Raindrops Award- “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of the use of Rainwater Geneva Award 2011”
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Rules of the competition
Raindrops Award- “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of the use of
Rainwater Geneva Award 2011”
Introduction
To date, 884 million people in the world have no regular access to
clean water, and 2.6 billion individuals have no access to basic
sanitation facilities. With the onset of climate change and the
naturally unequal distribution of water on earth, rainwater harvesting
is an alternate but effective way of increasing the availability of
resources as well as reducing the risk of flooding. Rainwater
harvesting can also decrease the impulsive and wasteful use of water
by individuals and businesses alike. It has the double benefit of
preserving natural resources while helping to mitigate against climate
change.
The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance, the IRHA, ever
concerned with highlighting the benefits of rainwater harvesting to
the public, is launching the third edition of its international
competition that links art to development. For the first time this
competition will be the result of close collaboration between the IRHA
and the very reputed Photojournale, with their “Rainwater/Eau de pluie/
Agua de Lluvia project”.
Through this competition we aim to make the public, too often
insufficiently informed, aware of the various advantages that
rainwater harvesting offers by providing sustainable access to water.
It is in this context that the IRHA invites photographers,
professional and amateur, to present their vision on the benefits that
this celestial resource can have for both humans and nature.
Article 1 – Definition
The competition entitled “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of
the use of rainwater, Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” (the under listed
rules of the competition) is aimed at raising public awareness on the
importance of “blue gold” in the modern world.
The competition “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of Rainwater
Harvesting, Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” is organized by the IRHA in
conjunction with Photojournale’s Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia
project.
The best three artistic works will be rewarded.
Article 2 – Participation
1. All and sundry is legible to participate in the competition,
without references made to age, nationality or profession. The members
of the Secretariat and of the Directorate Committee, as well as family
members of the IRHA are excluded from participating in the
competition.
2. The participants must submit their photograph along with the ad hoc
forms.
3. The deadline for submission of photograph is on the 31st October
2011 at 12.00 p.m. (midnight) Greenwich Mean Time.
4. The Photojournale community is developing and producing www.thethirstyplanet.com
(Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia project) as an online showcase
of photographic works surrounding the subject of Rainwater, and
ancillary projects that include publications and exhibition. All
photographic work exhibited through this website in adherence to these
submission rules are eligible for the “The Best Photographs on the
Advantages of the use of Rainwater – Raindrops Geneva Award 2011”.
5. All photographic work submitted to “The Best Photographs on the
Advantages of the use of Rainwater – Raindrops Geneva Award 2011”
through the IRHA website, www.irha-h2o.org, in adherence to these
submission rules, are eligible for selection and exhibition on the
website www.thethirstyplanet.com (Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de
Lluvia project) and ancillary projects that include publications and
exhibition.
6. Members of the Photojournale Editorial Committee are open to submit
work, however, are not eligible for prizing and the inclusion of their
work for the ancillary projects of exhibition and publication is
subject to nomination and approval of other members of that committee.
Article 3 – Photographs
Technical Requirements
Participants can submit a broad range of images.
Photography can be both horizontal (landscape orientation) and
vertical (portrait orientation) images.
All images selected for the prize, exhibition and or publishing will
need to be supplied at least as 2000px (long edge), 300 DPI full
quality JPG or TIF unsharpened.
Note# Photographers must ensure that they possess source copies of
their photography that conform to this requirement. If the work is
selected for a prize, the exhibition or publication the failure to
provide the work to this specification will disqualify the work for
eligibility for inclusion in the prize, ancillary events and projects.
Photographic Style
Black & white and colour images are acceptable.
The IRHA and or Photojournale reserve the right to crop images if
necessary.
Any use of Photoshop or touch ups should be limited to traditional
darkroom techniques.
Use of cloning or other digital effects is forbidden and any images
thought to be manipulated will be deemed ineligible.
Images shot in a photo studio will not be accepted.
Image captions
All images need to be accompanied with a text document properly
captioned in the following way:
Photographer’s name: “First name, Family name”
Location: “Country and Place”
Image name: “Title”
Image description (limited to 20 words or less): “photo explanation”
File Naming
Please name your image files in the following way:
“photographerssurname”_01.jpg
E.g. John Smith’s entries would be named Smith_01.jpg
Article 4 – Selection
1. The jury designates the three best photographs from among the
photographs submitted through www.thethirstyplanet.com and directly to
the www.irha-h2o.org .
2. The jury is composed of: two members of the IRHA Secretariat, two
members of the Photojournale Editorial committee, as well as
representatives of the event’s sponsors.
3. The election of the winners will be considered on majority votes of
the jury. However, in case of equal merits, the votes of the IRHA
members and the Photojournale Editorial committee are considered as
casting-votes.
