Show us how your community becoming greener accross the Mediterranean.
The Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas Mission invites citizens and project partners from across the Mediterranean to share inspiring photographs showcasing greener, healthier and more resilient communities through the Green Living Areas Through Your Lens – Photo Awards 2026.
The competition is organised by the Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas Mission through its Community4LivingAreas (C4LA) governance project, coordinated by RCDC Albania with the support of the full C4LA partnership.
Who can take part?
The competition is open to two groups: partners of the Green Living Areas Mission Thematic Projects, who may illustrate their actions, results and pilot activities (Group A); and any citizen aged 18 or above, who wish to share their own vision of greener living areas (Group B).
What are the categories?
Participants are invited to submit photographs under one of four categories, reflecting the key themes of the Green Living Areas Mission.
- Better Places, Better Lives — greener, healthier and more enjoyable communities
- Moving Differently — sustainable mobility and cleaner, more connected territories
- Powering a Sustainable Future — clean technologies, efficient buildings and the energy transition
- Nature at the Heart of Our Communities — biodiversity, nature-based solutions and well-being
Participation is free of charge and open to all eligible applicants living within the Interreg Euro-MED programme area.
Each participant may submit up to 3 photographs, accompanied by a short description telling the story behind each image. All eligible entries will be assessed by a dedicated jury through an anonymous process, on the basis of relevance to the chosen category, visual and creative quality, communication impact, and storytelling value.
The overall Grand Prize will be awarded to the best photograph across all categories and participant groups. The winner will receive a digital photo frame.
In addition, winners in each category—both Projects and Citizens—will receive a selfie stick with integrated light.
Winning photographs will be presented during the Interreg Euro-MED Mid-Term Event, “A Mediterranean Journey – Walk the Euro-MED latitude!”, on 25–26 November 2026 in Marseille, France, and promoted through the Mission’s communication channels.
Full details on eligibility, categories, submission rules, the jury process and the competition calendar are set out in the official Call for Submissions, available here: Terms of Reference
📅 Submission deadline: 16 September 2026
🏆 Winners announced: 1st week of November 2026
📸 Format: JPEG or PNG, max 1 MB (winners will be requested to provide their picture with a higher resolution), up to 3 photographs per participant
📍 Award presentation: Interreg Euro-MED Mid-Term Event, Marseille, 25–26 November 2026
How to participate?
It’s easy to participate: submit your photographs through the official EU Survey application form.
👉 Apply/submit your photographs: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/GreenLivingAreasMission_PhotoCompetition_ApplicationForm
Whether you’re a project partner documenting innovative solutions or a citizen capturing everyday moments of positive change, we look forward to discovering your vision of greener, healthier and more resilient living areas—one photograph at a time.
For more information, please get in touch with the Green Living Areas Mission team:
RCDC Albania at info@rcdcalbania.org, cc community4livingareas@interreg-euro-med.eu.
