Images
have the power to bring about change. They evoke emotion and deliver
information that can spur people to action. This is true in the fight against
corruption, but capturing the devastating effect that corruption has on
people’s lives is hard.
That’s why
Transparency International, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and
the International Anti-Corruption Conference are
sponsoring Capturing Corruption, a photography competition that is looking for
imaginative and powerful images that show the corrosive effects of corruption.
Capturing Corruption is open to anyone over the age of 18. It
will be judged in two categories for photographers aged 18 to 30 years old and
for those 31 years of age and over.
The award will be given in remembrance of Jesse Garcia who
was a filmmaker and photographer at Transparency International. Jesse was a
firm believer in the power of photos and videos in fighting corruption. Sadly,
he passed away in 2013, but his work continues to live on.
The winners of both categories will have the chance to take part
in an all-expenses paid photojournalism workshop held by the Thomson Reuters
Foundation and also will get to travel to the 16th International
Anti-Corruption Conference in
Malaysia from 2 to 4 September 2015.
Details for the photojournalism workshops have yet to be
decided, but there is more than one date available.
There are also cash prizes for runners up and 20 of the top
photographs will be published on both the Transparency International website
and the Thomson Reuters website.
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