DEVI’S LIFE JOURNEY

MEDIA ADVISORY
Friends of the Earth International

biodiversity photo competition starts today

February 2, 2009

Friends of the Earth International announces the launch today of its
annual photo competition, which will gather photos from around the world
on the theme of “Biodiversity Lost, Biodiversity Preserved”.

The best shots will be featured in a series of materials we will launch
in conjunction with the 2010 UN International Year of Biodiversity,
including a calendar and an international photo exhibition.

We are looking for photos that reflect and celebrate the importance of
biodiversity to people everywhere. We are seeking photos that capture
what is being lost, and what the natural world provides: livelihoods,
shelter, food and medicine, recreation, beauty, inspiration and joy, for
a start.

EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE

Our competition is free and open to everyone, and we particularly
encourage young people, women, and people living in the developing world
to enter.

DEADLINE 1 APRIL

The deadline for entries is 1 April 2009 (not a joke!), but we
appreciate receiving photos as soon as possible.

YOUR PHOTOS MAY BE USED

The judges will choose a total of 12 winning photographs as well as
three “popular choice” photo per category. The winning photos will be
announced in mid-April. Photos, both winning and non-winning, may also
used for other Friends of the Earth publications and materials, in which
case the photographers name, e-mail address and/or website will be
displayed.

CASH PRIZES

There are cash prizes for the winners: 400 euros for the first-place
photos; 200 euros for the second-place photos; and 100 euros for the
third-place photos.

CATEGORIES:

biodiversity lost
Examples: logging; mining; large-scale fishing; climate change;
desertification; plantations (including agrofuels, large-scale
agriculture and GM crops); commercialization of biodiversity and
biopiracy; urban and rural development and transport projects; etc.

biodiversity preserved
Examples: native species and ecosystems; small-scale, local, organic
agriculture; community and indigenous forest and biodiversity
management; cultural identity; seed-saving; green spaces like parks and
gardens; etc.

JUDGES:

This year’s panel of judges will include:

* Akintunde Akinleye, first-place winner World Press Photo 2007, from
Nigeria
website: www.akintunde1.com
* Peter Menzel, US photojournalist and author of “Hungry Planet: What
The World Eats”
website: www.menzelphoto.com
* Daniel Beltrá (Spain, based in Seattle), environmental and nature
photography specialist and winner of the 2007 World Press Photo prize
for his work on soy plantations and Amazon deforestation
website: www.danielbeltra.com
* Bangladeshi photographer G.M.B. Akash, first-place winner of the 2006
FoEI photo competition
website: www.gmb-akash.com
* Indian photographer Shantanu Das, first-place winner of the 2007 FoEI
photo competition.

MORE INFORMATION and competition rules see:

www.foei.org/en/photo

You can see the winners of last year’s competition at:

http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/photo/winners2008

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Niccolo’ Sarno
Media Coordinator - Friends of the Earth International
Email: niccolo@foei.org
Tel: +31-20-6221369 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Website: http://www.foei.org/media
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~ by Devie on February 3, 2009.