Calling young photographers!
You could be awarded the chance to join world renowned photographers on a trip to Ethiopia
To mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on 20 November 2009, the World Photography Organisation, Sony and the United Nations Children’s Fund, are giving six young photographers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Ethiopia for a photographic workshop complete with mentoring from acclaimed photographer and humanitarian Reza.
For the chance to join the field trip, young photographers between 12 and 18 are being invited to log on to www.worldphotographyawards.org/unicef and show their support for children’s rights by pledging a single photograph, accompanied by a written pledge, highlighting one of the five fundamental children’s rights:
o The right to survival;
o to education;
o to health;
o to protection from harm, abuse and exploitation;
o and to be heard
Six selected young photographers will attend the Sony World Photography Awards and World Photography Festival in Cannes, France in April 2010 where they will collect their award. They will then attend a workshop in Ethiopia for young photographers in Summer 2010.
