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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Girls Count invites entries for an online photography competition


Each Click Counts 2014

Are you a photography enthusiast?
Do you have the eye to see the hidden meaning in a frame?
Do you believe that photographs have the power to change? At Girls Count, we do!

With this belief, we are launching our photography competition - Each Click Counts 2014. The theme of the competition is - "Raising daughters in India."

Many studies suggest that raising girls is more difficult than raising boys, making families opt for gender biased sex selection. Daughter aversion is the major cause of the declining sex ratio in India. Social systems, infrastructure, cultural and gender norms, and traditions play a major role in having and raising a girl child. At present, the scale is tipped in favor of the boys. Skewed sex ratios can have far-reaching adverse social consequences. Evidence from regions with sex ratio imbalances indicate that it contributes to increased violence against women, trafficking, increase in practices such as polyandry, oppressive and limiting gender norms and increase in crimes.

We invite all photographers (both amateur and professional) to send in pictures highlighting practices or situations that skew this scale, or examples of overcoming these barriers and positive change.
How to submit an entry

· Download the entry form by clicking here.

· Send in the filled in entry form along with your photograph/s to info@girlscount.in

· Every submission is composed of:

o - An entry form

o - A high-resolution photograph in JPEG format, a minimum of 2 MB in size.

o - If necessary, a parental permission form for artists under the age of 18.

· Participants can submit up to 3 photographs. Each photograph will require its own entry form, and digital submission.

· All submission file names must include the Artist Name and Photograph Title. For example:“HinaKapur – Softly Speaking.”

· Submission Deadline: Friday, 31st October 2014, 6:00 PM (IST)
Award Categories

Jury Awards

A jury nominated by Girls Count will choose top two entries based on specific judgment criteria.
Winner of the Best Photograph selected by Jury will receive a Flipkart Voucher worth Rs. 5000/-
Winner of the second Best photograph selected by Jury will receive a Flipkart Voucher worth Rs. 2500/-



Popular Choice Award

In the Public voting category, all the photos will be posted on the Facebook page of Girls Count and one photograph with maximum votes will be chosen. Online Voting starts on 3rd November and ends on 9th November 2014.
Winner of the Best Photograph selected by Public voting will receive a Flipkart Voucher worth Rs. 2500/-



Best photographs will be displayed at a photo exhibition which will be screened at various colleges across Delhi. Best photographs (along with due credit to the photographer) will be also be made part of the bill boards and banners of Girls Count displayed across Delhi.
Contest Deadline

6 PM, 31st October 2014





ATTENTION photographers!

Girls Count is organising an online photography competition EACH CLICK COUNT 2014 with the theme 'Raising daughters in India'. Participate in this unique competition and make your entry count.

Get more info here: http://www.girlscount.in/photography-competition