SUMMARY: UN-Habitat and the Laboratory of Architecture and Environmental Design (LaCoMoFa) of Biskra University are calling for entries for their 2021 Youth Photography Competition
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 31, 2021.
OPEN TO: young photographers and students from all over the world.
BENEFITS: winners will receive an award certificate from the organizer partners + more.
UN-Habitat/LaCoMoFa Youth Photography Competition 2021 is calling for submission of entries. UN-Habitat and the Laboratory of Architecture and Environmental Design (LaCoMoFa) of Biskra University invite young photographers and students from all over the world to submit images documenting their communities’ contributions to improving the quality of life in cities and highlighting the connections between urban and rural areas and the links between cities and their regions.
They invite photographers across the globe to engage creatively with the topic “valuing our communities, cities and regions” and to submit their photographs. Based on the World Cities Day 2020 Key Messages on Valuing our Communities and Cities, the photo competition has five thematic categories open for photos submissions:
- Communities contribution to the city and region social-cultural values.
- Communities contribution to the city and region economic values.
- Communities contribution to the city and region environmental values.
- Communities contribution to the city and region innovative values.
- Communities’ actions in cities and regions.
Who can Participate in UN-Habitat/LaCoMoFa Youth Photography Competition Eligibility
- Participants must be between 18-35 to qualify as a participant.
- Participants from all over the world are encouraged.
- Participants are allowed five entries (maximum five photos are expected per submission, therefore up to 5 photos if submitting five entries).
Benefits of UN-Habitat/LaCoMoFa Youth Photography Competition
- Top five winners (one per thematic) will receive an award certificate from the organizer partners.
- Winning and selected photos will be presented in an online public exhibition on both UN-Habitat and LaCoMoFA social media and digital platforms (UN-Habitat Urban Policy Platform).
- Winning and selected photos will be featured in upcoming publications of UN-Habitat and LaCoMoFa. Photo authors will receive full acknowledgement in the publication.
Selection Criteria for UN-Habitat/LaCoMoFa Youth Photography Competition
- Images should be submitted in JPEG or TIFF in high resolution (900 px wide, 72 dpi).
- All submitted images will be displayed on UN-Habitat Policy, Legislation and Governance Section social media and LaCoMoFa social media for public voting (April 2021).
- Five images will be selected as the overall winning piece (one image per thematic category).
- Winners will be selected based on public voting results and by a joint jury composed by members of the Dept of Architecture LaCoMoFa/Biskra University and UN-Habitat.
Judging Criteria for UN-Habitat/LaCoMoFa Youth Photography Competition
Photo entries should be judged based on composition, technical excellence, originality, responsiveness to the theme, and overall impact.
How to Participate in UN-Habitat/LaCoMoFa Youth Photography Competition
- Send a high-resolution photo(s) and the story behind it to unhabitat-url@un.org and cc lacomofa@univ-biskra.dz together with your full name and contact information. Use the email subject line “Valuing our communities photo competition”.
- You can also submit your photos by filling out this Photo Contest Entry Form.