Thursday, 13 January 2011

International photo contest: GLOBAL WORLD: Through the Lens of Human Rights

Ekvilib Institute is inviting all interested photographers to participate in the initiative GLOBAL WORLD: Through the Lens of Human Rights, which promotes a socially responsible use of photography as a tool for protecting and promoting human rights and expressing a critical outlook on global social developments and processes. The honorary patroness of the contest is Dr. Zdenka Čebašek Travnik, human rights ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia.

Topic 2010: In the core of this year’s contest are current international development issues from a human rights perspective, including global poverty, climate change, (forced) migrations, food security, war and conflict, etc.

Who can participate: Both professional photographers and other interested individuals who share the vision and the passion for contributing to a more just and balanced global development and to a socially responsible representation of global development challenges.
Prize for the winning photo or photo story:
2000 EUR to be used to support the author’s next human rights photo project.

Deadline for submission: February 1st 2011.

For more information, please visit the Global SOFA website.

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