Calling All Environmental Photographers

Published by Nick Ladd | Filed under Competitions

The CIWEM (The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) is hosting a competition for the 2007 Environmental Photographer of the Year . The premise of the competition according to Nick Reeves, the CIWEM Director is:

CIWEM wants people to take photographs of those things about our natural and built environment that they love and want to protect, as well as those things they are most concerned about. This competition will celebrate the power of photography, inspiring people around the world to start taking care of our environment.

Personally, I think this is a noble cause helping to demonstrate the power that art has to serve as a catalyst for positive change. The organization is based in the UK, but is open to international photographers both amateur and professional.

Information about prizes from the CIWEM website about why you should enter:

1. Gain the coveted title of Environmental Photographer of the Year and win the top prize
2. Win one of the categories and receive prize vouchers
3. Have your winning work published in CIWEM’s international monthly magazine WEM (circ, 13,000)
4. Have your winning work exhibited at CIWEM’s three day Annual Conference
5. Have your winning work take part in a roving exhibition, launched at the contemporary art hotel, the City Inn Westminster
6. Have your winning work showcased on CIWEM’s popular website
7. Have your winning work featured in future CIWEM publications and advertising

Deadline:August 31, 2007

Categories:
1. Social Environment
2. Urban Environment
3. Changing Climates
4. Technology and Innovation in the Environment
5. Conservation and Biodiversity
6. Arts and/in the Environment

• Official Rules & Entry Information
• 2006 Winners