What Do You Do?
People in different cultures greet each other in unique ways. The Chinese ask if you have eaten yet. In Iceland they say “happy.” But in other countries sometimes a hello is connected with “So what do you do?”

The Panasonic Lumix Award Competition asks this very question, but with a slight twist. It wants to see photographs which depict what people do for a living instead of just a verbal answer.

The contest sponsor states:

“Panasonic wants to see what extraordinary jobs and professions can be found and captured on camera.

“Night or day, it doesn’t matter where you are in the world or what time it is: there’s always somebody on the job.

“…This is your chance to show the extraordinary work people do to earn their livelihood.”
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The Contest
You may send in one digital image per month until the deadline of the contest.

Entries will be posted on the official contest website where the public will vote for  their favorite images.

A jury will select the top 100 entries with the highest vote totals and select one winner per month until the conclusion of the contest.

The theme of this contest is “Work.life.”

Contest Guidelines
Some of the general rules for this contest are:

* Submitted images must be a minimum size of 800×600 pixels.
* File size of single images must not exceed 10MB.
* No scanned images of hard-copies are allowed.
* Certain restrictions apply regarding eligibility. See contest rules.

Prizes
According to the official contest announcement the awards will be:

Grand Prize
One LUMIX DMC-GH2 digital camera and one Lumix G Vario HD Lens H-VS014140.

First runner-up
One LUMIX DMC-LX5* digital camera

Second runner-up
One LUMIX DMC-LX5* digital camera

One monthly winner will be announced from now until the end of this contest. These winners will receive one LUMIX Digital Still Camera DMC-ZX3.

Contest Information and Links
You are allowed only one submission per month. If a submission is rejected you may resubmit another entry.

In order to participate in this contest you must register at the official Panasonic website.

The deadline for this contest is April 30, 2011. Winners will be announced sometime in May 2011.

Follow these links for important contest information:
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Official Contest Website
Official Rules Contest Guidelines
Contest Theme Description
Contest Registration and Upload Site
Contest Gallery Photos
Contest Jury Profiles