SPAN – The Metrognome

This photography contest entreats you to stand up against gender violence with positive pictures of individuals, community or organisations effecting change.

by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

This is a photo contest aimed at gender violence awareness. And it asks you to not stand by, but stand up.

SPAN’s ‘Don’t Stand By! Combat Gender Violence’ photography contest is open to all Indians aged between 16 and 30 years. The contest invites positive images of people or institutions combating gender violence, through the efforts by an individual, community or an organisation to effect change and give dignity to women.

Up for grabs as prizes are iPad Air, iPad Mini, Nikon Coolpix L830, and SPAN hampers for entries with the most likes, the most creative quotient, the most faithful to the theme, and which scores the highest on originality. The contest closes on December 1, 2014.

For a list of rules, visit this page.

(Picture courtesy southasiainstitute.harvard.edu)

A photo contest for the eco-friendly community

Have you spotted an eco-friendly activity in your area? Document it in photographs for a very cool, national photo contest.

by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

We don’t do enough to appreciate the efforts of local eco-friendly warriors. If we can’t help them further their cause, we can at least do the next best thing – document their efforts for posterity.

To this end, the SPAN website is inviting entries for the ‘My Community, My Planet’ photography contest from all across the country. The photographs one sends must depict how the efforts of an individual or a group can contribute to the creation of a clean and healthy environment.

The contest is already open- it commenced on April 22, 2014 – and will close on May 13, 2014. The winners will be announced on the SPAN website on World Environment Day, on June 5, 2014. The first prize for the contest is an iPad Mini, while other prizes include a Nikon Coolpix L820 and an iPod Touch. Entries will also be considered for such parameters as entries with the most likes, the entry which scores highest on creativity, the entry which scores highest on composition, the entry which best depicts the theme, the entry which scores highest on photo quality and the entry which scores highest on originality.

(Picture courtesy travel.india.com)