Yonhap claims the cash prize is the largest amount offered in the photojournalism contest. [break]
The competition is open to photojournalists worldwide including freelancers.
There are three entry categories, each separated into ‘singles’ and ‘stories’.
The contest aims to shed light on UN goals of improving human living and well-being, enhancement of international peace and environmental protection, and measures against climate change.
In addition to the grand prize, the contest offers a host of other cash prizes, including US $10,000 for one UN secretary general prize winner, US $30,000 for six gold-prize winners (US $5,000 per winner), US $18,000 for six silver-prize winners (US $3,000 per winner), and US $6,000 for six bronze-prize winners (US $1,000 per winner).
The competition is open to staff reporters of on- or off-line press worldwide and freelancers who provide photographs to the press and/or photo agencies around the world.
Under the ‘singles’ category, contestants can submit up to 10 pieces per entrant and photos must have been taken after January 1, 2010 and for ‘stories contest’, they can submit up to five pieces (A piece of story may contain 2-10 photos) per entrant.
The last picture of a story must have been taken after January 1, 2010.
All press photos, regardless of whether they have been published or not on any of on- or off-line media, are eligible for entry into the contest.
Works that have been awarded by any other international press photo contests are not eligible for entry into the contest.Entries should be in .jpg format shot by a digital camera. Films, slide films or scanned photos are not accepted.
The deadline for entry is May 31, 2011 and is free of charge. For more information, log on to www.yippa.net.
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