UNEP International Photographic Competition on the Environment

2004-2005 “Focus On Your World”

• PROMOTED BY:• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

• SPONSORED BY:• Canon Inc.

• WITH THE SUPPORT OF:• United Nations Communication Group (UNCG)• Junior Chamber International (JCI)• DHL• JAL• National Geographic Society• Television Trust for the Environment• Time

• OBJECTIVE: “Focus on Your World”

Entrants are invited to show, through their photographs, how they see the world. Their photographs should reflect our planet, its life forms and environment, in all its diversity. Their photographs should also attempt to convey their vision or dream, their anger or despair, their hopes or fears towards our “one and only” earth.

• APPLICATION DATE:

June 5, 2004 (World Environment Day) – October 24, 2004 (UN Day)

• AWARD CEREMONY:

In The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan (25 March - 25 September, 2005)

HISTORY Photos / Countries

I. 1991-92 (Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro) 30,000 / 144II. 1994-95 (UN 50th Anniversary) 44,000 / 153III. 1999-00 (New Millennium) 56,000 / 166 IV. 2004-05 (Aichi Expo) ?

PRIZE in the 3rd Contest

“Floating Kids at Manila Bay” Hartmut Schwarzbach [Germany]

“Smog 2000” ItalyAngelo Doto [Italy]

“Catching Helix” VietnamThanh Sang Tran [Vietnam]

“Newborn Whale and Family” PortugalDouglas Seifert [USA]

GOLD PRIZE (US$20,000) SILVER PRIZE (US$10,000) BRONZE PRIZE(US$5,000)

•+ 70 Honorary Mention • Junior Division Prize : Same Prize (US$2,000/1,000/500)

Adult Division

JCI PROMOTION SCHEDULE Presentation & Promotion in Area Conference with Awarded Photo Exhibition

Apr. 28 / May Area C Conference in Guayaquil/Ecuador May 22 / 25 Area B Conference in Penang/MalaysiaJun. 02 / 05 Area D Conference in Lausanne/SwitzerlandJun. 09 / 12 Area A Conference in Dakar/Senegal Promotion in NOM & LOM level

Jun. 05 – Oct.24 Promotion in each LOMSep. - Oct. Final Promotion in each National Convention

ReportJuly JCI-UN Leadership Summit, New York/USA Nov. 21 / 26 Fukuoka World Congress