Agreed. For something like a photography contest, I am surprised they didn't have explicitly defined rules around it, like requiring contestants to provide the

Agreed. For something like a photography contest, I am surprised they didn't have explicitly defined rules around it, like requiring contestants to provide the original RAW image (as a proof of work), having an explicit list of what is allowed to be tweaked (and nothing else would be allowed) like brightness/color grading/etc.