Friends of the Earth International is the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 77 diverse national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent. With more than 2 million members and supporters around the world, we campaign on today’s most urgent environmental and social issues. We challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.
The best shots will be featured in materials produced by these organizations and social movements, including a 2011 calendar and an international photo exhibition.
Categories:
- Acting in solidarity
- Movements for change
Prizes:
- 400 euros for each first place photo
- 200 euros for each second place photo
- 100 euros for each third place photo
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The judges will choose a total of 12 winning photographs (6 from each category), as well as three “popular choice” photo per category that will be selected by our member groups and allies. The winning photos will be announced in mid-April 2010.
You may submit up to 3 photos per category (for a total of 6 photos).
You can e-mail your photos to photos@foei.org or send them on cd. The size should be at least 1819 x 2598 pixels [154 x 220mm horizontal] at 300 dpi resolution, supplied in jpeg format, with a maximum file size of 10 MB.
Official web site: http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/photo/fifth-annual-photo-competition
Similar contests (may already be finished!):
- “I Was There!” travel contest
- Luis Valtuena Humanitarian Photography Award
- “MAKE US THINK” Photo Contest
- The Photo Contest ”NO1OUT”
- CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 Competition
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