On the occasion of the opening of high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly commemorating its 75th anniversary, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya and the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) are happy to launch a Photography/Digital Artwork Contest themed "Together, Stronger", to present various civilizations and exchanges, reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism.

● Participants

--All Kenyan citizens.

--All Chinese nationals living or working in Kenya.

●Thematic contents

--People-to-people/culture exchanges.

--Bilateral/multilateral cooperation in all fields and aspects.

--Solidarity in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.

--Harmonious stories about people of different nations.

Works reflecting China-Kenya/China-Africa friendship or cooperation will be given priority

●Category

Photo: Stitched photos are not accepted;

Photos for 2019 China-Kenya Friendship Photography Contest are excluded

Digital works: digital posters, cartoons, animation or videos (not exceeding 5 minutes)

●Submission

1. Each participant should submit not more than three works, with the registration form as attached.

2. The photo size should be from 1 M to 10 M. Digital posters and cartoons should be at least 1920*1080 pixels, with a resolution of not less than 300DPI, with a format of either JPG or PDF. Animation and video resolution not less than 1080P, with a format of MP4.

3. Keep the original works for verification (EXIF).

4. Copyright infringement, reprinting works are not accepted.

5. No signs such as the website name or links on the works.

6. Send the works and registration forms to chinakenyaphotocontest@gmail.com Subject format: "participant's name - category - work's name"

NOTE: Participating in the contest implies that you have authorized the organizers complimentary use of the works for publicity, publishing, exhibition, video or online shows.

● Procedures

From today to November 15, 2020

Submit works to chinakenyaphotocontest@gmail.com

November 16- December 1, 2020

Judges select qualified works, rate and name the winners.

December 14, 2020

Awards announcement and exhibition.

● Prizes

First prize (4 winners): camera worth Ksh 100,000-120,000.

Second prize (8 winners) : laptop worth Ksh60,000-80,000.

Third prize (16 winners): smartphone worth Ksh40,000-50,000.

Finalists (Up to 10): smartphone worth Ksh20,000-30,000

● Contacts

Mr Liu Yang

Email address: chinakenyaphotocontest@gmail.com

Chinese Embassy in Kenya reserves the right to qualify or disqualify any entry (s).