Seldom do people realize that from the 15th century on artists were using optical devices to create some unique yet interesting form of art. After many hardships, photography became accepted in art because of its assistance in supplying the growing middle class patronage, therefore fulfilling their urge for immediate images and entertainment. It has played a controversial but an important role in the arts for the last 150 years. But the funny part is the question still remains whether photography is an art or a new form of documentation seen by the eye instead of the mind. So I believe it is up to YOU to prove.Yes an open ended question HOW YOU DO IT?!
Pick up you camera and shoot and freeze those moments in time, while time moves on and moment disappears. I believe it is the only form of art which allows you to see the present and predict future.

Theme: "Unforgettable Faces" is the theme of this year's Photo Essay competition at the Roots Olympiad 2011. Have you ever come across a face which you can never forget? A face that sticks in your mind? Maybe its because of the eyes, or the expressions, which tell a story, which express things that cannot be expressed through words? Capture that face for us, show the world what according to you is an UNFORGETTABLE FACE.

Rules and Regulations

• 1-3 photos should be submitted by the participant for the topic. The photos should be numbered and have the name of the participant at the back of the printed photographs. Also mention the type of the camera used to take the photo.
• Each photo should have a title, and a caption describing the photo.
• CD carrying soft copy of the photo should also be submitted.
• The digital photos files should have the EXIF data present, which includes all the details of the photos which can be used to determine if the photos are original or copied from the internet.
• Any entry without a digital file will be discarded, or any digital file with an inaccurate or no EXIF data will also be discarded.
• If any of the photos turn out to be plagiarized, the participant will be disqualified.
• Please make sure that the TITLE, DESCRIPTION, participant's name and school should be written behind the photograph.
• Photos will be judged on their technical details, composition, and relevance.
• The photos shouldn’t be “over-edited”, and should only be treated with basic sharpening, cropping, brightness, contrast, exposure, color correction and similar adjustments, and removal of dust spots. Photos should contain only the subject matter as originally seen through the viewfinder.
• To exhibit the photos, the minimum printed size should be the standard photo size, however the large size is also allowed.