The Swiss Cooperation Office invites local professional and amateur photographers to participate in the contest, which will result in selecting of a limited number of photos that shall reflect the numerous touristic features (glaciers, rivers and lakes) of Tajikistan. We are convinced that all interested contestants have a great deal of such photos to offer, which would show what Tajikistan has in store for tourists. Photographs submitted are expected to vividly reflect Tajikistan from the touristic perspectives.
Selection criteria:
- artistic quality/professionalism
- technical quality/high resolution
- content/reflection of the subject
Selection process:
The yearly calendar “Tajikistan” has become a ‘trade mark’ of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan, therefore the selection of winning photographs will be done internally by the staff of the Office.
Requirements to contestants:
- personal info in brief
- info on the photographs: date, place, captions
- language: Tajik or Russian
- quantity of photographs submitted: 5-7
- minimal resolution: 300 d/i
- size: minimum 2 MB
All photographs meeting the above requirements should be submitted in the electronic form either by email or hand carried in a media device (CD or memory stick).
Honorarium: The prize per one selected photograph is 960 Tajik Somoni
How to apply:
* if submitted in a media device: to be in a sealed envelope indicating the subject PHOTO CONTEST CALENDAR and containing contact info of the applicant to the following address: Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan - Dushanbe, 3 Tolstoy street; Tel: +992 44 600 54 00/55
* if submitted via e-mail: ramziya.mamadnazarova@eda.admin.ch with the subject line indicating PHOTO CONTEST CALENDAR 2024-2025
Deadline for submission of the complete application package: 17 September 2023