Deadline: 25-Apr-23
The UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in the Arab States in Beirut in collaboration with the Anna Lindh Foundation calls on young professional and amateur photographers from the Arab States Region, aged 15 to 35 years old, to pick up their cameras and send their best photos for a Photo Contest: Intercultural Dialogue through the Youth lens in the Arab region.
Intercultural Dialogue (ICD) is defined as ‘a process undertaken to realize transformative communication that requires space or opportunities for engagement and a diverse group of participants committed to values such as mutual respect, empathy and a willingness to consider different perspectives.’
ICD is their path to collaboration. It is a means to understand each other, cooperate and develop trust. It is a means to celebrate and leverage diversity. It is a tool for peace and inclusion. It is a way forward to a better tomorrow. Today, 1.5 billion people live in countries with low capacities for dialogue where global challenges like absolute poverty, terrorism and forced displacement are more prevalent. The youth around the world and in the Arab region, are the strongest asset to promote Intercultural Dialogue.
Recognizing the potential of ICD and the importance of youth perspectives, this Photo Contest will collect ICD experiences leveraging to promote peace, conflict prevention and human rights in communities- captured by young professional and amateur photographers of the Arab States Region
Photographers will need to:
- Submit only and up to six photos they have taken themselves, owning fully the copyrights.
- Submit photos taken in the Arab States Region, between 2020 and 2023
Criteria
- Age& Nationality: 15 to 35 years old, of nationals of the Arab States region
- Theme: Intercultural Dialogue
- Format: Photos should not be smaller than 1MB and no larger than 5MB, in Jpeg.
- To each photo, please provide a short narrative (up to 500 words, to be sent in English or Arabic) to explain your view as a young photographer, your techniques and what you wanted to represent in these pictures. Please also add to every picture a title and a small caption.
- Photo entries will be examined by a jury committee composed by both UNESCO and the Anna Lindh Foundation. The winner of the contest will be announced on the UNESCO Regional Office of Beirut website by the end of May 2023.
For more information, visit UNESCO.