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Democracy Photo Challenge
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The Democracy Photo Challenge is a contest that invites people to complete the phrase "Democracy is..." through digital photos submitted online. Google’s Picasa Web Albums created the online platform for the contest, a first for the photo sharing website.[1] In 2010, nearly 3,000 people from 131 countries entered the contest online.[2]
The Photo Challenge is a spinoff of the Democracy Video Challenge, an annual contest in which contestants complete the phrase “Democracy is…” through short online videos.[3]
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Process
Submissions for the 2010 contest were accepted online from July 7 to July 28, 2010. An independent jury narrowed the submissions to 36 finalists representing each region of the world.[4] The online public then voted for their favorites.[5] In total, more than half a million people took part in the voting.
The 12 winners were announced on September 15, 2010 during International Day of Democracy.[6] The winning photographs were displayed at the United Nations.[7]
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Jury
The 2010 jury was co-chaired by documentary photographer Phil Borges, International Center of Photography director Willis Hartshorn and Academy Award-winning director Louie Psihoyos.[8]
Winners
Partners
- The Annenberg Space for Photography
- Bridges to Understanding
- Center for International Private Enterprise
- Getty Images
- International Center of Photography
- International Republican Institute
- International Youth Foundation
- Motion Picture Association of America
- National Democratic Institute
- NBC Universal
- New York University-Tisch School of the Arts
- One Economy
- Recording Industry Association of America
- TakingITGlobal
- University of Southern California
- U.S. Department of State
- YouTube
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References
External links
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