CGAP Photo And Video Contest

About the organisation:

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor seeks to empower poor people to capture opportunities and build resilience through financial services. They test, learn and develop innovative solutions through practical research and active engagement with our partners on building responsible and inclusive financial systems that help people move out of poverty, protect their gains and advance global development goals.

2018 CGAP PHOTO AND VIDEO CONTEST

Picturing Financial Inclusion in Africa

Share Your Stories. Submit Photos and Short Videos By Dec. 14, 2018

The 2018 CGAP Photo Contest is open to all photographers and videographers who are at least 18 years old. (The operational team of CGAP, the World Bank Group, and their immediate families are excluded from participating.)

This year, CGAP is seeking photos and videos from Africa that reflect the following themes:

• Reaching Excluded People
• Brighter Prospects for Young People
• Digital Finance and Development

What: We are looking for original, striking images and video stories portraying the impact of microfinance and financial inclusion for poor people in Africa. These images and stories may reflect a range of products and services, people and institutions, and may touch on social, economic, developmental, and technological issues. We are seeking entries in both rural and urban settings and people from all walks of life.

How: Up to 20 photographs and/or videos may be submitted per person. Entries may be entered by uploading digital files. The maximum file size for photos is 20 megabytes (MB), and for videos 300 MB. Each photo or video submission must be accompanied by:

• CAPTION: a short description of the activity or situation depicted
• DATE the image was taken, the location and country
•  NAME of the person(s) shown with their permission to use (see below)

Entries: CGAP requests that the photographer follows the widely recognized standards and ethical guidance for development photography and obtains informed consent whenever reasonably possible from any subjects photographed. Entries must:

• Be the original work of the entrant and shot in the last two years
• Treat all subjects with respect and dignity.
• Respect the rights, sensitivities, and culture of communities and/or persons depicted, including the subject's right to consent to being photographed.
• Fairly represent the situation, subject’s identity and physical location of the image, without alteration (other than standard photographic techniques for optimization, including removal of dust, cropping, adjustments to color and contrast, etc.)

When: All entries must be submitted by 23:59 GMT/18:59 US EST on 14 December 2018. Voting for the People's Choice Award begins at 24:00 GMT/19:00 EST on 14 December 2018 and ends 23:59 GMT/ 18:59 EST on 21 December 2018.

File Requirements: Digital images or scans of prints may be uploaded. Original files of camera-made digital photos may not exceed 20 megabytes (20 MB), and video files 300 MB. CGAP cannot be responsible for lost, damaged, late or misdirected entries, or for faulty uploading connections, garbled transmissions, unauthorized intervention, or technical malfunctions.

Judging: Judges will include professional photographers, videographers and photo editors. Entries will be judged on subject matter relevance, originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit. The story behind the photo or video may influence the judges' decisions. Decisions made by the judges are final.

Winning Entries: All entries may be used by CGAP in printed publications, on any CGAP web asset, CGAP event, in a CGAP slideshow, or in any other CGAP-produced media including social media. CGAP may copy and display photographs and videos in any country, provided that all uses are accompanied by appropriate attribution to the photographer or videographer. CGAP shall have the right to verify, in its sole judgment, winner eligibility. A selection of winning photos and videos may be featured on CGAP's websites – www.cgap.org and microfinancegateway.org - and in exhibitions at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and other prestigious venues.

CGAP intends to award the following prizes, one each for a photograph and for a video in the categories listed below. Winners will be notified by e-mail, according to information provided with their submission. If any winner fails to claim his or her prize within 60 days of being notified, that winner may forfeit his or her prize. Any federal, state, and local taxes, fees, and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners.

Grand Prize:

US $2,000 gift certificate each for photography or video equipment and accessories. (No cash, check, or money transfer will be issued.)

Categories:

US $1,000 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories:

• Reaching Excluded People: Mobile phones open up markets and access to services for people who are isolated or live in remote communities. Show us how digital finance creates new opportunities for excluded Africans.
• Brighter Prospects For Young People: There are 600 million young people in Africa under the age of 25, and 72 percent of them are unemployed. Show how financial services can spur entrepreneurship among Africa's youth.
• Digital Finance And Development: Innovative technologies and finance together offer new solutions for addressing chronic problems such as access to water, energy and health care. Show ways that financial services are helping advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.

Judges' Honorable Mention:

Judges may select up to 8 winners to receive US$250 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories.

People's Choice Winner:

US$100 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories.

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