In collaboration with MTV, All Out, a global LGBT rights organisation, has launched the All Out Photo Award. The All Out Photo Award is a photography competition inspired by the theme of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia — “Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing!
“In so many countries around the world, LGBT+ people continue to face a disproportionate impact from COVID-19. Existing marginalization, dependence on the informal economy and pre-existing health vulnerabilities, particularly HIV, are all combining to leave queer communities horribly exposed. All this comes on top of existing challenges of the discrimination and violence queer communities were already facing. Attacks on LGBT+ people continued as more “LGBT-free zones” were established in Poland, innocent LGBT+ people were arrested and mistreated in countries like Russia, Cameroon, and Tunisia, and many were targeted by hate crimes, and denied access to basic human rights,” the official statement from All Out reads. “Throughout all these difficulties, the LGBT+ community has persisted and resisted. Here at All Out, a global movement for the rights of LGBT+ people, we have witnessed an unprecedented wave of solidarity and support from people all over the world helping those in need.”
The All Out Photo Award calls on photographers to share unique photos that capture how LGBT+ people and their communities and allies around the world resist attacks and discrimination, support each other in these difficult times, and heal together.
Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit photos in one or more of three categories (up to 5 photos per category) based on the three themes of IDAHOBIT 2021: Resisting, Supporting, Healing.
The winners in each of the three categories will receive a cash prize of USD $1,000, and the runners-up (two in each category) will receive a print voucher from BayPhoto.com valued at USD $300 and a one year subscription to Flickr Pro valued at $72.
The submission deadline for the photo contest is June 12, 2021, and winners will be announced on June 28. Read more about the instructions here and apply for the photo contest.
The photos will be judged by an international jury made up of the following people: Isabel Okoro, Maurizio Fiorino, Mengwen Cao, Nelson Morales, Gui Mohallem, Charmaine Poh.
