A picture tells a thousand words!

We’re delighted to introduce a brand new addition to #GFN25: the GFN Photo Festival! Building on this year’s conference theme “Challenging perceptions - effective communication for tobacco harm reduction”, the GFN Photo Festival is the latest addition to our creative platform. The GFN Film Festival, GFN Photo Festival and GFN Fives all provide exciting opportunities for consumers and others involved in tobacco harm reduction to portray it as they know and live it.



Given the prevalence of misleading narratives around tobacco harm reduction in the media, there is an urgent need for imagery that portrays the real-life experiences of those who switch to safer nicotine products. We invite you to submit your photos that centre around the phrase “tobacco harm reduction”, to illustrate the lived experiences of consumers and advocates, and which can help to counter the misconceptions that are rife in mainstream discussions of safer nicotine products. A panel of expert judges will rate your submissions based on creativity, originality and theme interpretation, and the best photo will win a $500 cash prize! Selected photos will also be displayed at #GFN25 in Warsaw.

All photos must centre around the tobacco harm reduction theme, but we enthusiastically encourage you to indulge in your creativity and tell us through your photos - what does tobacco harm reduction mean to you? Whether you decide to tackle this challenge by creating documentary-style photos that showcase the use of safer nicotine products in people’s daily lives, or more artistic/abstract expressions of the impact of tobacco harm reduction, we can’t wait to see what you create!

The submission deadline is 14 May 2025. Images should be submitted as high-resolution tiff, png, or jpg files, and should be free from watermarks or logos. You may use photo-editing software to adjust your images, however use of artificial intelligence to retouch images should be limited to the extent of 15% of the total image. Images created using artificial intelligence will not be accepted. All photos must be your original work, and you are welcome to submit multiple entries. Please see the GFN Photo Festival website page and submission form for the full terms and conditions.



Take a look at our GFN Film Festival, GFN Fives and Science Lab pages for more opportunities to share your creative talent with the GFN community!