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Co-creating the cities we deserve

Photo Competition

Terms and Conditions

Cities are homes to many of us. They are places where we can work and learn together and they form hubs for creativity, inspiration and hope. However, cities also account for 75% of CO2 emissions worldwide.

If given a choice, who would not want to live in a sustainable city with clean air and green places, for example? This can become a reality if cities work on reducing their CO2 emissions to eventually reach zero carbon emissions. Such a transformation needs to be socially just, meaning that the livelihoods of citizens and communities should be secured throughout the process.

You can help to raise awareness of the many amazing activities taking place in our cities from which we can all learn. Please showcase activities that are contributing to zero carbon and more inclusive and sustainable cities! Are your neighbors organizing workshops or creating urban gardens? Is the youth in your community organizing events to clean the park, river or open space close to your neighborhood? Take photos of your neighbors and communities learning and working together to create a more sustainable and liable city for all.

Through your best work, you can help us to better understand people’s perception of how we can achieve a greener, more inclusive and sustainable city together. We invite people from all around the world to photograph your neighborhoods, communities and cities to showcase how people are working together to learn, inspire and co-create a more sustainable and inclusive urban future for all!

This photo competition is an initiative of the Transformative Urban Coalitions project, formed by the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), the World Resources Institute – Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (WRI), and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), in collaboration with the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (hereinafter the “Organisers”), with support of the International Climate Initiative from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Eligibility:

The photo contest is open to everyone, regardless of her or his country of residence or skill level. To participate, minors must provide written permission from their legal guardian(s). No minor’s participation will be accepted by the organization without their legal guardians’ written permission.
To confirm participation, each participant will have to follow the following instructions outlined below before 30 June 2023 at 23:59 CET.
By sending the photo(s) and related information, via the Transformative Urban Coalitions website, participants agree to these terms and conditions. Participation in the photo contest implies full acceptance of these terms and conditions and all of their provisions. Non-compliance with these terms and conditions will result in disqualification of the entrant.
Participation is strictly personal and the entrant cannot enter the contest on behalf of another person.
Photographs must not contain elements that are defamatory, offensive, pornographic, racist, insulting, unlawful or contrary to good morals.
Watermarks, signatures, photographers’ names, or copyright notices in the photo are not permitted.

Instructions:

To confirm participation, each participant will have to share their photo and fill the related short questionnaire through the Transformative Urban Coalitions website before 30 June 2023 at 23:59 CET.

Content of photos

Photos must represent your perception of people and communities working together to learn, inspire and co-create a more sustainable and inclusive urban future for all
Only minor modifications to the photographs will be accepted (e.g. dodging and burning, aperture, cropping, color balance) and must be clearly indicated in the image’s description. Images that appear to be overly processed may be disqualified at the judges’ discretion.

