SnapItTo.Me is looking for photographs that will be displayed on the front page of the site, photos that will be attributed to you as the photographer and linked to your portfolio.
Prizes:
The first place winner will receive $200.
20 other photos will be chosen to be displayed on the front page as well, and the photographers will be featured with the photo.
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This competition is aimed at young photographers in the UK and worldwide.
Categories:
Category 1: “Vision 2010 - The World As You See It” is open to interpretation and is designed to encourage younger photographers - It is STRICTLY limited to young photographers who are 16-25 at the time of the competition closing date for entries.
Prize: £300. An exhibition of winning entries will take place at the Pixel and Grain gallery space in Loughborough Town Hall in 2011.
Closing date for entries 30th October 2010.
Category 2: ‘At the Heart of Three Cities’ is a category aimed at residents and visitors to the borough of Charnwood in the months of May and June 2010.
Closing date for entries 30th July 2010.
Category 3: ‘Photo Essays’ – In six images we want you to tell a story, develop an awareness of a context and produce a consistency of quality that will make us sit up and take notice!
First Prize: £400. We will be exhibiting winning entries at Charnwood Museum next year.
Closing date for entries 30th November 2010.
Category 4:
‘ClickIt! Open – The Art of Photography’ – an open category for all ages to send a single image on any subject – landscape, portrait, urban, event, abstract, sport, performance just bear in mind the venue for the exhibition of winning entries is family viewing.
First prize:£300. The winning entrant will also be invited to submit a solo exhibition later in 2011.
Closing date for entries: 30th September 2010.
Submit photographs of portraits and landscapes under non-daylight conditions, and to make people reflect on the role of the sky as a backdrop (or, at times, a protagonist) of the scenes in which we move. Photos identifying in a creative way outstanding cases of light pollution will be highlighted.
Theme: photography under non-daylight conditions, exploiting as much as possible natural light sources.
Categories:
Sunset
Moon and stars
Dawn
Prizes:
Winning images will be displayed at the exhibition.
The images receiving the highest score for each category will receive an in-kind prize.
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Enter three photos (or drawings) to express their feelings on the following three briefs:
What does ‘city’ mean to you?
Growing up in the city as a boy or a girl
Country to city, city to country - people on the move
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
All ages:
Best Overall Photo Worldwide
Best Overall Photo UK only
Best Overall Drawing Worldwide
Best Photo per Brief in each age group, 11 - 16 and 17 - 25
What does ‘city’ mean to you?
City living as a boy or a girl
Country to city, city to country - people on the move
The UK Winner will receive an all expenses paid trip to New York for the launch of the Shoot Nations exhibition on 12 August at the United Nations Secretariat building.
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The MMS Gallery is a mobile phone photography contest that aims to celebrate the use of mobile phones to create art, and showcase the creativity that lives within all people.
Photos can be of any subject matter for this show. The point is to capture a moment or emotion that you may not want to forget.
Award:
Your image will be displayed at the exhibition. All photos will be printed and displayed on 5"x7" postcards around the room. Each image will be made to fit withint the 5"x7" space with a surrounding white border.
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Whether you’re a budding photographer, garden enthusiast or just someone who likes taking snap shots of the outdoors, there is a category and prize waiting for you.
From a close-up detail of a leaf to a sweeping panoramic garden view, from people working in their gardens to the wildlife living in them, we want to celebrate the diversity of gardens through photography.
Categories:
Garden Plants Study
Abstract
The Seasonal Garden
Garden Wildlife
Gardening and Gardeners
Fruit and Veg
Young Photographer (under 18)
Up to five photos can be entered on anything from the above subjects.
Children’s Photograph (under 11)
Up to five photos can be entered on anything that interests you in your garden from a frog in a pond to super tall sunflowers.
Prizes:
RHS Photographer of the Year: £1,000
RHS Young Photographer of the Year: Digital camera
Adult
First prize £350
Second prize £200
Third prize £100
Children and Young Photographers (under 18)
First: Digital camera
Second: Photographic vouchers
Third: Photographic vouchers
The Medici Cards Award Image made into a greeting card and the winner will receive 200 copies of their card to keep.
Theme: SELF-SEARCHING: The Art of Self-Portraiture
Within the photographic genre of self-portraiture, some of the most probing, surprising, and thoughtful images have been made in the history of the medium. For "Self-Searching" we seek self-portraits that go beyond surface appearance to comment on the hopes, dreams, fears, and identities of the individuals pictured.
