UNTT Youth photography competition themed My Island, Our Caribbean

The United Nations launches a photography competition targeting the youth, ages 18-24, depicting contemporary life in Caribbean SIDS.

The United Nations System in Trinidad and Tobago (UNTT) has launched a photo competition to mark the International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2014 and to coincide with the Third International Conference on SIDS, 1-4 September 2014, Apia, Samoa. SIDS are islands of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, being some of the most beautiful places on Earth, but are also the most vulnerable to environmental challenges, such as climate change.

Submissions must capture representations of contemporary life which depict living and working in Caribbean SIDS, linking them to Human Rights principles -- for example, the right to education, the right to marry and to found a family, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. It could be an event, a religious ceremony, a day at work or school, transport, healthcare etc. For more information please see the Universal Declaration on Human Rights at: www.un.org/en/documents/udhr

The competition runs from the beginning of September (at the start of the Third International SIDS Conference), to 31 December 2014. The winning and selected photos will be displayed at a United Nations photo exhibition.

The initiative is part of the UNTT's public education on SIDS and its human rights advocacy and offers a wide scope for originality and creativity.


Prizes

  • First Prize: iPad
  • Second Prize: Digital Camera
  • Third Prize: Android Smartphone
Plus, the chance to see your photo in print in UNTT Calendar and used in UN publications promoting SIDS and human rights!

Winning and select photographs will be placed on display at a UN Photo Exhibition promoting SIDS and human rights. Further prizes may be added at a later date.


Deadline

Entries must be submitted by 31 December 2014.

Who can enter


Caribbean nationals and residents ages 18-24 may enter.  Eligible Caribbean SIDS who may enter.

How to enter


Entry form, rules of the competition and background information on SIDS can be downloaded via the links on the right hand side of this page.