Delhi Greens Invites Entries for Photography and Essay Competition

They say words have the power to make things happen. And that a picture is worth a thousand words. In an attempt to harness both these powerful tools for environmental conservation, Delhi Greens invites citizens from across India to participate in Photography and Essay Competition. The Prize Winning Entries will be displayed and presented during the 4th Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change (DYSoC 2018) to be held on 03-04 October 2018 at an in Collaboration with Miranda House, University of Delhi.

Photography Competition

The Theme of the Photography Competition are:

  • Greenliness; or
  • Green Cities; or
  • Green in You(th)

Any one of the above themes can be selected by interested individuals.

Rules of the Photography Competition:

  1. Each individual can submit only one photograph to this competition.
  2. Photograph should be submitted with a caption of less then 100 words
  3. The Photography Competition is open to Citizens of India only.
  4. The Photograph/ Image must be original and the person submitting the Photograph/ Image must have clicked it her/himself.
  5. Entries will only be received online and must only be submitted as an email to chimoitim@delhigreens.org with the subject title “Photography Competition”.
  6. Photograph/ Image must be greater than 2 MB in size. The image should not be more than 12 MB in size.
  7. Digitally manipulated Photographs/ Images (using software like Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) will be disqualified.
  8. By participating in this Photography Competition, it is construed that all contestants hereby give their consent to use the entries submitted for this photography competition for promoting Environmental Awareness by Delhi Greens organisation, irrespective of the fact whether the entries win a prize or not. However the copyright of the non-winning entries will always be vested with the photographer.
  9. Copyright of the winning entries will be vested with Delhi Greens organisation and the photographs which win the prizes will become the exclusive property of Delhi Greens organisation. Appropriate credit will always be given to the photographer.
  10. Last date for submitting photographs/images is 28 30 September 2018. Photographs/ Images received after 30 September 2018 (5.30 pm) will not be considered for this Photo Competition.

Prizes

The top three entries, selected by Delhi Greens, will be awarded the following Cash Award:

  1. First Prize: Rs. 3,000/-
  2. Second Prize: Rs. 2,000/-
  3. Third Prize: Rs. 1,000/-

Five Consolation Prizes (Certificate of Recognition) will also be given.

How to Submit Your Entry

Interested citizens can email their entries to the following Email address: chimoitim@delhigreens.org The Subject-line of the email should read, “Photography Competition”. In addition to the Photograph/ Image, the following information may also be submitted:

  • Name of the Photographer
  • Tagline/ Caption
  • Location where the Photograph/Image was clicked
  • Date when the Photograph/Image was clicked

Essay Competition

The Title of the Essay Competition are:

  1. Delhi of My Dreams; or
  2. I Am the Change

Any one of the above titles can be selected by interested individuals.

Rules of the Essay Competition:

  1. Each individual can send only one entry for this competition.
  2. The Essay Competition is open to only the citizens of India.
  3. The Essay should not be longer than 1,200 words and should be typed with Times New Roman Font in a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or OpenOffice file format. Entries received as pdf/PDF files will be rejected.
  4. Entries for the Essay Competition will be accepted only online via Email and should be emailed to dysoc@delhigreens.org. The subject line of the email should read, “Essay Competition”.
  5. By participating in this Essay Competition, it is constructed that all contestants hereby give their consent to use the entries submitted for this Essay Competition for promoting Environmental Awareness by Delhi Greens organisation, irrespective of the fact whether the entries win a prize or not. However the copyright of the non-winning entries will always be vested with the author.
  6. Copyright of the winning entries will be vested with Delhi Greens organisation and the essays which win the prizes will become the exclusive property of Delhi Greens organisation. Appropriate credit will always be given to the author.
  7. Last date for submitting the entry is 28 30 September 2018. Entries received after 30 September 2018 (5.30 pm) will not be considered for this Essay Competition.

Prizes

The top three entries, selected by Delhi Greens, will be awarded the following Cash Award:

  1. First Prize: Rs. 3,000/-
  2. Second Prize: Rs. 2,000/-
  3. Third Prize: Rs. 1,000/-

How to Submit Your Entry

Interested citizens should email their entries to the following Email address: chimoitim@delhigreens.org The subject line of the Email should read, “Essay Competition”. In addition to the Essay, the following information may be submitted:

  • Name of the Author
  • Location of the Author

For any further information or clarification, please write to:

Chimoitim Phairong
Project Assistant
Delhi Greens
Email: chimoitim@delhigreens.org

Chimoitim Phairong

Chomoitim Phairong hails from the northeast Indian state of Manipur and is passionate and dedicated towards the cause of environmental protection.

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