Call for entries – Photo-Diaconia International Photography Competition

For all amateur or professional photographers, age between 14 to 40

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Description:
Each one of us has the chance to give our support to people in need in accordance with our abilities, either with financial means or voluntarily work, or by other gesture of compassion and mercy. “Photo-Diaconia” photography competition invites all amateurs and professional photographers to send us their photographs that inspire and show acts of mercy and care for the others. In their photographs, the photographers can show charity causes or social activities which they consider important and deserve to be seen and supported. Or, the photographs may also present particular cases of people in need or distress.

Who can take part?
All photographers, amateurs and professionals, between the age of 14 and 40

How do I participate?
Send us up to 5 photos (approximately 2000 pixels wide, 300 dpi, RGB) to email art.dobrotvorchestvo@gmail.com
If you’d like, you can also send us a short text (up to two sentences) to describe each photo. Milostov Association has the right to use the photos to promote future initiatives. By applying to the contest, you declare that the photographs you submitted are only taken by you and you do not violate any copyright, personal rights or intellectual property rights of any other person or organisation.

What is the Photograph Copyright Policy?
Photographers retains all copyrights to their own images. The photographer's name will be included wherever the photographs are displayed.

Criteria
Photos need to consider the theme of the competition.
Photos are expected to have their original creative concept and use appropriate means of expression (colours, composition, contrast, details, symbols, etc.).
Applications need to meet the eligibility requirements.

Prizes:

First prize: 300 euro
Second prize: 200 euro
Third prize: 100 euro
Audience Award (decided by Facebook vote): 75 euro
The best pictures will be printed and framed by us and displayed in the lobby of the Faculty of Theology of Sofia University in the autumn of 2018 (the exact dates to be confirmed). Several of the chosen photographers will be invited to participate in the project "The Children with Talent of Bulgaria" (more information read here)) and take pictures (portraits of talented children) which will be displayed in outdoor gallery in front of the National Theater "Ivan Vazov", Sofia, in the spring of 2019.

Eligibility:

All amateur or professional photographers, age between 14 to 40

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

Photographers retains all copyrights to their own images. The photographer's name will be included wherever the photographs are displayed.

Theme:

People Black and White Conceptual Documentary