MTV and All Out Launch International LGBTQ+ Photography Competition
May 27 2021 - 9:06AM
Business Wire
Renowned jury of artists to select
photographers recording the journey of LGBT+ communities through
the COVID-19 pandemic
Winners to be announced at Pride 2021 events
around the globe including on ViacomCBS screens in Times Square
Hi-res images HERE
MTV has partnered with All Out, a global movement for love and
equality, on an international LGBT+ photography award. The
competition runs on three themes that track the lives and
experiences of LGBT+ people through the pandemic: Resisting,
Supporting and Healing. Winners will be announced on June 28 -
Pride Day.
MTV and All Out have convened a renowned jury of leading
photographers from across the globe to judge the competition. Those
submitting can earn cash prizes as well as the opportunity to have
their photos featured on Pride Day on the ViacomCBS screens in
Times Square, New York City, at World Pride Copenhagen, and at
exhibition spaces across the world.
“Not since the AIDS pandemic has the LGBT+ community been
attacked and scapegoated at such record levels as we are seeing
during COVID-19,” said Chris McCarthy, President, MTV Entertainment
Group. “We at MTV Entertainment stand against all forms of hate and
are proud to partner with All Out to highlight the queer voices of
resistance, solidarity and hope.”
“We expect pieces that will provide a moving, sometimes painful
and sometimes hopeful insight into how our community has weathered
this unprecedented storm,” said Matt Beard, Executive Director of
All Out.
Photo submissions are due on Friday, June 11 by 11:59pm and can
be uploaded HERE.
In many countries around the world, LGBT+ people continue to
face a disproportionate impact from COVID-19. Dependence on the
informal economy and pre-existing health vulnerabilities,
particularly HIV, are all combining to leave queer communities
horribly exposed. All this comes on top of existing challenges of
marginalization, discrimination and violence that queer communities
were already facing. The competition will document these struggles,
as well as the precious moments of global solidarity that have
provided support and the healing since the health crisis began.
All Out is a global movement for love and equality. The
organization works towards a world in which nobody has to sacrifice
their family, freedom, safety or dignity because of who they are or
who they love.
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