Aquona, its foundation, the AQUAE foundation, and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) have launched the 7th edition of the PhotoAquae award

Winner and finalists will be announced on March 22, World Water Day

 

AQUAE FOUNDATION, AQUONA AND THE STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE INITIATE THE SEARCH FOR THE BEST WATER AROUND PHOTOGRAPH

>Participation is open to anyone of legal age from any country in the world. Applicants, who may submit up to a maximum of three original photographs, which have not been awarded in other photographic competitions, and whose theme is water, must fill out the online form that appears on the Foundation's website and attach the images with the that they concur.

>The deadline to participate in this contest began on February 3, and ends on March 10 at midnight. The winner, who will receive a prize of € 1,000, will be announced on March 22, coinciding with the celebration of World Water Day. Participating photographs will become part of the Foundation's graphic archive and can be viewed on its website.

>PhotoAquae has received in its six previous editions more than 8,200 photographs from all over the world. Images that testify to the power of water in nature, a resource that has been shown to be key to guaranteeing the essential hygienic conditions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and the survival of humanity. Currently, one in three people in the world (2,200 million in total) lives without access to drinking water, a situation that climate change is aggravating and about which initiatives such as PhotoAquae try to raise awareness in society.

>“We are more than satisfied to have the support of the Stockholm International Water Institute in this seventh edition of PhotoAquae, a benchmark in the world of research on prudent water governance, transboundary water management, and its impact on the climate change ”, says Mikel de Pablo, from Fundación AQUAE.