WELCOME TO SHOOT NATIONS 2009 PRESENTED BY PLAN UK.
Shoot Nations 2009 was a fantastic success, bringing the number of entries to date to 2,500, from 108 countries worldwide.
The London exhibition was launched in style with help from Harriet Harman (UK Minister for Women and Equality), Laura Whitmore (MTV presenter) and Kathy Lette (author and comedian), all supporters of the Shoot Nations and Because I Am a Girl projects. They were impressed with the ability of Shoot Nations to engage young people around the world in important themes and give them a platform to express their views.
See photos from the exhibition launch.
The photos will be exhibited elsewhere around world in the coming months, keep an eye on the exhibitions page for more information.
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Download the 2009 Shoot Nations Brochure
Best Overall Photo Worldwide:
Monika Urbutyte, 17, Lithuania
The winners of Shoot Nations 2009 are announced below!
Click on the individual names to view the winning photos:
All ages:
Best Overall Photo Worldwide: Monika Urbutyte, 17, Lithuania
Best Overall Photo Worldwide Runner Up: Matthew Usherwood, 20, Canada
Best Overall Photo UK: Hanna Hillier, 18, England
Best Drawing: Rui, 20, China
Ages 11 to 16
Brief 1, 'Because I'm a Girl/Boy' winner: Giuliane Correia, 15, Brazil
Brief 2, 'What's holding me back?' winner: Hannah Bailey-Neale, 16, Switzerland
Brief 3, 'What Could I Be?' winner: Danielle Oliver, 17 (16 at the time of entry), UK
Ages 17 to 25
Brief 1, 'Because I'm a Girl/Boy' winner: Olena Fedorenko, 22, Ukraine
Brief 2, 'What's holding me back?' winner: Fahim Hossain, 19, Bangladesh
Brief 3, 'What Could I Be?' winner: Håkon Hagesæther, 18, Norway
View the commended photos from the competition.
Come and see selected photos at the London exhibition!
Shoot Nations 2009 exhibition
At gallery@oxo
Bargehouse Street, South Bank
London SE1 9PH
Wednesday 23rd September - Sunday 27th September 2009
Open daily from 11am - 6pm
All Shoot Nations 2009 entrants are invited to the exhibition launch on Tuesday 22nd September, 6 - 9pm.
Many thanks to our panel of judges:
Hazel Thompson, award winning photojournalist
Mark Thorpe, Plan UK
Keshet Bachan, Plan UK
Katie Washington, Plan UK youth fellow 2009
Hannah White, Shoot Experience
Brett Jefferson Stott, Shoot Experience
The theme for this year's competition is GROWING UP IN THE 21st CENTURY.
This year we want people to look at the world around them and think about their place in it, and any limitations, advantages and opportunities that come with being born male or female.
We want you to focus on stereotyping, on how much who you are is related to whether you are male or female and on the different paths boys and girls are encouraged to tread. Take a closer look at who you really are!
The photos will provide a vivid illustration of the subject from different viewpoints from all over the world.
Submit 3 photographs, drawings or graphic designs that capture:
- Because I am a Girl / Because I am a Boy (pick one)
- What's holding me back?
- What could I be?
Upload your entries for the chance to win great prizes, be exhibited at the United Nations and other sites worldwide.
The competition is open to anyone aged 11 — 25 from anywhere in the world. In previous years the competition has received over 2,500 entries from 108 countries. Over 15,000 people have visited exhibitions of Shoot Nations photographs on 4 different continents — help us make this year even bigger and better!
'Shoot Nations enables the opinions, ideas and insights of young people, whatever language they speak, however rich or poor they are, and wherever they live, to be represented at the highest levels of government', Sharon Goulds, Plan International
View the 2009 promo video: High-res | Low-res
