As part of our celebration of the International Day of Light (IDL) 2019, Exeter University Optics and Photonics Society (EUOPS) are pleased to invite you to participate in our IDL 2019 Image Competition! You could win up to £150. We are looking for images that highlight the importance of light to our lives, in accordance with the aims of the IDL.

The IDL is a global initiative that provides an annual focal point for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy. The broad theme of light will allow many different sectors of society worldwide to participate in activities that demonstrates how science, technology, art and culture can help achieve the goals of UNESCO – education, equality, and peace.

In a change from last year, we are looking for any digital image that fits with the themes and goals of the IDL.

Image submission will be carried out by email – sent as an attachment to euops@exeter.ac.uk with the subject line “IDL2019 Image Competition Entry”. All entries should be received by 23:59 BST on Friday 10th May 2019.

The contest rules and judging criteria are outlined here: https://euops.wordpress.com/day-of-light/ idl-2019-image-contest Prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st prize - £50; 2nd prize - £30; 3rd prize - £20; Public vote winner - £50. Don't forget that we are also running the IDL 2019 Poster competition. For more information about our IDL2019 events, please visit this link. We look forward to your participation!