Europe in my everyday life: PES
Group members meet the winners of this year's photo competition
Brussels, 7 October 2009
The winners of the photo competition Europe in my everyday life, which is part of the PES Group's communication strategy for 2009, were the special guests at the Group meeting chaired by President Mercedes BRESSO.
Karl-Heinz KLÄR, 1st Vice-President of the PES Group and President of the jury of the competition, awarded the prizes to: Tobias MUHLMEISTER -Germany (1st prize), Verena SCHIEFER - Austria and Andrejs SILDS - Latvia (2nd–3rd prize), Chiara CERRI – Italy, Vladimir GUCULAKS- UK and Pijus VYČAS - Lithuania (4th-6th prize). You can see the winning photos here.
The objectives of this competition - to raise awareness about the EU's added value in people's everyday life and to bring Europe closer to its young citizens - have been successfully fulfilled, not least thanks to the help of PES Group members who promoted the competition in their constituencies.
More than 24,000 people visited the competition website and more than 450 entries have been submitted to the competition.
PES Group photo competition: and the winners are…
Brussels, 17 June 2007
The jury of the second edition of the photo competition organised by the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions met this Monday to select the 6 winning photos. The choice was really difficult as more than 400 photos were submitted and the theme offered the possibility of various interpretations to the participants.
In order to make their choice, jury members focused on the photos which were the most creative, artistic - while remaining amateur, and which were representative of different aspects of Europe.
The jury was presided by Karl-Heinz KLÄR, 1st Vice-President of the PES Group and State Secretary for European and Federal Affairs in the Region of Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). Karl-Heinz KLÄR is involved in the German Rückblende prize for political photography and caricature, which has become famous over the years in Germany.
Find out more about the members of the jury here »
In addition to great prizes, the 6 winners of the competition will be invited to Brussels on 6 October to attend a conference organised by the PES Group on the added-value of Europe in our everyday lives. The best photos will also be displayed in the premises of the Committee of the Regions.
The PES Group would like to thank all participants, as well as all those who promoted the event throughout Europe.
You can see all participating photos here »
AND THE WINNERS ARE... »
Choosing your best photos
Brussels, 15 June 2009
After 4 months of a more than successful second photo competition, we are pleased to inform you that more than 400 photos were posted on our website.
The jury composed of representatives of the PES Group and professional personalities in the world of photography, education and youth met today to select the 6 best photos.
The jury had the hard task to choose among a long list of very images, those who illustrate the best how Europe is important in our everyday lives. The jury selected select the winning entries according to these criteria:
- Compliance with the theme of the competition,
- Impact of the message conveyed,
- Originality and creativity,
- Technique and composition
The winners will receive these great prizes:
1st prize:
A semi-professional DSLR photographic kit comprising a DSLR camera, 2 single lenses (24-120mm f3.5-5.6 and 50mm f1.8), an external flash, a memory card and a camera case (approx. value: 3500€).
2nd and 3rd prizes:
A digital photographic kit comprising a DSLR camera, a standard single lens (18-105mm f3.5-5.6), an external flash, a memory card and camera bag (approx. value: 1500€).
4th to 6th prizes:
A photo-quality A3+ printer (approx. value: 500€).
In addition to that:
- the 6 winners will be invited to Brussels in September for a conference on the importance of the EU in our citizens' lives
- The best photos will be displayed as an exhibition in the premises of the Committee of the Regions
- The photos will be used as communication tools in several future PES Group events
Winners will be announced this Wednesday 15 June. Check out the website to see if you are among them.
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PHOTO COMPETITION is now closed. Thank you all for participating !!
Brussels, 3 June 2009
The photo competition "Europe in my everyday life" is now closed after 4 months. We can definitely say that the competition has been a success, despite the tecnical problems of the last days, for which we would like to apologise sincerely.
The main aim of this 2009 photo competition was to bring you, young Europeans, closer to the EU, and we really hope it did.
The website has been received more than 23 000 visitors and more than 450 photos have been submitted to the competition. All submitted photos will be available on the Facebook Group of the competition in the coming days.
Next step: selecting the 6 best photos! The names of jury members - composed of PES Group members, composed and experts in the field of photography - will be revealed by the end of this week on this website.
So stay connected to the PES Group website for a regular update on the competition.
The PES Group photo competition team
2009: European Year
of Creativity and Innovation
The European Year 2009 encompasses a wide spectrum of themes, aiming to raise awareness about the role of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development.
The originality of the European Year 2009 lies in the variety of the themes addressed – from cultural diversity, education, health and social services, to the knowledge society, sustainable development and creative arts and industries. This allows for the involvement of a great many actors across the EU, thus encouraging the dissemination of good practices and promoting policy debate and development.
For more information, visit create2009.europa.eu.
