International Photography Competition For Young People

The community development organization Plan International and Shoot Experience, a creative events company, have launched an international photography competition for young people. Shoot Nations 2007 will accept submissions that address the theme of governance between June 15 and July 20, 2007. Entrants must be between 11 and 24 years of age. Winners will be chosen in two age categories, 11 to 16 and 17 to 24.

Young people taking photographs to submit can choose one of two "briefs" on governance to address with three photos. The first asks that the photos address the questions, "What upsets you?" "What could you do about it?" and "Who listens to you?" The second brief proposes the questions, "Who do you look up to?" "Who rules?" and "Where are they?"

In several cities around the world, including London, Berlin, Madrid, Dakar, and Delhi, workshops on photography and governance will be held in conjunction with the competition. Submitted photographs will also be exhibited in the selected cities, with the London exhibition taking place at the Tate Modern gallery. Forty-eight top images selected by a panel of photographers will be presented at the United Nations headquarters in New York for International Youth Day in August 2007, and submitted photos will also be displayed online. Numerous prizes will be awarded for the winning images, including a grand prize of an Olympus digital SLR.

Further information is available on the Shoot Nations Web site.