Students: Submit a photo and join the competition for cash prizes and a place in an exhibition

If you are a student and have taken or want to take photos of conflict, protest and reconciliation, you have the opportunity to show the photo (s) in a photo exhibition during a media conference in Kiel. There is a nice prize money for the three best student contributions that are submitted.

From June 11th to 14th 2022, the Kiel University of Applied Sciences/Department of Media, is holding the conference "Conflict, Resolution and the Media". During the conference, an exhibition will be on display in the Bunker-D gallery on the university campus, in which various protest movements will be presented. This exhibition is a cooperation between the Kiel University of Applied Sciences and the Volda University College (VUC).

Want wide range

As part of this exhibition, we plan to show students-submissions, documenting the topic of conflict, protest, and reconciliation in a photographic way. We invite everyone to submit relevant and photographic works. Protest movements, demonstrations, as well as specific examples of assistance that contribute to conflict resolution or management are eligible.

– We hope to receive a variety of contributions that illuminate this topic emotionally, rationally, personally, or critically, says Thomas Lewe, assistant professor at VUC and responsible for the exhibition.

Several hundred euros in prizes

You are welcome to send in your contributions - the photos must be unedited and in digital format, and the sender must own the copyright to the work. We reserve the right to show these photos (print out versions) to the public without authorization in the previously mentioned exhibition. For documentation and non-commercial purposes, the submitted photos might also be published in an anthology after the exhibition. The submitted photos will be evaluated by the public during the exhibition, and the best contributions will be rewarded with 200 €, 150 € and 100 €.

The photo(s) must be sent by email (subject line: Conflict Photo Competition 2022) to the following address: [email protected]. The e-mail must contain the following data: Name, place of residence, age and e-mail address. Additionally include a short text (max. 3 lines) stating where and in what situation the image was taken. 

The closing date for entries is Wednesday, June 08, 2022.

We look forward to your contribution!