Apply for a Photography competition on the theme of ‘This is Gender’ in Nepal. To understand gender and health from the lenses of photography, Global Health 50/50, and the Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA) is organising photography competition in the theme of ‘This is Gender’ in 2021. This type of competition at global level is being hosted by Global Health 50/50 since 2018. In this competition, we invite photographers to share photographs captured in Nepal. The photographers are requested to share the vision of what gender looks like and submit photographs that explore/depicts the diverse ways in which gender norms, beliefs, attitudes and lifestyles of Nepalese men, women and non-binary people.

In Nepal, as globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has established a serious public health threat and has affected all domains of society its health, economy, and education- in deeply gendered ways. In this unsettling moment of national upheaval, it is more important than ever to produce and distribute imagery that reflects the diverse realities of gender. We encourage photographers to contribute to expanding the imagery associated with the concept of gender in Nepal by exploring, for example:

• How the landscape of work- professional, domestic, care or otherwise- is gendered in Nepal?
• How gender intersects with health and wellbeing in Nepal?
• How politics and commercial industries exploit gender roles and how they are challenged in Nepal?
• How gender intersects with other aspects of identities and vulnerabilities in Nepal?We are particularly interested, but not exclusively, in works that contemplate these topics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entries

All photographic and photojournalistic forms are welcome. Photographs must be taken within and of Nepal, but all photographers regardless of nationality are eligible to participate. Winners will be selected by the five members panel of experts in photography (Three national and two international), visual culture, gender and global health.

Prizes

This is Gender Photography Competition has the following prizes

• 1st prize: NRs. 50,000
• 2nd Prize: NRs. 30,000
• 3rd Prize: NRs. 10,000

In addition, a selection of the shortlisted photographs will be featured in the 2022 GH50/50 Nepal Report and various dissemination materials. A certificate will be provided to the winners.

Eligibility Criteria

• Photographers around the globe are invited to submit, but all images must have been captured in Nepal.
• All photographers must sign the terms and conditions.
• Photographers must be in digital format (.jpeg, .jpg or .png) format in high resolution.

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