“World Without Wars and Violence” organizes for the fifth consecutive year the international photography contest “Peace Is” from May 1. The competition theme for 2013 is “children’s rights”.

The competition and the exhibitions that will follow, are under the auspices of the Greek National Commission of UNESCO, while having the patronage of FIAP and Greek Photographic Society.

1. SECTIONS
[C]    COLOR
[M]   MONOCHROME
[CR]  CREATIVE
[S]    STUDENTS UP TO 16.

The theme of each section is “CHILDREN’S RIGHTS”.

2. ENTRY FEE
The entry fee is mandatory for all participants and is Euro 12 (US$ 15) for 1 of the 3 first sections [C], [M] & [CR] or Euro 15 (US$ 20) for 2 or 3 of the first 3 sections [C], [M] & [CR]. NO ENTRY FEE FOR THE CATEGORY FOR STUDENTS UNDER 16 [S].  Upon uploading of the image files, Payment is directly made via PayPal. The website is secured with SSL. Images submitted without payment of the entry fee for the categories [C], [M] and [CR] are not eligible for judging.

3. CATALOGUE
The best images from the contest will be used to produce a DVD catalogue. This high quality DVD catalogue will be sent to all participant.

4. AWARDS
FIAP: Gold; Silver; Bronze Medals; 6 Honorable Mentions all per category
HFS: 1 Honor Plaque for the best photo from all categories.
World Without Wars and Violence, Greece:  10 digital cameras Nikon COOLPIX L26 to the best 10 photos in Student’s Category.

OPTIONAL:
– All 10 best choices per category will receive an Honorable Mention signed by the Greek National Commission of UNESCO and the “World Without Wars and Violence” office in Greece.
– To give acknowledgement and recognition for their work, the 10 best winners per category, will be invited to give a short description of themselves, which will be included in the catalogues.

You can find more information at the website of the competition:  www.eirinieinai.gr

Nikos Stergiou
NGO World Without Wars and Violence, Greece
Organizing Commission for “Peace Is”
Τ: +306949401458 E: peaceis@kosmosxorispolemous.gr