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Would you like to win the opportunity to have €5,000 donated to a diabetes charity of your choice?
Ascensia Diabetes Care has launched the This Is Diabetes competition to celebrate World Diabetes Day (WDD).
We are seeking submissions of photos and artwork that illustrate the importance of the Access to Diabetes Care, which is the official theme for WDD 2021 selected by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
Do you have a story you want to share that helps raise awareness of the challenges related to living with or supporting someone with diabetes? In particular, what does access to medication, technology, care, support, nutrition and exercise, mean to someone living with diabetes? What does this access enable them to do? And, why can lack of access make their care more challenging?
RULES
- The competition is open to all members of the public and is free enter*.
- Submissions can be graphic static 2D artwork or photographs that must be submitted electronically. Videos, animations and sculptures will not be accepted.
- The person submitting the entry, must be the sole owner and author of the submitted photo or artwork.
- Submissions may not contain any logos, trademarks or copyright materials that you do not own. If taking a picture of a product, medication or diabetes devices, please obscure or cover the product and company logos.
- Entries must be submitted by November 3, 2021 by 11:59:59 (Pacific Day Time).
* With the exception of healthcare professionals, as outlined in the Terms and Conditions
PRIZES
The contributors of the winning entries will be able to select a registered diabetes charity of their choice to receive a donation, made under their name by Ascensia Diabetes Care.
General Public Category
Winner: €5,000
Three Runners-up: €1,000 each
Employee Category
Winner: €2,500
Three Runners-up: €500 each
You will be asked to select a charity with your submission.
KEY DATES
– Submissions open: October 1, 2021
– Submissions close: November 3,2021
– Judging period: November 4-10, 2021
– Winners announced: November 14, 2021
MEET OUR JUDGES
The competition will be independently judged by the following:
Heng Pei Yan
Photographer, Singapore
Heng Pei Yan is a Singapore-based photographer who is passionate about capturing nature and documenting the beauty of its details and colors, focusing mainly on macrophotography.
She has type 2 diabetes and was part of the Young Leaders in Diabetes group of the International Diabetes Federation that aims to make a difference to people living with diabetes across the world.
Currently, she and a team of diabetes advocates are set to empower and support individuals who are passionate in creating positive change within the diabetes community.
To view Pei Yan’s work go to peiyansesarma.wordpress.com
Appleton
Artist and photographer, USA
Appleton is a New York-based artist and photographer, who has been creating art images and sculptures for over 40 years. He attended Boston University, where he studied both art and photography. After completing his studies, he moved to New York City.
After surviving a diabetic coma at the age of six, Appleton began to collect almost every insulin bottle that had gone through his system, as reminders of his survival through the years.
Appleton’s mission is to spread and raise awareness of diabetes through his art, speaking and advocacy, to inspire many who have diabetes to realize they are not alone.
See more about his work at appletonartwork.com and @appletonpictures on instagram
Adam Isfendiyar
Photographer, UK
Adam Isfendiyar is a London-based documentary and travel photographer who tells stories of places and people and the relationship between identity and environment. His most recent series, ‘Living in Lockdown, London’ was a part of the Outside In exhibition in London and has been featured on the BBC.
Adam spent eight years living in Tokyo and much of his previous work is focused on Japan, where he produced two long term photo documentaries.
One of these, ‘Master, An Ainu Story’ has been shown at The ICP Museum, New York and The Brunei Gallery, London and was featured in National Geographic Traveler, China. Adam is currently raising funds for the production of the 'Master, An Ainu Story' Photobook, which will be the first photobook to detail the history of the Ainu in Japanese and English.
You can read more about this and view some of Adam's work at www.adamisfendiyar.com and @adamisfendiyar.
Manon Pinard
CGM Market Manager
Manon Pinard has lived with Type 1 Diabetes for over 44 years complication free, and serves as an Ascensia Insider providing direct feedback to the business as a person living with Diabetes in addition to her role supporting our CGM business.
Manon is passionate about helping people with diabetes and is excited to see how contestants summarize their views on access to care through an artistic medium.
Weronika Burkot
Artist and illustrator, Belgium
Weronika is a Brussels-based Polish artist and illustrator who has been living with type 1 diabetes since 1995. She is creating diabetes art to inspire, motivate and support the diabetes community. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2014 with honours.
In 2013 Weronika experienced a diabetes burnout and wanted to do something for herself to change her perspective on diabetes. She started a personal blog bluesugarcube.blogspot.com and it quickly turned out that by sharing her story she was not only helping herself but also other people with diabetes. She continued her journey in diabetes advocacy, which eventually led her to diabetes art. Weronika is often implementing illustrations in her diabetes projects and campaigns.
See more of her work at bluesugarcube.com and @typeone.bluesugarcube on Instagram
Heng Pei Yan
Photographer, Singapore
Heng Pei Yan is a Singapore-based photographer who is passionate about capturing nature and documenting the beauty of its details and colors, focusing mainly on macrophotography.
