| Copyright | Authors retain the copyright of all his or her entries and grant TIPA and its member magazines irrevocable, royalty-free license to use photographs entered into this competition exclusively in relation to the promotion, results reports and/or advertising of this or any future contest by TIPA. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers worldwide, who are 18+ years of age. |
| Finish | 14 July 2012 |
| Entry fee | Free |
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Theme: One World
Your photographs are to show that with the new ways of communicating, including the image, we all live in a world where borders are changing. Today we are living on a planet where all countries, all cultures and all humans can easily be in contact, either physically (plane, car, train…), or via the web. The world is in the process of becoming a single entity. Some borders disappear. Others reappear. But we should think of our planet as a common good and act in solidarity. The approach may be documentary, poetic, ironic, critical, social, architectural, ecological or metaphorical. All stylistic approaches are possible: what matters will be the implication of the photographer’s eye to interpret our contemporary world and the quality of the photographs proposed.
Categories:
- Amateur
- Professional
Prizes:
- The winner of the Amateur Category gets 4.000 Euro
- The winner of the Professional Category gets 6.000 Euro
You can enter up to 3 images. Online submission of digital images via the website.
Judging criteria: originality, creativity, authenticity, technical quality and how well the contestant interpreted the ONE WORLD contest theme.
Image requirements: JPG format; 1,500 pixels wide (horizontal image) or 1,500 pixels tall (vertical image).
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