Democracy Photo Challenge

The Democracy Photo Challenge is a contest that invites people to complete the phrase "Democracy is..." through digital photos submitted online. Google’s Picasa Web Albums created the online platform for the contest, a first for the photo sharing website.[1] In 2010, nearly 3,000 people from 131 countries entered the contest online.[2]

The Photo Challenge is a spinoff of the Democracy Video Challenge, an annual contest in which contestants complete the phrase “Democracy is…” through short online videos.[3]

Process

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Submissions for the 2010 contest were accepted online from July 7 to July 28, 2010. An independent jury narrowed the submissions to 36 finalists representing each region of the world.[4] The online public then voted for their favorites.[5] In total, more than half a million people took part in the voting.

The 12 winners were announced on September 15, 2010 during International Day of Democracy.[6] The winning photographs were displayed at the United Nations.[7]

Jury

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The 2010 jury was co-chaired by documentary photographer Phil Borges, International Center of Photography director Willis Hartshorn and Academy Award-winning director Louie Psihoyos.[8]

Winners

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Name Country/Region
Kaveh Baghdadchi Iran / Near East
Ian M. Cunningham United States / Western Hemisphere
Wladia Drummond Brazil / Western Hemisphere
Kaylene George South Africa / Africa
Venkatesh Hamyanaik Australia / East Asia and Pacific
Samir Atabey Azerbaijan / Europe
Jun Krishna Joshi Nepal / South and Central Asia
Mohamed Kaouche Algeria / Near East
Mustafa Kia Afghanistan / South and Central Asia
Mikas Matsuzawa Philippines / East Asia and Pacific
Mike Mitchell Benin / Africa
Dino Peri Bosnia and Herzegovina / Europe

Partners

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References

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  1. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge. The Official Google Photos Blog, July 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Azerbaijani photographer wins democracy photo challenge. Trend/Azerbaijan, September 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge. PhotographyBLOG, July 8, 2010.
  4. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge. The Official Google Photos Blog, July 7, 2010.
  5. ^ Pinay artist wins US Democracy Photo Title. Good News Pilipinas!, September 17, 2010.
  6. ^ Democracy Photo Challenge Winners Announced During International Day of Democracy. Photography News, September 15, 2010.
  7. ^ Picasa Web Albums: Democracy Photo Challenge – Public Voting Begins! Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. D’Technology Weblog, August 19, 2010.
  8. ^ New Competition Seeks Photos Defining Democracy. Photo District News, July 19, 2010.
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