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FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL - BIODIVERSITY PHOTO COMPETITION
Friends of the Earth International announces the launch today of its annual photo competition, which will gather photos from around the world on the theme of "Biodiversity Lost, Biodiversity Preserved". The best shots will be featured in a series of materials we will launch in conjunction with the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity, including a calendar and an international photo exhibition.
- Categories
- Location
- Worldwide
- Closing Date
- Apr 01, 2009
We are looking for photos that
reflect and celebrate the importance of biodiversity to people
everywhere. We are seeking photos that capture what is being lost,
and what the natural world provides: livelihoods, shelter, food and
medicine, recreation, beauty, inspiration and joy, for a
start.
EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE
Our competition is free
and open to everyone, and we particularly encourage young people,
women, and people living in the developing world to enter.
DEADLINE
1 APRIL
The deadline for entries is 1 April 2009 (not a
joke!), but we appreciate receiving photos as soon as possible.
YOUR
PHOTOS MAY BE USED
The judges will choose a total of 12
winning photographs as well as three
"popular choice"
photo per category. The winning photos will be announced in
mid-April. Photos, both winning and non-winning, may also used for
other
Friends of the Earth publications and materials, in which
case the photographers name, e-mail address and/or website will be
displayed.
CASH PRIZES
There are cash prizes for the
winners: 400 euros for the first-place photos; 200 euros for the
second-place photos; and 100 euros for the
third-place
photos.
CATEGORIES:
biodiversity
lost
Examples: logging; mining; large-scale fishing; climate
change; desertification; plantations (including agrofuels,
large-scale
agriculture and GM crops); commercialization of
biodiversity and
biopiracy; urban and rural development and
transport projects; etc.
biodiversity preserved
Examples:
native species and ecosystems; small-scale, local,
organic
agriculture; community and indigenous forest and
biodiversity
management; cultural identity; seed-saving; green
spaces like parks and
gardens; etc.
JUDGES:
This
year's panel of judges will include:
* Akintunde Akinleye,
first-place winner World Press Photo 2007, from Nigeria
website:
www.akintunde1.com
*
Peter Menzel, US photojournalist and author of “Hungry Planet: What
The World
Eats"
website: www.menzelphoto.com
*
Daniel Beltrá (Spain, based in Seattle), environmental and nature
photography
specialist and winner of the 2007 World Press Photo
prize for his work on soy
plantations and Amazon
deforestation
website: www.danielbeltra.com
*
Bangladeshi photographer G.M.B. Akash, first-place winner of the 2006
FoEI photo competition
website: www.gmb-akash.com
*
Indian photographer Shantanu Das, first-place winner of the 2007 FoEI
photo competition.
MORE INFORMATION and competition rules
see:
www.foei.org/en/photo
You
can see the winners of last year's competition
at:
www.foei.org/en/get-involved/photo/winners2008
