CCS 2011 Photo Contest

CCS 2010 Photo Contest Finalist: Meghan Sellers, Tanzania 2008

Volunteering abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions gives you a unique opportunity to meet people from different cultures and backgrounds while contributing positive change within a community. From the volunteers you serve with to the local people you meet on the street, everyone you encounter while volunteering abroad plays an important role in the experience. We want you to share photos that highlight the people that made your CCS Experience unforgettable. Submit up to five photos representing the faces of CCS. The photo could capture a touching moment with people at your placement, interesting people that you met in the local community, or a special moment at the Home-Base. We want you to describe your CCS experience through its people and photography.

**The 2011 Photo Contest is now closed. We thank everyone who participated.**

Be sure to check out the Caption Contest!

How it Works

• Submit up to 5 photos on the Photo Contest tab on our Facebook page that best capture the many faces of the CCS Experience.
• CCS panel of judges will choose 50 finalists based on the quality of the photo, impact of the image, and focus on people-to-people cultural exchange and post them on the Contest Entries tab.
• The public will vote from the 50 finalists to determine the top 3 winners.

Timeline

• Submissions will be accepted between Monday, September 12^th, 2011, 10:00 a.m. EST and Monday, October 24^th, 2011, 6:00 p.m. EST.
• Panel of judges at CCS will choose the top 50 finalists.
• Public voting for the top 3 winners will begin on Monday, October 31^st, 2011, 10:00 a.m. EST.
• Voting closes on Monday, November 14^th, 2011, 6:00 p.m. EST.  Voters may vote once per photo.
• Top 3 winners will be announced on the Photo Contest tab on our Facebook page.
• All winners will be contacted by phone or email by Friday, November 18^th, 2011.
  Please be sure to update your contact information so we can get in touch.

How To Submit Your Photo

• Be sure all photos contain your name, where you volunteered, and the year you volunteered in the properties of the photo. To update photo properties right click on your photo on your computer, click on “Properties,” then click on “Summary” and enter all information in the Title or Comments field.
• Like our Facebook Page! You must "like" our Page to enter the photo contest.
• Click the "Enter Contest" button on our Photo Contest tab on our Facebook page.
• Fill out the brief contest form and upload your photo. To submit multiple entries, please fill out a form for each photo.
  

 Prizes

• First place winner receives a complimentary CCS Insight Abroad program.
• Second place winner receives a $750 voucher.
• Third place winner receives a $500 voucher.
• Honorable Mentions each receive a $250 voucher.
• All prizes are good towards any CCS program through 2012. See official rules for more details.

Rules

(View full Official Rules)

• ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to all former and current Cross-Cultural Solutions volunteers. Staff, immediate family members of current staff, and former staff members of CCS are not eligible to enter. Any photograph that has previously won a competition, been selected as a finalist in a past CCS Photo Contest, been published, or sold to any party for reproduction, cannot be entered.
• Each photographer may submit up to 5 photos, but only 1 photo per entrant may be selected as a finalist.
  Photographs must be submitted in their original size, file resolution must be a minimum of 72dpi but preference is given to 300 dpi, recommended size is 1500 x 2100 pixels. Maximum unloadable photo size is 3MB. Entrants may be asked to submit a higher quality photo, if available.
• Photographs must adhere to CCS’ Photography and Social Media policy.
• Photographs should contain your Name, CCS Country volunteered, and year volunteered in the properties of the photo. On your computer, right click the photo, click “Properties,” then “Summary,” and enter the information in the Title or Comments field.
• Photographs must represent some aspect of the CCS Experience — Volunteer Work, Local People, Cultural & Learning Activities, Free Time or Weekend Activities.
• Photographs must have been taken by a CCS volunteer on a CCS program. Only the original photographer has the right to submit his or her own photos.
• Entrants will be notified if photographs do not meet the eligibility criteria and another chance will be given to re-submit. Photos that do not meet criteria by the end of the submission period will not be considered for prizes.
  Entrants that are selected as a top 3 winner will not be eligible for additional prizes.
• JUDGING: CCS panel of judges will choose 50 finalists based on the quality of the photo, impact of the photo, and focus on people-to-people cultural exchange.
• VOTING: The top 3 winners will be chosen by public voting from the top 50 finalists on CCS’ Facebook page. Voters may vote once per photo. The top 3 photos with the most votes will be the winners.
• HONORABLE MENTIONS: Honorable Mentions will be announced after the top 3 winners are announced. Honorable Mentions will be chosen on the quality of the photo, impact of the photo, and focus on one or more of the photo categories.

See Full Official Rules & Terms