Photocompete

• Copyright: Entrant’s Photos may be posted on the IDB website. Entrant grants the full right and power to copy, publish, broadcast, display, distribute, use, edit, translate, alter, combine with other material, reuse and adapt any or all portions of the Photos in any way and for any purpose whatsoever for any purpose. The IDB holds copyright to the collection of Photos that constitute the 2011 MIF Photo Contest-In Focus: Shifting Gender Perspectives.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 1st September 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers worldwide, 18+ yo. Photos need to have been taken in one of the beneficiary countries of the IDB Group: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Theme: In Focus: Shifting Gender Perspectives

Enter your photographs that show the inspiring, changing roles of men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean that cause us to reconsider and question our commonly held views on gender both at home and at work in the region.

Prizes:

• 25 finalists will be selected for 2011 MIF Photo Contest-In Focus: Shifting Gender Perspectives.
• The winners will be awarded with prizes of up to US$ 3,000.

Each photo must be accompanied by a description of the image containing up to 100 words in any of the four official languages of the MIF and the IDB Group: English, Spanish, Portuguese or French. This description must be a statement about how the photo showcases the story of gender equality in economic activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

You may submit up to 5 photos. Only digital photos will be accepted via online submission.

Image requirements: JPG format; 150cm x 100cm at 72 dpi or 36cm x 24 cm at 300 dpi.

Judging criteria:

• originality
• effectiveness in questioning gender norms
• technical excellence
• composition
• overall impact
• artistic merit

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