Here
is your opportunity to add your voice to the foremost conference on climate
change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 23rd Conference
of Parties (COP-23) that will be hosted in the historical city of Bonn,
Germany, from 6th -17th November 2017.
is your opportunity to add your voice to the foremost conference on climate
change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 23rd Conference
of Parties (COP-23) that will be hosted in the historical city of Bonn,
Germany, from 6th -17th November 2017.
UN-Habitat
is inviting and giving an opportunity to young photographers to visually
participate in a contest through representing solutions to climate change in
their communities. The winner of this contest will be sponsored to a fully
funded trip to Bonn, Germany where their work will be displayed to gain
exposure on a global environmentally conscious platform. Entry to this
contest is subject to terms and conditions.
is inviting and giving an opportunity to young photographers to visually
participate in a contest through representing solutions to climate change in
their communities. The winner of this contest will be sponsored to a fully
funded trip to Bonn, Germany where their work will be displayed to gain
exposure on a global environmentally conscious platform. Entry to this
contest is subject to terms and conditions.
How
to Participate
to Participate
- Post
a picture with a caption on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter while tagging
@UN-HABITAT and @UN-HabitatYouth using the hashtag #weareclimatechange. - Send
a high-resolution image to advocacy-at-unhabitat.org, and
cc faderr.johm-at-unhabitat.orgtogether with your full name and
contact information (email address, current address and phone number). - Deadline
is September 30, 2017
TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
AND CONDITIONS
- You
have to be the owner of and have rights to the image that you submit. By
submitting an image you give UN-Habitat the right to share your image on
social media, display hardcopies at COP-23 as well as on the UN-Habitat
website competition gallery. - Images
should be submitted in JPEG or TIFF in high resolution. - Caption
should clearly explain climate change solutions in your image. Remember to
also include: The neighbourhood, city and country of image captured. - You
must be between 18-35 to qualify as a participant. - Participants
from all over the world are encouraged. - Participants
are allowed one entry in to the competition. - 20
winning images will be selected and displayed at COP-23 and on social
media. One image will be selected as the overall winning piece. - Winners
will be messaged privately before UN-Habitat makes a formal announcement. - Should
the overall winner require a visa, he/she will handle visa paperwork and
fees for quick processing of tickets. The visa fee is refundable. Keep
receipts for reimbursement. UN-Habitat will provide a supporting letter
for the visa application. - Contestants
from all over the world are encouraged to participate. - This
contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. - UN-Habitat
takes no responsibility for infringement of 3rd party
rights. The submitter of the photograph will incur any and all penalties
associated with infringing on a 3rd Party’s rights to the
photo. - Entrants
may not submit images containing nudity, personal attacks, and expletives. - UN-Habitat
reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest at its discretion. - Decisions
of UN-Habitat are final and binding. - Photo
entries will be judged based on composition, technical excellence,
originality, responsiveness to the theme, and overall impact.