Europe in my region – photography contest 2012

Europe in my region – photography contest 2012



We are currently running, in cooperation with the European Commission, a free to enter photography competition to highlight EU funded projects in Europe called “Europe in my Region”.

Winning photographs will receive €1 000 to spend on digital camera equipment and a trip for two to Brussels.

Eligibility: EU citizens aged 18+ | Open to all EU citizens aged 18 and above, the aim of the competition is to take a photograph of a European funded project anywhere in Europe and to identify it is such a project it must feature an EU billboard. We have example photos on this Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/euregional

Free to enter

Two winning photographs will be selected; one by a jury and one by popular vote.

Limit: Entrants can submit up to 3 photographs per category.

Copyright and usage of your entry: All entries must be original work and the participant must either be the sole owner or the transferee of the copyright.

In entering the competition, participants retain full copyright of their images. However, participants also agree to be bound by Facebook legal terms. Participants also grant the Directorate General for Regional Policy (of the European Commission) the right to publish and exhibit uploaded photographs. No fee will be payable to the Directorate-General for Regional Policy (European Commission) for this use.

The competition was launched on 9 July and will be open until 31 August.

To take part visit contest facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCommission