AFRICA THROUGH THE EYES OF AFRICANS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
BACKGROUND
“Africa Through the Eyes of Africans” will tell the rich story of the African continent by none other than its own: Africans. Africa is often portrayed in the media and spoken about as a continent of hopelessness and helplessness. This project, created by Judith Mwobobia, a student in Duke’s Master of Science in Global Health program and a native of Kenya, provides Africans the opportunity to own their story through pictures and show not only what Africa is, but what it offers across its 54 countries
The purpose of this competition is to broaden the perspectives of global health students and others by chipping away at the prejudices they may have due to stereotypical and negative images of Africa in the media. By showing a more representative and well-rounded view of Africa, we hope to challenge future global health leaders to think about and see a broader and more open-minded view, and way of thinking, about the communities they work in now, and will, in their current and future careers. 20 images will be selected from all the submissions and each of these winning submissions will receive $100.
Link to Qualtrics Survey for Submission: https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cLPyVMFWSmIZk9g
Contest story link: https://globalhealth.duke.edu/news/student-project-aims-show-africa-through-eyes-africans
ELIGIBILITY
- The photographer submitting the photograph(s) should be from Africa, but it is not a requirement to currently live in any African country at the time of this contest to participate
- All photographs should be original work. Any work not created and owned by the person submitting the image will be disqualified from the competition.
Photo submission details:
*Submit a photograph that represents the Africa you know, capturing an aspect of its land, culture or people that you think is neglected in mainstream depictions of Africa.
*All photographs must include a caption detailing what the image shows, when and where it was taken, why it was chosen for submission and what it says about Africa (200 words maximum). The judging panel will use this statement when evaluating the piece. If the piece is selected, the statement will be displayed alongside the work as a caption along with the submitter’s name.
Photograph submissions can be made multiple ways:
*Via Instagram by tagging Duke Global Health Institute’s account in the photograph caption (@dukeghi) and with the hashtag #AfricaThroughOurEyes. Photographs must contain DGHI’s Instagram handle and the hashtag to qualify for the contest.
OR
Submit a photograph through the Qualtrics form on the DGHI website.
* Photo submission must be original work created by the applicant
*Digital photographs should be submitted as a jpeg file
* Photographer must have secured consent of anyone identifiable in the photograph to make and use the image. See DGHI’s ethical photography guidelines for more information.
* By submitting or sharing photos with DGHI, photographer grants DGHI permission to use the photo in posts and publicity related to this contest. Selected pieces may be displayed in the Duke Global Health Institute, 310 Trent Drive, located in Trent Hall on Duke University’s campus
Deadline: 11:59:59 pm EST on July 20th, 2022
Hashtags to use to enter: #AfricaThroughOurEyes
Contact Information: Judith Mwobobia, judith.mwobobia
A list of partners: Duke Alumni, Duke Global Affairs
