Youth Excel Photo Contest 2022

Deadline: July 17, 2022

Are you a young changemaker between 15-35 years old? Do you have photography skills? Do you want to showcase your photography skills with the world?

USAID’s Youth Excel program is launching a 6-week global photo competition to encourage young people from Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa to share images reflecting five main themes:

• Youth Mental Health and Wellness

• Youth at The Forefront of Economic Development

• Youth and Decision-Makers at Work

• Youth Driving Decisions Through Data

• Gender and Inclusion

Eligibility Criteria

a. Youth (15-35 years old) from Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin
America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa.

b. Photos must be an original submission. The submitter must own the rights to the
photo (i.e. the photo needs to be submitted by the photographer or with
permission from the photographer and have permission to use all identifiable
people, buildings, objects, etc.).

c. Applicants have limited five photos per entry. Multiple entries are allowed.

d. Each image submitted must focus on a particular theme of the competition.

e. Photos can be taken with a camera or mobile phone.

f. Photos should be submitted in JPEG format with a minimum 1MB file size.

g. Tell us about your photo by including a brief description explaining the context of
the photo, where and when it was taken.

h. DO NOT submit photos with watermarks, overlays or signatures.

i. Winning photos will be added to Youth Excel’s stock photos and used in future
communications material.

j. By submitting an entry, all participants agree that their images may be used by
the Youth Excel program including IREX, consortium partners and USAID in
future communications material. Proper photo credit will be given to
photographers of selected images.

Application Registration Deadline: July 17, 2022

To Apply: Click here

Official Website: Click here