Organised by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), the theme of this annual photography competition is "Communication and Poverty". Photographers are invited to submit photos that demonstrate that poverty includes communication poverty. According to the WACC website, "Stronger voices of people living in poverty lead to better understanding and action aimed at tackling injustice and inequality. With open access to information and knowledge, poor communities can work towards a better future. Images should focus on communication helping to overcome poverty; tearing down communication barriers; having a voice and being heard."

The competition is open to men, women, and children of all ages and from all countries. Amateurs and professionals are welcome to submit entries. A selection of entries will be used in WACC publications, such as their website and their journal "Media Development". Each entrant may submit an unlimited number of photographs, but no entrant may win more than one prize in the contest. Winners of the competition will be awarded cash prizes. There will be one first prize and five commendations. The first prize is US$500, and each commendation will be awarded US$200.

Click here for more information on the competition.


Entries may be submitted through the web-based service Flickr. Images must be loaded to the Flickr group website. Those who do not have an account on Flickr will need to create one.

Entries must be licensed under "Creative Commons" license. This can be added under "Additional Information" next to each photograph.

Entries should have a short description of what the image shows and why it is relevant.

Click here to see the winning photos of the previous competition.

WACC News - Media Action, January 2010.