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🌐 **What does "connection" mean to you?** Is it the moment your grandma finally video-called you? Or when your community got internet for the first time? Maybe it's how you learned photography online or connected with a friend on the other side of the world. Whatever your story — 📸 **Giga Photo Contest 2025: The Joy of Connection** wants to see it through your lens!

Organized by **Giga** – a joint initiative by UNICEF & ITU – this **first-ever global photo contest** invites young photographers, content creators, and storytellers to submit images that capture how **internet connectivity changes lives**. Whether you're a pro or just passionate about telling stories through pictures, you're welcome here.

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🗓️ **Submission Period:** April 1st to April 30th, 2025
🎯 **Theme:** “The Joy of Connection”
📍 **Where:** Online submission via Picter
💸 **Entry Fee:** FREE

🧭 **User Journey:**

1. **Discover** the opportunity on the Giga Photo Festival page or social media.
2. **Register** on Picter during April 1–30, 2025.
3. **Choose a category**:
   * **Single Image**
   * **Junior Visual Storyteller** (for younger photographers)
   * **Multiple Images/Photo Story**
4. **Submit your work** following the guidelines.
5. **Wait for judging** on ***May 6–7, 2025*** by a global jury in Geneva.
6. **Winners Announced** on Giga’s social media and website! 🎉
7. **Win cash prizes**, get mentored, and see your work featured globally.

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🧠 **Need some inspiration?** Your submission could explore:

* Internet's impact in rural/urban communities
* Women and girls thriving in the digital world
* Digital lifelines during crises
* Tech in classrooms or healthcare
* Innovation bridging the digital divide

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Want your work to **inspire change and reach global audiences**?
This is YOUR moment! 🌍

📩 Questions? Reach out to:
**Daniel Ginsianmung – Giga Photo Festival Coordinator, UNICEF**
📧 [**dginsianmung@unicef.org**]()

🔗 Submit here: [Giga Photo Contest Submission Portal](https://gigaphotofestival.global)

\#GigaPhotoContest #TheJoyOfConnection #YouthVoices #PhotographyForChange #DigitalInclusion

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📸Giga Photo Contest 2025: Capture the Joy of Being Connected Through Your Lens

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📸Giga Photo Contest 2025: Capture the Joy of Being Connected Through Your Lens

By UNICEF Kenya