Photocompete

• Copyright: Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries. The Organizer has the right to repeatedly use entries submitted for the contest in related non-commercial activities.
• Entry fee: Free
• Entry deadline: 15th April 2011
• Who can enter: Open worldwide to anyone.

Theme: Folk Culture

Entries can contain several ethnic groups in one country or one nationality living in different countries.

Categories:

• Portrait & Costume
• Architecture
• Living and Production Custom
• Festivities
• Education
• Recreation
• Sports & Technology
• Traditional Rites

Awards:

• Humanity Photo Grand Awards: 6 (one for each category) with a prize of US$2000 for each;
• Humanity Photo Documentary Awards: 60 – an award certificate; a book/CD-photo collection of the HPA 2011; an invitation to attend the award ceremony and the opening ceremony of the premiere exhibition of “Memories of Mankind VII”; transportation fee and a 3-9 days hotel accommodation; prized works to be put on the premiere exhibition

Stories/Portfolios should consist of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 images. Each entrant is allowed to submitted no more than 3 entries. Your images should be at least 2500 px on the shortest side and under 5 Mb in size. Judging Criteria: photographic technique, documentary value and the difficulty in photographing and ability to reveal the mission of the HPA contest.

Official website: hpa2011.worldfpa.org