| Copyright | The Copyright will remain with the photographer. The entrant will be credited wherever possible. By entering the Contest the entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-commercial, non-exclusive royalty-free license to Transparency International and Trust Law. |
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| Eligibility | Open to all photographers aged 18-30, worldwide. |
| Finish | 1 July 2013 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedCorruption has scathing effects that can be difficult to illustrate. So we are looking for photos to give a powerful image of how corruption affects people’s lives.
Theme: Illustrate the negative effects that corruption has on your world.
Prizes:
- First – A paid trip to Berlin to participate in a Transparency International event in November; up to €1,000 worth of camera equipment; work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation;
- Second – work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; up to €400 worth of camera equipment
- Third – work published on Thomson Reuters Foundation; up to €250 worth of camera equipment
The winners will be announced on International Youth Day, 12 August 2013 and will receive a certificate.
Image requirements: jpg, png, gif format.
Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
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