Deadline: 30-Apr-23

The Climate Change Photo Essay Prize is now open for entries to young people aged 18 to 30 from Africa and the diaspora community.

The Climate Change Photo Essay Prize is run by Africa Soft Power (ASP), in association with African Women Board (AWB) as part of the ‘Road to 100 Million Climate Soldiers in Africa’ campaign. The campaign is focused on climate education, which we view as the first step in securing climate solutions. Our goal is to educate and empower 100 million young Africans in the fight against climate change, which we will measure through the reach of each of the campaign’s projects.

The campaign is focused on climate education, which they view as the first step in securing climate solutions. Their goal is to educate and empower 100 million young Africans in the fight against climate change, which they will measure through the reach of each of the campaign’s projects.

The prize is open to young people aged 18 to 30 from Africa and its diaspora. Entrants do not need to be professional photographers or artists — all are encouraged to enter.

The judges seek entries that best depict the theme and convey a compelling story/message and winning entries will be announced at the Africa Soft Power Summit in Kigali in May 2023.

Themes

• Climate change is one of the most important issues of their time, and the objective behind the prize is to encourage young people to engage with the issue in their local communities. For that reason, They are thrilled to launch the prize with the theme: Climate change and your community. Entrants are asked to submit a photo essay of three to five photographs that tell a cohesive story and address the theme.

Eligibility Criteria

• Entrants must be aged 18 to 30 on the closing date. You do not need to be a professional photographer to participate in this contest
• Photo content must be appropriate to the theme
• Each photo essay submitted is to consist of three (minimum) to five (maximum) images
• They suggest only those images required to tell the story are included in the submission
• Unnecessary images may reduce the overall impact of the photo essay
• The photos must be yours. Do not use other people’s photos or plagiarize
• Entries will be judged on the basis of effectiveness in conveying the story through the narrative composition, technique, content, and originality of well-edited images.

Image submission

• To enter, submit three to five photos that form a cohesive photo essay to Africa Soft Power by sending an email.
• All works entered must be the Entrant’s own work.
• Once Entrant submits their photos, Entrant cannot change or edit the submission.
• Photos must be at least 1200px on the longest side and at least 72dpi – only digital images will be accepted. (Please retain full-size versions of the images in your library as they may require them if your photo essay is picked as a winner)
• JPG/JPEG image files must be no larger than 2MB each
• No watermarking or digital frames or borders
• Entrant’s email body should only include the title of his or her photo essay and the photo selections. Please note that judges will not read descriptions or explanations of any Entrant’s work.

For more information, visit ASP.