| Copyright | Entrants authorise MÉDICOS DEL MUNDO to reproduce their photos to promote the award as well as MÉDICOS DEL MUNDO projects and campaigns, with credit given. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Open to adult amateur and professional photographers worldwide. |
| Finish | 15 October 2011 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedTheme: Humanitarian action, international cooperation and social exclusion – human rights violations, armed conflicts, natural disasters, refugee and immigrant populations, socially excluded groups, etc. – and/or to efforts aimed at building a fairer, more egalitarian world.
Prizes:
- First Prize: a project grant of 8,000 euros
- Two Runners-up: 1,000 euros each
- Selected photos will be a part of a travelling national and international exhibition.
Each participant may submit up to 10 digital images, which can be part of a series or standalone.
Image requirements: TIFF with a CMYK color profile or JPEG with RGB color profile; minimum resolution of 300 ppi/ppp, in high quality compression (12) and with a minimum size of 30 cm (shorter side).
Only adjustments to brightness, color contrast, overexposure and underexposure are allowed. No photomontages and multiple exposures are allowed.
Send your photos on CD or DVD to the following address:
MÉDICOS DEL MUNDO, C/ Conde de Vilches, 15, 28028 Madrid, España,
Attention: PREMIO INTERNACIONAL DE FOTOGRAFÍA HUMANITARIA LUIS VALTUEÑA
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.premioluisvaltuena.org/en/convocatoria/
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