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The "Capture the Spirit of Ramadan" International Photography Award™, also known as the IRPC (International Ramadan Photography Competition) is an unprecedented....〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capturing the spirit of ramadan )〕 annual global photography competition founded in 2011 by StudioBasel. The competition aims at providing a window into the diverse lives and cultural customs of over one billion Muslim worshipers during the holy month of Ramadan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capture the spirit of the holy month on camera )〕 It also serves as an crowd-sourced platform upon which the founders hope to spread awareness on Islamic practices through the art of photography.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Photographers can ‘capture the spirit of Ramadan’ through competition )〕 The competition has published photos of Muslims in over sixty countries experiencing the physical and spiritual motions of the holy month. The purpose of the competition is both to educate and enlighten those living beyond the borders of Muslim countries and who may foster misconceptions of Islam and Muslims 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ramadan photo contest )〕 by displaying the various positive facets of the Islamic faith such as compassion and humility.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capturing the beauty of Ramadan thorugh the lens )〕 In its inaugural year, the competition garnered a response of 25,000 participants and fans in total.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capture the spirit of Ramadan International Photo Contest )〕 The photo submissions numbered over 1000 with participants from 40 countries including Mauritius, Russia, Bosnia,Herzegovina and Libya.〔〔 The IRPC has also garnered support from organizations such as UNESCO and The British Museum 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=An Artstic Approach To Inter-Faith Dialogue: The International Ramadan Photography Competition )〕 Cash prizes for the winning photos sum up to about USD $10,000 with additional accolades such as “Viewer’s Choice Awards” and “Honorable Mentions”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capture the spirit of Ramadan )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ramadan competition to feature Libyan photographers )〕 Winners and runners up have their photographs published in internationally acclaimed news and media outlets as well as international photography magazines. Additionally, the Top 100 photographs of each year are displayed on the competition website archive for perpetual reference. In 2013 “Capture the Spirit of Ramadan” gathered the world’s largest modern Islamic themed photography collection from over 60 countries, the best of which are published in a print photography book by StudioBasel. In addition to the photography book, “Capture the Spirit of Ramadan” publishes an (annual magazine )〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The spirit of Ramadan )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capture the Spirit of Ramadan 1433-2012 )〕 on photography, spirituality, inter-faith and cross-cultural dialogue, family, organic living, and halal cuisine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Capturing Ramadan in photos )〕 The world-touring "Capture the Spirit of Ramadan" International Photography Exhibition will debut in Kuala Lumpur at the Islamic Arts Museum of Malaysia in 2014 with a 3-month residency that will include the month of Ramadan. The touring exhibition will also go to Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The spirit of Ramadan, a world touring exhibition )〕 Conclusively, the ultimate aim of the entire IRPC project is to create cultural bridges and counteract the negative images of Islam often seen in today's media portrayals by using photographic images to open peoples minds to the beauty of faith 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ramadan photography initiative hopes to counter negative stereotypes )〕 ==Submission Guidelines== The competition has specific rules and guidelines to be followed by all participants. *Participants must be 18 years or older to participate. *Photos submitted must be of the current Ramadan year. *Photos can be submitted till the last day of Ramadan〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Photography contest to capture the spirit of Ramadan )〕 *Participants should portray what participants perceive to be the “true essence” of Ramadan.〔 *Mobile phone cameras cannot be used to obtain the photographs being submitted. *The photos must fit into one of three categories which are: Architecture, Spirituality and Culture. Each photographer may submit up to three photographs a day during the month of Ramadan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Photography contest: The spirit of Ramadan )〕 Once submitted, photographs will be judged upon the criteria of Impact and Message, Creativity and Photographic Quality and Technique. The photographs will also be judged in terms of quality and resolution clarity (1).〔 All photos that pass submission guidelines are published for the general public on the Facebook page of “Capture the Spirit of Ramadan”. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capture the Spirit of Ramadan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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