Youth Photo Empowerment Contest!
The Photo Empowerment Contest challenges you to apply your creative and artistic skills using photography. We bet many of you may not even know you have skills behind the lens! Well now is your chance to discover your hidden talents -this contest will allow you to see your world and community in a whole new light!
You have the month of July and August to submit two photos and two writings
describing each photo. Each submission must express one or more of
the following THEMES of EMPOWERMENT:
describing each photo. Each submission must express one or more of
the following THEMES of EMPOWERMENT:
OPPORTUNITY
PRIDE
CHANGE
LEADERSHIP
PARENTS! PLEASE REGISTER VIA THE LINK BELOW AND CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS LISTED HERE! EVERYONE IS A WINNER!
We will display all photos on the National Urban League's
"I am Empowered" website.
You can create prints of your photos using our toolkit!
All participants will receive recognition for their participation.
Winners will be announced by August 15th*
*The number of top winners will depend on number of entries received.
Top winners will receive: Grand Prize $250 American Express Gift Certificate and Digital Camera
Second Place 14 Pixel Digital Fuji Camera
Third Place Compact Digital Camera
Winners will have their photos displayed at the National Urban League headquarters in New York City!
AND....
Winners will receive a custom complimentary I Am Empowered t-shirt featuring the winning photos!
DEADLINES PUSHED BACK!
Deadline for parents to register: July 22, 2011
Deadline to submit final photos: August 26, 2011
PARENTS!
Click Here to Complete the MANDATORY REGISTRATION.
CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS
PART 1 - WRITING
You didn’t think it was going to be that easy now did you?...there’s one more part! To accompany each photograph you will be asked to write a paragraph with no less than 200 words and no more than one page, single spaced, telling us the following:
-Why you chose the theme you selected for that particular photo.
-Why your chosen theme/s are significant or important to you.
-What made you snap that particular shot over another? (In other words, why did you decide to submit this photo instead of another shot in your bunch).
Don't forget to check your spelling!
Keep in mind we’re interested in your thoughts and your opinion. The more descriptive and honest the better!
Remember - You must submit two writings; one for each photograph submitted. Please do not submit more than two photos and two writings!
At the top of each writing please include the following heading:
Phone Number
Writing #1 or Writing #2
PART 2 - PHOTOS
FINAL SUBMISSION
We will accept final submissions via hard copy mail or via upload through the link below only.
CLICK HERE TO MANUALLY UPLOAD YOUR FINAL SUBMISSION.
If sending by mail, entries must be post marked by AUGUST 26. Hard copy photos must be at least 4” x 6” in size. Send hard copy photos to:
National Urban League
Attention: Photo Empowerment Contest
120 Wall Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10005
GUIDELINES
- Participants are encouraged to shoot personal lives, community events, school events, gatherings, summer events, festivals or social happenings to acquire eligible shots.
- Participants are encouraged to use digital cameras for the purposes of composition and quality and for ease of sharing and uploading. Though not recommended, film cameras, camera phones or other digital photographic devices may be used as long as final submissions are clearly visible. Photos may be black + white or color.
- No content that is directly offensive to any ethnicity, gender, religion, or culture
- Photos of unknowing participants that have a reasonable expectation of privacy shall not participate; i.e. photos of individuals walking on the street or in the background, for example, are permissible because these subjects do not have the same “reasonable” expectation of privacy as someone who is seen through their home window.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions please send them via email to PhotoEmpowers@nul.org or call (212)558-5400 and ask to speak with someone with the Photo Empowerment Contest.
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
Click the below links to learn more about National Urban League youth programs and ways the Urban League is engaging our youth across the Nation.
NUL Education and Youth
http://nul.org/what-we-do/our-programs/education-and-youth
I Am Empowered Education and Youth
http://iamempowered.com/get-empowered/education-youth-development
GOOD LUCK AND STAY EMPOWERED!
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