East Asia: UNICEF POY Award submissions.

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Which countries are included in East Asia?

I think that should be the region.

Thanks for the head´s up, Tomoko.

Cheers,

James.

Could you resend it to james.delano@pep.ne.jp and
CC: it to jameswdelano@hotmail.com?

I am not surprised you got that message. It happens
sometimes but I usually get the mail anyhow. This time,
I did not.

Thank you.

To clarify, there is no age limit for the award. Good luck…

It isnt discrimination, because younger photogs arent the ones with the power in this industry, the old guys and gals are, so to act so terribly offended is ridiculous.

This isn’t discrimination, it is an attempt at equal opportunity.

So this is what happens now every time somebody goes out of their way to help out other LS’ers? They have to deal with idiotic tirades?

disgusting

James has to be one of the MOST kind, thoughtful and generous blokes i know. He’s also a remarkably considerate person and has not been tainted by the kind of cynicism that earmarks many photographers of his level of success. Surely you must understand that his invitation for younger photographers was simply ENCOURAGEMENT to get “younger” photographers (and by this is not only means “age” but probably experience, as in “emerging” photographers) to participate and not the usual suspects of experienced, award-winning photographers. As Peter points out, the Award has no criteria but good photography….

you might have wanted to approach James a bit more thoughtfully rather than go full-bore on something that is completely erroneous….

rather than being discriminatory, james was performing the opposite: to encourage the widest possible pool of talent for the contest, …especially since many “young” photographers (read experience as well as age) are often intimated by such a competition…

i trust you’ll reconsider your comment and thoughts vis-a-vis Jim…

good luck.
bob

Here is the sentence in which the words, young photographers, are mentioned.
International experts of photography are asked by UNICEF Germany to encourage young photographers to make a submission.

If you want to read the whole description of the award, here is the link

James is simply following what is being asked of him by UNICEF Germany. However, there is no age limit mentioned in the above description as Peter said above.

Thanks for the link. I’d read that last year when I considered submitting for the contest. It is also what i was trying to suggest to Nigel and I just didn’t understand as to why Nigel berated James…..

Just to iterate: James is an outstanding guy and doesn’t deserve brow-beating language

cheers
b
b

Nigel, I understand completely how another young
photographers contest, shall we say, sent your
eyes rolling. I got into this reportage game
at 36 and like so many could never enter into
“young photographers” competitions, but this
may not be the limited opportunity it seems
at first sight. Young photographer in this
case means losely, new to the game.

So again, here is a wrinkle not mention. There is
really NO age limit and I should have clarified this.
The people at UNICEF told me that they prefer people relatively new to this game. In other words, if you
are 50 and started doing serious reportage at 48, you qualify.

If you are new to the reportage world, and
have something to share, I would encourage
you to do so.

Your comments are valid and I take no offence
at all. (I don´t mind debate at all.) Your
comments got me to consider this issue once
again.

So, if you have a series that you think merits
consideration, fire it away to the person
who views work in the region where the story
was shot.

For information on other regions, please refer to this
previous post on Lightstalkers:
http://www.lightstalkers.org/unicef-photo-of-the-year-award

Cheers,

James.

Okay, not quite. It has been posted
twice on LS. The deadline is 31 October
but I need to make a decision by the
second week of October to be sure
that nominees can assemble material.

Interested parties are going to have to
take some initiative and research this
for themselves. But first I need to get
some submissions!

Do you submit your pics to the photographer rep who is covering the country where you live e.g. New Zealand, or do you submit them to the rep who is covering the country where you took the pics for the project e.g. India.

Thanks

Joe

You would send the pics to the person in
charge of viewing stories from India.

It is a little confusing.

Cheers,

James.

There is an event date box in the starting post of the thread. If you put your date of October 15, then it will show up as the deadline for the thread and when it comes closer to the event/deadline, your thread will start showing up on the top right-hand corner of the main page.

Hope it helps.

Tomoko

I am a native of Tokyo, Japan, and that is why I am partial to this area. Historically, the center of this area is the ancient China, which developed Kanji or Chinese characters and spread them around the area. I don`t know how far this Kanji culture went into the Russian Far East. There are a couple of currently Russian islands up north of Hokkaido, Japan, which are claimed by Japan.

According to the UNICEF award information, "the goal honors the photo series that best depicts the emotions of a situation or event in a child’s life anywhere in the world. “Good photographs intensify reality. They make clear, what beauty is, what is of importance”, Rheinhard Schlagintweit, Chairman of UNICEF Germany said.

International experts of photography are asked by UNICEF Germany to encourage young photographers to make a submission. The photographers submit five to ten photos that demonstrate a high level of photography and visually interpret living situations of children. There is no possibility to enter the contest without nomination. "

I wonder by saying “living situations of children,” UNICEF Germany implies the problematic living situation.

I just want to avoid a firestorm here. We are
making the cultural reference, not as a political
statement only, that China is the physical heart
of East Asia and the elephant in the room and to
extract it from region makes no sense on any level.

I anticipate a barrage of comments on Mongolia’s,
or Tibet’s or the Russian Far East not being satellites
of Chinese culture. They are not, nor are Japan or
Korea. (Did I miss anyone?)

We are simply defining a region. I look forward
to seeing the work.

Thanks.

As one of the oldest (I suspect) members of this community I do want all to recognize that use of the word “young photographers” is a dangerous thing. Unfortunately the phrase appears to infect other areas of photography (even I have caught myself using it).

I suggest that instead we all just use the words “emerging photographers.” I know of many excellent shooters who did not begin their serious efforts until well into their maturity (including, for example, Bruno Stevens and Paolo Pelligrin, I believe) and who nevertheless rose quickly. Many are still “emerging,” and their art/craft should be considered on a parallel with those who are say beginning in their 20s. Frankly, I know a 60-plus-year-old emerging photographer whom I may encourage to enter this competition.

Cheers,
Sean

blind children stuff :))))))))))…hope u submit!

cheers
b

Points well taken. “Emerging” is a far better word
to use to describe those new to the field.

Sean,
I do not believe there is any definite limit but
nothing from the 1950’s, please!

Try to keep it within that past 24 months.

Cheers,

The fine print on the instructions of the entry form reads: "photos must have
been taken, completed, or first published in 2007 or 2008 (date must be
indicated).

That should set you straight on the edit, Sean.

Cheers,

Mongolia would fall into East Asia. So, send them
to james.delano@pep.ne.jp and cc: to jameswdelano@hotmail.com.

I look forward to seeing what you have.
Please get the material to me soon as
I will be making selections soon.

Cheers,

James.

Yes you may. The person you submit to, depends
upon the region in which the story was shot. If
it were shot in Afghanistan, please submit it
to the person in charge of South Asia.

For information on other regions, please refer to this
previous post on Lightstalkers:
http://www.lightstalkers.org/unicef-photo-of-the-year-award