Picture a Better World Photo Contest

Dear Friends,

The photo contest has come to a close. In the coming days, you will receive a notification from us if your photo has been shortlisted or selected as a winning entry. Please look out for updates on this page as well as on our social media pages. We thank you for your participation, and we look forward to your continued presence in our future initiatives.

Closing Date: 15 October 2017
As the age-old expression goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Do you have such a picture in your possession - one that captures acts, or people and places, contributing towards building a better world?

Over the course of 25 years, the Singapore International Foundation's Citizen Ambassadors have reached out to communities in over 17 countries, making friends to build a better world. Picture a Better World - our photo contest - invites you to share your meaningful memories and experiences in the course of your work with the SIF.

We hope your stories, shared through visual means, will inspire others to join our growing and generous community of people who share ideas, skills and experiences to contribute to sustainable development.

Share with us your best photo(s) during your participation in one of the SIF's programmes - e.g. during a Direct Service trip such as the Water for Life and Words on Wheels programmes, Specialist volunteer trips, YSE study visits/workshops, Cultural Exchange programmes or at any events organised by the SIF from 1991 to the present.

You can submit a maximum of 3 photos.

Photos should portray vibrant, happy or touching moments that may reflect one or more of the following:

• The spirit of enduring friendships.
• The effect of positive change.
• The magic of connecting with others.
• The power of cultural understanding.
• The joy of collaboration.

Here are some examples of photos that serve as a guide on the kind of entries that would make a winning photo.

Photos will be judged on, above all the ability, to capture the essence of building a better world. Further to that we will look at composition, quality and technique as well as creativity and spontaneity.

The deadline for submission is on 15 October 2017.

You can submit your photos online via the contest form or mail the completed hard copy of the form together with printed copies of your photo(s) to:

PICTURE A BETTER WORLD
Singapore International Foundation
60A Orchard Road
#04-01 Tower 1, The Atrium@Orchard
International Involvement Hub
Singapore 238890

From all the submissions, we will shortlist 50 photos to feature at an exhibition to be held on ShiOK! Nite on 1 December 2017, an SIF event in celebration of International Volunteer Day.

We look forward to receiving your entries! Best of luck!

RULES AND REGULATIONS

ENTRY PERIOD

• The Photo Contest begins on 1 June 2017 and ends on 15 October 2017.
• Entries submitted before or after the Entry Period will not be eligible.

COPYRIGHT

• Previously published material for which non-exclusive rights were granted may be entered as long as you still maintain the right to grant us a license. You must be able to disclose when and where the photo appeared previously to the Singapore International Foundation upon request.
• The Singapore International Foundation reserves all rights to all entries. By submitting an image for the competition, the participant will be regarded as having granted us the right to use the image in print, broadcast and/or electronic media without any fee payment, for the purposes of promoting the competition or areas related to our work.
• Where an image is used by the organiser, the participant will be acknowledged accordingly.
• You are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted in your photo, and must be able to provide copies of those releases to the Singapore International Foundation upon request.
• Images may date back to the very beginning of the Singapore International Foundation in 1991.

ELIGIBILITY

• The Picture a Better World Photo Contest is open to Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent Residents and those who have a valid stay/work permit in Singapore.
• 18 years of age and above as of 1 January 2017.
• Must have participated in at least ONE of SIF’s programmes/initiatives.
• The entry submitted for the contest must have been photographed within the framework of an SIF programme e.g. during a Direct Service trip, YSE study visit /workshop, Cultural Exchange programmes or any event organised by the SIF.
• The winning photos must show the spirit of enduring friendships, effecting positive change, intercultural exchanges, etc. with the underlying objective of building a better world.
• Board Members, programme partners, employees or interns of the SIF, as well as the immediate family members of those employees, are not eligible to enter.

WHAT TO ENTER

• The Singapore International Foundation is committed to making friends to build a better world. We would like to see this commitment, equally shared by our Citizen Ambassadors, visually interpreted through your eyes.
• Capture moments that reflect the spirit of “building a better world” during your participation in one of our projects, and express what it means to you!
• Title the photo and provide the following information:
  • Name of project and location (eg: Water for Life, Lamongan, Indonesia)
  • Title of photo
  • Detailed caption of subject matter (maximum 100 words)

ENTRY FORMAT

• Preferred format: Single Digital Photo Entry: No larger than 2400 x 3000 pixels (8 inches by 10 inches). Entries may also be digital files, digital prints, color transparencies, color prints, or black and white prints.
• Should your printed entry be shortlisted, the Singapore International Foundation will reformat it to 8 inches by 10 inches.
• All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared.
• Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (removal of dust, cropping, reasonable adjustments to exposure, colour and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified.
• Entries may be submitted via post or electronically in .JPEG, .jpg, or .png form.

JUDGING

• The Singapore International Foundation shall determine entry eligibility in its sole and absolute discretion.
• The Singapore International Foundation will appoint a panel of judges to choose the winning entries.
• The judges' decision is final and irreversible.

HOW TO ENTER

• Send in your entry by completing the contest form and uploading your photo entry here: https://form.jotform.me/70237756160455
• You will receive an email acknowledgement that we have received your entry.

• Alternatively, you can post the print(s) and the completed contest form to us at:

  PICTURE A BETTER WORLD
  Singapore International Foundation
  60A Orchard Road
  #04-01 Tower 1, The Atrium@Orchard
  International Involvement Hub
  Singapore 238890

ACCEPTANCE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

• By submitting an image for the competition, the participant will be regarded as having accepted and agreed to be bound by the rules and regulations of the competition.