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Sharing and Caring Cities: Portraits of Collective Urban Life

Penn Institute for Urban Research   /   Deadline: 04/15/26

Sharing and Caring Cities: Portraits of Collective Urban Life

Fees

$0

Eligibility

N/A

Requirements

What We're Looking For
Submit your most powerful photo or short video (1 minute or less) that reflects what it means to share a city in your part of the world. We welcome broad, creative interpretations across themes such as:

Children playing beside elders in public parks
Artists and activists transforming passageways into stages for change
Vendors, commuters, and neighbors moving in rhythm along the same sidewalk
Nature reclaiming space in harmony with human infrastructure
Private, public, and civic sectors work together to improve daily life
Whether you're documenting a festival in Accra, a transit hub in Delhi, a protest in Paris, or a shared rooftop in Bangkok, we want to see what shared cities embedded with care mean to you.

Awards

$500

Evaluation Criteria

Notes:

Photographers should submit no more than 3 photographs/videos
All photos must be your original work, not AI-generated. Collage, cropping, and the use of software such as Photoshop are permitted.
By entering the contest, you acknowledge that the submitted photo is an original work created solely by you, that the photo does not violate, plagiarize or infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, database, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photo. You will retain all copyright ownership of the image, and it will be attributed to you when used.
By entering the contest, all entrants grant Penn IUR and its affiliated publications an unrestricted, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit). Penn IUR will not be required to seek any additional approval in connection with such use.
Submissions that fail to meet ethical standards will not be considered. For additional information about general ethical guidelines for photographers, read the National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics.
Prizes and awards constitute taxable income. U.S. taxes will be deducted from payment for winning photographs, regardless of a photographer's nationality.

Contact Information

Penn Institute for Urban Research
Philadelphia, PA 19104

E: penn.urban.research@gmail.com