Dear Arctic colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the International Arctic Change 2014 Photo Contest.

Over the last few years, ArcticNet has been gathering photographs of Arctic scenery, people, flora, fauna and fieldwork captured as part of a variety of ArcticNet related activities in Canada and beyond. Many Arctic researchers and their collaborators are talented photographers visiting/studying some of the most remote and pristine environments on our planet. A selection of these great photos can be viewed on our Polar Photography gallery that also welcomes photos from Antarctica.

The main purpose of the International Arctic Change 2014 Photo Contest is to encourage ArcticNet members, partners and international collaborators to bring their great photos of the changing Arctic, its peoples, communities, landscapes, wildlife and research activities out in the open and to share them with the world. We invite you to dive into your hard drives, cameras and computers, and send us your best shots! 

The deadline for submitting your photos is Friday, 31 October 2014. Over $1000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Winners will be announced and photos showcased at the international Arctic Change 2014 conference in Ottawa in December 2014.

With its growing collection of stunning images, the Polar Photography gallery is quickly becoming an increasingly popular source of Arctic and Antarctic photos with media, education outlets and other research programs. In recent years, these photos have been featured in dozens of prominent national (The Gazette, Ottawa Life, Globe and Mail, UpHere, Above & Beyond, Canadian Geographic…) and international (Time Magazine, GEO Magazine, Washington Post, Le Monde, Al Jazeera…) print and electronic media publications. Photographers retain exclusive copyright of their photographs and receive forty percent of the revenues resulting from the use of their photos by third parties.

Although the submission deadline is Friday, 31 October 2014, we encourage you to submit your photos as soon as possible as they may be selected for publication in our 2013-2014 Annual Report to be sent off for final design in August.

We thank you in advance for your contributions.

Have a great field season.

Best regards,

Katie

Katie Blasco

Communications Officer/Agente de communications

ArcticNet

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