GFN Photo Festival
The Global Forum on Nicotine team has announced the introduction of a brand new, exciting addition to #GFN25: the GFN Photo Festival
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by Dave Cross
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The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) team has announced the introduction of a brand new, exciting addition to #GFN25: the GFN Photo Festival. The competition will build on this year’s conference theme “Challenging perceptions - effective communication for tobacco harm reduction”. The GFN25 team says the GFN Film Festival, GFN Photo Festival and GFN Fives all provide exciting opportunities for consumers and others involved in tobacco harm reduction “to portray it as they know and live it”.
The organisers say: “Given the prevalence of misleading narratives around tobacco harm reduction in the media, there is an urgent need for imagery that portrays the real-life experiences of those who switch to safer nicotine products.
“We invite you to submit your photos that centre around the phrase ‘tobacco harm reduction’, to illustrate the lived experiences of consumers and advocates, and which can help to counter the misconceptions that are rife in mainstream discussions of safer nicotine products.
“A panel of expert judges will rate your submissions based on creativity, originality and theme interpretation, and the best photo will win a $500 cash prize! Selected photos will also be displayed at #GFN25 in Warsaw.”
What could I photo?
The GFN25 team says: “All photos must centre around the tobacco harm reduction theme, but we enthusiastically encourage you to indulge in your creativity and tell us through your photos - what does tobacco harm reduction mean to you?
“Whether you decide to tackle this challenge by creating documentary-style photos that showcase the use of safer nicotine products in people’s daily lives, or more artistic/abstract expressions of the impact of tobacco harm reduction, we can’t wait to see what you create!”
Submitting your photos for the GFN Photo Festival
- Submission deadline is 14 May 2025
- Images should be submitted as high-resolution tiff, png, or jpg files
- Images should be free from watermarks or logos
- You may use photo-editing software to adjust your images, however use of artificial intelligence to retouch images should be limited to the extent of 15% of the total image
- Images created using artificial intelligence will not be accepted
- All photos must be your original work
- You are welcome to submit multiple entries
See the GFN Photo Festival website page and submission form for the full terms and conditions.
Registration for GFN25 is live at https://gfn.events/registration/ and a discount rate is available up till 15 May 2025 to stay at the conference venue, The Warsaw Presidential Hotel, at https://gfn.events/conference-logistics/accommodation/.
The GFN25 team adds: “We would love to see you in the beautiful city of Warsaw in June. And we can't wait to see your photographic creations!”
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Dave Cross
Journalist at POTVDave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous start-ups to develop content for their websites.
