Global Photo Contest: #MEDAField2Fork2023

Photos can depict the production, processing, distribution, or sale of food to end users. Keep in mind that pictures with one or two people in them are sometimes more attractive than photos that just show a crop.

Prize Information

• Prizes will be awarded as follows
  • 1st prize: $500US
  • 2nd prize: $250US
  • 3rd prize: $100US

Who may enter?

• This contest is open to all individuals worldwide who are at least 18 years old and the age of majority in their local jurisdiction (excluding individuals residing in Quebec, or individuals who reside in a jurisdiction where this contest in invalid under local law).
• Current employees and contractors of Mennonite Economic Development Associates and any related entities, as well as their respective households or immediate family members are not eligible to enter. Compliance with the eligibility requirements will be determined solely by MEDA. All federal, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. Entries are void where prohibited or restricted by law.

What to enter?

• Send up to three images that highlight the agri-food sector, along with a 150-word summary (in total, not for each photo) to provide context.
• Cropped photos are eligible. They do not accept digitally or otherwise enhanced or altered photos. Minor adjustments, including spotting, dodging, and burning, sharpening, contrast and slight color adjustment or the digital equivalents, are acceptable for all categories. If the judges determine that a photographer has altered his or her photo except for the expressly authorized changes above, they reserve the right to disqualify it.
• For a photo in which a person is recognizable, the recognizable person must not be a minor and you must secure a model release from the subject and provide it to MEDA with your submission.
• Submissions of this nature which do not include the model form of release, which you can open through the link provided in the preceding sentence, or that fail to meet a minimum 1-2MB picture resolution, will be disqualified.
• To be eligible, your submission must be your original work and must not infringe or violate the rights of others. By entering the contest and submitting your submission, you represent and warrant that your submission is your original work and that you took the photograph submitted.
• Photos that contain sexually explicit, obscene, violent, or other objectionable or inappropriate content, as determined by MEDA in its sole discretion, are ineligible for this contest.

For more information, visit MEDA.