Image Submission for Ireland
Objective
To encourage students to produce an image relevant to the theme.
It should also resonate with Catholic Social Teaching and with Columban mission.
The topic for 2024/2025 is Jubilee: Pilgrims of Hope.
The entry form is further down this page. Jump to Entry Form
Rules
Entrants must live on the island of Ireland.
Entrants must be 13-18 inclusive
(they must have turned 13 on or before 31 August 2024).Entries must be made by individuals.
No more than 1 image entry per person.
A piece of writing or image generated by AI technology is not allowed. We may require teachers to verify that submissions are original.
Entries must be original content.
Entries must be submitted as a digital image. Photos are acceptable. Scanned images of other forms of artwork eg. clay, pottery, statue, needlework, painting, poster, etc. are also acceptable.
Images must be saved at the highest possible resolution. They must be 4 megapixels or above so they can be enlarged. No preference over landscape or portrait images.
Judges
William Scholes, Assistant Editor and Features Editor of the Irish News and Commissioning Editor for the newspaper's 'Faith Matters' column.
Dr Toni Pyke PhD, the Justice, Peace and Ecology co-ordinator with the Association of Leaders of Missionary and Religious of Ireland.
Fr Paul Glynn, Columban missionary who has worked on mission in the Philippines building peace on Mindanao Island. He returned to Ireland in 2023.
Patsy McGarry, worked as Religious Affairs correspondent for The Irish Times for 25 years.
Fr Jason Antiquera, Columban missionary-artist from the Philippines. He was ordained in 2015 and now works in Korea.
Assisted by Fr Cyril Lovett, former editor of the Far East magazine, Sr Ann Gray, assistant editor, and Sarah Mac Donald, current editor.
Judging Criteria
Quality of the image.
Definition, clarity and fairness.
A representation of some knowledge of the subject and first-hand experience if possible.
Have kept in mind Catholic Social Teaching.
Originality/WOW factor.
Potential Social Impact.
Subject matter. Is the subject matter displayed in the image appropriate to the theme?