The competition will run until the Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter conference on the 18th of May, in Jakarta.
Over 300 participants from all over the world will come together to attend our thematic Peatland event, with thousands more being able to tune in online. With representatives from the private sector, NGOs, leading international organizations, government and an online social media campaign that will reach millions through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and live streaming, Peatlands Matter can put your work on the world’s stage.
Who can participate?
This year’s photo competition is open to anyone and everyone, whether you are a professional photographer or a casual enthusiast. If you’ve got a keen eye for photography, show the world here!
How to submit photos:
To participate, photographers must first upload their photos to the landscapes.org website to be considered for the jury’s choice award. Once your photo has been approved and uploaded to our website, you can then begin promoting your work on social media platforms — making sure to tag the relevant GLF social media page in all posts — to be considered for the audience choice.
Photos should be uploaded with a title, the photographer’s name and a short description explaining the location, subject and a brief background story that explains how it relates to peatlands.
Winners of the audience choice award will be selected before the conference on the 12th of May, and there is no deadline for submission. However, earlier submissions will have a better chance of gathering social media attention. So send us your photos soon!
The deadline for submissions for the jury’s choice award is 2nd of May, and the winners will be selected by the 12th of May.
Technical specifications:
Photo submissions must be uploaded as .jpg, with a minimum of 1,024 pixels in width (2mb max) – dependent on the physical size of the posters at GLF.
Please note that if your photo is selected, we will need an uncompressed .jpg or .tiff file between 150-300 dpi, with a minimum of 3,000 pixels in width – 30 centimeters on the longest side of the picture.
Prizes:
The winners of this year’s photo competition will be divided into two categories:
Audience choice
The photo that receives the most votes from the online community will win this prize. Voting will be available from the 27th March when all participants will receive a direct URL to their photos to be shared with friends and family via social media. Additionally, the 20 most popular photos will have their work displayed at the Forum in Jakarta, where participants at the conference will have the opportunity to contribute to the vote tally.
- Winner: USD 1,000
Jury’s choice
Two winners will be chosen by a panel of handpicked experts that will evaluate the submissions based on their quality and relevance to the competition topic (i.e. finding solutions).
- 1st prize: USD 1,000
- 2nd prize: USD 500
Deadline is May 18, 2017.