4. The non exhaustive list of criteria on which the selection
committee casts its decision is:
a. The force and artistic value of the message including technical and
aesthetic considerations;
b. The clearly expressed advantages for mankind and nature of the use
of Rainwater Harvesting;
c. The pertinence of the presented experiences/examples of
realizations in the field of Rainwater Harvesting.
Article 5 – The Award
1. The presentation of prizes will take place in November 2011.
2. The three best photographs will be awarded prizes as follows:
The first winner will be awarded CHF 1000
The second winner will be awarded CHF 600
And the third winner will receive CHF 400
Article 6 – Right of Ownership
The photographer grants to the IRHA and Photojournale a free, non-
exclusive, non-assignable and non-sub licensable right to Reproduce
the submitted photography, solely to the extent explicitly stated in
this agreement to the rules. Photographers of photography awarded the
prizes in Article 5 grant the IRHA a free, exclusive, non assignable
and non–sub licensable right to Reproduce their work in perpetuity.
Copyright. No ownership or copyright in any photography shall pass to
IRHA or Photojournale by the agreement to the rules.
All photographs submitted for the contest can be used by the IRHA and
Photojournale in promotion of the “Best Photographs on the advantages
of the use of rainwater - Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” and “Rainwater/
Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia project”, their ancillary events and
projects for a period of five years.
Credit Lines for Editorial Use. If any photographs are reproduced in
an editorial manner, the photographer’s name or such credit
information, if any, set forth in the submission requirements must
appear adjacent to the photography in the credit line accompanying the
photography.
Article 7 – Warranty
The photographer warrants that: (i) they have all necessary rights and
authority to enter the “Best Photographs on the advantages of the use
of rainwater - Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” and or “Rainwater/Eau de
pluie/Agua de Lluvia project”. The IRHA’s and Photojournale’s use of
the photography in its original form, and when used in accordance with
this agreement to the Rules will not infringe on any copyright, moral
right, trademark or other intellectual property right and will not
violate any right of privacy or right of publicity.
Article 8 – Appeal
All legal claims are exempted.
Article 9 – Submissions
Submissions to the “Best Photographs on the Advantages of the use of
Rainwater – Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” can be made directly to the
IRHA by submitting the photos and ad hoc forms to raindropsaward@irha-
h2o.org
Alternately Photographers participating in the Photojournale
“Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia project” can submit their work
directly through the www.thethirstyplanet.com website.
Article 10
Participation in the competition declares the agreement on the rules
presented above.
Raindrops Award- “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of the use of
Rainwater Geneva Award 2011”
Introduction
To date, 884 million people in the world have no regular access to
clean water, and 2.6 billion individuals have no access to basic
sanitation facilities. With the onset of climate change and the
naturally unequal distribution of water on earth, rainwater harvesting
is an alternate but effective way of increasing the availability of
resources as well as reducing the risk of flooding. Rainwater
harvesting can also decrease the impulsive and wasteful use of water
by individuals and businesses alike. It has the double benefit of
preserving natural resources while helping to mitigate against climate
change.
The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance, the IRHA, ever
concerned with highlighting the benefits of rainwater harvesting to
the public, is launching the third edition of its international
competition that links art to development. For the first time this
competition will be the result of close collaboration between the IRHA
and the very reputed Photojournale, with their “Rainwater/Eau de pluie/
Agua de Lluvia project”.
Through this competition we aim to make the public, too often
insufficiently informed, aware of the various advantages that
rainwater harvesting offers by providing sustainable access to water.
It is in this context that the IRHA invites photographers,
professional and amateur, to present their vision on the benefits that
this celestial resource can have for both humans and nature.
Article 1 – Definition
The competition entitled “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of
the use of rainwater, Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” (the under listed
rules of the competition) is aimed at raising public awareness on the
importance of “blue gold” in the modern world.
The competition “The Best Photographs on the Advantages of Rainwater
Harvesting, Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” is organized by the IRHA in
conjunction with Photojournale’s Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia
project.
The best three artistic works will be rewarded.
Article 2 – Participation
1. All and sundry is legible to participate in the competition,
without references made to age, nationality or profession. The members
of the Secretariat and of the Directorate Committee, as well as family
members of the IRHA are excluded from participating in the
competition.
2. The participants must submit their photograph along with the ad hoc
forms.
3. The deadline for submission of photograph is on the 31st October
2011 at 12.00 p.m. (midnight) Greenwich Mean Time.
4. The Photojournale community is developing and producing www.thethirstyplanet.com
(Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia project) as an online showcase
of photographic works surrounding the subject of Rainwater, and
ancillary projects that include publications and exhibition. All
photographic work exhibited through this website in adherence to these
submission rules are eligible for the “The Best Photographs on the
Advantages of the use of Rainwater – Raindrops Geneva Award 2011”.
