#InspireISLANDS Photography Competition

The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) launched the Inspire ISLANDS Photography Competition on April 03, 2023.

The theme for this competition is The Tide Has to Turn on Plastic Waste. This directly aligns with this year’s 50th World Environment Day celebrations on June 05, 2023, where solutions to #beatplasticpollution will be spotlighted.

Currently being executed by the BCRC-Caribbean, is the Global Environment Facility (GEF) “Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States” (ISLANDS) Caribbean Child Projects 10279 and 10472, in which twelve (12) Caribbean countries are participating; Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

Under Component Four (4) of these projects, the BCRC-Caribbean is executing the Plastic Tide Turners Challenge (PTTC) in nine (9) of the twelve (12) project countries; Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) PTTC was developed under the Clean Seas Campaign and aims to:

• Engage youth across the globe to address the issue of plastic pollution threatening life in oceans, rivers and on land,
• Educate young individuals on single-use plastics leading to actions that will reduce land and marine plastic pollution,
• Motivate youth to alter behaviour and norms around plastic usage at both individual and community levels.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES

Entry Categories

• 12 – 17 years – Amateur
• 18+ Amateur
• Professional

Each group will be judged separately based on the judging criteria.

Submission Criteria

• Your submission should be clearly aligned to the theme: The Tide Has to Turn on Plastic Waste
• The photograph should be submitted as a .png file, no less than 300PPI, with a 4:3 aspect ratio.
• Your submission should include a 25 – 40-word caption, which includes the location where the photo was taken, as well as an Impact Statement of no more than 150 words. This statement should tell the story of your piece and what you are attempting to convey. Both the caption and the impact statement should be submitted together within a Microsoft Word Document.

Judging Criteria

• Your photograph will be scored on creativity, originality, perspective, use of space and lighting, interpretation, clarity and applicability of theme as well as overall impression of the photograph. This portion of the submission carries a weighted score of 60%.
• Your caption will be scored on adequacy of descriptor and alignment with photograph and theme as well as representation of location at which the photograph was taken. This portion of the submission carries a weighted score of 20%.
• Your impact statement will be scored on significance, intended impact and messaging, alignment with theme and grammar. This portion of the submission carries a weighted score of 20%.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Click here to access and complete the submission form.
2. Scan the QR Code at the end of the form to access the OneDrive folder. Click here to access this folder.
3. Upload your photograph submission to the folder. It should be clearly labelled as follows: Your Name_ Title of Piece. This .png file should be no more than 50MB.
4. Upload your text submission as a Microsoft Word document, clearly labelled as Your Name – Title of Piece. This document should contain both your caption and your impact statement and should be no larger than 50MB.
5. The entrant must complete all fields in the Microsoft Form, as well as upload the items mentioned in 3 and 4 above to the OneDrive folder, to be eligible for judging.

Note: If the entrant does not have an email address, a parent or guardian can complete the form and submit it on behalf of the entrant.

PRIZES

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

June 05, 2023 (11:59 p.m. (GMT-4))

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. By participating in the Inspire ISLANDS Photography Competition being advertised by the Basel Convention regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) and on various social media channels, (‘the Competition’), you confirm that you accept and agree to these Terms and Conditions.
2. The Competition is promoted by the BCRC-Caribbean. The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered or associated with Facebook, Instagram and/or other social media channels. You completely release Facebook, Instagram and/or other social media channels from all liability associated with this competition.
3. Entry is open to all persons residing within the Caribbean region older than twelve (12) years of age. Employees of the BCRC-Caribbean and their immediate families are ineligible to enter the competition.
4. Entrants may submit more than one entry. Each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry form.
5. By entering, each entrant warrants that their entry is original and that their submission does not or will not infringe on any third party’s rights of intellectual property.
6. By entering, each entrant consents for their entry to be featured in a 2024 Calendar being produced by the BCRC-Caribbean.
7. Each entry, upon submission becomes the property of the BCRC-Caribbean.
8. Entrants must follow the instructions detailed above to be eligible for the associated prize.
9. The Competition will begin when the competition post has been uploaded to Facebook, Instagram, and/or other social media channels on Monday April 3rd, 2023 and end on Monday June 5th, 2023. As such, the competition period will be from April 3rd to June 5th.
10. The BCRC-Caribbean reserves the right to cancel the contest at any time, for any reason and without prior notification.
11. The BCRC-Caribbean will not accept responsibility for any late submissions, any entries that are not received or any entries or files that are corrupt, damaged, lost or inaccessible.
12. The judging of the competition will be done by a judging panel consisting of the BCRC-Caribbean, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and other relevant stakeholders.
13. At the end of the competition period, the judging panel will select a winner, as well as 2nd and 3rd places in each of the three (3) categories. Three additional prize recipients will be selected for honorable mention.
14. The winners will be notified by the BCRC-Caribbean via email using the contact details provided by the entrant. The prize winners will receive the prizes as advertised above. However, if the winner cannot be reached within ten (10) days of the prize being awarded, the judging panel will select a new prize winner without liability to any person.
15. Prizes are not refundable, exchangeable, or redeemable for cash.
16. The BCRC-Caribbean will utilize your personal information (name and contact details) for the purposes of administering and processing the competition only.
17. By entering this competition, the parents/guardians of the entrant consent to the use of the entrant’s submissions featured as in 6 above, and to the entrant’s personal information (name and contact details) for the purpose of administering and processing this competition only.
18. The BCRC-Caribbean is not responsible for any prize that has been lost, stolen or tampered with in any way before it reaches a winner and after it has been released from the custody and control of the BCRC-Caribbean.

By participating in this competition, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions, including all eligibility requirements. You also accept that all decisions made by the BCRC-Caribbean are final and binding in all matters relating to the Competition.