Call for submissions

Discover Karamoja Book

This isn’t just a nice coffee table book – Discover Karamoja book is aimed at positively changing the image of the Karamoja region (northeastern Uganda) and it’s people by showcasing it’s cultural diversity and natural resources.

Participate by sharing submitting your story. After that, we will design the first issue of the Discover Karamoja book and go live on kickstarter.com to get funding for the first release.

Sponsor as a company?

We’re looking for distribution partners and sponsors in general. Please contact us for more information about sponsor opportunities.

What happens to proceeds generated?

The funds raised will be invested in preserving the Karimojong cultural heritage through audiovisual documentation by the community.

Here are simple rules

any photographer – beginner, advanced, pros and amateurs – is welcome to participate;
the themes of the first issue are: Culture, People, Nature, Wildlife;
ten submissions per person;
black and white and color photos are welcome. People in the image are OK too;
your picture should be at least 3,000 pixels on the widest side and 300dpi;

Steps to submit

Upload full resolution images to www.wetransfer.com
Fill out and sign the license agreement form: License Agreement
Fill in the application form below including the download link provided after uploading your images, upload the signed license agreement and sent the form.

That’s it!

We hope to get as many submissions as possible, so please spread the word and don’t wait on submitting images.

Confirmed photographers

Marcus Westberg (Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

Lior Sperandeo (Emmy Award nominee)

James target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Griesendeck

Jaime Ackroyd

Yuri Blaak

Jorge Fernandez Garces

Anyakun Paul

Richard Hoffman

Photographers form

Full Name (first, middle and last)*

Your Email*

Your website or social media profiles you want linked

Your home town*

Your country*

Your story (max 500 words)*
When and for what purpose did you visit Karamoja? What made your experience memorable, an unforgettable encounter you want to share? What's your opinion about this project? What's your vision about Karamoja?

Photo description (max 500 words)*
Why did you submit this collection of photos?
Start a new line for each photo: First_Second_Lastname_1.jpg, Location, Story.

Upload your photos*
Upload your full resolution photo to www.wetransfer.com. It should be at least 3000 pixels on the long side, and in jpeg format only. Name your photos as: First_Second_Lastname_1.jpg. Please no watermarks or digital frames - we will only publish clean images. After uploading, please fill in the provided download link here:*

License agreement*
Download the license agreement CLICK HERE, print it, sign it and upload a scan/photograph of it here as pdf or jpeg:

FAQ

Who can get published?

Anyone! We hope to get as many submissions as possible. Due to the volume, we can’t publish them all, but we will publish as many as we can.

Is there a theme?

Yes, there is. The theme is “Positivity” and the book will be split into three sections – “Nature”, “People” and “Culture”. You can interpret it however you’d like – we’d love to see how you express these.

Do we accept color or B&W images?

Either one is great.

Can you submit more than one image?

Sute! You are limited to ten photos.

How can you submit your work?

Here are simple instructions:

Download and fill out image release form form:
Fill out the submission form with your personal information and upload your work and signed Image Release form: