Call for Application: Climate Change Photo Essay Prize – Africa

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The Climate Change Photo Essay Prize calls upon 18 – 30-year-olds from Africa and the global diaspora community to document the environmental changes happening before their very eyes.

The Climate Change Photo Essay Prize is run by Africa Soft Power (ASP), in association with African Women Board (AWB) as part of the ‘Road to 100 Million Climate Soldiers in Africa’ campaign. The campaign is focused on climate education, which they view as the first step in securing climate solutions. Their goal is to educate and empower 100 million young Africans in the fight against climate change, which they will measure through the reach of each of the campaign’s projects.

This theme asks young photographers to consider how the ecological crisis is currently changing lives, how innovation and technology are responding to the crisis, and where change is not happening fast enough. The world is now at a crossroad when it comes to climate change, and photography can serve both as a tool for advocacy and as a barometer to show us where they stand.

Finalists will have their work shown in a series of international exhibitions.

Eligibility Criteria for Climate Change Photo Essay Prize

Entrants do not need to be professional photographers or artists all are encouraged to enter.
Entry into the prize is free, and applicants retain full image copyrights.
Entrants are asked to submit a photo essay of three to five photographs that tell a cohesive story and address the theme.

Climate Change Photo Essay Prize Guidelines

Image Submission:

To enter, submit three to five photos that form a cohesive photo essay to Africa Soft Power with the subject Climate Chabge Photo Essay Prize and your name.
To enter, submit three to five photos that form a cohesive photo essay to Africa Soft Power by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject CLIMATE CHANGE PHOTO ESSAY PRIZE and your name.
All works entered must be the Entrant’s own work.
Once Entrant submits their photos, Entrant cannot change or edit the submission.
Photos must be at least 1200px on the longest side and at least 72dpi – only digital images will be accepted. (Please retain full-size versions of the images in your library as they may require them if your photo essay is picked as a winner).
JPG/JPEG image files must be no larger than 2MB each.
No watermarking or digital frames or borders.
Entrant’s email body should only include the title of his or her photo essay and the photo selections. Please note that judges will not read descriptions or explanations of any Entrant’s work.

Image rights and use:

All Images must be the sole and exclusive ownership of the Entrant and must not infringe on the copyright of any other party or parties.
Entrants retain full image copyrights.
The Entrant agrees that the photographs submitted to the Admin may be exhibited as part of the Prize exhibition at any venue worldwide.
The Entrant agrees unconditionally to grant the Admin a non-exclusive License (the “License”) to reproduce, publish and exhibit the copyright owner’s Images upon entering the Prize.
The Admin may reproduce any shortlisted photographs for the purposes of marketing, promotion, discussion and education in direct connection with the Prize and exhibition, in all media worldwide including any exhibition catalogues and subsequent publications, posters, the Internet (including social media) and within television documentaries, and may license these specific, limited rights to others only for the same purposes.
The Admin also reserves the right to reproduce selected images for core non-commercial purposes including but not limited to past events page of the Admin’s website, brochures, publications indefinitely, as a public record. The processes of the competition may be filmed, and entering the competition constitutes agreement by Entrant for submitted and or selected images to be included in such filming, whether broadcast or not.
Entrant selected for the exhibition will need to provide the Admin with a Tiff file of their photograph for use in the catalogue and exhibition marketing campaign.
The Entrant will be credited for the use of their work, wherever practicable, as the Prize exists in part to raise the profile of the exhibiting artists.

Judging

There are two rounds of judging; the first will take place digitally where the Entrant will be required to upload their image(s) at the entry stage. The second round of judging is performed by a panel of independent judges (the “Judges”). The Judges are selected by the Admin and are appointed to their role by the Admin.
The identities of the Judges selected by the Admin will be publicly available on the Competition website.
Judges are provided with guidelines for procedures relating to the process, judging and any conflicts of interest.
The decision of the judges is final, and no discussion or correspondence can be entered into at any time. All decisions are made at the judges’ discretion; they reserve the right to vary the prizes or not to make any award.