Entry Deadline Extended: Chachipe Map Photography Contest

Due to the level of interest from potential contestants as well as the high quality of photos received so far, the organizers and the chair of the jury have agreed to extend the entry deadline for the Chachipe Map photography contest. Amateur and professional photographers now have until January 15, 2012 to enter photos in the contest through the Chachipe Map website at www.chachipe.org. Other contest conditions remain the same.

The contest is open to everybody, but in order to be eligible photos must have been taken since the beginning of 2005 in countries participating in the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Spain.

Categories: Local Hero, Common Denominator, and Dream Come True
Chachipe Map seeks non-stereotypical photographs that are free of prejudices, that show Roma and non-Roma living together, that approach topics in an open manner and that might even employ radically new perspectives.

Prizes
The international jury will award three prizes in each contest category—of 1000, 500 and 300 Euro, respectively—and may also award special prizes. Winners will be announced on the Chachipe Map website.

More information: Zsófia Horváth, +36 30 250 2635, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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The Chachipe photography contests are organized by the Open Society Foundations and OSA Archivum.