The Rules
2010 Photo Competition: Equality of Opportunity for All Citizens
Al Falah Bangladesh is excited to announce our first photo competition, carried out this year to highlight the landmark ruling of May 2008 when the supreme court in Bangladesh declared citizenship for urdu speakers.
Categories for entries
For this competition we are looking for photos of
1. Camp Life. These photographs must come from the camps of Bangladesh where urdu speakers reside (see list here). Camp Life photographs will attract a premium prize. Even if you are not a winner, your photos may be selected to go on tour and form part of an exhibition (online and physical). If you need information about going to camps please email us and we will try to answer your questions. Camp Life category photos could depict childhood, various labour activities, camp conditions, housing, entrepreneurs, cultural activities, religious ceremonies, festivals etc.
2. Common future. This theme can be widely interpreted and is open to Bangladesh based and international participants. The judges will look for relevance in terms of subject. Photographs which depict refugees, stateless people or excluded people or somehow depict the objective of inclusiveness and commonness of humanity or some aspect of social justice will be favoured. Examples could be excluded people in Europe ( Roma), refugees in Africa, stateless people in former Soviet countries, the homeless, and images of exclusion from conflicts in the middle east (Palestine) etc.
We have given some ideas for subjects within both photo categories, but please do use your imagination when taking and submitting photos
Who can enter?
Our competition is open to everyone, and we particularly encourage women, young people, and people living in the developing world to enter. But please remember the “Camp Life” category is only for photographs from urdu-speaking camps in Bangladesh.
When is the deadline for entries?
The deadline for entries is 1 May 2010, but we appreciate receiving photos as soon as possible!
What happens with the winning photos?
The judges will choose a total of 6 winning photographs (3 from each category). The winning photos will be announced in mid May 2010.
Photos, both winning and non-winning, may also be used Al-Falah Bangladesh and sponsoring organisations for our publications and materials, in which case the photographers name, e-mail address and/or website will be used in connection with the image.
Are there prizes for the winners?
There are cash prizes for the winners: CAMP LIFE CATEGORY: 50,000 taka for the first place photo; 25,000 taka for second place photo; and 15,000 taka for third place photo. COMMON FUTURE CATEGORY: 25,000 Taka for the first place photo; 15,000 taka for the second place photo and 10,000 taka for the third place photo. People outside Bangladesh may request equivalent Euros.
What are the rules for entry?
Entries must be received by 1 May 2010.
Entries should reflect the theme of “Camp Life” or “Common Future.”
You may submit up to 5 photos per category (for a total of 10 photos).
Please send each photograph in a separate e-mail, and list the following:
1. NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER
2. THE CATEGORY in which you are entering the photo (Camp Life or Common Future)
3. DATE AND PLACE OF PHOTO
4. A SHORT CAPTION
- You can e-mail your photos to 18May2008@gmail.com or send them on cd. The size should be MINIMUM 1819 x 2598 pixels [154 x 220mm horizontal] at 300 dpi resolution, supplied in jpeg format, with a maximum file size of 10 MB. Camp residents ONLY may provide hardcopies of photographs of any size.
- You can also post your images. They should print out at 300 dpi, 8.5 by 5.5 inches, and be sent to: Bablu Sheikh, FLAT 404, HOUSE NO 12, ROAD NO 35, GULSHAN 2 or to Al-Falah Bangladesh 9/16, Iqbal Road Mohammadpur Dhaka. Please be aware that photos sent by post will not be returned.
By entering the contest, you give Al-Falah Bangladesh and our sponsors permission to publish the submitted photo(s) in our web, photo exhibit and other materials. Published photos will be credited with your name, e-mail address and/or website. As a competition entrant you grant a worldwide, irrevocable and perpetual licence to publish. If you do not wish to grant permission beyond use on the web and the photo exhibit, please make this clear when you submit.
All information detailing how to enter this competition forms part of these terms and conditions. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions. Events may occur that render the competition itself or the awarding of the prizes impossible due to reasons beyond the control of the organisers and accordingly the organisers may at its absolute discretion vary or amend the promotion and the entrant agrees that no liability shall attach to the organisers as a result thereof.
Remember please:
- We reserve the right to crop the images as we see fit.
- Entries must be your own work.
- Entries should not have won previous competitions, and should not have been published elsewhere.
- No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently.
- By entering this competition you are accepting these rules and agree to be bound by them.
Who are we?
Al-Falah Bangladesh was established in 1980 and is a non-governmental, non-profit, development and welfare organisation focussing on the urdu-speaking population in Bangladesh.
The main organising people are Khalid Hussain (President, Association of Young Generation of Urdu Speaking Community or AYGUSC), Hasan Mohammed (Secretary General, AYGUSC), Shafiur Rahman (Co-producer of Swapnabhumi – The Promised Land) and Bablu Sheikh (Manager).