2009 Photoshare Photo Contest

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Announcing...the 6th Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest!  

Brought to you by Knowledge for Health (K4Health) at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP), with sponsorship from HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015), a global campaign administered by the Global Healthcare Information Network.* Enter now for a chance to win $1,000 cash prize

2009 Photoshare Photo Contest

 

 

 

 

Do you have photos of programs in action and the people you serve? Pictures illustrating the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries? Snapshots from your personal travels, volunteer service, or work experience? You may have an award-winning photo and a chance to win cash and/or a SLR digital camera! Read more about the contest.....

Entries accepted August 20th- November 16th, 2009. Send images and Entry Form to: photoshare@infoforhealth.org

Contest Categories* - Best of Show (1st, 2nd, 3rd places) cash prizes selected from Best of Category Winners

• Healthcare Providers (*Featured Category: HIFA2015 Photography Award)
• Family Planning and Reproductive Health
• HIV/AIDS
• Malaria
• Environment
• Agricultural & Economic Development
• Democracy & Governance
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Global Health (open subject)
• Human Interest (open subject)

*Participants may submit one photo per category (10 photos maximum). See sample contest photo subjects.

Download Entry Form

Awards

Winning photos and photographers will be publicly announced and featured January 2010.

Awards	Prizes	Sponsor
1st Place*	$1,000 USD	K4Health
2nd Place*	$750 USD	K4Health
3rd Place*	$500 USD	K4Health
Best of Category (8)*	Award Certificate
Honorable Mention (8)**	Award Certificate
Outstanding Photoshare Contributor**	SLR Digital Camera	K4Health
Photoshare Image of the Year**	Compact Digital Camera	K4Health
HIFA2015 Photography Award* (Best of Healthcare Providers Category)	SLR Digital Camera	HIFA2015

*Selected by an independent panel of judges, with Best of Show (1st, 2nd, 3rd places) selected from Best of Category.

** Selected by Photoshare staff.

Contest Guidelines and Rules

• All entries and accompanying entry forms must be received by November 16th, 2009 (delivery or E-Mail) to qualify for consideration. Entries arriving late with a postmarked date of November 16th will be accepted until 5:30pm on November 21st, 2009.
• Any individual or organization, with the exception of contest judges, are welcome to participate (including both amateur and professional photographers).
• One photo allowed per category (10 maximum): At a minimum, digital images must be approximately 1600x1200 pixels. Photos below the minimum resolution, collages, digitally altered photos, photos without completed entry forms, and photos previously contributed to Photoshare are not eligible for consideration. Original color or black & white prints, slides, negatives, are acceptable. 
• Originals will be returned upon request at participant's expense through UPS or DHL when a street address is provided (no P.O. boxes). Photoshare is not responsible for the loss or damage of photographs. However, in the event that photos are lost or damaged on return, Photoshare will resend digital copies, when available.
• Photos will be judged on the basis of content (relevance to category) and quality (e.g. lighting, composition, focus) by an independent panel of judges for cash and camera prizes.
• Entries that violate copyright or the laws of the country in which they were taken are not acceptable.
• The contest participant grants to The Johns Hopkins University, on behalf of Photoshare at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs (CCP), a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use such photographs in its Photoshare database, and grants all such other rights, including the right to sublicense, the right to copy, distribute, publicly display or perform, and the right to create derivative works, as may be necessary to meet the requirements of the Photoshare database, and to fully realize and carry out the purposes thereof, without requiring The Johns Hopkins University to notify the Participant, seek the Participant's permission, or owe any form of compensation to the Participant. This agreement will apply to all photographs and other submissions supplied to CCP by the Participant and shall remain in full force and effect until cancelled in writing by either party or superseded by a subsequent agreement. The Participant understands that these images will provide useful information related to people, their living conditions, and their health, and that requests to use the photos will be carefully screened for appropriate and respectful objectives.

Download Entry Form.

Instructions for Delivery

E-Mail

Send images and Entry Form as email attachments to: photoshare@infoforhealth.org

Postal Delivery*

Send prints, slides, negatives, or CD-ROMs to:

JHU/CCP Photoshare Contest
Attn: David Alexander
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21202 USA
(Phone: 410-659-6280 | Fax: 410-659-6266)

*We recommend you choose a shipping method that includes a tracking number. Entries arriving late with a postmarked date of November 16th will be accepted until 5:30pm on November 21st.

Helpful Links & Information

Entry Form

About Photo Contest

Sample Contest Photo Subjects by Category

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

See Past Contest Winners

Contact Photoshare Staff

Photoshare

 

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Photoshare is a service of Knowledge for Health (K4Health), helping non-profit organizations communicate global health and development issues through photography. By facilitating photo sharing among colleagues in international development, Photoshare has become a leading source for editorial development photography. The Photoshare collection, consisting primarily of photos taken by public health professionals in the field, contains more than 17,000 images illustrating the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries, as well as global efforts to improve and save lives. Our popular online photo database, available at www.photoshare.org through the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs, serves many major government institutions and international NGOs.  www.photoshare.org

HIFA2015 is a global knowledge network administered by the Global Healthcare Information Network, a non-profit organization working to improve the quality of health care in developing countries. HIFA2015 brings together more than 2600 health workers, librarians, publishers, and policymakers from 150 countries worldwide, all committed to a common goal: By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed health care provider. Together we are working for a future where people are no longer dying for lack of basic healthcare knowledge. During 2009, HIFA2015 has received financial support from the  British Medical Association, International Child Health Group, Network for Information and Digital Access, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Nursing, and World Health Organization. Join today: www.hifa2015.org