Deadline- 15 November 2013
Photographers form around the world are invited to submit applications for PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards which aims to identify outstanding work done by photographers in collaboration with nonprofit organizations worldwide. The Activist Awards have been established to emphasize the important role of high quality documentary photography and visual storytelling as a vehicle to create meaningful impact and social change.
Categories and Prizes-
- Professional Photographer– $15,000 Grand Prize: Any individual who earns the majority of their living from photography or has been professionally trained.
- Amateur Photographer– $2,000 Grand Prize: Any individual who does not earn the majority of their income from photography.
- Student Photographer– $2,000 Grand Prize: Any current student with less than two years of professional work including internships.
Photographic Requirements-
- Submissions must be comprised of a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 10 photos. Photographs must be in digital format, and only those submitted using the submission form provided on the PhotoPhilanthropy website will be accepted.
- No print or film submissions will be accepted; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable. All images must be uploaded through our online submissions form.
- Files must be in jpeg format and fit to exactly 1000 pixels on their longest side, at a resolution of 72 dpi. No file size should be more than 2MB. Each image must be submitted as a separate file (no Powerpoint or iPhoto presentations). Please save images as RGB, ICC profile Adobe RGB (1998) or Grayscale. File name should be under 32 characters and contain no special characters (i.e. `.,!@#$%^&*).
- Only minimally enhanced photographs are eligible for submission. Minor color correction is acceptable, as is cropping. High dynamic range images (HDRI) and stitched panoramas are acceptable only if the combined parts were all made at approximately the same time. Any other changes to the original photograph are not acceptable and will render the photo essay ineligible for a prize.
- Copywriting of photography is encouraged; watermarking of photography is discouraged.
- Every photo essay submitted must be comprised of photos that have been created exclusively by the entrant submitting the photo essay.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The contest is open to all professional, amateur and student photographers regardless of age, gender, or nationality.
- Note: Entrants under 18 years of age require the permission of a parent or guardian. By entering the contest, entrants under 18 years of age indicate that they have obtained the permission of a parent or guardian.
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