She has type 2 diabetes and was part of the Young Leaders in Diabetes group of the International Diabetes Federation that aims to make a difference to people living with diabetes across the world.
Currently, she and a team of diabetes advocates are set to empower and support individuals who are passionate in creating positive change within the diabetes community.
To view Pei Yan’s work go to peiyansesarma.wordpress.com
Appleton
Artist and photographer, USA
Appleton is a New York-based artist and photographer, who has been creating art images and sculptures for over 40 years. He attended Boston University, where he studied both art and photography. After completing his studies, he moved to New York City.
After surviving a diabetic coma at the age of six, Appleton began to collect almost every insulin bottle that had gone through his system, as reminders of his survival through the years.
Appleton’s mission is to spread and raise awareness of diabetes through his art, speaking and advocacy, to inspire many who have diabetes to realize they are not alone.
See more about his work at appletonartwork.com and @appletonpictures on instagram
Adam Isfendiyar
Photographer, UK
Adam Isfendiyar is a London-based documentary and travel photographer who tells stories of places and people and the relationship between identity and environment. His most recent series, ‘Living in Lockdown, London’ was a part of the Outside In exhibition in London and has been featured on the BBC.
Adam spent eight years living in Tokyo and much of his previous work is focused on Japan, where he produced two long term photo documentaries.
One of these, ‘Master, An Ainu Story’ has been shown at The ICP Museum, New York and The Brunei Gallery, London and was featured in National Geographic Traveler, China. Adam is currently raising funds for the production of the 'Master, An Ainu Story' Photobook, which will be the first photobook to detail the history of the Ainu in Japanese and English.
You can read more about this and view some of Adam's work at www.adamisfendiyar.com and @adamisfendiyar.
Manon Pinard
CGM Market Manager
Manon Pinard has lived with Type 1 Diabetes for over 44 years complication free, and serves as an Ascensia Insider providing direct feedback to the business as a person living with Diabetes in addition to her role supporting our CGM business.
Manon is passionate about helping people with diabetes and is excited to see how contestants summarize their views on access to care through an artistic medium.
Weronika Burkot
Artist and illustrator, Belgium
Weronika is a Brussels-based Polish artist and illustrator who has been living with type 1 diabetes since 1995. She is creating diabetes art to inspire, motivate and support the diabetes community. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2014 with honours.
In 2013 Weronika experienced a diabetes burnout and wanted to do something for herself to change her perspective on diabetes. She started a personal blog bluesugarcube.blogspot.com and it quickly turned out that by sharing her story she was not only helping herself but also other people with diabetes. She continued her journey in diabetes advocacy, which eventually led her to diabetes art. Weronika is often implementing illustrations in her diabetes projects and campaigns.
See more of her work at bluesugarcube.com and @typeone.bluesugarcube on Instagram
CATEGORIES
There will be one winner and three runners-up in each of the following categories.
Winners and runners-up can be original static 2D artwork or original photography.
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General Public submission
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Ascensia, Ascensia Business Partner or PHC Group Employee submission
TIPS
1. Story Telling
Our judges are looking for engaging submissions that tell the story of diabetes in line with this year’s World Diabetes Day theme: Access to Diabetes Care. The fundamental components of diabetes care are medication, monitoring technology, education, psychological support, healthy food and a safe place to exercise. We need to improve access to all of these components in order to support improvements in diabetes management. Your submission should try to cover access to at least one of these.2. Creativity
We are encouraging entries that are either photographic or artistic.
Here are some links to inspire you:
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY
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Please, DO NOT submit this form if you are a healthcare professional or under age 18.
FAQ
In order to take part in the competition, you need to submit one original photograph or graphic static 2D artwork that is related to the World Diabetes Day 2021 theme: Access to Diabetes Care.
Please use the form on this website to submit your art or photograph.
The contributors of the winning entries will be able to select a registered diabetes charity that Ascensia Diabetes Care will make a donation to in the name and on behalf of the winner or runner-up.
General Public Category
Winner: €5,000
Three Runners-up: €1,000 each
Ascensia, PHC Group or Business Partner Employee Category
Winner: €2,500
Three Runners-up: €500 each
You will be asked to select a charity on submission.
You can submit a maximum of 1 photo or artwork per individual.
The winners will be announced on the Ascensia.com website and they will be contacted via email on November 14, 2021.
Our judges are looking for creative opportunities that tell the story of diabetes in line with the World Diabetes Day 2021 theme – Access to Diabetes Care. The judges will look into the storytelling, creativity and link to the Access to Diabetes Care theme when assessing your submission.
The campaign is designed to raise awareness of the importance of Access to Diabetes Care, in particular medication, technology, care, support, nutrition and exercise, which is the formal theme selected by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) for 2021.
The person submitting the image, will continue to own the rights to their image, but by submitting, Ascensia Diabetes Care is granted permission to use the image in accordance with those outlined in the Terms & Conditions.
Your images will be used on the Ascensia Diabetes Care website and social media platforms.
Read the Terms and Conditions here.
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