The Pluralism Project at Harvard UniversityPluralism Project 2012 Photo Contest
We are pleased to announce that the Pluralism Project is now accepting entries for its third annual Photo Contest. We are looking for high-resolution digital images that convey the vibrancy of religious diversity in the USA. We are particularly interested in images in the following categories:
- Religious practices and rituals
- Religious centers, including festivals, center openings, and parades
- Participation of religious groups in American civic life
- Interfaith encounter or social action
- Women’s leadership and participation
- Emerging leadership within Muslim and Sikh communities
- Historic and present day images of the Atheist/Humanist, Bahá’í, Confucian, Native American, Shinto, Taoist, and Zoroastrian communities in the US
One grand-prize winner will be selected; the winning photographer will receive a $250 cash prize and an extended exposé in the spotlight on our homepage, www.pluralism.org.
All winning photos may be featured in our forthcoming online publication, On Common Ground: World Religions in America 2.0 or on our website. The photographer’s name will be cited.
In order to participate, you must:
- be the photographer of the image
- grant the Pluralism Project rights to use the image on our website
- have the permission of those persons in the picture, if applicable
Entries must be submitted via email to by 5 PM on October 29, 2012. Photos should be sent as an attachment. Please put “contest” in the subject line.
In the body of the email, please include:
- your name and title
- relationship to the Pluralism Project, if any
- addresses – mailing and email
- phone number
- a brief caption, including location of the image(s), when the image(s) was/were taken, and what is happening (2-3 sentences)
- a brief statement indicating that you were the photographer, and that you grant the Pluralism Project the rights to use the image(s) on our website, if selected
Submissions of more than 10 photos should be sent on CD-ROM to:
The Pluralism Project2012 Photo Contest
2 Arrow Street, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138