‘Hard World’ by Sudipto Das / The Times of India
2007 Environmental Photographer of the Year and Urban Environment Category Winner
‘Waiting for the freeze’ by Ian R. Nelson
Changing Climates Category Winner
‘Pyramid of horses’ by Yvan Van Hoorickx
Arts and the Environment Category Winner
‘Alien Cave’ by Robert Eavis
Technology and Innovation Category Winner
‘Foraging’ by Stuart Meikle
Social Environment Category Winner
‘Child care ‘ by Nitin Khatri
‘Desert track’ by Marianne Louw
‘Desert trees’ by Rob Louw
‘Head in the sun’ by Philippe Moës
‘Local view’ by Felipe Balestra
‘Monsoon’ by Dhiman Bose
‘Retreat of the glacier’ by Manuel Arrebola Arévalo
‘Long autumn’ by Ly Hoang Long
‘Sign of the times’ by Matthew Atkins
‘Burnt’ by David Hoffman
Contests
So, my favorite photography contest has been finally announced:
CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year Competition, open to all professional and amateur, national and international photographers working with digital and traditional photography, opens the gates as follows:
CATEGORIES
Changing Climates
World of Difference
Quality of Life
The Natural World
DEADLINE: July 31st 2008
To enter: http://www.ciwem.org/awards/epoty.
The competition seeks to celebrate photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. It encourages entries that are traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, ironic, creative, experimental, subversive, subtle, strong, resonant, challenging, political, original and beautiful. But most of all, the competition celebrates the power of photography to inspire people around the world to start taking care of our environment.
The entries will be judged by some of the most respected environmental photographers in the industry, including Gary Braasch, winner of the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, Anthony Epes and Ronnie Israel.
The competition is organized by CIWEM (The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management), so winners will have their winning work published in CIWEM’s international monthly magazine WEM, take part in a roving exhibition throughout the year and be showcased on CIWEM’s popular website. The overall winner will receive recognition as the international Environmental Photographer of the Year.
Individual pieces of work will be judged on impact, creativity, composition, originality and technical abilities as follows:
* Impact – does it illustrate immediate, subtle, strong or resonant messages?
* Creativity – is it unusual, thoughtful, beautiful, subversive or ironic?
* Originality – is the subject treated differently, is the subject matter new?
* Composition – consider the perspective, balance, clarity of meaning and focus of statement
* Technical Quality – consider clarity, focus, lighting and exposure, and colour
Under the motto “Your most impressive creations in 2007“, Carl Zeiss, the manufacturer of premium lenses started a photography contest.
In order to participate, the use of a lens from Carl Zeiss is obligatory for participation in the contest. Also, the images must be taken in 2007. A short, written description of how the photo originated is also requested. Deadline: 7 January 2008.
Upload your photos in one of the 2 categories:
* In the first category, photos can be submitted that have been taken with a Sony digital camera, a Nokia camera phone or a Logitech webcam.
* In the second category you can enter photos created with an SLR, rangefinder or medium format camera.
Winning and Prizes:
Decisive evaluation criteria are personalized composition and creativity. The prizes include a Nokia N95 8 GB, Carl Zeiss lenses and Carl Zeiss binoculars. All winning photos will be published on the Carl Zeiss website.
Details on http://www.zeiss.com/photo
The Grand Prize Picture— “Mixed Emotions†by Lance Taylor
Lance Taylor of Ft. Meade, Maryland took this charming picture of his wife Jacqueline and 3-year old daughter Jillian at a beach near Corolla, North Carolina. “The water was pretty frigid,†recalls Taylor “and Jillian couldn’t stand up in the waves by herself, so my wife would pick her up and lift her up over the water as they rolled in. In this instance, she didn’t catch her in time and Jillian fell down and got chilled as a wave rushed in. I grabbed this shot of my wife smiling broadly as she picked the baby up, but my daughter’s somewhat pained expression shows that she was none too pleased about being dunked. For obvious reasons, my informal name for this shot is ‘mixed emotions.’†Indeed the juxtaposition of divergent expressions and emotions, as well as the tight close-up composition emphasizing the essentials is what makes this shot a winner.
The other winners are:
“Home on the Ranch†by Becky Maness
“Bawling Baby Girl†by Nathan Maxfield
The Tamron “An Emotional Appeal†2008 Photo Contest
Tamron USA, Inc. just announced the “An Emotional Appeal†2008 Photo Contest and is looking for images from scrapbook and photo enthusiasts that convey a variety of human emotions—happy, sad, tired, mad, or any other. The contest winner will receive a Tamron AF28-300mm VC zoom lens with Vibration Compensation designed for all of today’s popular Canon and Nikon digital SLR cameras (a $600 street value). The winner and 20 favorites will be featured in Tamron’s online photo gallery. Deadline is 11/30/08.
