PHOTO CONTEST

CONFLICT THROUGH THE LENS

Deadline: 10th October 2022

EOOH and PDCS are pleased to announce a photo contest for students and amateur photographers. The theme of the contest is SOCIAL CONFLICT.

Specification: Conflict, in all its different forms, is an unavoidable part of our daily lives. Conflict affects our society and our personal experiences on a daily basis. It revolves around different issues such as climate change, vaccination, bike paths, birth control rights, barrier-free roads, to name just a few. It might affect everyone, or small groups of people. You might find it in huge rallies, as well as in small interpersonal encounters, or even in symbolic gestures. 

We invite you to choose any type of social conflict or attempts of conflict resolution. From interpersonal conflict up to large scale encounters, the conflict you choose to capture can be connected to issues that bring tension into our personal relationships, escalate group dynamics, or even divide our society.

Show us your unique understanding and take on conflict or its resolution in society and in our personal lives. Genres of documentary photography and art photography are both welcome in the competition.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE 

The competition is open for STUDENTS and NON-PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS. The minimum age requirement to enter the Competition is 18 years of age or older.

COMPETITION DEADLINE IS 10TH OCTOBER 2022.

PRIZES

FIRST PLACE: €1000

SECOND PLACE: €750

THIRD PLACE: €500

Photographs of the first TOP 10 artists will be exhibited at the international conference Civic Actors in War and Peace in Bratislava, Slovakia. The conference will take place in Hotel Safron on 9th and 10th November 2022 and invites international speakers, experts and practitioners that will discuss topics of hate, polarisation and extremism in online and offline communities, both in war and peace. For more information go to: https://www.pdcs-conference.sk

BONUS FOR THE TOP 10 ARTISTS

Appart of the financial awards, the TOP 3 photographers will also be invited to present their art at the conference and will have travel (within EU) and accommodation costs covered.

Furthermore, photographs of the top 10 photographers will be exhibited on project website www.eooh.eu for the duration of one year and on other websites and social media of the project partners, on a discretionary basis. The project partners include: Textgain, Dare to be Grey, Hogschoool Utrecht, and PDCS.

JURY

Competition photos will be judged by an expert international jury from Slovakia, Netherlands and Belgium. Experts will choose the best photographers that fulfill all the criteria and bring an original perspective on the topic.

Jana Čavojská is journalist and photographer based in Slovakia, focusing on people and their stories living in conflict areas and countries in crisis. Jana worked in more than seventy countries including South Sudan, Iraq, Haiti, Myanmar, Ukraine, Kenya, Colombia, Venezuela, Bangladesh. Co - author of documentary film danubeStory (2014) and author of two non-fiction books: Danube, the River of Stories and Humans and 30 faces of better Slovakia (2021).

Issa Shaker is a digital media creator / trainer specialised in storytelling and virality with more than 15 years of experience, working with international NGO's and media outlets like the BBC and Aj+. Issa believes in the power of media for social change. His work has impacted millions of people. What makes his day is seeing a strong story in a picture or a video which focuses on any human rights topic.  

Wouter Van Springel is a director of BREEDBEELD, the Flemish support center for non-professional photographers, cineasts and media-artists. BREEDBEELD organises workshops, inspiration days, expositions, film festivals in all three areas. Wouter graduated as a psychologist and also followed an education in photography at the academy of Antwerp. 

Lotte Sprengers is an educator and since 2006 connected to The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) where she works as a teacher, coordinator and since 2015 Co-head of Photography. Lotte is also the founder and former head of the Master Photography & Society. She studied at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, where she obtained a BA Art Education in 2005, and a BA Photography in 2006. 

HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION

Each contestant can submit up to three entries. Each entry may consist of:

  • an individual photograph 

  • a series (three to five photographs). 

STEP 1: Once you have selected your photos, please name them as follows: 

If you are submitting a series: 

  • surname.forename.title of series.number (for example: smith.john.protest_01) 

If you are submitting an individual photography: 

  • surname.forename.title of the photo (for example: smith. john.morning scream)

STEP 2: Fill in a registration form, upload your photographs, and read and understand the terms and conditions of the competition. Please note, that by agreeing to terms and conditions you agree with further use of submitted photographs by organisers of the competition.

Each individual photo must be sent electronically, in one of these three formats:

  • portrait format - 800x1200px,

  • landscape format - 1200x800px,

  • square format - 1200x1200px.

Photographs can't be older than 3 years (year of 2019 the latest).

Click HERE to fill in your registration form and upload your photographs.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 

By entering this contest, all participants of the competition confirm that they have read and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. You can download the terms and conditions HERE.