The Qur’anic Botanic Garden, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has launched Ghars 2017 Campaign Photography Contest for university students in Qatar.
Themes for the contest are: ‘The most attractive tree/trees landscape in Qatar’; ‘The biggest and oldest trees in Qatar’; ‘The tree’s components (roots, bark, stems leaves, flowers, florescence) and Ghars (planting) trees initiatives in Qatar (at houses, streets, and public places).
Those interested can register at www.qbg.org.qa and submit entries on or before March 31. A contestant can submit three to five photos, preferably specifying the location,the image is taken.
The first prize winner will receive QR 5,000; second prize winner will get QR4,000 and the third prize winner will be awarded QR 3,000.
Three winners will be honoured at a prize distribution ceremony held at the student centre of Hamad Bin Khalifa University at Education City.
Contestants must respect the ethical and legal aspects of the submitted images.
The entries should not show any violation or abuse of the environment or human rights. No major changes in the photos are allowed and entering frames, signs, date or time make them unacceptable.
The award committee has the right to call for the original raw file for the winning photos and failing to present the raw file will disqualify the relevant picture(s). Images awarded at other contests are not allowed. The images should have the resolution of 300 dpi and 3,000 pixels.
Candidates can submit the entries on a CD or memory stick at the front desk of HBKU Student Centre.
They can also e-mail the images in high quality for printing and publishing to [email protected]
The entries must be accompanied with the name as well as contact details of the applicants. More details can be collected by calling 44548301, 66261160 as well as through e-mail from [email protected]
