National Taiwan Normal University “The Light of Our Field” Social Practice Photography Festival – Event Guidelines

⚠️Sign-up Link:https://forms.gle/XfQE71TEsioaWEp7A

⚠️Objectives: This event emphasizes intergenerational co-learning, co-creation, co-existence, and co-inclusion, integrating social practice with community-based participation. By drawing on diverse perspectives across generations and using visual media as a conduit, participants will reinterpret and gain a deeper understanding of how individuals from different generations perceive the people, events, and surroundings in their daily lives.

⚠️Eligibility and Participation

(1)This event highlights intergenerational co-inclusion by using 45 years of age (inclusive) as a dividing line. Each team must consist of two members: one aged 44 years or younger, and one aged 45 years or older. They will jointly create a photography piece. At least one team member must be a student at NTNU.

(2) Eligibility: At least one member of the team must possess one of the following identities:

1. Students of our university (including students of all academic systems, international students, and students of the Division of Preparatory Programs for Overseas Chinese Students).

2. Faculty and staff of our university (including project personnel and part-time teachers).

3. Alumni of our university.

4. Community senior learners (required to have participated in the university's senior health and fitness related course programs in the year 2026).

Those who meet the above identities are welcome to participate together with family members and friends to promote family and interpersonal relationships, learning and creating together, and achieving mutual prosperity and well-being.

 

 

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⚠️Event Schedule: The call for submissions will be announced on Monday, March 02, 2026, and the submission deadline will be on Friday, April 10, 2026 . Participants may register online and upload electronic files of their works via the Social Practice Center website, or they may submit files in person at the Social Practice Center office. Entries will be reviewed and evaluated In early-May, the list of selected works will be announced, and participants with selected entries will be notified about subsequent procedures. Finally, “The Light of Our Field” Social Practice Photography Festival, including the award ceremony, will be held on May 26._4_._

⚠️Awards and Prizes:

(1)The organizer will invite experts from both within and outside NTNU to form a judging panel. A certain number of entries will be selected during the initial round and advance to the secondary round. All works that pass the initial review will be exhibited during the Social Practice Photography Festival. After the exhibition concludes, the physical printed copies of the works will be presented to the respective participants.

(2)From the works that advance to the secondary round, the judging panel will select one Gold Award, one Silver Award, one Bronze Award, and ten Merit Awards. Winning teams will be awarded monetary prizes and one certificate (Gold Award: NT$10,000, Silver Award: NT$8,000, Bronze Award: NT$5,000, Merit Award: NT$1,000 per team).

(3)To encourage creativity and participation, one Jury’s Special Award (worth NT$2,000 and accompanied by a certificate) will be selected by the organizer and the judging panel.

(4)All exhibited works will be eligible for the Social Practice Photography Festival Audience Choice Award, determined by audience voting prior to the exhibition’s closing. The top three entries with the highest vote counts will each receive an additional prize.