The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an election-assistance and democracy-promotion NGO, is accepting submissions for its annual photo competition.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
IFES 2011 Photography Contest
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IFES 2011 Photography Contest
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The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an election-assistance and democracy-promotion NGO, is accepting submissions for its annual photo competition. The contest seeks photographs of individuals taking part in elections or other activities that embody the values of democratic governance and civic engagement. One winner and up to 10 finalists will be chosen, with the winner being awarded $600 for his or her entry. Full contest rules and entry information are available online at the website below.
Website: IFES Photography Contest
IFES Press Release
IFES 2011 Photography Contest now accepting entries
WASHINGTON – Jan. 20 - The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is accepting submissions for its 2011 Photography Contest. Entries will be accepted until March 11 at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
Since 2009, IFES, the world’s premiere election-assistance and democracy-promotion NGO, has sponsored this annual democracy-themed contest to highlight the many ways people around the world demonstrate a sense of civic responsibility and call to action. The contest seeks photographs of individuals taking part in elections or other activities that embody the values of democratic governance and civic engagement.
The competition is open to amateur and professional photographers and will be divided into two categories:
· The Public Category is open to all photographers who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry.
· The IFES’ Choice Category is open only to current IFES employees.
One winner and up to 10 finalists will be chosen in each category. The winner of each category will receive $600 (USD).
Previous contests have drawn hundreds of entries from talented photographers from around the world. Outstanding entries are exhibited at IFES’ headquarters in Washington, displayed online at http://www.ifes.org, and frequently featured in IFES publications and outreach materials, including the annual IFES wall calendar.
Full contest rules and entry information are available online at http://photocontest.ifes.org. Previous contest entries can be viewed on IFES’ Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/international_foundation_for_electoral_systems/sets/
For more information, please contact Jeff Brady, senior outreach manager, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .
IFES 2011 Photography Contest
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The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an election-assistance and democracy-promotion NGO, is accepting submissions for its annual photo competition.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Burrard Lucas’ Wildlife Photography Contest Winners
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The results of Burrard Lucas Photography’s wildlife photography contest have been announced. The winner is the above photograph, entitled “Last Run of the Day”, by Stephen Powles. Runners-up include “Hidden” by Gilbert Woolley and “Spider with Newly Hatched Babies” by Bhabani Prosad Mondal. You can view these entries and a number of highly recommended images at the website below.
Website: Burrard Lucas Blog
Burrard Lucas? Wildlife Photography Contest Winners
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The results of Burrard Lucas Photography’s wildlife photography contest have been announced.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
NHL Photo Contest Winners Announced
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The US National Park Service (NPS) has announced the winners of its 2010 National Historic Landmark (NHL) Photo Contest.
Monday, November 15, 2010
NHL Photo Contest Winners Announced
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The US National Park Service (NPS) has announced the winners of its 2010 National Historic Landmark (NHL) Photo Contest. The winning photograph, entitled “Mount Rainier in the Morning”, has been captured by Matthew Bell of Lost Delta Photography, Olympia, Washington. “The selection of this year’s winner took some exciting outside-the-box thinking,” said NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis. “When we look at the winning image, we see the natural world instead of one of the many historic buildings on the list of NHLs. Managed—not made—by humans, Mount Rainier National Park represents a landmark in conservation history.”
National Park Service News Release
Results of National Historic Landmark Photo Contest Announced
Winners chosen from record number of entries
Washington, DC – If the most famous writer in the history of the English language wrote a caption for the winning image in the National Park Service’s 2010 National Historic Landmark (NHL) Photo Contest, his brief text might read as follows:
Full many a glorious morning have I seen
Flatter the mountain-tops with sovereign eye,
Kissing with golden face the meadows green,
Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. . .
These four lines—the beginning of William Shakespeare’s Sonnetont 33—bear an eerie applicability to this year’s winning photograph, “Mount Rainier in the Morning” by Matthew Bell of Lost Delta Photography, Olympia, Washington. Under a sky of periwinkle blue and pastel pink, the bulk of Mount Rainer, with its gray face swathed in snow, slopes gently downward toward the lush meadow that occupies the middle-ground of the photograph. In the foreground, a waterfall’s “pale streams,” spectral and smoke-like, course down a wall of rock.
This arresting image depicts Mount Rainier National Park. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997, the park was the first fully developed product of the National Park Service (NPS) master planning process and remains the most complete product of this process. The initiation of NPS master planning at Mount Rainier in the late 1920s marked a major step in the design and management of scenic reservations in the 20th century.
“The selection of this year’s winner took some exciting outside-the-box thinking,” said NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis. “When we look at the winning image, we see the natural world instead of one of the many historic buildings on the list of NHLs. Managed—not made—by humans, Mount Rainier National Park represents a landmark in conservation history.
“That said, the images that received honorable mentions—which feature structures, vessels, and other physical destinations that give evidence of human activity and fit our traditional idea of ‘historic’ sites—also dazzle us and keep us from forgetting our rich past. I commend the winners, judges, and administrators of the 2010 NHL Photo Contest, as well as all who participated.”
Twelve photographs, listed below, received honorable mentions in what is the 11th annual contest. This year’s competition broke the record for number of entries, drawing 500 images of landmarks from throughout the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. All images were submitted, per contest rules, through Flickr photo groups. View the winning and honorably mentioned photographs in the Flickr gallery for the 2010 contest, found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalregister/galleries/72157625155997054/. For more information about the contest, please visit its website at http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/2010photocontest/.
The Secretary of the Interior designates National Historic Landmarks because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. The National Park Service manages the National Historic Landmarks Program, which works with citizens throughout the nation in nominating new landmarks and providing assistance to existing landmarks. For more information about the National Historic Landmarks Program, please visit its website at http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/. The NHL Database, accessible via the program website, provides information about specific landmarks.
Honorable Mentions
Adventuress (Washington) by Zachary Simonson-Bond
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonsonbondz/4872263215/in/faves-5...
Texas (USS) (Texas) by Chase Fountain
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalregister/galleries/72157625155997054/
U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado) by Douglas Hawthorne
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53307856@N02/4969906120/
Cincinnati Union Terminal (Ohio) by Sayre Hutchison
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53411695@N08/4928141543/
St Mary’s Falls Canal (Michigan) by Patricia Marroquin, Patricia Pix
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patriciapix/4975522787/
U.S. Capitol (District of Columbia) by Peter Ho
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29785040@N07/4973498598/in/faves-53...
Eastern State Penitentiary (Pennsylvania) by Amber Clausi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48605762@N06/4978563610/
Franklin Battlefield/McGavock Cemetery (Tennessee) by Violet Clark, MPA/MPP,
Legacy Images
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vtclark/2739887623/
Kennecott Mines (Alaska) by Patrick Gregerson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick515/4879526993/
Boathouse Row (Pennsylvania) by Glynis Gustin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46025113@N07/4892089890/
Columbia River Highway (Oregon) by Marla Jordon
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53752303@N05/4972559790/
Lewis R. French (Maine) by Arlene K. Harris
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53508902@N03/4952482928/
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
National Geographic 2010 Photo Contest
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National Geographic is calling photographers from around the world to participate in their 2010 Photo Contest. The winner will have their picture published in worldwide editions of National Geographic magazine. They will also win a trip to Washington D.C. to participate in the annual National Geographic Seminar in January, as well as a cash prize of $10,000. Entries are accepted across three categories: People, Places, and Nature. Each entry has a fee of $15, but there is no limit on the number of entries per entrant. The competition ends on 30th November, and the winner will be announced in December.
Website: National Geographic Competition
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