#WorldFightsAIDS Photo Contest

A partnership between the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), PhotoPhilanthropy & Grryo
Submission period: July 14 – August 11, 2014
Grand Prize: $1,000

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and PhotoPhilanthropy are excited to announce the World Fights AIDS Photo Contest on Instagram. We are seeking photos from across the globe that resonate with the mission of EGPAF, the global leader in the fight to end AIDS.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation isn’t only fighting AIDS, they are changing the way the world fights AIDS. They work hand-in-hand with governments, partners, mothers, families, volunteers and donors toward a health and social infrastructure that can end HIV/AIDS – and keep it eliminated.

Your assignment: Every community across the world has at least one unsung hero or grassroots organization working to eradicate this epidemic or ease the suffering of those who live with it. Share a photograph on Instagram of a group or individual in your community who is fighting against HIV/AIDS. Tag it with #WorldFightsAIDS and your photo will automatically be entered into the contest. Please also tag @photophilanthropyand @egpaf. The winning photographer will receive the Grand Prize of $1,000 USD.

All entries must include a caption that tells a short story about the person, people or subject matter in your photograph. Where was it taken? Who is in the photo? How are they fighting against stigma? How are they working to end HIV/AIDS?

After submitting a photo, contestants are encouraged to search other submissions using the #WorldFightsAIDS hashtag and like and leave comments on other photos that are not their own.

Deadline for entries is August 11, 2014.

For full contest rules read the Submission Guidelines below.

PhotoPhilanthropy and EGPAF will highlight photo entries throughout the contest submission period and EGPAF will ask resident HIV/AIDS experts to comment on the selected photos.EGPAF will also use the photographs in their outreach and advocacy work. The result will be a compelling mix of photos, stories and conversations that paint a picture of how the world fights AIDS.

Submission Guidelines

The World Fights AIDS Photo Contest is a partnership between the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and PhotoPhilanthropy.

This contest is open to all photographers regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Contestants under 18 years of age require the permission of a parent or guardian. By entering the contest, entrants under 18 years of age indicate that they have obtained the permission of a parent or guardian.

An Instagram account is required to enter this contest.

To enter the contest, upload a photo to Instagram and use the hashtag #WorldFightsAIDS. Please also tag @photophilanthropy and @egpaf. Previously uploaded photos may also be submitted by using this same hashtag.

All entries must include a caption that tells a short story about the person, people or subject matter in your photograph. Where was it taken? Who is in the photo? How are they fighting against stigma? How are they working to end HIV/AIDS?

In order to reflect current issues, photographs must have been taken within the last three years. Multiple entries are allowed, but we encourage entrants to submit only their best work.

After submitting a photo, contestants are encouraged to search other submissions using the #WorldFightsAIDS hashtag and leave comments and like on at least two photos that are not their own.

PhotoPhilanthropy and EGPAF have the right to copy, publish and display all submitted materials in print or electronic form, without compensation, for use in promoting our programs, including exhibitions, multimedia stories and future programs for the purpose of the advancement of the goals and mission of PhotoPhilanthropy and EGPAF. The photographer’s credit will appear if the image is used for these purposes. No images will be redistributed or sold to third parties for re-use. Any inquiries for licensing of images will be redirected to the photographer.

All entries must be uploaded and tagged by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on August 11, 2014.

The winning photo will be announced on August 18, 2014. The winning photographer will receive the Grand Prize of $1,000 USD. Photographs selected as finalists will also be used by EGPAF in their outreach and advocacy work.

Photos by James Pursey on behalf of EGPAF.

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