MÉDICOS DEL MUNDO (Doctors of the World) invites adult amateur and professional photographers from around the world to submit their entries for the 15th Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award. The award aims at denouncing the situation of millions of people in the World by bringing the victims of injustice to light and give them a voice through the gaze of photographs.
This award is a tribute to and is in recognition of Luis Valtueña, Flors Sirera, Manuel Madrazo, and Mercedes Navarro, Médicos del Mundo aid workers killed in Rwanda in 1997 and in Bosnia in 1995 respectively while performing their duties as international humanitarian aid workers.
Themes
Entries must be related to humanitarian action, international cooperation and social exclusion –human rights violations, armed conflicts, natural disasters, refugee and immigrant populations, socially excluded groups, etc. –and/or to efforts aimed at building a fairer, more egalitarian world.
Photos and Format
Each participant will be able to submit a maximum of ten photographs, which can be part of a series or standalone. The photographs may be in black and white or colour.
Only photos taken between January 2009 and October 2011, and which have not been previously entered, will be accepted.
The photographs must be submitted in digital format.
Prizes
The following prizes will be awarded:
First Prize: A project grant of 8,000 euros
The winner of the first prize will receive a project grant worth € 8,000 to develop a photo project related to the work of Médicos del Mundo, whether in Spain or another country, subject to the approval of the Organisation.
Runners-Up: Two prizes of 1,000 euros
The runners-up will each receive a cash prize of €1,000.
Last date for submission of entries is October 15, 2011
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