5. All photographic work submitted to “The Best Photographs on the
Advantages of the use of Rainwater – Raindrops Geneva Award 2011”
through the IRHA website, www.irha-h2o.org, in adherence to these
submission rules, are eligible for selection and exhibition on the
website www.thethirstyplanet.com (Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de
Lluvia project) and ancillary projects that include publications and
exhibition.
6. Members of the Photojournale Editorial Committee are open to submit
work, however, are not eligible for prizing and the inclusion of their
work for the ancillary projects of exhibition and publication is
subject to nomination and approval of other members of that committee.
Article 3 – Photographs
Technical Requirements
Participants can submit a broad range of images.
Photography can be both horizontal (landscape orientation) and
vertical (portrait orientation) images.
All images selected for the prize, exhibition and or publishing will
need to be supplied at least as 2000px (long edge), 300 DPI full
quality JPG or TIF unsharpened.
Note# Photographers must ensure that they possess source copies of
their photography that conform to this requirement. If the work is
selected for a prize, the exhibition or publication the failure to
provide the work to this specification will disqualify the work for
eligibility for inclusion in the prize, ancillary events and projects.
Photographic Style
Black & white and colour images are acceptable.
The IRHA and or Photojournale reserve the right to crop images if
necessary.
Any use of Photoshop or touch ups should be limited to traditional
darkroom techniques.
Use of cloning or other digital effects is forbidden and any images
thought to be manipulated will be deemed ineligible.
Images shot in a photo studio will not be accepted.
Image captions
All images need to be accompanied with a text document properly
captioned in the following way:
Photographer’s name: “First name, Family name”
Location: “Country and Place”
Image name: “Title”
Image description (limited to 20 words or less): “photo explanation”
File Naming
Please name your image files in the following way:
“photographerssurname”_01.jpg
E.g. John Smith’s entries would be named Smith_01.jpg
Article 4 – Selection
1. The jury designates the three best photographs from among the
photographs submitted through www.thethirstyplanet.com and directly to
the www.irha-h2o.org .
2. The jury is composed of: two members of the IRHA Secretariat, two
members of the Photojournale Editorial committee, as well as
representatives of the event’s sponsors.
3. The election of the winners will be considered on majority votes of
the jury. However, in case of equal merits, the votes of the IRHA
members and the Photojournale Editorial committee are considered as
casting-votes.
4. The non exhaustive list of criteria on which the selection
committee casts its decision is:
a. The force and artistic value of the message including technical and
aesthetic considerations;
b. The clearly expressed advantages for mankind and nature of the use
of Rainwater Harvesting;
c. The pertinence of the presented experiences/examples of
realizations in the field of Rainwater Harvesting.
Article 5 – The Award
1. The presentation of prizes will take place in November 2011.
2. The three best photographs will be awarded prizes as follows:
The first winner will be awarded CHF 1000
The second winner will be awarded CHF 600
And the third winner will receive CHF 400
Article 6 – Right of Ownership
The photographer grants to the IRHA and Photojournale a free, non-
exclusive, non-assignable and non-sub licensable right to Reproduce
the submitted photography, solely to the extent explicitly stated in
this agreement to the rules. Photographers of photography awarded the
prizes in Article 5 grant the IRHA a free, exclusive, non assignable
and non–sub licensable right to Reproduce their work in perpetuity.
Copyright. No ownership or copyright in any photography shall pass to
IRHA or Photojournale by the agreement to the rules.
All photographs submitted for the contest can be used by the IRHA and
Photojournale in promotion of the “Best Photographs on the advantages
of the use of rainwater - Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” and “Rainwater/
Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia project”, their ancillary events and
projects for a period of five years.
Credit Lines for Editorial Use. If any photographs are reproduced in
an editorial manner, the photographer’s name or such credit
information, if any, set forth in the submission requirements must
appear adjacent to the photography in the credit line accompanying the
photography.
Article 7 – Warranty
The photographer warrants that: (i) they have all necessary rights and
authority to enter the “Best Photographs on the advantages of the use
of rainwater - Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” and or “Rainwater/Eau de
pluie/Agua de Lluvia project”. The IRHA’s and Photojournale’s use of
the photography in its original form, and when used in accordance with
this agreement to the Rules will not infringe on any copyright, moral
right, trademark or other intellectual property right and will not
violate any right of privacy or right of publicity.
Article 8 – Appeal
All legal claims are exempted.
Article 9 – Submissions
Submissions to the “Best Photographs on the Advantages of the use of
Rainwater – Raindrops Geneva Award 2011” can be made directly to the
IRHA by submitting the photos and ad hoc forms to raindropsaward@irha-
h2o.org
Alternately Photographers participating in the Photojournale
“Rainwater/Eau de pluie/Agua de Lluvia project” can submit their work
directly through the www.thethirstyplanet.com website.
Article 10
Participation in the competition declares the agreement on the rules
presented above.
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