Shoot Nations 2007
15th June - 23rd July

Winners will be announced on-line on Monday 6th August

Shoot Nations is an exciting opportunity for you to express yourself and make yourself heard. If chosen, your photographs will be appearing in the following formats and venues:

• The chance to be exhibited in a global Exhibition touring London, Berlin, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Delhi. For gallery information see EXHIBITIONS.
• ALL photos will be exhibited online at shootnations.org for the rest of the time...
• 48 chosen photos will be collated into a massive (A0) "Light-Box" art piece (collage of photos) which will be presented and displayed at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on international Youth Day.
• Selected photos will be displayed on Plan UK's development education website: plan-ed.org

PRIZES...

OLYMPUS UK		OLYMPUS UK Olympus are providing one of the grand prizes of a Digital SLR camera worth over €1,000 as well as providing providing cameras as prizes for the workshops in the selected major cities. www.olympus.co.uk
TATE - YOUNG TATE		TATE - YOUNG TATE Tate Modern is the world's most visited modern art gallery. We feel both proud and privileged to have their support. Tate Modern will be providing a publication or print from the Tate shop as a prize. www.tate.org.uk/youngtate
PHOTOBOX		PHOTOBOX PhotoBox is the United Kingdom's number one destination for online photo sharing, storing and printing. Photobox will be printing all photos for the Shoot Nation's exhibitions as well as providing a prize for one of the winners. www.photobox.co.uk
MATHMOS		MATHMOS Contemporary, innovative lighting company providing all you lighting essentials, from iconic Lava Lamps to Space Projectors and Light tumblers. Mathmos are providing prizes for the Shoot Nations exhibition workshops. www.mathmos.com
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC		NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC National Geographic will be providing two 1 year subscriptions to the magazine as prizes. www.nationalgeographic.com
THE AOP		THE AOP The Association of Photographs are providing Photo Books as prizes. The AOP Gallery was the host for the Shoot Nations 2006 exhibition. www.the-aop.org
BLACK MANGO RECORDS		BLACK MANGO RECORDS CDs from Black Mango Music are offered as prizes, the cutting edge record label which champions the new wave of African music as it's main philosophy, but quality of music, whatever the source and genre are at it's heart. www.blackmangomusic.com
THE FUTURE MAPPING COMPANY		THE FUTURE MAPPING COMPANY The Future Mapping Company are offering beautiful maps as prizes - cartographic design for the twenty first century. www.futuremaps.co.uk

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A WINNER
Winning photos usually represent something special, over and above all other photos. The winners will present a special and interesting idea, often original and generally positive. You do NOT need to be a professional or experienced photographer to win but you DO need to take (a) photograph(s) that portrays emotion and that has the ability to positively affect a room of judges.

See Shoot Nations 2006 winning photos.

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Prizes will be awarded in the following categories.

Overall Categories

1. Overall best photo
   Winner and runner up
2. Most humorous photo
   Winner and runner up
3. Overall best drawing
   Winner and runner up

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Ages 11 to 16

BRIEF 1

1. What upsets you? - Best photo
2. What could you do about it? - Best photo
3. Who listens to you? - Best photo

BRIEF 2

1. Who do you look up to? - Best photo
2. Who rules? - Best photo
3. Where are they? - Best photo

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Ages 17 to 24

BRIEF 1

1. What upsets you? - Best photo
2. What could you do about it? - Best photo
3. Who listens to you? - Best photo

BRIEF 2

1. Who do you look up to? - Best photo
2. Who rules? - Best photo
3. Where are they? - Best photo