2nd Annual Amizade Exposed Photo Contest!

Amizade is thrilled to announce the 

2nd Annual Amizade Exposed Photo Contest! 

Showcase your photography skills and share your Amizade experiences! Prizes will be awarded to top winner of each of the following categories: 

1. Landscape/Beauty,
2. Cultural Immersion and Global Citizenship, and 
3. Black & White.  

Photo entries may also be used in the 2010 Amizade Calendar, on the Amizade Website, or in other outreach materials!


Official Rules:



1. All returning Amizade Global-Service Learning students, volunteers, group leaders and faculty are encouraged to enter the Second Annual Amizade Exposed Photo Contest.



2. Images must have been photographed by an Amizade program participant, leader, faculty member, community member, or community partner.



3. Applicants agree to allow the use of their photo submission for Amizade Global Service-Learning & Volunteer Program promotional purposes and in related Amizade publications.



4. The top five winners will be displayed in West Virginia University’s Cultural & Arts Center.  Top prizes will be awarded in each category.



5. Photos will be judged by an open vote between December 23 and January 10, 2010 from all who access the Gallery on Amizade’s website ( http://www.amizade.org/ ) on the basis of their content and quality.



6. Winners will be announced on January 15, 2009.

Submission Guidelines:

There will be three categories in which participants may compete:

1. Landscape & Beauty
2. Cultural Immersion & Global Citizenship
3. Black & White

Individuals may submit up to three (3) photos in each category.



Photos must be submitted by December 15, 2009 at midnight.


Voting will take place through the Amizade website between December 23 and January 10, 2010.

Any submissions missing required information may be eliminated from the competition.



Winners will receive recognition, a unique prize and a set of greeting cards hand-painted by individuals at Amizade’s Community Partner Site in Cochabamba, Bolivia, The Ceoli Center for People with Disabilities.



To enter:


Email a digital copy of the photo(s) to: anna@amizade.org



Include your name, email address, location/date of photo, and a brief description of the photo (no more than 3 sentences). 



We look forward to seeing your photos!