Deadline- 15 October 2013
Participants from around the world are invited to participate in photo competition organized under World Health Organization (WHO).
Themes Covered-
- Adolescents are healthy (engaging in healthy activities)
- Adolescents learn about health (health education)
- Adolescents use health services when needed
- It can be difficult to stay healthy (images about the environment and risk-behaviours)
- Adolescents are active in promoting health (advocating for health, participation)
Prize-
The prize of the competition is the opportunity to work with WHO as one of 10 contributing photographers for the Health for the World’s Adolescents report. Each winner will be provided with a bursary of $US 1000 to take photos. The photos will belong to the winners, although WHO will have the right to use them in the report and for future publications.
Submission required-
- Contact Information
- age, sex and country of residence
- Why they want to be involved
- Which one of the 5 themes their photographs will focus on if they are one of the winners
- Their experience in taking photographs
- A completed consent form
- Between 5-10 photos together with captions
- What camera they used to take the photos they send in, and the details of any edits they have made (permitted editing includes minor burning, dodging, cropping and/or colour corrections).
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The competition is free to enter and is open to anyone between the ages of 14-19 from all countries.
- If applicants are under 18, they must have their parent or legal guardian’s consent to submit their images to the competition.
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