TOL Photo Competition

Theme
The theme of our 2009 competition is “20 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain”. We’re looking for photographs that best capture the changes over the past 20 years in Central and Eastern Europe.

TOL Photo Competition
Categories
You can enter your photographs under four categories:
- Democracy and politics
- Industry and economy
- Everyday life
- Landscapes and cityscapes

The best entries will be published on the TOL website. If you're looking for some some inspiration, have a look at TOL’s special ‘20 Years After’ website

Prizes
There will be one first prize and three prizes for runners up.
- First prize €200
- Runners up €50

Eligibility
The competition is open to everyone, of all ages and from all countries. Entries from amateurs and professionals are equally welcome. Each entrant may submit up to four photographs, but no entrant may win more than one prize.

Format for entries
(1) Photographs must be submitted in digital format, as a JPEG file no larger than 3MB, and sent to photo@tol.org. (If you experience problems sending your picture via email, you can also send it to the address below on a CD-Rom with your name and email on the disc)
(2) Each entrant must submit their full name and contact details: address, email address, telephone number.
(3) Entries should have a short description of what the image shows, its location, the date it was taken and why it is relevant to the competition.

Rights
By entering the competition, you agree that you own the rights to the photographs that you submit. Transitions (TOL) recognizes that you own the copyright to your pictures. But by submitting your photographs you agree that TOL has the right to publish the photos on its website and at its events free of charge, as long as it credits you as the photographer.

Closing date
The closing date is December 13, 2009. The winners will be announced within 30 days of the closing date.

Organizer
The competition is organized by Transitions o.s. (TOL), Baranova 33, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech Republic.

We’re looking forward to receiving your photos!
The TOL Photo Competition Team