When I was searching for stock for my entry to =karemelancholia's Peace contest I was a little dismayed to realise how caucasian-looking much of the art on dA is. Now I'm no exception to the rule here and there are certainly handfuls of images here and there featuring other racial types, but by and large these communities are grossly under-represented in artwork compared to real-life populations. So I started thinking about what I could do about it and decided to run a competition...

= DIVERSITY CONTEST =

Rules:

1. Open to photomanipulation and photography (sorry to those from other media, these are the only areas I feel qualified to judge.)


2. Entries must be created specifically for the competition (created after June 30, 2007)


3. Deviation must say that it's for this contest and link to this account.


4. CONTEST DEADLINE is 17th August, 2007.


5. All entries must show racial diversity


6. No hate or porn deviations please


7. To enter the contest you must send a note with a link to the work - the subject line should read "Entry for Diversity Contest" - to this account: jane-mirage. Or click here!.

Please note: I understand that this may be considered somewhat controversial subject matter. There are many areas of inequality in the world including gender, age, sexual preference, disability etc. I support equality for everyone but for this competition I'm just dealing with race. If you are offended by this I apologise. It is my intention to encourage people to support minority groups and make sure they are fairly represented. I will listen to considered opinions and comments on the matter but if it really presses your buttons please just leave it alone.

Prizes
1st Prize

• 12 month sub from *jane-mirage


• Journal feature from *jane-mirage


• 3 month sub from =loneantarcticwolf


• Journal feature from =loneantarcticwolf


• Custom background from ^oibyrd


• Journal feature from ^oibyrd


• Dedication from =Behana


• Journal feature from =Behana

2nd Prize

• 3 month sub from *jane-mirage


• Journal feature from *jane-mirage


• 1 month sub from =loneantarcticwolf


• Journal feature from =loneantarcticwolf


• Journal feature from =Behana

3rd Prize

• 1 month sub from *jane-mirage


• Journal feature from *jane-mirage


• 1 month sub from =loneantarcticwolf


• Journal feature from =loneantarcticwolf


• Journal feature from =Behana

Prize donations are very much appreciated. To donate you can contact me via note (donators can participate in the contest!) or by clicking here!.

Judges
Please take a moment to visit the judges and thank them for their involvement:


Resources
For those of you looking for stock for the contest, here's a few accounts where you'll find some useful images:

Let me know of other resources and I'll post them here.

Good luck all!