Juror Aline Smithson will choose forty photos for exhibition at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont. She will select an addiitonal thirty-five images for inclusion in the "On-Line Gallery Annex." All seventy-five photographs will be reproduced in a full-color exhibiiton catalogue that will be available for purchase. We offer free matting and framing for accepted photographs that fit our pre-cut mat sizes for the duration of the exhibition.
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This International Photo Contest represents an opportunity for photographers worldwide (professionals, students and amateurs) to submit and exhibit their works in the United States and internationally.
Theme: "A dream in color"
Artists should feel free to interpret this year’s theme in the broadest sense to allow full range of their creativity.
Prizes:
1st prize - US$ 1,250.00
2nd prize - US$ 900.00
3rd prize - US$ 550.00
Two honorable mentions will be chosen from the remaining finalist photographs
The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, non- professional, and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the contemporary world of photography. The IPA is determined to recognize and award photography’s leading talent who are creating, shaping and changing the world of photography today.
THE WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:
Lucie Statue
$10,000 cash prize Provided by AtEdge
Show in an esteemed gallery
Two free tickets to the Lucie Awards
Work screened at the Lucie Awards
Published in the IPA Annual
Certificate of Achievement
Press release and newsletter announcements to over 50,000 IPA members
THE WINNER OF DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:
Lucie Statue
$5,000 cash prize Provided by Blurb
Show in an esteemed gallery
Two free tickets to the Lucie Awards
Work screened at the Lucie Awards
Published in the IPA Annual
Certificate of Achievement
Press release and newsletter announcements to over 50,000 IPA members
THE WINNER OF DEEPER PERSPECTIVE OF THE YEAR WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:
Lucie Statue
$5,000 cash prize
Two free tickets to the Lucie Awards
Work screen at the Lucie Awards
Published in the IPA Annual
Certificate of Achievement
Press release and newsletter announcements to over 50,000 IPA members
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Professional, non Professional and Students will compete separately in three different sections in this second edition. There will be 25 categories in each section, and each category will have two genres: single image, and series or portfolios. Each genre will be judged as a different category to encourage a broad spectrum of submissions.
Categories:
Portrait
People
Culture and Daily Life
Self Portrait
Wedding
Children
Figure and Nude
Fine Art
Landscapes
Citiscapes
Animals and Wildlife
Nature Architecture
Abstract
Macro and Micro
Still Life
Sports
Performing Arts
Fashion
Advertising
Editorial and Current Affairs
Humanitarian Documentary
Environmental Issues
Alternative Processes
Digital Manipulation
Prizes:
Professional: WPGA 2010 Professional Photographer of the Year, US$ 5,000 cash prize
Non Professional: WPGA Amateur Photographer of the Year, US$ 3,000 cash prize
Students: WPGA 2010 Emerging Talent of the Year, US$ 1,500 cash prize
Additionally one photographer will receive the WPGA Humanitarian Documentary Grant 2010 and US$ 3,000 cash prize.
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The aim is to raise awareness on the many water facets in urban area. You are invited to submit a contribution capturing the essence of water and daily city life.
The photos in competition should tell a news story about water in cities from around the world. They should capture the essence of a critical moment linking water and daily city life. The photos can convey action or passiveness, success or failure, urgency or progress but should be centered around how urban life interacts with water.
Water in urban life – Turn on your tap and the water flows… or not. Where does your water come from, which cycle does it follow from its source to our toilets, what happens with it once it’s flushed?
Water and Climate Change – floods, droughts, pollution and scarcity are just some of the challenges millions of people experience in the face of climate change. What are their solutions or recurrent problems? What does climate change mean in small versus mega cities?
Water for Health and Development – From the poorest and marginalised populations to leaders and experts developing solutions, what are the efforts to reach a universal access to water and sanitation?
Prizes:
1st Prize 1500 Euros
The first-prize winner will be invited to participate in an award ceremony during the Expo 2010 Shanghaï China (incl. flights and accommodation for 2 nights).
2nd Prize 1000 Euros
3rd Prize 500 Euros
Special Shanghai Prize 1000 Euros
Best picture taken in Shanghai
In addition, honourable mention will be given to 5 pictures.
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If done correctly you as a photographer could earn a decent monthly income from selling your images through stock photography agencies.
