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Take a photo that completes the phrase Democracy is… and share it with the world.

The Prize
Special exhibition of your photo at the United Nations and at galleries in New York and Los Angeles.

The Timeline

July 7 – July 28 – Submit Photos
July 28 – Submission Deadline, Midnight GMT
Aug 19 – Online Voting Commences – International Photography Day
Sept 15 – Winners Announcement – United Nations Day of Democracy

The Details

You must be 18 or older to enter.
Submissions must be original photographs (digital or analog) taken by the submitter.
Contestants may enter anonymously.

Contest Sponsors:
The Democracy Photo Challenge is sponsored by the following partners of the Democracy Video Challenge: The Annenberg Space for Photography, Bridges to Understanding, Center for International Private Enterprise, Getty Images, International Center of Photography, International Republican Institute, International Youth Foundation, the Motion Picture Association of America, National Democratic Institute, NBC Universal, New York University-Tisch School of the Arts, One Economy, Recording Industry Association of America, TakingITGlobal, University of Southern California, the U.S. Department of State and YouTube.

How to Enter:

Take an original still photo that illustrates what you think "Democracy is..." and submit it to the Contest using the method listed below (“Photo Submission”). Once a photo is uploaded to the Contest site, it is considered a final submission and may not be modified or edited, or replaced. Contestants may submit no more than five Photo Submissions.
Participation in this Contest is automatically deemed as acceptance of these Official Contest Rules. A Photo Submission must be an original photograph (digital or analog) taken by the submitter. All photos should have been taken during the last ten years (since 2000).

Photo Submission:

Contestants can upload their Contest photograph to the Contest website: www.democracyphotochallenge.america.gov. Contestants will also be required to complete a registration form to include their (i) Name, (ii) Country, (iii) Title, (iv) Caption and, (v) Keywords.
Retouching of Photos: The submitted Contest photograph cannot be significantly retouched: nothing in the photographs (people, animals, scenery, objects, etc.) may be altered , removed, or, augmented or rearranged. Cropping is permitted, as is modest darkening or lightening of parts of the image.
 

Prize:

The winners’ photos will receive special exhibits through public displays at cultural and/or other appropriate venues in New York, Washington DC, Hollywood, and, if possible, other cities around the world (to be selected solely by the Contest Sponsors), as well as on multimedia sites. At each public display, a short bio of the winner will be included, along with a brief statement, in the winner’s own words, about the photo, including its meaning for that winner. If feasible, additional prize elements may be added at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsors.

The winner must provide a valid mailing address where an additional prize, if any, is to be shipped. The Contest Sponsors are not responsible for any problems related to the shipping of any additional
prize, including, but not limited to, theft, delay, damage, or
destruction/accidental loss by the shipping carrier.

The prize has no cash value. Any unused portion of the prize is not transferable, convertible, or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. All taxes on or in connection with any prize, and the reporting
consequences thereof, are the sole and exclusive responsibility of the
winner.

Contest Sponsors are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control.

For more information see http://www.democracyphotochallenge.america.gov/index.html