IFES Launches 2016 Photo Contest
Overview
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) 2016 Photography Contest showcases photos of elections and democracy from around the world. We encourage submissions of photographs of marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities, women, youth, and ethnic and religious minorities, among others. While democracy promotion is a subjective theme, photos that capture the essence of IFES’ core areas – Electoral Integrity, Participation and Inclusion, Accountability, and Women's Empowerment – are highly favored.
Photographs will be evaluated for technical merit and relevance to the central and subjective themes by a panel of experienced photographers and subject matter experts.
The winner of the grand prize for the main contest theme will receive $1,000 (USD). The winner from the IFES Choice category will receive $800 (USD).
Previous competitions have drawn photos from professional photographers and talented amateurs from around the world. Outstanding entries are exhibited at IFES’ Washington, D.C. headquarters, displayed online at www.IFES.org and used in IFES publications such as the annual democracy-themed wall calendar.
See below for contest details, rules and the submission form. The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2016.
For samples of previous contest winners and submissions, visit IFES’ Flickr page here.
If you have questions or comments, please email photocontest@ifes.org.
Rules
Read IFES’ 2016 Photography Contest Rules
In accordance with our Child Protection Policy, all image submissions that include children (those under the age of 18 years) must be accompanied by an IFES-approved consent form that has been completed by the child’s parent/legal guardian. A form must be completed for every individual child in the photograph.
MEET THE JUDGES
Susana Raab, fine-art and documentary photographer
Jared Soars, community and commercial photographer
Lawrence Green, IFES Multimedia Officer, photographer, filmmaker, and DJ
Dmitry Shevkun, IFES Senior Technical Adviser and photographer