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With a presence on the ground in more than 160 countries, UNDP is dedicated to helping countries fulfill the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight human development targets that the world’s governments adopted in 2001 and pledged to achieve by 2015. With only five years left to the deadline, achieving the MDGs has become a crucial component of UNDP’s development work.

Because few media are more direct, more powerful and more intimate than photographs, UNDP is organizing a photo contest, in partnership with Olympus Corporation, The Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, and the UN’s Department of Information, to highlight the importance of the MDGs and the inspirational work that is already being done in developing and developed countries to achieve them.

The photo contest will be the second annual of the UNDP-branded Picture This photo contest. The 2009, Africa-centred Picture This: Caring for the Earth competition resulted in an international traveling exhibit (New York, Tokyo, Osaka, Johannesburg, St Louis (Senegal) and Geneva) and extensive media coverage for the contest itself, its winners and participants, and the issue of climate change and environmental degradation in Africa.

Through the photo contest this year, UNDP hopes to bring much needed attention to the quickly approaching deadline for achieving the MDGs in order to motivate people and governments in developed and developing countries to redouble their efforts in the fight against extreme poverty. At a time when the world’s attention will be focused on these issues, the winning photos will put a human face on the MDGs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can enter?

Any Amateur or Professional photographer.

What is the deadline?

Midnight 16 July, 2010.

Is there an entry fee?

No.

How many categories may I enter?

You enter only one of the two categories, not both – Professional or Amateur.

You can submit multiple entries, However, for each entry, you must select only ONE of the eight Millennium Development Goals and submit a maximum of three photos in the Goal that you selected. Ideally, at least one photo should be a vertical shot for purposes of turning it into a poster.

You can enter more than once and select a different Goal every time; but each submission must be accompanied by a separate set of images unique to the selected Goal. You cannot use photos taken for one Goal with another Goal. Such an entry will be disqualified.

Am I a professional or an amateur photographer?

For the purposes of this contest, we define a professional photographer as someone who makes a living from selling their photographs or who works as a photographer for either profit or non-profit organizations.

What kind of photos can I enter?

The photos you enter must have been taken in the past 24 months since May 2008, focusing on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, preferably in a developing country. Contestants may submit up to three different photographs, focusing on ONE Goal. Only photos not already published may be submitted. You must possess all copyrights of your images.

Can I submit my photos by mail?

No. You can only submit them via our website. Click here to register and upload your photos.

What kind of photos and photo essays are you looking for?

We want to see photos with people in them, documenting their efforts to make positive changes to end extreme poverty around the world.

Do I need to include caption information?

Yes. Captions are a crucial part of the contest. We must know who you are photographing, where they live, what they are doing and what change they hope to see as a result.

What should I do if I submitted the wrong information or have more questions?

You can send queries or updated information to: picturethis@undp.org