The People & Planet International Photography Competition is a new competition open to photographers anywhere in the world. The aim is to select 55 photos to be published in the 2011 People & Planet: Social Justice & Environment Diary & Calendar, which raises money for Australian non-profit organisations.
The People & Planet International Photo Competition is looking for 55 images of people, places or things which tell a story about a social-justice or environment issue. Photos of almost any genre will be accepted, including portraits, landscapes, animals, objects, or any combination of these. Photos which tell “good news” stories about social-justice or the environment are recommended.
With 55 spots up for grabs, it’s a good chance to have your photos published and achieve international fame!
Objective
The People & Planet International Photo Competition is looking for images of people, places or things which tell a story about a social-justice or environment issue. Photos of almost any genre will be accepted, including portraits, landscapes, animals, objects, or any combination of these.
Photos which tell “good news” stories about social-justice or the environment are recommended.
Prizes
- 1st Prize: $1,500 AUS
- 2nd Prize: $750 AUS
- 3rd Prize: $250 AUS
Winners of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes, as well as the other 52 photos which will be published in the People & Planet diary will be notified by 1 September 2010. All 55 winners will receive a free copy of the 2011 People & Planet Diary, with the best 3 photos receiving the cash prizes above.
Rules
- The People & Planet International Photography Competition is open to everyone. People living in the developing world are encouraged to enter.
- You can submit up to 4 photos per entrant.
- The images can be colour or B&W, but should be at least at 300 dpi resolution, supplied in JPEG format, with a maximum file size of 10 MB.
- Minimal Photoshop-ing is allowed. Photos where Photoshop-ing is obvious will be excluded.
- Entries are only eligible if they include:
- a title for each photo,
- 2-5 sentences describing each photo and the social-justice or environment issue(s) which are raised by the photo,
- the place the photo was taken,
- entrant’s name, country & postal address.
- Entries must be your own work.
- By entering the contest, you give People & Planet the right to publish your photos in the 2011 People & Planet Diary, the 2011 People & Planet Calendar and publicity associated with the diary & calendar only. Other use of the photos will be with your permission only.
How to enter?
Email your entries to david@peopleandplanet.org.au or send them on a CD to:
People & Planet,PO Box 2618, Fitzroy,
Victoria Australia, 3065.
If emailing, please send each image attached to a separate e-mail, and in the body of the email list the following:
- Your name
- Your country
- Your postal address
- Your email address
- A title for your photo
- 2-5 sentences describing the image (who, what, where, when) and the social-justice or environment issue(s) which are raised by the photo
- The place the photo was taken
