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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: “MOUNTAINS AND PEOPLE”
GLOBAL DIGITAL PHOTO CONTEST
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The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
(ICIMOD) and the Mountain Forum
(MF)/Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN) are jointly organising a Global
Digital Photo Contest to
mark the 25th Anniversary of ICIMOD, whose slogan is "For Mountains and
People". On 5 December
this year, ICIMOD celebrates its 25th birthday. A series of events have been
planned throughout the
year, and the Global Digital Photo Contest is one of the important ones.
THEME /CATEGORIES
Not surprisingly, the theme chosen for the Digital Photo
Contest is "Mountains and People". It
encompasses the following four categories:
1. Mountains - Geo/physical elements (mountain
range, massif, mountain landscape, high altitude
rangeland, bodies of water, waterfalls, rivers, etc)
2. Mountains - Hazards/Disasters (landslides,
floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, potentially
dangerous glacial lakes, mud-slides, dangerous roads, trails & river
crossings, etc)
3. People - Livelihoods (farming, shifting
cultivation, grazing, hunting, fishing, transhumance,
trade, porterage, tourism, etc)
4. People - Culture (festivals, shamanism,
rites of passage, dance , etc)
AWARDS
The top two entries will receive the ICIMOD Hindu
Kush-Himalayan Prize and the
Mountain Forum Global Prize. In addition, four Special
Mentions will be awarded, one for each category.
The "top 50" entries may be exhibited in select
Hindu-Kush Himalayan countries.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
* The contestants may submit only entries that they hold
copyrights to.
* The contestants must accept that participation in the
contest constitutes agreement to allow their
entries to be used by ICIMOD and/or MF for non-commercial promotional purposes
(in publications,
calendar, screensaver, websites, exhibitions, etc). Due credit will, of course,
be given to the
copyright-holder each time his/her entry is used.
* The contestants may not submit entries which they have
contributed to ICIMOD/MF in the past,
or which have already been used elsewhere in whatever form.
* The contestants may not submit entries that have been
digitally manipulated
(eg composite images).
JUDGMENT CRITERIA
A panel of judges will select the entries for two Grand
Prizes and four Special Mentions based on
a) composition, b) content, c) degree of
'mountain-ness' conveyed by the content, d) originality, and
e) overall effectiveness in conveying the theme/category
of the photo contest.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
This contest is open to anybody.
HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES?
The contestant may submit up to 4 entries on any of the four
categories, one entry AT A TIME, using
the Submit Image Form , which can be accessed from http://www.icimod.org/photocontest/
(see the ‘Submit Image’ link on the top right corner). Each entry (digital image) should be in high resolution JPEG format and not exceed 3 MB in size.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES
9 May 2008.
CONTACT
For details, please visit http://www.icimod.org/photocontest/
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For queries or clarifications, write to: photocontest
@icimod.org