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THE BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

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Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

LOCATION: New York, USA

Black-and-white photography celebrates the world of shadows, light and moody darkness. B&W is dramatic, iconic and timeless. It is the aesthetic choice of many photographers. Stripped of color, the story lies in the details, contrasts, and the raw emotion it captures.

ELIGIBILITY:

To discover remarkable B&W photographers from all cultures and all experience levels, and connect them with global audiences and career-changing opportunities — including an exhibition in New York during The Photography Show 2024. Are you ready for the world stage? Read on for information about award benefits, jurors and our free entry option for single image submissions.

Open to all types of B&W photography: fine art, experimental, fiction, documentary, visual storytelling, portraits, landscapes, staged/constructed, street, mixed media, alternative processes, conceptual.

Limited to one free entry per person. $10 for each additional photo. 5 images are $35.

BENEFIT:

$10,000 in Cash Awards⬤
Exhibition in New York 2024⬤
Solo Feature Published on LensCulture(2)⬤
Visibility with LensCulture Insiders⬤⬤⬤
Featured in International Photo Festival Projections⬤⬤⬤
International Press Exposure⬤⬤⬤
Massive Exposure to our Global Audience of 3 Million⬤⬤⬤⬤
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ICAW POSTER/VIDEO CONTEST

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Application Deadline:  November 1st by midnight (ET)

LOCATION: USA

Each year, the International Compost Awareness Week Committee holds a poster contest to pick a new design for the annual poster. There is always a new theme for ICAW, which is highlighted on the poster as well as the dates for ICAW. The theme for the 2024 ICAW is ” COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion! ” chosen by participating international partners incorporating the collective focus on one of the initiatives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which is “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.”

ICAW Video Contest
Grade 4 – 8 (Age 10 – 13)

Offered to children and teens ages 10 – 13, the video contest asked for a 30 second video highlighting ICAW and the theme for this year, COMPOST…Nature’s Climate Champion! Should show something related to the benefits of compost use and/or organics recycling and the benefit it has to help with climate change. Such as: compost bin, vegetable or fruit garden, food waste and then compost. For more ideas on what you might want to include in your video, contact us at info@compostfoundation.org. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The poster contest is open to anyone from anywhere in the world age 14 or older. The video contest is for ages 10 – 13.

Video entry checklist:

Must have in the video International Compost Awareness Week, May 5 – 11, 2024 either written or said verbally

Must have COMPOST… Nature’s Climate Champion! written or said verbally

Video Length: No more than 30 seconds

BENEFIT:

Prize is $500 and the winning design is used as the official ICAW 2024 poster – sent to thousands of people.

The winner of the video contest will receive $100.

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