The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand and OnAsia, Asia’s leading photo agency, would like to invite you to participate in the Third Annual FCCT Photo Contest.

Who’s Eligible? Any photographer in the Asia-Pacific region. Photographers do NOT need to be members of the FCCT.

What Kind of Photos? All photos must be taken in the Asia-Pacific region. Judges will accept submissions in four categories:

• Spot news — for the best single image photograph taken at a news event in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than five photographs per photographer may be submitted.
   
• Feature photography — for the best single-image non-news “feature” photograph taken in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than five photographs per photographer may be submitted.
   
• Photo essay — for the best collection of up to 12 photos on a single topic taken in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than three photo essays per photographer may be submitted.
   
• Migrants and Refugees — A special category, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), for the best single photo or photo essay of up to 12 images focusing on people on the move in the Asia-Pacific region. No more than five single images or three photo essays per photographer may be submitted.
• In addition, the judges will select one Photographer of the Year from all submissions to recognize the most impressive collection of work submitted by a single photographer in 2009. That photographer will receive the year’s top prize.