sparksforchange

This picture by Prashant Bhardwaj won the Development Gateway Foundation photo competition last year. It is from a handwriting competition held in one of the centers where they teach children who once used to work as child labor in the brass industry in the city. Prashant Bhardwajtalks more about this photo, explaining why he took it and the hope that it stands for,  on the Foundation’s photo webpage.

This year’s photo competition just opened today, and the winner will receive a $1000 prize. The competition organizers are looking for compelling photographs of socio-economic development in developing countries. Four types of photographs will be accepted. 1) The images may show information and communications technologies helping ordinary people. 2) The images may show people making something, selling wares, working in a field, constructing a building or type of infrastructure, or acquiring knowledge. 3) The images could be abstract images representing hope, the future, or capacity building. 4) The photographs may also include images of original artwork from a developing country.

Each entry must include a written statement explaining how that image is representative of development. Images will be judged on technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit.