UNEP International Photographic Competition on the Environment

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• UNEP International Photographic Competition on
  the Environment
• 2004-2005 Focus On Your World

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• PROMOTED BY
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• SPONSORED BY
• Canon Inc.
• WITH THE SUPPORT OF
• United Nations Communication Group (UNCG)
• Junior Chamber International (JCI)
• DHL
• JAL
• National Geographic Society
• Television Trust for the Environment
• Time

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• OBJECTIVE Focus on Your World
• Entrants are invited to show, through their
  photographs, how they see the world. Their
  photographs should reflect our planet, its life
  forms and environment, in all its diversity.
  Their photographs should also attempt to convey
  their vision or dream, their anger or despair,
  their hopes or fears towards our one and only
  earth.
• APPLICATION DATE
• June 5, 2004 (World Environment Day)
  October 24, 2004 (UN Day)
• AWARD CEREMONY
• In The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan
• (25 March - 25 September, 2005)

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• HISTORY
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  Photos / Countries
• 1991-92 (Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro) 30,000
  / 144
• 1994-95 (UN 50th Anniversary)
  44,000 / 153
• 1999-00 (New Millennium)
  56,000 / 166
• 2004-05 (Aichi Expo)
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• PRIZE in the 3rd Contest

Adult Division
SILVER PRIZE (US10,000)
GOLD PRIZE (US20,000)
BRONZE PRIZE (US5,000)
Catching Helix Vietnam Thanh Sang Tran
Vietnam
Floating Kids at Manila Bay Hartmut
Schwarzbach Germany
Smog 2000 Italy Angelo Doto Italy

• 70 Honorary Mention
• Junior Division Prize Same Prize
  (US2,000/1,000/500)

Newborn Whale and Family Portugal Douglas
Seifert USA
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JCI PROMOTION SCHEDULE
Presentation Promotion in Area Conference
with Awarded Photo Exhibition Apr. 28 / May
Area C Conference in Guayaquil/Ecuador May 22
/ 25 Area B Conference in
Penang/Malaysia Jun. 02 / 05 Area D
Conference in Lausanne/Switzerland Jun. 09 / 12
Area A Conference in Dakar/Senegal
Promotion in NOM LOM level Jun. 05 Oct.24
Promotion in each LOM Sep. - Oct.
Final Promotion in each National Convention
Report July JCI-UN
Leadership Summit, New York/USA Nov. 21 / 26
Fukuoka World Congress