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ANNOUNCEMENT Photojournalists and photo enthusiasts
invited to join Photo Contest on Climate Change The
Delegation of the European Commission
to the The European Union
has long been in the lead in international efforts to cope with climate
change and global warming. Ambassador MacDonald said that this photo contest
aims to help draw public attention to the challenge of climate change, and to
the need for global and local action to address this issue, and to protect
the futures of generations to come. Mr. Jimmy Domingo,
Project Manager, The Philippine Center for Photojournalism, Inc. said that
the Center is pleased to collaborate with the Delegation of the European
Commission to the Philippines as the contest is a good opportunity to harness
the talents and skills of photojournalists and enthusiasts, to
professionalize the industry and, at the same time, to encourage
photojournalists and enthusiasts to use the power of the images to combat
climate change. An exhibition of the
winning and outstanding photographs is foreseen to be held in universities
and malls such as The Podium and The Block. The contest is being supported by
JT Photoworld and Kodak/Tech Trends Corporation. An online version of
the exhibition will also be uploaded to the websites of the sponsoring
organizations. The competition is
open to all Filipino (a citizenship verification system should be made or
should be in the entry form) photojournalists and photography enthusiasts
except for staff of the Delegation of the European Commission to the Photographs,
published or unpublished, taken in the A maximum of ten
(10) standalone single photos may be submitted by a participant. In addition,
participants may submit up a maximum of five (5) photo stories comprising
5-12 images per photo story. All images in the photo stories will also be
considered as standalone photo entries. Entries should be taken with any
camera using at least 135 mm film and/or digital camera with at least four
(4) megapixel in size and
set at the largest image capture mode. Entries taken with a
film camera must be digitized and all entries must be saved in a compact disk
recordable (CDR) for submission. The Board of Judges
will be composed of respected photojournalists/artists as well as officials
from the Delegation of the European Commission to the General criteria for
judging the single photos will be: Relevance to the topic and theme – 50%;
Technical excellence – 25%; and, Visual perception and creativity – 25%. The
photo stories will be evaluated on their strength in terms of the flow and
cohesiveness of the included single images arranged as a visual narrative. All entries must be
submitted on or before 12 noon on 6 November, or postmarked not later than 3
November 2008, to either of the following: EC-PCP Climate
Change Photojournalism Contest 2008 The Delegation of
the European Commission to the 30/F Tower II, Phone: 8595100; or EC-PCP Climate
Change Photojournalism Contest 2008 The Philippine
Center for Photojournalism c/o European Press
Photo Agency Unit 2-D, Michel
Apartment Awarding of prizes
will coincide with the opening of the exhibit of winning and outstanding
entries in the early part of November 2008, at a date and place to be
announced. All winners will
each receive a trophy plus in-kind prizes as follows: First Prize
(Singles); € 1,000; Second Prize (Singles): € 800; Third Prize (Singles): €
600 ; 10 Honorable Mentions: Certificates ; Special Prize (Photo Story): €
800; Five Honorable Mentions (Photo Story) Certificates ; Special Prize for a
Photo on EC response to Climate Change: € 800. Further info: http://www.delphl.ec.europa.eu
or http://philippinecenter4photojournalism.org/ Ilocos
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