofmode before you visit a Garden.
Install
Download and install Proofmode.
You'll be using Proofmode’s in-app camera to capture your photos.
Configure
To participate, you must grant permissions and configure specific settings as to ensure that you can successfully submit your photos for the event. Once configured, any photo you take in app will be automatically submitted.
Grant permissions
Proofmode needs:
For detailed instructions on setting up Proofmode, refer to the Proofmode guide.
Find a Garden
Refer to the event map for the current boundaries of each Garden Submission Area
Stay on permitted paths, follow posted campus and Garden guidance, avoid damaging plants, and respect other campus users.
Privacy
Before you Capture or confirm a Submission: precise Capture coordinates, Wallet address, Proofset metadata, and IPFS media is publicly exposed. See the canonical field list on Privacy.
Capture
Travel to a Garden Submission Area during October 9th - November 8th, 2026 and use Proofmode’s in-app camera to capture a photo.
You may photograph plants, landscapes, distinctive features, or other subjects that meaningfully relate to the Garden. Be respectful of the landscape, campus users, and site-specific guidance.
Avoid identifiable people and sensitive or private situations. Read the media and storage policy before you Capture.
Confirm the Submission
Confirm that the captured photo appears in the Proofmode gallery with C2PA signature badge. Once an upload cloud and on-chain attestation badge appears on the capture to confirm if the capture was submitted and ready to be reviewed. An Attestation without retrievable media is not an eligible Submission.
View on the Public submission map
A Submission in Needs review may appear without media. After approval, the Public submission map may display it as an Observation, including media and Proofset-derived details. Rejected Submissions are not displayed.
Status
What the Public submission map shows
Needs review
May appear without media while review is pending.
Approved
May be displayed as an Observation, including media and Proofset-derived details.
Rejected
Not displayed.
Public submission map — coming soon
You can submit as many photos as you like per day but only Qualifying Entries count for prize eligibility. See Compete for a complete description of the competition categories and rules.