WACC launches Photographic Competition 2008

Bobana, a young photographer in Gradiska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, who lost her hands to the explosion of war ordnance. The photo won a commendation during the wacc photographic competition 2007.
(The photo was submitted by Paul Jeffrey)

The WACC Photographic Competition 2008 has been launched. The competition, in its fifth year, is being run on Flickr for the third time! The theme of the competition is Women’s communication rights.

The competition is open to all women, men and children, of all ages and from all countries. Amateurs and professionals are welcome to submit photographs that capture women communicating; women's communication rights in action or photographs illustrating how women use communication to empower themselves.

Winners of the competition will be awarded cash prizes.There will be one first prize and five commendations. The first prize is $500 and each commendation will be awarded $200. The closing date is 1 May 2008. The competition winners will be announced on 8 May. Click here to read more about the competition.

This popular event brings together hundreds of photographers from around the world with each photo on the subject of communication.Last year’s theme was Communication for Peace. The winning photo, below, was submitted by P Knobil: Peace March in Pittsburgh, USA.