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Amateur and professional photojournalists are invited to submit works to the photo contest which aims to raise awareness on environmental issues leading up to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December. Deadline for submissions: August 31.

The contest, "Picture This: Caring for the Earth," aims to show the people of Africa as protectors of their environment. Entrants should have lived in a country of Africa for at least the past 12 months. Photos must have been taken between August 2007 and August 2009. Special attention will be given to photos that take into account the role that women can and do play in caring for the earth.

There are two categories: individual photos (up to 5 entries per person) and photo essay (one photo essay, 4-10 photos per essay, per person). Entrants are limited to one category.

The top three winners in each category will receive Olympus cameras. The winning photos and photo essays will be displayed on the websites of the three sponsors -- the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Olympus Corporation and the AFP Foundation -- and shown in at least two exhibitions in Africa and the US. The first prize winners will be flown to New York for an awards ceremony.

For more information, visit http://picturethis.undp.org/.

from Art4Development