Website Greening the Blue, launched in response to the Secretary-General’s call for a more sustainable United Nations, in association with the UN Photographic Society has announced a photography competition on the theme “Visions of a Sustainable UN”. This is the first such competition that is being organized to celebrate World Environment Day on 5th June 2011.
The competition is expected to help spark the creative and engaging discussions on what sustainability means for the UN.
The competition provides an opportunity to raise the profile of existing green activities taking place within the UN, and will enable everyone to share their ideas of what a greener UN might look like. It provides a space for creativity and imagination, for hopes and dreams.
The competition is free to enter and is open to everyone. All photographs must reflect the theme: Visions of a Sustainable United Nations.
The winning entry will be announced on World Environment Day (5th June), 2011. The winner will receive an award, be profiled on Greening the Blue and their photograph will be framed and presented to the UN Secretary-General.
General Criteria
The competition is free and open to everyone, in and outside of the UN.
All entries not respecting the theme or the technical/authorship requirements will be systematically ruled out.
Minor digital manipulations will be accepted.
A maximum of five photos are allowed per applicant.
All entries must relate to the theme: Visions of a Sustainable United Nations.
Technical Specifications
Submissions must be:
- High resolution photographs, capable of being enlarged to a 8×10 size are desired.
- Photographs sent via mobile phones will be accepted if capable of enlargement to 8×10.
- High-quality scans of non-digital photographs are acceptable.
- Digital photographs should be shot at the highest resolution possible.
- Each photo should not be more than 10 MBs in size
Last date for submitting the entries is May 27, 2011
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