The WACC Photographic Competition 2006: 'The Media and People'

The Theme
Entries are invited interpreting the theme of:
THE MEDIA AND PEOPLE

Prizes
There will be one first prize and five commendations
- First prize $500
- Each commendation $200
The prizes will be paid by bank transfer or by Paypal.

Eligibility
The competition is open to all men, women and children, of all ages and from all countries. Entries from amateurs and professionals are welcome. There is no limit to the number of photographs that a person may enter, but no entrant may win more than one prize in the contest.

Format for entries
- Images must be loaded to the competition group on the Flickr website http://www.flickr.com/groups/wacc/ (*)
- Entries must be licenced under "Creative Commons" licence ( http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ ). This can easily be added under "Additional Information" next to each photograph.
- Entries should have a short description of what the image shows and why it is relevant.

Closing date
The closing date is 1 May 2006. The competition winners will be announced on World Communication Day, 8 May. A selection of entries will be exhibited in London and will be used in the WACC publications such as the website and the journal “Media Development”

Judging
A panel of judges will select the winners. All decisions by the judges are final and no correspondence will be entered into. All winners will be contacted immediately after the results of the competition have been announced.

Coordinator
Contact the competition coordinator Erick Coll by e-mail with any questions, or write a new "topic". Thankyou.

Previous winners
See a selection of previous winners from this competition in 2004 and 2005

(*) Photographs should be loaded to http://www.flickr.com/groups/wacc/ except in cases where the photographer has no access to the internet. In such cases the photographs can be sent by e-mail to this address with the following subject: “WACC Photographic Competition”. Make sure in your e-mail you send 1) Your name 2) A caption of the image 3) A paragraph explaining why the photograph is significant and giving details of what it shows 4) You must affirm that you are the copyright holder and that you make the image available under the protection of a Creative Commons licence.