Calling Local Shutterbugs For Commonwealth Photographic Awards
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Entries are now being accepted for the 12006/7 Commonwealth Photographic Awards organised by the Commonwealth Press Union (CPU).

The overall theme for the Awards this year is `Achievement'. This is an open competition for all Commonwealth residents. The photographs will be judged on the interpretation of the theme as well as technical quality.

The Awards offer a view of how people in the Commonwealth, with its mixture of races, creeds, cultures and ways of life, see themselves and others.

In addition, there are two new categories. The Canberra Times/CPU Young Photographer Award will be offered to those aged between 21 and 25 on January 17, 2007, from a developing country. The prize is a three-week photographic residency at the newspaper's offices in Canberra, Australia.

Meanwhile, `Three Pictures - One Story' category invites entrants to create a storyboard. The purpose is to tell a story of achievement in three pictures. The prize for this Award is £250.

The overall winner of the Commonwealth Photographic Awards will receive £1,000 sterling, and further prizes will be awarded to the regional winners.

There will also be several exhibitions taking place in Commonwealth cities which will feature the winning images. The first will be in London in March 2007.

The Awards are sponsored by Australia's The Canberra Times, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, The Commonwealth Foundation, Commonwealth Secretariat, Canada's Globe & Mail, The Guardian Foundation and The Royal Commonwealth Society.

Dateline for submission of entries is by Wednesday, January 17, 2007. For more information, visit www.cpu.org.uk and click on the picture link. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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