LD4D Photo Competition 2025
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About the Photo Contest 2025
The 2025 LD4D Photo offers Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) members a way to highlight their impactful work supporting the livestock sector to become more sustainable and inclusive across low-and middle-income countries.
By taking part, photographers have the opportunity to showcase your work across our network connecting over 2000 livestock development professionals including policy makers and government representatives, animal health experts, scientists, and the private sector. This is also an opportunity for you, our members, to gain insights into the amazing work happening across our network and discover the richness and diversity of activities of our worldwide LD4D community.
Photo Competition Categories
Digital Livestock
Images depicting farmers using digital tools supporting them in livestock rearing,
Climate-Smart Livestock
Images of low-emissions livestock management and innovations and/or climate-resilient livestock systems.
Gender and Farming
Photos depicting men and women engaged in livestock keeping or value chains, with an emphasis on equitable roles and responsibilities.
Your Local Livestock Beauty
Pictures of the most beautiful local livestock breeds.
Collaborations and Team Work
Images depicting community or public engagement in the livestock sector. This could include local community groups, collaboration in the field, or participatory data collection in action.
Additional Category
Audience Favourite
LD4D community members had the opportunity to vote on their favourite images through a community vote on the LD4D LinkedIn page.
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Prizes
The jury and audiences will select a Winner and Recognition image for each category to be featured in the LD4D 2026 Digital Calendar. Each chosen image will be accompanied by the photographer’s name, affiliated institution, and the story behind the photo. The calendar will be shared with the entire LD4D network via email to welcome the Year 2026.
By entering the competition, you’re already a winner! Your images will be showcased on our website, social media channels, and promotional materials, reaching global audiences and leading organisations—boosting the visibility of your work and your institution.
Winner Selection Process
To ensure a fair judging process, all photo competition entries will be anonymised—any information identifying the author or their institution will be removed prior to evaluation.
The Jury will gather in November (date tbc).
The Jury will select three best images from each category:
Two images to select the Winner and the Recognition images across each 5 categories.
Additional image from across all 5 categories that will enter the Audience Favourite votes.
The judges will judge the composition of each photo. Additionally, they will take the story behind each image into consideration as a secondary factor for decision making.
Audience Favourite votes will be collected over LD4D LinkedIn with a voting poll.
The Jury
Meet our jury - comprising seven members from the LD4D Network and The University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
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Joan Atukwase
Position Feed Formulator-Nutritionist, Tunga Nutrition Uganda -
Afolarin Bolaji
Position Veterinary Paraprofessionals Training Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) -
Dahlanuddin
Position Professor of Ruminant Nutrition, University of Mataram (Indonesia) -
Sofanit Mesfin
Position Regional Gender and Social Inclusion Coordinator, Ripple Effect (Ethiopia) -
Angela Opondoh
Position Gender & One Health PhD Researcher in Geography & Environmental Studies | Climate Resilience Advocate, Wits University (South Africa) -
Lucy Pughe
Position Senior Marketing and Events Administrator, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK) -
Serinmary Pulikkottil
Position Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University (USA)
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