The 2014 IBM “The World is Our Lab” photo competition is open to African photographers of all abilities, the contest aims to capture Africa through its numerous challenges and opportunities through their lenses. All contestants whether they use a camera phone or professional camera, are to capture and render original images that best define one or more of the following three categories:
- African Grand Challenges
- African City Systems
- African Innovation
Worth of award
- The winners of each category will receive a Lenovo T440 laptop with photo editing software and an all-expense-paid trip to Nairobi, Kenya (from any African capital city) where they will visit IBM’s new Africa research lab, receive a personal tour of iHub’s amazing Innovation Hub and benefit from a photography workshop with one of Africa’s most exciting young photographers Mutua Matheka .
- In the event that a resident of Kenya is a top entry then they will receive a 3-day trip for two people to the beautiful Hemingways Hotel Watamu instead of the trip to Nairobi.
Eligibility
- Participants must have the ownership rights to the entries they submit and warrant by submission that they hold these rights.
- While the competition is open to IBM employees and contractors, they will not be eligible for prizes.
- To be eligible for prizes, participants must reside in Africa, have a valid passport and be available to travel to Nairobi, Kenya for 8 days before February 28th 2014
DEADLINE: January31, 2014
To apply and for more information visit here
