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We are pleased to invite photographers to participate in the photo contest “For a more-than-human world“, which aims to present the perceptions and enduring legacy of Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon. This initiative aims to honor and showcase photos that portray climate action, offering an artistic and creative look at the conservation of socio-biodiversity and the socio-ecological transition, contributing to a sustainable future for our planet.
The curatorship seeks to reach an audience in Latin America, as well as indigenous photographers, boosting their recognition and visibility while encouraging society and general audience to reflect on the importance of understanding, valuing, and preserving biodiversity, as well as recognizing and honoring the invaluable knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. Inspired by the thought “You see things, you dream, you know the xapiripë [spirits]. Shamans can cure forest diseases” by Davi Kopenawa or “step softly on the ground” by the philosopher, writer and storyteller Ailton Krenak, the exhibition recognizes the urgency in learning from human and non-human teachings, as a way of understanding and transforming our relationship with planet Earth.
This initiative is led by the Organization of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACTO) and the Euroclima program, funded by the European Union, co-funded by the Federal Government of Germany through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID). The Goethe-Institut, the international cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, serves as a strategic partner in the organization and dissemination of the photography contest.
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Eligibility
- 1The competition is open to indigenous and non-indigenous photographers who reside or work in the Amazon region;
- 2Photos must be submitted by the photographers themselves;
- 3Photographers do not need to be beginners or experienced, but they must essentially have never received any awards for their photographic work;
- 4Participants can submit up to three works in each category;
- 5The works sent must have at least 3.000 pixels in 300 DPI.
- 6The photographer must warrant that the work is created solely by him/her, that he/she is the exclusive and unrestricted owner of the rights to the work, free from encumbrances, and that no third party holds any intellectual property rights with respect to the work.