Intellectual property rights

Each participant in the photo contest certifies that he or she is the sole copyright-holder of all submitted photographs and they are original to him/her.
Each participant in the photo contest certifies that all submitted photographs do not violate or infringe on any existing copyright or any other third party rights and contain nothing otherwise unlawful.
If the photo contains images of a person or persons, entrants agree that they have obtained the permission of those persons, or if such person or persons are under the age of 18, of their respective parent or legal guardian, for submission of their photo to the contest, as well as for the use of the photo as described herein.
By submitting a photo through the Transformative Urban Coalitions website, the entrant in the photo contest authorizes its release (as well as the photographer’s full name, pseudonym, city and country of residence), in the framework of the photo contest and its promotion, on the website of the Organizers, as well as social networks (including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn), on digital communication or media (presentations, newspapers, postcards, catalogs, books, posters, exhibitions, videos), and as part of different physical photo exhibitions without any form of compensation.
The participant grants the Organizers the right to use his or her name, photograph, image or likeness in the context of any recording, any presentation, speech or other form of publicity in connection with the photo contest. The following credit shall be given: © NAME OF PHOTOGRAPHER / TUC
The photographer holds the copyright to the photos submitted, but the Organizers retain the unlimited right, free of charge, to use the submitted photos and related information from the accompanying questionnaire in any format for the purposes indicated in paragraph 7 above, and for awareness-raising, capacity-building, public information and communication purposes in its efforts to promote sustainable development and human security. Any other use of the photographs will be reported to the author, who is free to give or refuse consent for their use.
The participants grant the Organizers the permission to crop and re-size photographs, as necessary, to fit pre-defined formats, for the use stated in the paragraph above.
The Organizers will use photos and related information exclusively for non-commercial purposes, which include education and communication materials, brochures, reports, website, social media, press and flyers at no cost. The photographer will be credited as indicated in paragraph 8 above.
The participation in the photo contest is free of charge. The Organizers are not responsible for any expenses that the participants may incur in the creation and submission of the photograph.
The Organizers reserves the right to modify, extend, shorten, suspend or cancel the photo contest without notice and without liability incurred thereby (fortuitous event or “force majeure” and any other events that are considered as making it impossible for the execution of the photo contest as initially planned). No compensation will be awarded to the participants.
The Organizers reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any entry and/or entrant (including an entrant’s identity and address) and to disqualify any entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these rules or who tampers with the entry process.
The Organizers will ensure an appropriate level of protection for the personal data of entrants and participants to the photo competition in accordance with their respective regulations, rules, policies, and procedures. For any questions or concerns about processing of personal data, participants may contact tuc@ehs.unu.edu.
The participant agrees to indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless, at his or her expense, the Organizers, including their officials, employees, consultants, contractors and agents, from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature, including, but not limited to all ligation costs and expenses, attorney’s fees, settlement payments and damages, based on, arising from, or relating to any acts or omissions of the participant, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by him or her, which give rise to legal liability to third parties, including, without limitation, allegations or claims that the use by the Organizers of any copyrighted material, in whole or in part, separately or in combination, constitutes an infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right of any third party.
Any questions or differences arising under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions and the photo competition shall be resolved by amicable discussions.
The participant acknowledges that nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a waiver, express or implied, of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, the United Nations University, or UNU-EHS accorded to them by international or applicable national law.

Selection criteria:

Best Photo:

Photographs will be judged on their originality, creativity, photographic quality and relevance to the theme. The choice will be made according to the discretion of a jury. No appeals will be considered.

Awards:

The Transformative Urban Coalitions partners will publish the results of the photo contest on 24 July 2023 through all partners’ Social Media channels.

Winners of the photography competition will receive:

Best photo:

1) One private online mentoring session to meet Academy Award-winning filmmakers and learn more about innovative ways to document and represent their city.

Mathilde Bonnefoy: French film editor and director. Run, Lola, Run was the first of six films she edited for Tom Tykker; it was nominated for an ACE Award. She edited Soul of a Man and Invisibles for Wim Wenders. As editor and co-producer of Laura Poitras’ Citizenfour, she won both an ACE and an Oscar.
Dirk Wilutzky: film producer and director. Together with Mathilde Bonnefoy, in 2015 he won the shared Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the documentary Citizenfour. Currently he is filming a series of short documentaries to inspire new narratives of attractive and sustainable urban futures, as part of the “Transformative Urban Coalitions” project under the International Climate Initiative.

2) A payment of 800 USD

Second best photo:

A payment of 500 USD

Third best photo:

A payment of 300 USD

Best photos:

The best photos and a short video comment on the photos will be exhibited during at the 5th Capacity-building Hub, organized by the Paris Committee on Capacity-building, at COP28 in Dubai, UAE.

Transformative Urban Coalitions project:

Transformative Urban Coalitions (TUC) is a coalition between the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), World Resources Institute (WRI) and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), with support from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

The TUC project seeks to shift the sustainability trajectory of cities towards zero carbon emissions by 2050, by altering the deeper social, technological, and political structures and systems that are currently reinforcing high-carbon, resource-intensive urbanization.

This project facilitates the establishment of transformative urban coalitions in five Latin American cities to develop new strategies for addressing local challenges in urban development and inequality, while at the same time reducing carbon emissions.