A bonus for anyone who downloads the contest entry form is advice from professional photographer Andre Costantini, who has run workshops designed for scrapbookers at several scrapbook stores and regularly lectures on portrait photography around the country. Costantini provides 10 Photo Tips for Better People Photography that are sure to help photographers of any level make better pictures.
The contest rules and entry form, as well as Andre Costantini’s photo tips, can be downloaded by logging onto http://www.tamron.com/lenses/scrapbook.asp
Just a few days left until the closing date for entries into the Sony Alpha Unseen Britain campaign (January 4 2008).
The Sony Alpha Unseen Britain Challenge has embarked on its campaign to capture never seen before images of Britain with renowned photographer and climber Mike Robertson. Commissioned by Sony, Mike will tour the country scaling new heights and legendary landmarks to create totally new and exciting photographic images using the new Sony Alpha 700 (α700) Digital SLR camera.
As part of the Sony Alpha Unseen Britain campaign Sony is also inviting enthusiast photographers to get snapping (with their feet firmly on the ground) with their own original and eye-catching images of Britain. Pictures submitted will be entered into a competition to receive a new Sony Alpha 700 (α700) Digital SLR camera and full kit.
The best entries, together with Mike’s photographs, will be published on the Sony Alpha Unseen Britain online gallery and will be showcased in an exclusive exhibition in central London in the New Year.
To find out more about Sony Alpha Unseen Britain and enter the competition.
Six structures across Britain have been selected by Mike, based on the challenge of the climb, the geographical location, the visual impact of their surroundings and the opportunity to capture a never seen before Britain. These are Spinnaker Tower (Portsmouth), Blackpool Tower, Newport Transporter Bridge, Snowhill Plaza (Birmingham) and a London site.
World Press Photo is opened an online service for professional photographers for uploading their entries of the 2008 World Press Photo Contest online. Photographers can register until 4 January to access the site. The deadline for uploading entries is 10 January 2008. The web entry site can be accessed at: https://submit.worldpressphoto.nl
According to their press release, photographers wishing to enter their images need to apply for a password by 4 January to gain access to the site. After receiving their password they can finish uploading their images until 10 January 2008.
General contest information, including biographies of the 2008 jury, can also be found on the main World Press Photo website http://www.worldpressphoto.org
PDF files with information about entering the contest is available on the website in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Entries can still be submitted by regular mail or courier.
Singles pictures as well as photo stories/portfolios are accepted in the following ten categories:
Spot News,
General News,
People in the News,
Sports Action,
Sports Features,
Contemporary Issues,
Daily Life,
Arts and Entertainment,
Portraits, and Nature.
The jury will give first, second and third prizes in all categories. The first prize winners in each category will receive a cash prize of 1,500 Euro, the premier award, the World Press Photo of the Year, carries a cash prize of 10,000 Euro.
The winners will be announced during a press conference at 11 a.m. C.E.T. on 8 February 2008 at the Amsterdam city hall and on the World Press Photo website.
The prizewinning pictures are presented in a traveling exhibition that will be displayed in about 95 cities in 45 countries, starting in Amsterdam at the end of April. The exhibition is accompanied by a yearbook published in 6 languages.
In the 2007 contest, 4,460 photographers from 124 countries participated submitting a total of 78,083 photographs.
Also, check out the 2006 results here.
Photographers Of Tomorrow Contest (For Top Photography Students) is running under the sponsorship of Olympus USA. Therefor, next to the top prize of a $5,000 scholarship, if you are one of the first 3 winners, you can get a Olympus E-3 Digital SLR Camera with lenses and accessories (Two New ZUIKO Digital Lenses – the ED 12-60mm “24-120mm equivalent” f2.8-4.0 SWD and ED 50-200mm (100-400mm equivalent) f2.8-3.5 SWD, Olympus Travel Bag and Lens Cloth).
Starting January 14, 2008, participants will submit their best work captured with the Olympus E-3 digital SLR camera in 3 categories:
Speed: Images capturing the essence of speed and movement of life;
Travel: Images depicting exotic, exciting, or extreme journeys or adventures, showing the color and temperament of the local culture; and
Environment Issues: Images showing the impact of man and global warming, or natural settings of landscapes, flora, and fauna. (this is my favorite).
