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Together Again: Celebrating Connection and Community

Are you a youth aged 15 to 30 who lives in Canada? Do you like to share your perspectives and vision through photography? We are looking for original photos that explore the idea of connection and community for Canadian youth.

This year, we want to see what collaboration and community means to you. Using photography as a method of visual storytelling, what elements of your community do you most want to showcase and celebrate?

In the last few years, finding connection has been especially difficult, which is why we are so excited to see the unique ways youth are coming together to find joy in community. Be as creative and specific to your experience as you’d like!

Your photos can be artistic impressions or realistic shots. They can be portraits or action shots. We want them to be raw and real. Show us your perspective on connection and community!

 

Free to enter, prizes will be awarded, ages 15 to 30

 

Your photos can be artistic impressions or realistic shots. They can be portraits or action shots. We want them to be raw and real. Show us your perspective on connection and community!

 

What will the photos be used for?

Online and In-Person Galleries

10 photos will be selected to be featured in online and in-person galleries. The in-person gallery showing will be held in early November, while the online gallery will be available for the foreseeable future. If your photo is selected to be part of these galleries, you will receive a $500 honorarium.

 

Publication Feature

20 photos will be selected to be features in Tamarack publications and newsletters. Our publication and newsletters reach readers across Canada. $50 will be awarded for each of these photos.

 

All selected photos will be shown during our conference in November and may be included in our reports and social media and web accounts.

 

Contest Rules

  • Youth aged 15 to 30 who live in Canada are eligible to enter up to 10 photos each.
  • Along with your photo, you will be asked to submit a photo description (max. 30 words) that includes a title and the story the photo is trying to tell. How does your photo relate to connection and community? Photos without a caption will not be considered.
  • In order to be eligible for the $500 prize, your photo must be at least 3000 x 4000 pixels in resolution. In order to shoot a photo of this resolution, your camera must be at least 35 megapixels. This means photos taken with a cellphone likely won’t qualify for this prize.
  • If you submit photos that are under 3000 x 4000 pixels in resolution, they will be eligible for the $50 prize.
  • Photos will be accepted in JPEG or PDF format.
  • Your photos must be appropriate for all audiences. Any photos that promote harm to others, including racism, homophobia, or sexism will be disqualified.

 

Contest Duration

The Contest ends October 23rd, 2022.

 

Prizes

10 prizes of $500 will be awarded

20 prizes of $50 will be awarded

 

Permission and Copyright

By submitting your photo, you confirm that you have read and meet the contest rules. You also agree to the following terms:
  • You must be the owner of the photo you submit. It is your responsibility to ask for consent from the subject(s) in the photos and you agree that they have provided permission for you to share their image publicly.
  • If your photo is selected for a prize, you give Tamarack permission to use your photo for the gallery shows, in our newsletter, in our reports, and on our social media and website.
  • If your photo is selected for a prize, you also give Tamarack permission to use your name, location, and photo description in connection with your photo.
  • Even if your photo is not selected, you give Tamarack permission to include your photo description in a summary report about all the submissions to this photo contest. This summary report will be used to let key stakeholders across Canada hear youth perspectives on connection and community. In this summarized report, your name and location will not be included, and your description will remain anonymous (unless your photo is selected for a prize).

 

If you are 15 years old, your parent or legal guardian must also complete the consent form as part of your submission.
  • If you are a minor, we recommend you discuss your participation in this content with your parents or guardians and make sure that they consent to your participation.
  • In our publications/announcements, we will use first names to identify minors.
  • We will avoid information that provides the details about who the minor is and there they are located.
  • We will not include a photo of the minor, unless otherwise stated by the minor’s guardian.

 

Before You Enter Checklist

  • In order to be eligible for the $500 prize, your photo must be at least 3000 x 4000 pixels in resolution.
  • If you submit photos that are under 3000 x 4000 pixels in resolution, they will be eligible for the $50 prize.
  • Make sure your photos are in JPEG or PDF format.
  • Make sure you have read and understand our Permissions and Copyright section.

 

Don’t forget! This competition is open to 15- to 30-year-olds who live in Canada!

Submission Form

Note: To make a second submission, please refresh this page after submitting.

 

Have questions? Contact mairead@tamarackcommunity.ca.