The winner of this year's contest is GIULIO DI STORCO with his photo story »Bihar Aftermath«!
Honorary mention was given to:
- JAMES CHANCE (USA)
- RODRIGO CRUZ (Mexico)
- PETER DICAMPO (USA)
- ÅKE ERIC ERICSON (Sweden)
- RICARDO GARCIA VILANOVA (Spain)
- FLORIANA GAVRIEL (Germany)
- BRENNAN O'CONNOR (Canada)
- QAMRUZZAMAN (Bangladesh)
- SUDIPTO DAS (India)
You can see all the selected photos here.
Selected photos will be exhibited in cyber caffe Pina in Koper until June 10 2010.
A few snapshots from the previous opening in Solkan can be seen here.
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International photo contest “GLOBAL WORLD: through the lens of human rights” is closed!
77 authors from different countries (Spain, Canada, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, Serbia, USA and Bulgaria, among them are also 28 authors from Slovenia) entered the contest. Altogether we got more than 700 entries.
The winner of the contest is GIULIO DI STURCO with his photo story Bihar Aftermath!
Winning and other selected photos will be exhibited in gallery KUD France Preseren in Ljubljana till 23rd of March. After that the exhibition will be held in other Slovene towns.
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To honour this year's Human Rights Day, Ekvilib Institute in cooperation with SPP Institute for the Promotion of Photography invites you to participate in the international photo contest 2009: Global World: Through the Lens of Human Rights.
The honorary patroness of the contest is Dr. Zdenka Čebašek Travnik, human rights ombudsman of the
The Ekvilib Institute is launching a new initiative Global World: Through the Lens of Human Rights, which promotes socially responsible use of photography as a tool for protecting and promoting human rights, and expressing a critical outlook on global social developments and processes.
Topic 2009: The topic of this year’s contest are economic, social and cultural rights, which, in spite of massive violations, are still being neglected in human rights debates and are often represented in ways that lead to stereotypes and generalizations.
With this year’s topic we want to translate local and global development challenges into the language of human rights, and emphasize that the basics necessary for a dignified life, such as access to safe drinking water, food, education, adequate housing, healthcare, social security and decent work, are fundamental human rights guaranteed by international human rights documents, voluntarily signed and ratified by majority of world’s countries.
The photo contest is intended to deal both with human rights violations, as well as their realisation, with the emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights in the context of global development efforts.
Prize for the winning photo or photo story: Reimbursement of travel and living expenses in a chosen developing country in the total amount of 1.000 EUR, with established contacts with Ekvilib Institute’s partner organisations working in the field of human rights in the chosen country.
Who can participate: both professional photographers and other interested individuals, who share the vision and passion to contribute to a more just and balanced global development, and to a socially responsible representation of global development challenges.
Jury:
- Adriana Zehbrauskas / photographer /
- Murad Sezer / chief photographer /
- Jože Vogrinc, PhD. / sociologist / Slovenja / Faculty of Arts at the
- Max Zimani / president of African Center of Slovenia /
- Anita Ramšak / head of human rights and development cooperation at Ekvilib Institute /
Judging criteria:
- Overall impact and value of the photographs for the promotion of human rights and development cooperation.
- Technical excellence, personal style and originality of photographer’s approach to selected human rights issue, with the emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights.
- Compliance with topic of the photo contest 2009 and Ekvilib Institute's initiative
Entry rules:
- The photo contest Global State of Art: Through the Lens of Human Rights is open to all photographers worldwide who are at least 18 years of age, except to employees and directors of the Ekvilib Institute and SPP Institute for the Promotion of Photography as well as their immediate families.
- There is no entry fee.
- Photos should not be taken prior the year 2006. Previously published photos may be entered.
- Photos can be colour or black and white.
- An author can enter with a single photo (max. 3) and / or a photo story (min. 3, max. 10 photos).
- Submitted photos must contain a clear message that relates to the topic of the contest.
- In case none of the submitted photos will meet the criteria, the jury reserves the right not to award the prize. All decisions by the jury will be final.
- Only photos in digital form will be accepted. They should be stored in JPEG or TIFFF format (max. quality) and recorded on CD. The longer side of a photo must be min. 3.000 px. long.
- Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization will not be accepted. Only minimal adjustments are allowed.
- Each photo or photo story must be accompanied with:
- Applicant’s code, title of the photo or photo story and information about place and time when it was taken. This should be submitted in the following form: APPLICANT’S CODE_TITLE_ PLACE_YEAR OF ORIGIN.
- A short text (max. 300 words), which describes photographed situation (written in the entry form).
- You should record the entry form on the CD or enclosed a printed version in the envelope.
- You should write your name, contact e-mail and phone number on a CD.
- Submitted material will not be returned.
Award notice:
The results of the competition will be announced at the beginning of March 2010 at the exhibition opening that will take place in the gallery KUD France Prešeren in
Entry submission:
Complete the entry form with the required information, and submit it along with CD with recorded photos (without extra files) to the address: Ekvilib Institute, Medvedova 28, 1000
DEADLINE: The final date for submitting the photos is February 1st 2010 (date at place of dispatch) as evidenced by the postmark.
Contact person: Alma Rogina ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
This year's contest is part of the project GREAT: »Global Rights: Europeans Acting Together!«, co-funded by the European union.