May 29, 2023, National: RoundGlass Sustain, a not-for-profit telling stories of India’s wildlife and habitats, announces the 2023 edition of its annual #TheUncontest. Launched in 2022, #TheUncontest is an experiment in collaborative storytelling. To draw attention to India’s lesser-known habitats, #TheUncontest invites people to celebrate the #Microhabitats of the natural world. The RoundGlass Sustain community is invited to share images of small areas that shelter a diversity of life forms. This could be a compost bin, a decomposing log, puddles, under a rock, or on the bark of a tree.

The innovative format highlights our belief that everyone has a connection with the natural world. We all have pieces to the story to tell and #TheUncontest brings those together into a powerful narrative. The format consciously moves away from the traditional photo contest to introduce a new inclusive narrative style that honors diverse voices.

The collaborative photo essay opened for submissions on May 22, 2023, and will close on June 30, 2023.

A panel of eminent wildlife storytellers will bring out the narrative held within the entries received. The jury includes:

•  Bijal Vachharajani | Author, Editor, Climate Worrier
•  Ripan Biswas | Wildlife Photographer specialising in macro photography
• Dhritiman Mukherjee | Wildlife and Conservation photographer, RoundGlass Sustain Ambassador
• Neha Dara | Head, RoundGlass Sustain

Ten photographs will be selected for the final photo essay. Each will receive Rs 10,000. Selected photographs will be published in a photo essay on RoundGlass Sustain.

HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:

1.  To send in your entry, select your favorite photograph and then go to the form here.
2.  Upload your image, fill in the required details, accept the terms and conditions, and hit submit.

Take a fresh look at the life that we share our space with. Create this visual essay with us.