World Water Day Photo Contest 2024

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World Water Day Photo Contest 2024: The Lions International Seregno AID in collaboration with UN Water is organizing the eighth edition of the World Water Day Photo Contest, to raise public awareness of the critical issue of water in our era and is open to all lovers of photography enthusiasts and all supporters of environmental issues.

➜ Short description

World Water Day Photo Contest, recently announced in its 8th edition and organised by Lions International Seregno AID in collaboration with UN Water, is an artistic event open to all the world’s photographers, amateurs or professionals, animated by the values of respect, tolerance and goodwill towards nature and humanity.

The aim of this competition that was born in 2017 as a cultural and solidarity project of the Seregno AID Lions Club, is to raise public awareness of the critical issue of water in our era.

All photographs featuring water as the main subject are eligible for submission, taken with any type of device, including cameras, smartphones, tablets, drones, and action cameras. Both color and black-and-white photos are allowed. Post-processing and editing are permitted. Photos with visible signatures, watermarks, or marks on the image are not allowed. Photos or images considered offensive, as per the discretion of the organizers and the jury, will not be accepted.

The competition includes the following sections:

➜ Single Photos on the theme “Water Environment” - you can propose a set of photos, portfolios, photojournalism and storyboards, sequences of images that share a story related to water
➜ Single Photos on the theme “Water Landscape“
➜ Storytelling - a themed section “Water Stories” in which you can propose a set of photos, portfolios, photojournalism and storyboards, sequences of images that share a story related to water

The best ranked photos selected by the jury will be featured in the traveling exhibitions of the World Water Day Photo Contest. These exhibitions may take place from April 2024 to February 2025 around the world.

➜ Who may enter?

The competition is open to all lovers of photography enthusiasts and all supporters of environmental issues.

➜ Prize:

The Overall Winner will be awarded with 1,500 Euro. In addition, a total of more than 4,000 Euro in other prizes will be awarded as well. The awards are not cumulative and are distributed between the competition sections.

➜ Entry fees:

Entry fee is 15 Euro per two photos and 35 Euro per portfolio.