Vote for your favourite photo!

The OSCE Chairmanship and the Office of the Co-ordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities have launched a photo contest titled “Safeguarding Our Future: Sustainable Transport and Energy”.

On 10 August, the 1st and 2nd prize winners and 12 finalists of the contest were selected by an international jury consisting of representatives of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship, the Office of the Co-ordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, the OSCE Press and Public Information Section, and a professional news photographer.

The criteria for selection included the relevance and message conveyed by the images, originality and creativity, as well as the technical quality of the photographs.

The 1st and 2nd prize winners have been notified and will be officially announced on 14 September, 2011, at the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum in Prague.

The public now has a chance to select a public vote winner through a Facebook vote.

From 16 August to 11 September, on the OSCE Facebook page you can vote for one of the 12 finalists:

• BALOGH Zoltan, Hungary (Crossroads)
• ELBAKYAN Zlata, Russian Federation (Flight into the Future)
• GRISON Nathan, Denmark (Let Green Transport Emerge)
• KONSTANTINIDIS Mihalis, Greece (With the might of the Wind)
• KOVYAZIN Alexander, Russian Federation (Alternative Energy)
• MARINA Helena, Portugal (Still Biking)
• PAI Shen Jung, United Kingdom (Healthy and  Sustainable Transportation)
• PANES GARCIA Máximo, Spain (Solar Energy)
• PETARCHEV Dimitar, Bulgaria (Metro)
• SEMKIN Alexander, United Kingdom (Standstill)
• STEPANOVA Tatiana, Moldova (Tangled Wires)
• TRENDALL Adrian, United Kingdom (Power Lines)

The gallery of pictures is also available on the OSCE public website.

Those who do not have a possibility to vote on Facebook, can send a message indicating the title of the picture of their choice to contest2011@osce.org

All the photos will be exhibited at the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum in Prague at the Czernin Palace from 14 to 16 September 2011.