A Visionary Photography Contest Constructed on Storytelling, Sustainability, and International Connection

NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — SEE U.S., in collaboration with Foundations 20, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, and the New York Academy of Sciences, has launched SEE Through Lenses, a worldwide pictures contest inviting entries from all over the world. Open to all, the competition requires photos that illuminate local weather resilience, cultural identification, and social fairness via the facility of visible storytelling. Entries might be judged by a distinguished worldwide panel of specialists from sustainability, science, and the humanities. Winners might be introduced throughout Climate Week NYC 2025, alongside the UN General Assembly, and featured in a worldwide exhibition. Top prizes embrace a pictures expedition to China’s Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve and recognition throughout worldwide media platforms. Submit by September tenth, 2025:

The Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology U.S. (SEE U.S.), in collaboration with Foundations 20, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences, proudly opens SEE Through Lenses, a worldwide pictures competitors inviting submissions from all over the world.

The contest invitations storytellers from each continent, whether or not beginner or skilled, to submit as much as three photos that powerfully convey messages of environmental stewardship, cultural heritage, and social justice. The mission behind SEE Through Lenses is straightforward but transformative: to encourage public engagement via visible storytelling. By weaving collectively compelling narratives with placing imagery, the competition seeks to raise native voices, amplify ecological consciousness, and spark world dialogue.

An worldwide jury composed of worldwide acknowledged leaders—every invited on the premise of remarkable achievements in sustainability, science, tradition, and the visible arts—will consider submissions. The panel brings collectively distinguished figures whose skilled excellence and affect set them aside as authorities of their fields. Under the steering of this esteemed jury—Kyle Obermann, award-winning conservation photographer; Katrin Harvey, Secretary General of Foundations 20; Dr. Mbongiseni Buthelezi, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation; Chenelle Bonavito Martinez, Vice President of the New York Academy of Sciences; and Song Zhao, President of SEE U.S.—every entry will bear a rigorous course of that includes impartial assessment, digital deliberation, and documented closing judgment. During September 2025, every juror will independently assess finalists earlier than becoming a member of a structured digital deliberation to pick out the highest awardees. The winners might be unveiled on September 25 in New York City, coinciding with the eightieth United Nations General Assembly, when the chosen works might be showcased on world platforms to raise environmental dialogue via artwork.

“Photography is not only about what the eye sees—it’s about what the heart feels and what the world needs to hear,” mentioned Song Zhao, decide of the competition “Through SEE Through Lenses, we aim to nurture a global community of storytellers whose work inspires action and uplifts humanity.”

All profitable photos might be featured in a worldwide on-line exhibition and promoted throughout accomplice platforms, amplifying the tales behind every {photograph}. Submissions are open till August 15, 2025. Full contest particulars, submission pointers, and jury info can be found at .

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