Many aspiring and hard working photographers get to a point when their images are no longer considered amateur and their images actually start to get some sort of commercial value. But where do you begin if you want to start selling images online? The easiest starting point is to sign up on some stock photography web sites, submit a portfolio of images for approval and then keep adding to your catalogue of images for sale. Stock imaging sites have thousands of photographers submitting images daily and literally millions of images online. The stock agency takes care of all sales and legalities and as a contributing photographer you get a commission on all sales of your image(s). The amount you receive as commission is considered by many initially to be a kick in the face as you will normally receive just a few cents (US $) per sale of your image but it is important to note that your image can keep selling over and over again. If you have a particularly good image it can sell many times a day, every day and the more of these type of images you have in your catalogue the quicker you will see your income start turning from cents into dollars and the quicker you have 500+ images online the quicker you could start seeing your monthly income grow and if done right, you could even one day be able to live off that monthly income.
When you first sign up at a stock agency, your first requirement is to submit a portfolio of images for approval. This process ensures that your images are of a high standard and meet the requirements of the stock agency. Things like image noise, over-sharpening, JPEG artifacts, composition etc are stringently checked by image moderators and if your images meet the standard your initial portfolio will be approved and you can then start submitting images regularly. Most photographers do not get their first portfolio submission approved and to many this can be very disheartening but don’t give up just yet. Visit the forums on those stock sites, put some of your images up and ask other photographers where you went wrong and how you can fix your images before you resubmit your portfolio. There are many people on these forums willing to give freely of their time and their guidance will get you on the road. Some photographers only get through on their 3rd or 4th attempt simply due to the fact their images contain noise and other simple image problems that are easily remedied. Once you know the recipe the stock agency is looking for you’ll be able to stay on track and have a reasonably good acceptance rate thereafter.
Your next step is finding out WHAT sells and then start concentrating on image types that are selling and then constantly improving on those. It’s easy to see what sells by typing in keywords in the search boxes on a stock site and then viewing the images that have sold the most times. Simply trying to copy someone elses image is NO guarantee that you will get any sales, try and be original and produce images that other will try and copy. If you work hard at it and play your cards right you could eventually earn a living from stock photography.
Press release from National Geographic Communications.
Calling all photographers:
National Geographic Logo - International Photography Contest 2009
Enter the 2009 National Geographic International Photography Contest. There are three categories — people, places and nature — and you can enter a total of six photographs. Images can be black and white or color, digital or shot with conventional film, but they must be submitted digitally to http://www.ngphotocontest.com. The contest ends Oct. 31. The entry fee is $12 per photo for entries received on or before Oct. 15, and $22 per photo for entries received between Oct. 16 and Oct. 31, and winners will be announced in early December. Three international grand-prize winners will win a trip to National Geographic’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., a new camera kit, and have their image printed in National Geographic magazine. Below are some submissions from South African and abroad. Enter your photos at ngm.com, or view some winners from the past.
Attention all travelers and aspiring photographers — National Geographic wants your photographs. Readers of National Geographic around the world are invited to take part in the 2009 National Geographic International Photography Contest. Readers of the English-language edition in eight countries, as well as readers of 20 of the magazine’s international local-language editions, are eligible to participate. The international grand-prize winners will receive a trip to National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C., a digital camera kit, and their winning entries will be published in all participating editions of National Geographic magazine. But act soon — the submission deadline is Oct 31, 2009. Full details can be found at http://www.ngphotocontest.com
"Vultures" by Mitchell Krog - South African entry into the National Geographic Photo Contest 2009
"Woman" by Paul Freinkel - South African Entry into the National Geographic Photo Contest 2009
The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge, the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 370 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; music; radio; films; books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events; school publishing programs; interactive media; and merchandise. National Geographic has funded more than 9,000 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geographic literacy. For more information, visit nationalgeographic.com.
"Couple" by Gemma Collier - International Entry into the National Geographic International Photo Contest 2009
SnapItTo.Me is looking for photographs that will be displayed on the front page of the site, photos that will be attributed to you as the photographer and linked to your portfolio.
This competition is aimed at young photographers in the UK and worldwide.
Theme: CITY LIVING
The MMS Gallery is a mobile phone photography contest that aims to celebrate the use of mobile phones to create art, and showcase the creativity that lives within all people.
Summer is finally here and Photostockplus is looking for the best ‘Summer Fun’ shot!
Whether you’re a budding photographer, garden enthusiast or just someone who likes taking snap shots of the outdoors, there is a category and prize waiting for you. 
