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TRANSVERSALIDADES PHOTO CONTEST

Application Deadline: 24 pm on may 12th 2024 (Lisbon time).

LOCATION: Lisbon

The project Transversalities: Photographs without Frontiers uses photography as a means of promoting the inclusion of territories and breaking with processes of exclusion to which vast areas of the planet are subjected by the media. The pictures collected under this contest should portray the diversity of territories, societies and cultures of different continents in order to allow crossed looks on the changes which are taking place in different parts of the world, show different styles of social organization and space, capture signs of continuity and change, archaisms and innovations that manifest themselves in the most populous cities or rural areas, located in the most remote and distant and areas, which are facing depopulation.

ELIGIBILITY:

Registration is free and universal.

Each candidate may only submit one portfolio with six (6) photos about a single subject of the contest

Applications will be submitted electronically through the http://www.cei.pt website and contestants must submit:

the application form properly filled with the following fields: personal information about the author; description for each photo;

file with portfolio of six (6) photos:

Photos must be numbered from 1 to 6 according to the captions on the form;
ii. The file name must be identified by the identification the number of each contestant: identity card number, passport or other (Ex: 122258045.zip).
iii. File must be send to the e-mail ceibericos.transversalidades@gmail.com or via WeTransfer.

Each contestant will be assigned a code that will identify the candidate before the jury.

The applicant must guarantee that pictures:

are originals

don’t include any identifcation element of its author

have not yet been previously rewarded 

BENEFIT:

Of all participants and photos submitted to the competition will be selected and awarded the following:

General Awards:

The Overall Winner (1) for the best and most complete submitted portfolio will receive a prize money of 1500 Euros.

The Winner of each theme (4) for the best and most complete portfolio will receive 750 Euros.

The Jury will also award up to 12 portfolios, being each one awarded with 150 Euros.

Special Awards:

For a Portuguese competitor: prize money of EUR 500,00 (five hundred euros);

For a competitor from the Portuguese Speaking African Countries (PALOP): prize money of EUR 500,00 (five hundred euros).

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CANON STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: 7 March, 2024

LOCATION:

Boost your career and take the next step to becoming a pro photographer with the Canon Student Development Programme. The programme offers aspiring photographers from across Europe, Middle East and Africa an incredible opportunity to meet leading industry experts and have their portfolio professionally assessed.

ELIGIBILITY:

To enter, you must be at least 18 on 7th March 2024 and either a student, intern, or have completed your course in the 2023-24 academic year.

A limited number or places are available for participants nominated by the industry, regardless of where they are in their education journey.

Although the programme is open to anyone in the EMEA regions, participants will need adequate proficiency in English to take part.

Your portfolio should be within the genre of photojournalism and (or) documentary photography.

Your submission must include both an existing portfolio and a proposal for a new project. Portfolios can contain a maximum of two recent stories, comprising up to 20 images each, plus a supporting description, image captions and a personal bio.

BENEFIT:

Up to 100 students will receive three online sessions with a professional mentor who will offer tailored insights and guidance on refining their portfolio and future project proposal.

25 students will be invited to a prestigious 4-day workshop in Girona, Spain. Students take part in hosted practical sessions, portfolio reviews and talks by top photographers, videographers and editors.

After the workshop students will have the chance to visit Visa pour l’Image, the international festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, France, and participate in hosted exhibition tours.

The final 3 will receive a €2k grant and Canon kit to produce their proposed project.

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