As we prepare the system for uploading entries to the 2024 contest, this would be a great time to start selecting photographs in the different categories. A careful selection accompanied by a succinct verbal description will increase the quality of your submission and make it easier to stay on schedule.

FYI: because of the ongoing war this year, and because the war has made its presence felt in every category of the contest, we have decided to increase the number of single photos that may be submitted in each category.

The Local Testimony team is working to strengthen the position of photojournalism and documentary photography within local art and culture and increase recognition of those working in the field. Series submitted in the different categories and the “Long Exposure” category require meticulous editing and meticulous selection of the photos that comprise the narrative.

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The exhibition will open at Muza on December 24 and will be on display for about two months.

The link for uploading photos to the Local Testimony website will open on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 and close at midnight on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

 

The contest categories are as follows:

1. News – central current events covered in the various media channels. 

2. Religion and Faith – beliefs, customs, rituals and ceremonies.

3. Society and Community – different communities’ ways of life and struggles.

4. Urbanism and Culture – art, design, architecture, urban environment, and street photography.

5. Sport – professional, competitive and amateur sports – athletes and their fans.

6. Nature and the Environment – photographs of landscapes, flora and fauna, alongside issues connected to ecology and preservation of the environment.

7. Long Exposure – a photo-narrative which has had time and documentary depth dedicated to it, creating an individual, expressive visual language. A series in this category should include 15 photographs.

8. Video – short video clips up to 7 minutes long, produced from 2023–2024, that fall in line with the contest’s categories, to be selected by the curator.​

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Further details can be found in the instructing guide.

 

Cash prizes to a total of ₪45,000 will be awarded to the photographers of the winning works.
Prizes will be awarded to the photographers of the Photo of the Year, Series of the Year, the Democracy Prize and Video of the Year.

The Democracy Prize and Video of the Year prize are courtesy of “Shomrim” – The Center for Media and Democracy.
A prize will be awarded in memory of Roee Idan, RIP, courtesy of the Union of Journalists in Israel.

 

Best wishes and good luck,

The Local Testimony 2024 team