Photography News

Deadline: July 31st, 2010

Description: CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year honours amateur and professional photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. The competition encourages entries that are contemporary, creative, resonant, challenging, original and beautiful. But most of all, we want your pictures to inspire people around the world to start taking care of our environment.

Categories:

• Mott MacDonald's Changing Climates
• Innovation in the Environment (New Category for 2010)
• The Natural World
• The Underwater World (New Category for 2010)
• Quality of Life
• A View From the Western World (New Category for 2010)
• CIWEM’s Young Environmental Photographer of the Year
• Young Environmental Photographer of the Year - Under 16
• Young Environmental Photographer of the Year - Under 21

Prizes: International recognition as the Environmental Photographer of the Year, a share of the £3,500 prize fund, excellent media coverage in international print and online publications, a roving exhibition throughout the year, money from sales of limited edition prints during launch exhibition. There will be a winner for each category, with one overall winner who will become the Environmental Photographer of the Year.

Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all international professional and amateur photographers of all ages working with digital and film photography.

Website: CIWEM

Photo: Talking About Stars by CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2009 Bolucevschi Vitali Nicolai, from Moldova.