American photo contest
This blog contains information about currently open amateur and professional photography contests 2009 and free photos competitions
CURRENT PHOTO CONTEST
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Enter in the current photo contests to get recognized throughout the community.Photographs will be judged on originality, Technical Quality, Composition and relevance with Theme or Categories, after qualifying in the first round the photographs will be placed in public voting pool.
Copyright
Copyright of the image remains the property of the photographer.
Deadline - April/30/2009
Entry Fee - None(Free to Enter)
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Images photography contest 2009
From January 2009, as part of Images, the Festival of Visual Arts in Vevey, Switzerland, the Foundation Vevey: Ville d’Images is inviting entries for the 5th European First Film Awards and the 7th International Vevey Photo Awards. With complete freedom of choice as regards subject matter and genre, these bi-annual competitions provide precious support to contemporary creators.
prizes worth up to 30,000 CHF (approximately 20,000 Euros).
Over the years, through the festival Images and its two Award competitions, Vevey has become closely associated with contemporary artistic creation and visual communication.
Juries composed of Swiss and international experts in the fields of film and photography will meet in May and June 2009 to examine the projects submitted and select those which are considered to be outstanding in terms of quality or originality. The projects that receive awards will be completed and shown at the next edition of the festival Images in September 2010.
Copyright - The prize-winner of the project will remain the sole copyright owner.
Registration fee
The participants are required to pay the registration fee as follow:
The payment as to be made as the indications provide on www.images.ch
20.- CHF or € 15.- (not requiring return of the project)
35.- CHF or € 25.- (requiring return of the project)
The projects not return will be destroyed
The checks are allowed with an increase of € 5 for the bank costs
Closing Date - 30 April 2009
Go Snap - February Competition - Candid
This Months Competition is sponsored by Photobox and offers a fantastic prize - Details at the bottom of this page
The monthly competitions have changed since the latter part of last year, we now have a dedicated platform to make the whole process of entering, voting and viewing much simpler. There are also new rules to accompany the new platform, please make sure you read and understand the rules before entering.
Copyright - You authorise Gosnap to use your photo(s) submitted to the competitions for any publicity or promotional purposes of Gosnap and it's services
Closing Date - 28 feb 2009
Leica Oskar Barnack Award
All entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2009 must be made via the online.
The “Leica Oskar Barnack Award” competition is open to all professional photographers. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2008 or long-term projects containing at least one photo from 2008.
The “Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award” competition is open to any (prospective) professional photographer under 25 years of age at the time of entering. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2008 or long-term projects containing at least one photo from 2008.
The digital images prepared for uploading must be no larger than 1920 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, but have to have at least one of these two maximum dimensions.
Deadline -1st March, 2009
Leica Oskar Barnack Award
All entries for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2009 must be made via the online.
The “Leica Oskar Barnack Award” competition is open to all professional photographers. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2008 or long-term projects containing at least one photo from 2008.
The “Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award” competition is open to any (prospective) professional photographer under 25 years of age at the time of entering. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2008 or long-term projects containing at least one photo from 2008.
The digital images prepared for uploading must be no larger than 1920 pixels wide and 1200 pixels high, but have to have at least one of these two maximum dimensions.
Deadline -1st March, 2009
WE SAY
All eligible photographs entered in the Contest will be judged by WeSay.com based on (a) news value (b) emotional impact, (c) photographic quality (factors such as composition, perspective, exposure, and lighting that evidence technical skill in taking and Acceptable Editing of the photograph), and (d) the clarity, accuracy, and impact of their accompanying description.
In order to enter a photograph in the Contest, you must complete the WeSay.com Best of Citizen Journalism Photo Contest Official Entry Form. You will be allowed to upload five digital photographs in JPEG format at a resolution no larger than 640 by 480 pixels. You also will be required to enter your name and e-mail address, indicate the title of the photograph, provide a brief description of the photograph and the context in which it was taken, and indicate the category in which you wish to enter the photograph. You may enter up to five different photographs, but each photograph must be submitted separately using the WeSay.com Best of Citizen Journalism Photo Contest Official Entry Form.
Enter your photos today FREE for a chance to win these great prizes:
- Grand prize: Epson Stylus Photo Printer R1800 (or cash equivalent)
- First prize: $100 gift certificate to Ritz Camera
- Second prize: $50 gift certificate to Ritz Camera
- Third prize: Free Photo Book from dotPhoto.com
There are six categories:
- News,
- Environment,
- Sports,
- Celebs,
- Far-out
- Winter Sports.
31 March 2009
Click here to participate in the contest - www.wesay.com/Contest/
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