| Copyright | The copyright of the materials submitted for this competition remains with respective participants. However, each entrant grants the EEA and its partners the right to use the submitted materials in its environmental communication crediting the copyright owners. |
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| Eligibility | Open to citizens of the 33 EEA member countries and 6 West Balkan cooperating countries, 18+ years of age. The photos must be taken in the countries mentioned above. |
| Finish | 15 May 2019 |
| Entry fee | Free |
FinishedPrizes:
- The winners in each category (Sustainable food, Sustainable energy and Sustainable mobility) will be awarded a cash prize of EUR 1000
- EUR 500 is on offer for both the Public Choice Award and the Youth Prize
- The Youth Prize will be awarded to the winning entry, selected among those submitted by persons aged between 18 and 24 (born between calendar years 1995-2001) to any of the competition categories
Sustainably Yours aims to highlight challenges and opportunities linked to three of the main key systems: food, energy and mobility.
Categories:
- Sustainable food
- Sustainable energy
- Sustainable mobility
One entrant may submit maximum 5 entries in total in the competition. Online submission of digital photographs via the website.
Judging criteria:
- Relevance of your entry to the competition topic
- Creativity expressed
- Technical ability
- Persuasiveness of the entry
Image requirements: jpeg-format, minimum resolution of 2000 pixels for the long side of the photograph.
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