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GUIDELINES OF THE HUMANITY PHOTO AWARDS 2015 

Mission

We call upon responsible photographers who respect and love life to take their cameras, in the form of feature photography:

• to explore and rescue the endangered folk cultures of nationalities worldwide;
• to record the changes and evolution of various folk cultures in a genuine, vivid and profound way;
• to record, spread and share the multi-cultures of the world with the aim of enhancing mutual understanding and exchanges of human beings and promoting the world peace and development. To contribute to the World Folklore Photo Museum with world culture records. 

Organized by

THE CHINA FOLKLORE PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION (CFPA)

THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) 

Photo Submission Period: September 16th, 2014—April 15th, 2015 (Beijing Time)

Selection: By mid July, 2015, all awards will come out after three rounds of evaluation. The results of Performance Awards, Nomination Awards will be published on http://www.hpa.org.cn.Winners of Jury’s Special Awards, Documentary Awards and Grand Awards will be announced at the Awards Ceremony.

Awards Ceremony: September 16th, 2015. 

Categories

Entrants are required to submit photo stories/portfolios (8 to 14 photos for each set) according to the following categories:

Portrait & Costume

Portraits of people from different nationalities; costumes and adornments featuring diverse ethnic cultures, including everyday dress, ceremonial dress, hats and shoes, adornments and hairstyles, etc; the making of costumes and adornments; distinctive attire customs such as dressing etiquette and taboos.

Architecture

The construction process, structure, interior layout and furniture adornments of traditional dwellings, public facilities and special architecture (e.g. religious buildings); the influence of the surroundings reflected on features of the local architecture; dwelling habits of different ethnic groups.

Living Custom

The usual living habits, such as diet modes, food making, cleaning ways and related taboos; ecological consciousness, education forms and folk medicine in different regions; comprehensive and serial life customs of a specific region, a nationality or a tribe.

Production & Commerce

The traditional ways of production under certain ecological environments, such as fishing, hunting, farming, forestry, animal husbandry, etc.; materials processing such as handicrafts industry and folk crafts; services that make life easy; business activities such as products transportation and trade.

Festivities

Annual and seasonal festivals, festivals on production and recreation, religious ceremonies, temple fairs; traditional sports, recreational activities, music, dances and local dramas performed during festivals, especially showing their positive role in communications among local peoples and nations.

Traditional Rites

Birth rites, adult rites, weddings, funerals, morality etiquette, etiquette showing respect for the aged; celebrations for individuals and families, village and family rites, worshiping rites, taboo rites and folk religious rites.