General Feedback from the Jury

Feedback from the Jury of 2022

The jury Christopher Slaney is a freelance journalist and television news producer with thirty-five years experience. Here are his comments for this year and suggestions for the participants next year.

“I prefer to see a simple story, but is well told.”

Bernard Combes supports UNESCO’s activities on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). He is also the Education Sector focal point for biodiversity and UNESCO focal point for the Earth Charter. Here is the feedback from Bernard.

“This is not about writing your science report for your final exam, make your writing more exciting.”

Favourite Photo of 2019

Meet the Jury: P.J. (Pedro) Marcellino [YRE alumnus, journalist, writer, filmmaker].

Pedro's Photo of the Year is: "My grandmother and her Mini-Garden", submitted as part of the article "Climate change: looking back for a solution of today" (Singapore): "I chose the portrait of Mme Siew Cheng because, in my opinion, this is a stunning piece of storytelling focusing on our humanity, and on the minutia of our daily lives, whilst still tackling the SDGs and much-needed behavioural change, all in a very concrete and relatable package”.

Photo from article:
Climate change: looking back for a solution of today

1st place winner
Country: Singapore
Age group: 19-25 years

Campaign Photo:
Stop sucking the life out of our oceans

1st place winner
Country: Canada
Age group: 15-18 years

Julie Saito is a Programme Specialist of Communication in the Section of Education for Sustainable Development at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris. See Julie's favourite photo here: https://yrecompetition.exposure.co/belgium-1 And read more about all the YRE Jury Members here: https://www.yre.global/our-jury

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Reportage Photo:
The First Row

Honourable Mention
Country: Belgium
Age group: 15-18 years

Richard's favourite photo can be found here: https://yrecompetition.exposure.co/northern-ireland-8

Campaign Photo:
It’s time to wake up to the problem of plastic!

1st place winner (Litter Less Campaign)
Country: Northern Ireland
Age group: 11-14 years