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POSTERHEROES SEEDS OF KINDNESS INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

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Application Deadline:  August 22nd, 2025

LOCATION: Italy

Posterheroes 2025 invites designers, artists, and visual storytellers to explore the generative power of empathy. To imagine a world where kindness is radical, visible, and contagious. A world where power is not measured by control, but by the ability to connect.

ELIGIBILITY:

Posterheroes is an international contest about social communication that calls for posters (70×100 cm) about social and environmental issues. Every year, Posterheroes invites students, professional designers, and everyone who is into graphic design to create a poster about topics of social interest. All the works are judged by a selection panel composed of some of the most relevant graphic design and visual communication experts that choses 40 winning posters.

The contest will close on August 22nd, 2025

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BENEFIT:

Favini Mention €2500
Fondazione Time2 Mention €1500

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SPIE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT PHOTO CONTEST

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Application Deadline: 16 September 2025

LOCATION: USA

The SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest is held annually to raise awareness about the International Day of Light and to demonstrate the impact that light has on cultural, economic, and societal aspects of our world. Amateur and professional photographers alike are encouraged to submit photos for a chance to win cash prizes.

ELIGIBILITY:

Amateur and professional photographers alike are encouraged to apply

Examples of content include, but are not limited to, artistic images that depict:

Various properties of light and how it interacts with the atmosphere, nature, and materials

Light technology such as lasers, LEDs, etc.

Images created with light technology, such as telescopes and microscopes

People interacting with light and/or light technology

The betterment of the human condition with light

Join us in capturing the brilliance of our world!

By entering the International Day of Light Photo Contest, you are agreeing to the rules.

Have questions? Email us at CustomerService@spie.org.

BENEFIT:

First Prize: US $2,500

Second Prize: US $1,000

Third Prize: US $500

Judges’ Choice for Best of Science Prize: US $1,000

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