On
March 23, 3016 the CDAI launched the 3rd edition of the JHU
university-wide photo contest focusing on Healthy Aging.
This year the competition is focused on a new theme: BREAKING STEREOTYPES.
The
previous editions, launched in 2014 and 2015, were an immense success. Pictures from around the world were submitted by Johns Hopkins staff, faculty and students, with themes ranging from family ties, community, work and hobbies, art, and celebration of life.
This year we have the generous support of the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health. We hope to repeat the huge success of the previous editions in 2016!
See the rules and regulations below:
2016 CDAI-JHSPH HEALTHY AGING PHOTO COMPETITION
THEME: HEALTHY AGING: BREAKING STEREOTYPES
“Interpreting and illustrating how people experience aging in
positive and fulfilling ways, preventing or overcoming chronic diseases and breaking stereotypes around
the world”.
WHO MAY PARTICIPATE
- Open to all JHU students and trainees, faculty and staff
- Multiple submissions are permitted, but only one prize per contestant may be awarded
- Members of the CDAI and the organizing committee may not participate
DEADLINE
Deadline
for submitting entries is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 10,
2016. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the competition.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR
We
are looking for striking digital images to celebrate and highlight the diverse
global perspectives on “healthy aging”, including portraits of the relationship
between people and their trajectories of life, aging, and health.
We
are especially interested in images that capture the association between “healthy
aging” and the prevention of chronic diseases, or mitigating the limitations
posed by chronic disease in aging individuals.
Pictures
of individuals of any age will be accepted, as long as they are in line with
the theme of the competition.
HOW TO ENTER
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Contestants must include the following information for each
submission:
o Photographer
information:
o Name, affiliation (school, department) and contact
information (email, phone number) of the contestant
o Photograph
information:
o Location and date where the photography was taken
o Title of the photograph
o Brief description of the photograph, what inspired you, and/or
how the picture relates to the competition’s theme (max 150 words)
CONDITIONS
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Photos must
be original (i.e., taken by the participant)
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Photos may not be altered aside from basic enhancements and editing
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If there is
a recognizable face in the picture, this statement must be added to the
submission: "For this photo I asked for and received at least verbal consent
to be photographed from all persons appearing in the picture."
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CDAI will
not consider entries that contain material that (a) is unsuitable, obscene,
defamatory, slanderous or libelous; (b) violates human rights and dignity; or
(c) promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or
promote discrimination in any regard.
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Entries
that violate the rules of the contest will be disqualified.
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Entrants
may be asked to supplement their submission (such as a complement to the paragraph about their
photo, or a higher resolution version of the photo, for example) anytime
during or after the duration of the competition.
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CDAI shall determine winner eligibility
in its sole and absolute discretion. All decisions made by the judges are
final.
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The CDAI
group reserves the right to adjust any deadline(s) as the result of causes
beyond its immediate control.
INFORMATION ON LICENSING AND USE:
By submitting a
photograph the participant grants the CDAI and the COAH a non-exclusive, worldwide,
perpetual, royalty-free license to use the photographs on its website,
communications and materials in support of our mission. The participant agrees
that the CDAI and the COAH may do so without notifying, seeking permission, or owing any form
of compensation to the participant. These conditions will apply to all
photographs submitted to the photo contest and shall remain in effect until
cancelled in writing by either party or superseded by a subsequent agreement. The
participant agrees that his/her name and Hopkins affiliation may be used by the
CDAI and the COAH in connection with the Photo Contest, in promotions and other
publications.
JUDGING
CRITERIA
Images
will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall
impact and artistic merit. The panel
of judges will not be aware of the submitter’s identity. The
judges are a panel of experts, CDAI members and guests who are familiar with
photography and the topics of chronic diseases and aging.
PRIZES
Finalists will be announced in late April 2016. A showcase
of the submitted pictures and winners will be carried out in the JHSPH in
April 22th, 2016, in a joint event with JHSPH's Gerontology Interest Group Research on Aging Poster Showcase. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second places. Certificates of achievement will be awarded in recognition to the first and second places and to up to two honorable mentions.
QUESTIONS:
