Competition
April 30, 2025
Photography Competition 2025 - World Environment Day
Central Environmental Authority has organized a photography Competition targeting the World Environment Day.
Theme of the Competition:
“The Environment Protects Us; Let Us Protect the Environment”
Objectives:
To raise awareness among the general public and school children about the importance of conserving Sri Lanka’s environment.
Competition Themes:
- Scenic Beauty of Sri Lanka
- Hidden Biodiversity of Sri Lanka
- The Relationship Between Humans and the Environment
Competition Categories:
School Category
Open to all school students (from government, semi-government, and private schools) in Grades 9 to 12.
Open Category
Open to all Sri Lankan citizens.
Competition Rules and Regulations:
Submission Deadline: 23rd May 2025
- Each participant may submit up to three (03) photographs — one per theme.
- All photographs must be taken within Sri Lanka.
Disqualified Content:
- Entries must NOT include
- Farm animals, zoo animals, pets, or cultivated plants
- Captive or restrained animals, animal models, or animals exploited for commercial gain
- Images involving live bait
- Previously published photographs
Submission Requirements:
Only original color or black-and-white digital images in JPG/JPEG format, max file size 10MB
If selected as a finalist or winner, the entrant must provide the original RAW file (e.g., CR2, CRW, or native DNG), or the original unedited JPEG
Finalists must also provide complete information about the photograph (location, date, camera settings, equipment used, etc.)
Digital Guidelines:
- Images must be submitted as high-quality JPEGs without interpolation
- Only minimal digital adjustments are allowed: dust spot removal, levels, curves, color balance, contrast, saturation, and sharpening
- Cropping is allowed, but excessive cropping that significantly reduces image quality is discouraged
- The integrity of the original scene must be maintained; no compositing, sandwiching, or multiple exposures
- No adding or removing of elements such as animals, plants, people, or backgrounds
- File names should include the participant’s name, title of the photograph, and main subject
- No watermarks or visible names on images (photos with watermarks will be disqualified)
Submission Links
(Open Category) : https://forms.gle/WZtzUkiis1yHUb4T9
(School Category) : https://forms.gle/ZdWBgqd4Pjt2pRuQA
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