Singapore Youth Commonwealth Photo Competition

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http://www.commonwealthphotos.org/about.aspx


British High Commission, Singapore, has launched the Singapore Youth Commonwealth Photo Competition to find the best images taken with a digital camera or mobile phone(MMS).

The photos should express and interpret the Commonwealth themes of Health & Vitality - The Commonwealth Challenge with special emphasis on youth, sport, environment, science & innovation. The competition is open to anyone aged 15 - 30.

The photos will be judged by well-known photographer, Russel Wong; Deputy Editor of The Straits Times, Felix Soh; and Minister of National Development, Mr Mah Bow Tan. The deadline for entries is midnight on 26 February 2006. The winners will be announced on 13 March 2006, Commonwealth Day and will be notified by email and/or phone beforehand.

Winning entries will be exhibited at the Singapore National Library, and will also be displayed at the Royal Commonwealth Society Headquaters in London. Please retain the original image file to enable good quality printing.

:: Digital Photo Category Prizes
FIRST PRIZE • 1 pair of air tickets to London, courtesy of British Airways, PLUS 4 nights accommodation for two (twin sharing) and 2 complimentary British Heritage passes to London's most famous attractions, courtesy of VisitBritain.
• 1 Canon 8 Mega Pixel 18-55cm lens SLR - EOS 350D
(Best selling SLR in Singapore), courtesy of Courts
SECOND PRIZE • O2 XDA Atom, courtesy of O2
THIRD PRIZE • 1 Casio 5 mega Pixel Digital Still Camera: (3x Optical & 4x digital zoom), courtesy of Courts

:: MMS Photo Category Prizes
FIRST PRIZE • 1 pair of air tickets to London, courtesy of British Airways, PLUS 4 nights accommodation for two (twin sharing) and 2 complimentary British Heritage passes to London's most famous attractions, courtesy of VisitBritain.
• 1 Sony Ericsson W900i, courtesy of M1
SECOND PRIZE • O2 XDA Atom, courtesy of O2
THIRD PRIZE • Nokia N90, courtesy of M1

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Yap, more information available here:

"The Singapore Youth Commonwealth Photo Competition, a photo
competition unique to Singapore, is also a key event in the run-up to
the State Visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
Highness, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh in March 2006,
challenging young people (15 to 30) to express the 2006 Commonwealth
themes of "Health and Vitality" - The Commonwealth Challenge through
the medium of digital photography.

The national competition is jointly organised by the British High
Commission and the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Council.
The competition highlights the importance and relevance of the
Commonwealth and its values and gives young Singaporeans a chance to
express themselves creatively on these pertinent themes through a
fun, high-tech medium.

Attractive prizes include a chance to win a trip to the London and an
opportunity to photograph iconic London venues, such as those to be
used in the Olympic Games in London 2012 and many others.

The Competition will run until 26 February 2006. Participants can
submit their photographs on-line or by MMS.

The wining entries will be chosen by a panel of VIP judges, including
Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development and Chairman, NYAA
Advisory Board, Mr Russel Wong, ong of Singapore's most acclaimed
photographers and Mr Felix Soh, the Deputy Editor of the Straits
Times.

The winner will be announced on 13 March, Commonwealth Day, and the
winning photographs will be exhibited at the National Library. The
top 50 entries will be published in an exclusive pictorial coffee-
table book which will be presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
during her State Visit to Singapore.

All information related to the competition can be found in the
website at: http://www.commonwealthphotos.org.sg."

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Update: Deadline extended to 5 March

[MelMick]

So let me just check, it has to be digital?

[CYC]

[germ_boi]

yes. digital.

[wildstallion]

Originally Posted by germ_boi yes. digital.

No, i guess they would allowed scanned film pics, or if u got a cd with them on when u developed, should be fine

[sathea]

the top 50 photos are out.
http://www.commonwealthphotos.org/Di...toGallery.aspx

[n0d3]

Congrats to Alec_GTC for making it into the Top 50. (:

[enghong17]

Wah so many good shots.........I see familiar names inside. Congrats paperkurt and CY_OH

Edit: Forgot Eikin too......

[eikin]

haha, kena spotted, thanks EH

[redstone]

WHA! Got someone I know who made it in!

[metallilan]

wah sad...not inside...haha. must be out of luck these days..

[sathea]

Congrats to the winners!
http://www.commonwealthphotos.org/winners.html

[redstone]

HIM!!!

[metallilan]

all the winners have excellent shots!










which comes to mind, i have a 99% chance of not getting that consolation prize for the sypa competition

[germ_boi]

kinda unfair to entrants for this competition actually.

Initially they had TWO separate categories, namely Digital Camera Shots or Handphone MMS shots, with 3 winners for each category.

With a few days left into the competition, they merged both categories, with 2 first prizes etc WITHOUT INFORMING THE PUBLIC.

And the winners, none of the photos had come from handphone shots, how come like that?! So in the end, what happen to the competitors of the handphone shots category, forgotten and not even mentioned, ohwells, quite irresponsible in my humble opinion.

[germ_boi]

see this

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=183589

[eikin]

nice shots from the winners, entry # W4347 is my choice amongst the winning entries

[knoxknocks]

well done winners...and mr eikin!