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The Everyday Heroine photography award 2017

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Terms & Conditions

I. The work of each applicant will need to address the following concept:

The Everyday Heroine Focusing the spotlight on the unsung heroines who make the everyday possible

Policies and  laws, working hours and conditions  - set to bring equality to our everyday lives. Many feel that gender discrimination has been addressed. But still much of the work of the everyday  women is taken for granted, passing  unnoticed, unrecognized and unsung.  Equality between the genders is not about ‘pink and pretty’ but about social values and validation. When the heroine is bold and determined - society tends to shun and criticize  - here we praise and thank.    

We invite you, the creative photographer, to grab your camera, to find and record the lives of the everyday heroines, to be their voice. To record those women who have influenced your life. They may be a source of inspiration or of aspiration, of learning or just comfort knowing they are there. Go capture images of your everyday heroine - mothers, grandmothers, the nurse from your village, the teacher from your school, the social care worker,  the lollipop lady  -  whoever and wherever they may be.   Let us not forget the many women who work in the emergency and military services  ~ the Metropolitan, City and British Transport Police Service serving London so gallantly, the women of all of our provincial Emergency service provider and of course the NHS  -   our doctors and nurses.   And then  there are  the staff you don’t see, the women working behind the scenes - without whom the front line would not function. It is the effort of all those brave women that come to our rescue putting their own lives at risk, tirelessly, day in and out. They too are the unsung heroines who give so much to local communities - often at great expense to themselves and at great sacrifice to their lives.

So, who will be your heroine?

This photography award challenges the stereotype of the everyday woman and urges you to revaluate how we perceive ‘the everyday heroine’.  Bring us photographs to illuminate the forgotten women - often viewed as inferior - yet so often undertaking the most important tasks as guardians of the fabric of our society. 

All photographic submissions will  be  published on our social media platforms.   The winning shots and the work of twenty runner ups will be showcased at a prestigious central London location.

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II. The Panel of Judges

Anne Williams - PhotoLab, London College of Communication

Brandei Estes - Head of Photographs Department, Sotheby's

Carola Syz - Carola Syz Projects

Francesca Filippini Pinto - General Manager, Christie's South Kensington

Rosemary Wilman HonFRPS - The Royal Photographic Society Past-President

Vilma Nikolaidou - Head of Development, Engagement, Culture, Tate Gallery

III. Artwork

1. Each applicant will need to submit a photographic social reportage consisting of three

themed images. Please refer to FAQ if unsure as to what images to submit.

2. Images may be enhanced for colour/contrast/brightness, but cannot be manipulated.

3. Applicants must warrant that the photographs they are submitting are their own work

and that they own the copyright for them.

4. Each applicant will retain full copyright of their own work.

IV. Fees

There are no fees to enter the competition.

V. Participants

The Award is open to photographers of all nationalities worldwide. Only one entry per

person. Illegible or incomplete entries will not be accepted. Please note that proof of

transmission will not be accepted as proof of receipt.

VI. The timeline of the competition is as follows:

16/06/2017 All documentation, including the 3 themed images, must be received

22/06/2017 The panel of judges identifies the finalists 

26/06/2017 The names of the finalists are announced

Oct /2017 Official opening of the exhibition & announcement of the winner

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VII. How to apply

Each applicant will need to submit:

1. Curriculum Vitae (2 pages max)

2. Three themed images

3. Artistic statement - a description of your work and how it relates to the theme (max 30 words).

VIII. Instructions for uploading your submission

Each photo must be saved in .jpg format at 300PPI - minimum recommended size of

3000x2000 pixels -labeled with the applicant’s name and its corresponding number of

photo, for example:

Smith Jonathan photo1.jpg Smith Jonathan photo2.jpg Smith Jonathan photo3.jpg

Upload your themed photographic submission, your CV and a brief artistic statement

(max 30 words) on www.youmanity.today/awards/

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UPLOADING, SEND YOUR FILES TO

one@youmanity.today using WETRANSFER

IX. Prize

The works of the winner and twenty runner ups will be exhibited as part of a group

exhibition at a prestigious central London location in October 2017 (dates to be

confirmed) to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The winner will be

awarded a gold medal and € 1,000 cash prize.

XX. Consent

Participation in the competition presupposes the full knowledge and acceptance of these

rules. Events may occur that render the competition itself or the awarding of the prize

impossible due to reasons beyond the control of YOUMANITY; the organisers may at their

absolute discretion amend or vary the terms & conditions of the Award and the applicants

agree that no liability shall attach to the organisers as a result thereof.

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