Tolerance, Transparency, Tradition, Trust: OSCE Photo Contest 2010

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has launched a photo contest to highlight tolerance and non-discrimination - key priorities of the OSCE Chairmanship of Kazakhstan in 2010. European journalists can submit works to this photo contest, whose theme is "Tolerance, Transparency, Tradition and Trust." Five winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Astana, Kazakhstan. An exhibition of photos will be on display in Astana at the OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination on June 29 and 30 2010.

Participants:

1. The contest is open to all photographers, professional and amateur, living and working in the OSCE area, including the Partner for Co-operation countries. The 56 participating states are in Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and North America. Non-professional photographers are particularly encouraged to participate.
   
2. There is no entrance fee.
   
3. Each participant may enter a maximum of five photos.
   
4. Participants should keep copies of all material, submitted as entries, will not be returned.
   
5. All participants must register for the competition by completing and submitting the official entry form.
   
6. All participants must certify on the entry form that the material is their own and copyrights have not been violated.
   
7. Any necessary clearances should be submitted along with the entry form. Without the proper entry form the photo(s) will not be considered.
   
8. All participants must agree to the subsequent use of their photo material by the OSCE, which reserves the right to publish the winning entry and the runners-up, with the appropriate credit, in its non-profit publications, brochures, and other materials, including calendars and posters, as well as on its website and other online platforms.