Photo Contests
Important Consideration: When submitting
your photos for critiques or contests, be sure to read
the
fine print...are you
giving up
rights to your photo(s) that you didn't intend to?
Daily
Kodak's
Picture of the Day - Submit a picture you're
proud of, along with its story, for a chance to have
it
featured as Kodak's Picture of the Day on Kodak's
website.
Weekly
Birder's
World Photo of the Week - A new photo is chosen
every Monday, and every other month a professional
bird photographer
picks
the best Photo of the Week over the previous two
months. The winner receives a free one-year subscription
to the magazine, plus the photo will be published
in the magazine.
Monthly
BetterPhoto.com - Open only to BetterPhoto students and BetterPholio subscribers. Categories include Nature
& Landscapes, Animals & Wildlife, People, Elements of Design,
Digital Darkroom, Travel & Place, Flowers, Details &
Macro. There is also a Catch-All and Monthly Theme; the theme for August is "Creative Power." Grand
Prize: Deluxe BetterPholio Website; First Place winners receive a Tamrac Sling Pac. Deadline: Aug. 31, 2009.
MyParkPhotos.com -
A members' only photo contest for pictures taken in public parks, refuges, preserves, forests, and trails. Various categories. A winning photograph is selected each month from among all photographs registered by members from the first to the last day of the previous month.
National
Wildlife Federation Caption Contest - Entries judged
on the basis of wit, creativity, humor, and
originality. Winning entries could win an award-winning book or 1lb. of Organic National Wildlife Blend Coffee. Deadline: Aug. 31, 2009.
PamperedPuppy.com -
Send in pictures of your pampered pooch! Ten prizes
to be awarded. Open to adults over the age of 18 in
Canada and USA (excluding Hawaii and
Alaska). Ten prizes to be awarded. Deadline: Aug. 30, 2009.
Quantum
Leap Strategies - Selects one winning photograph
each month that captures the essence of the "Beauty
that Surrounds Us." Winning photographer receives
$250, plus a donation of $250 is made in the
winner's name to the winner's choice of a charity
organization
that focuses on helping the blind. Submit one photo
per week, with a week beginning on the 1st, 8th,
15th or 22nd of the month and ending, respectively,
at midnight on the 7th, 14th, 21st or the last day
of the given month.
Soaphoto.com -
Amateur digital photo contest with
four winners chosen each month. Prizes include Samsung
cameras.
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Quarterly
Apogee
Photo Contest - Open to amateur and intermediate photographers. The current
photo contest
themes are "Get Down and Look Up,"and "Toes."
Prizes include money, an online photography class, ACDSeePro System, and more. Future contests: "Get Down & Look Up" (starts May 29); Skyscrapers" (starts Sept. 29); "Birds" (starts Jan. 29, 2010); "Auto Grills & Bumpers" (starts Nov. 29). Deadline: Aug. 16, 2009.
Ranger
Rick Photo Contest - Nature photo contest open
to kids 13 and under, with parent or guardian written
permission.
Winner will be featured in
the "Ranger Rick" magazine and website,
receive a Certificate of Recognition, and receive
5 complimentary
issues of the magazine featuring the winning photograph.
Winners are selected every three months. Deadline: October 31.
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Annual
2010
Shaker Workshop Photography Contest - Open to
all photographers, amateur or professional. Purpose:
To illustrate the best aspects of Shaker design and
to demonstrate the successful use of Shaker furniture
and accessories in everyday life. Categories are
Interior Shots and Exterior Shots. First Place winner receives a $100 Shaker Workshops Gift Certificate, plus winning photo will appear on the Shaker Workshops catalog. Deadline: June
15, 2010.
Spay Day 2010 Online Photo Contest - This worthy contest supports Spay Day, hosted by The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International. Free to enter, it's great opportunity to celebrate your pets while raising funds for spaying and neutering. Two categories: Judged and Fundraisers. Several different prizes will be awarded to Grand Prize winner and finalists. Deadline: Feb. 26, 2010. NEW 01/25/10
2010
World Press Photo Contest -
Open to all professional press photographers. Entry
forms released each October; judging takes place
in the beginning of February each year.
Other
Weather.com -
Submit your photos for a chance to be featured on The
Weather Channel®.
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