The London Youth Council is holding a photography contest for youth aged 13-24 based on local issues surrounding youth today in London Ontario. Categories range from Social Justice to Getting active.

The full story can be read over at London Free Press’ website (http://www.lfpress.com/news/london/2010/03/16/13241226.html)

Here are the contest details for you and how to enter:

Contest details

What: Through a Youth’s Eyes photo contest

When: Contest runs until April 15

Ages: 13 to 24 years old

Categories: Eat well and get active (healthy eating, physical activity); Social justice (employment, poverty); Community safety (safe communities, violence, justice system); The Forest City (environment, city life); Personal well-being (substance abuse, sexual and mental health); More than a book (literacy)

How to enter: Upload photo on London Youth Council’s Facebook page, along with a 50-word statement explaining the photo

To Join London Youth Council’s online community, go to ychclondon.ning.com

Have fun and good luck to all who enter!

Here at the London Photo Walk we are happy to announce that Dana Dobbie is the winner of the LOLAfest Photo Contest that was run during last month’s photo walk. Dana took a number of fantastic images depicting the arts and entertainment at LOLAfest. Check out some of her images over on her Flickr Stream.

Congratulations Dana.

London Photo Walk Contest

For those in attendance at last night’s London Photo Walk, held in Downtown London with a “focus” on the LOLA Festival, you will remember the contest that we mention for a chance to win a prize valued at approximately $500.00.

Here are the Rules.

1. Images must be uploaded to Flickr no later than Monday (tomorrow) by 4pm.

2. Images must have been taken during the evening of the Photo Walk and must depict something LOLA related (art, musical act or people at LOLA).

3. Images must be tagged with BOTH “lopw” and “lola09“. ((minus the quotation marks))

• You must EMAIL the London Photo Walk with:
• Your Name.
• Your Email Address (use the “special” email provided to you last night).
• A Link to where you images are located on Flickr.

4. Only those in attendance at last night’s photo walk are eligible.

By entering this contest you are allowing LOLA Festival to use your images for further LOLA events for promotional reasons.  You will NOT be financially compensated in any way. ((Please note this contest is being held in conjunction between the London Photo Walk and LOLA (powered by Rogers) .  The London Photo Walk is administering the contest on behalf of LOLA.  The best image will be chosen by LOLA representatives.))

If you have any questions please contact us using the Contact page.

LOLA Specific Contest

For those not able to make it out to last night’s photo walk but headed down to LOLA Festival anyways there is another contest that you are eligible for which is photography related.

To be eligible to Win a Nokia 5800 make sure that you take a creative picture of volunteers in red shirts with all the Talkspot Docent logos visible, upload the image and post to Twitter tagged with #nokialola09

Most interesting photo will win.  Deadline is Sunday at 4pm. ((This select contest is not associated with the London Photo Walk in anyway))