PHOTO COMPETITION 2009
“PORTRAITS OF LIFE”
Club Photo International, Photo-Club ITU-WIPO and Photo-Club-CERN are organizing a photo competition for staff and family members of the international organizations, CERN and Permanent Missions to the United Nations and NGOs accredited to ECOSOC.
THEME OF THE COMPETITION: PORTRAITS OF LIFE
People in their environment:
How they live, work and interact
People and their place in the world are
surely the most enduring subject for art.
This year’s competition theme – “Portraits
of Life” – offers photographers the opportunity
to continue in that noble tradition,
documenting people in their daily lives.
Prizes will be awarded to the best pictures.
Conditions of participation
Participants must agree to the following
conditions:
- All photos submitted must have been taken by the participant himself/herself.
- Photos should neither violate the rights of a third party, nor contain offensive content.
- Each participant may submit up to three photos.
- Digital editing is limited to: sharpening,
levels adjustment, conversion to black
and white, hue/saturation, resizing/rotation/
cropping, curves adjustment, noise reduction and colour correction. - Images must not be watermarked.
- The organizers have the right to exclude photos if they do not conform to the above conditions.
| Type of image: | Black and white or colour prints. |
| Format: | 20×30 cm or A4 (image without frame) |
| Deadline for submission: | 30 September 2009 |
| Submission to be sent to: |
Suroor Alikhan
Club Photo International
Palais des Nations
UNRISD, D.213
CH-1211 Genève 10
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Jury
The jury comprises representatives of the joint committee of Club Photo International,
Photo-Club ITU-WIPO and Photo-Club-CERN and professional photographers. The
jury’s decisions are final.
Use of images
The organizers may use the images on their
websites, in which case they will credit the
photographer. However, copyright resides
with the photographer.
Return of entries
Participants wishing their photos to be returned
to them should provide a self-addressed
stamped envelope.
For more information, please contact:
-
Sergio
da Silva
Email: clubphotointernational@unog.ch
Phone: 022 917 2733 -
Karina
Cessy
Email: ClubPhoto@itu.int
Phone: 022 730 5534 -
Arie
Van Praag
Email: a.van.praag@bluewin.ch