The People & Planet International Photo Competition 2009

1st Prize: A$1,500

2nd Prize: A$750

3rd Prize: $A250

Entries Close: EXTENDED to 10 July, 2009!

The People & Planet International Photo Competition is a new competition open to photographers anywhere in the world. The aim is to select 55 photos to be published in the 2010 People & Planet: Social Justice & Environment Diary, which raises money for Australian non-profit organisations (Download a PDF excerpt from the 2009 diary here).

What are we looking for?

We're looking for 55 images of people, places or things which tell a story about a social-justice or environment issue. Photos of almost any genre will be accepted, including portraits, landscapes, animals, objects, or any combination of these. We particularly like photos which tell "good news" stories about social-justice or the environment. With 55 spots up for grabs, it's a good chance to have your photos published and achieve international fame!

You can submit up to 4 photos per entrant. All submitted photos must be accompanied by 2-5 sentences describing the image and the social-justice or environment issues which are raised by the photo. Photos will be assessed jointly with the accompanying description.

The People & Planet International Photo Competition is open to everyone, and we particularly encourage people living in the developing world to enter.

The images can be colour or B&W, but should be at least at 300 dpi resolution, supplied in JPEG format, with a maximum file size of 10 MB. We like minimal Photoshop-ing, and will usually exclude photos where Photoshop-ing is obvious.

Please don't submit images that were submitted to this competition in 2008.

How do you enter?

Entry is Free! Just email your entries to info@peopleandplanet.org.au or send them on a CD to People & Planet, PO Box 6014, Nth Collingwood, VIC 3066, Australia. If emailing, please send each image attached to a separate e-mail, and in the body of the email list the following:

1) Your name
2) Your country
3) Your postal address
4) Your email address
5) A title for your photo
6) 2-5 sentences describing the image (who, what, where, when) and the social-justice or environment issue(s) which are raised by the photo
7) The place the photo was taken

Images which do not include all the above information will not be accepted.

Before submitting images, please carefully consider whether they would fit the style of the People & Planet Diary. Images which feature nudity or violence cannot be accepted.

The winners will be selected by a panel of the competition Judges:

• Michael Cebon (People & Planet diary editor)
• Michael Chew (Photographer, Melbourne Australia)

All 55 winners will recieve a free copy of the 2010 People & Planet Diary, with the best 3 photos receiving cash prizes.

Rules for Entry

1) Entries must be received by 10 July 2009.
2) Entrants may submit up to a maximum of 4 photos each.
3) Entries must be your own work.
4) Entries are only elligible if they include a) a title for each photo, b) 2-5 sentences describing each photo and the social-justice or environment issue(s) which are raised by the photo, c) the place the photo was taken, d) entrant's name, counrtry & postal address.
5) No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.
6) We reserve the right to crop the images as we see fit.
7) We will accept entries which have been previously published elsewhere.
8) Winners of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prizes, as well as the other 52 photos which will be published in the People & Planet diary will be notified by 1 September 2009.
9) By entering the contest, you give Global Trade Watch the right to publish your photos in the 2010 People & Planet Diary, the 2010 People & Planet Calendar and publicity associated with the diary only. Other use of the photos will be with your permission only.
10) Decisions by the competition judges are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding their decisions.
11) By entering this competition you are accepting these rules and agree to be bound by them.

About the People & Planet Diary

People & Planet is a gorgeous diary published annually by Global Trade Watch in partnership with 30 other Australian social justice and environment organisations (see below).

Download a PDF excerpt from the 2009 People & Planet diary here

People & Planet Social Justice & Environment Diary 2009 was published in partnership with these Australian non-profit organisations: