Deadline: 7 March 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the coordinating agency for the preparation and animation of this celebration is organizing a photo contest (the “Contest”) within the framework of “2024 International Day of Forests.”
This photo contest calls for the submission of photos of inspiring innovations in forests and forestry that support at least one of the many benefits and solutions that forests provide, including ecosystem services, biodiversity, climate action, livelihoods, shelter, food, fibre and fuel. Photos might show technological innovations – such as drones or other digital instruments to monitor illegal logging or hunting, or new uses of sustainable wood, such as wooden credit cards, skyscrapers or drink bottles.
Forests and Innovation is the theme of 2024 International Day of Forests.
Prize Information
- A prize will be awarded to the Entrant submitting the winning photo. The prize for the outright winner will consist of a collection of FAO merchandise including a backpack, water bottle and notebook. The prize for the Contest may not be substituted, replaced or otherwise modified.
- The five winning images – announced on March 21 – will be shared across FAO’s social media channels and will go on display as part of a photography exhibition at FAO HQ in Rome.
Format
- File size: Minimum pixel width 3000 pixels at 150 ppi; maximum file size 5 MB.
- Image data files should be created with digital smartphones and still cameras (including medium and large-format cameras).
- Images that have been retouched using software or by other means will be accepted. Both colour and monochrome images will be accepted. (Scans of photographs taken by film cameras are not eligible.)
- The standard colour space for the judging process is sRGB.
Eligibility Criteria
- The photographs should not have been taken before 1 January 2018.
- Photographs should not have dates or text on top of the image.
- Each participant can send up to three photographs.
- All photographs should be in jpeg format.
- Participants are asked to submit:
- A photo of inspiring innovations in forests and forestry that supports forests’ provision of ecosystem services, biodiversity, climate action, livelihoods, shelter, food, fibre and fuel.
- The online entry form, explaining what your photo represents, where it is located, and how those innovations support at least one of the many benefits and solutions that forests provide.
For more information, visit FAO.
