The world's first "Women in Sports" international photography competition, in order to raise international attention to women's sports participation, let women participating in sports be seen, pay tribute to sports photographers, and let the world see Taiwan's efforts to attach importance to sports equality. The call for entries for the competition has ended on 1/31. The organizing committee would like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to all the participants and those who helped spread the news of the competition!
🎉A total of 1,326 pieces were received in the three groups!
🎉The international group received 581 pieces
🎉The proportion of female contestants is 41.55%
🎉Participants from 52 countries on five continents
🎉The domestic group received 572 pieces
🎉The proportion of female contestants is 55.05%
🎉Including domestic entrants with residence permits
🎉The total number of pieces in the campus group is 173 pieces
🎉The proportion of female contestants is 71.43%
🎉Contestants come from 22 different tertiary institutions
Anthony Edgar, chairman of the jury, said:
"The number of female contestants in the international group exceeds 40%, and the proportion of female participants in the domestic group is as high as 50%. I have never seen a professional photography competition with so many female photographers participating!" It’s a great thing for a first-time competition!”
Sophiyah Liu, chairman of the organizing committee, said:
"This is the first time we've held a photo contest, and we're so excited to have so many great submissions! It's one of the best ways to support the movement, and we're thrilled with the results!"
Wang Yunqing (Bogo), the convener of the photo contest, said:
"By running this competition, I believe we are taking the first step in the right direction to promote sports equality. Such a high proportion of female participation, and many male photographers shooting women in sports, means that this competition is definitely as we hope I would like to increase the attention of sports equality issues.”
After sorting out by the organizing committee, the details of the results of each group are as follows:
📷The total number of international groups is 581. There were 142 participants, including 59 women, accounting for 41.55%. Participants are from 52 countries on five continents.
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Guinea, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain , Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, UK and US
📷The total number of domestic groups is 572. There were 218 participants, including 120 women, accounting for 55.05%. The contestants came from 18 counties and cities in Taiwan.
Keelung County, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Yilan County, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County, Hsinchu City, Taichung City, Nantou County, Changhua County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County, Taitung County, Penghu County, and two applicants holding residence permits are from Macau and Singapore respectively
📷The total number of pieces in the campus group is 173 pieces. There were 49 participants, including 35 women, accounting for 71.43%. Participants came from 22 different schools.
National Taiwan University, Mingdao School Foundation Mingdao University, National Chengchi University, National Sports University, National Taiwan Sports University, National Taiwan Normal University, Fu Jen Catholic University, Chang Gung University, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health, Chaoyang Technology University, National Defense University, National Tsinghua University, Shih Hsin University, National Dong Hwa University, Kunshan University of Science and Technology, Chung Shan Medical University, National Taipei University, Fo Guang University, Central Police University, Kaohsiung Medical University, Tatung University
Next, the organizing committee will confirm the preliminary qualifications of the entries (including photography theme, shooting time, etc.), and send the entries to the jury for follow-up evaluation. Please continue to pay attention!