The entries will be judged by a panel of award-winning photographers, comprised of Olympus Visionaries. The winning images will be announced in April 2008. Complete rules and regulations can be viewed at http://www.olympusamerica.com/e3photocontest.
Established by Olympus Imaging America Inc. in partnership with some of today’s most talented photographers, the Olympus Visionary program is dedicated to creating superb digital images with the help of Olympus’ digital cameras and lenses. Olympus Visionaries span all fields of photography and work in a diversity of styles and subject matter, but they are united in realizing their creative vision through digital photography. The Visionaries use Olympus digital cameras in their daily assignments and personal work, participate in speaking engagements and appearances, and provide Olympus with input into equipment development. The Visionaries include several Pulitzer Prize-winning and Magnum photographers, as well as internationally-renowned photographers from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Italy and Japan.
The competition, launched under the Royal Photographic Society, is known as IRIS-25 (The International Review of Images with Soundtrack for Under 25 year olds) and it is designed to promote and encourage the interest and growth of Digital Audio Visual photography among young people. The deadline for entries is 21st April 2008 and free software to assist in creating the increasingly popular sequences has been kindly provided by Igor Kokarev of the Pictures to Exe Software company . Entry forms can be downloaded from http://www.iris-25.org .
The entry categories are:
· Single author under 16 years old (prize – £100)
· Single author aged 16 to 24 years (prize – £150 + Pollock Medal)
· Group entry – by young people aged under 16 (prize – £100)
· Group entry – by young people aged 16 – 24 years (prize – £150)
A Special Prize will also be awarded to the school or college with the maximum number of entries.
“The production of AV sequences involves many skills useful in modern life, and can benefit the workers and leaders of tomorrow, teaching them to communicate, not only visually but also verbally; to look, listen and understand; and to express their ideas creatively with skill and sensitivity.†– Maureen Albright, Organiser.
London-based photographer Cat Vinton has become the first female overall winner of the international Travel Photographer of the Year competition (TPOTY), winning a stunning prize which includes the opportunity to photograph the Dalai Lama in India.
Amateur and professional photographers from 51 countries competed for the £50,000+ prize package, and entrants from Australia, Canada, Finland, India, Poland, Switzerland, the UK and USA are amongst this year’s prizewinners. The winning images will be on display at the Exposure Gallery in London (dates to be confirmed) and the TPOTY exhibition at Focus on Imaging at the NEC in February 2008. Also, the very best images from the previous four years of Travel Photographer of the Year are available in two stunning books – Journey One and Journey Two.
Overall Winner
Cat’s beautiful panoramic images of the snowy Norwegian landscape and evocative shots of a Nomadic family captivated the judging panel, which included the editors of Germany’s fotoMAGAZIN, British Journal of Photography, Hotshoe International and Professional Photographer, the travel editor of Tatler, Photography Director of Condé Nast Traveller, and photographers Charlie Waite, Nick Meers and Jeremy Hoare.
Cat Vinton wins the title of Travel Photographer of the Year 2007 and a remarkable prize. As well as having the chance to photograph His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in an unforgettable journey to Dharamsala, India, organised by High & Wild, she will receive an Apple MacBook with Aperture software, Adobe CS3 Web Premium software, a £2,500 TPOTY bursary, and a Plastic Sandwich leather portfolio book.
New Talent
This year, TPOTY introduced a new category – New Talent – designed to help support a fledgling career. The first New Talent award winner is American photographer, Charlie Mahoney. For his prize, Charlie will work alongside the Adventure Ecology Expedition Team, who conduct field missions to the most environmentally challenged parts of this planet. His images will feature on the Adventure Ecology website and also at an exhibition London’s Exposure Gallery. In addition, he will receive three days of photography and digital imaging tuition from photographer and tutor Chris Coe and digital imaging expert Terry Steeley of Iridius, plus Adobe Photoshop CS3 Web Premium, a Plastic Sandwich leather portfolio book and a £1,000 TPOTY bursary. And Charlie will also have the opportunity have his work represented by the Axiom and Photoshot image libraries.
Young TPOTY
Cat Vinton is not the only female photographer to enjoy success in TPOTY this year. The Young TPOTY category (for photographers aged 16 and under) has been won by 14 year-old Luna Malka from Canada. Luna’s imaginative images on the theme ‘Fragile Earth’ immediately caught the judges’ eye. Her prize is a £500 TPOTY bursary, a Wacom Intuos3 A5 wide pen tablet, Adobe Photoshop CS3 + Lightroom and a Plastic Sandwich leather portfolio book. And her winning images will be displayed at a TPOTY exhibition hosted by Adventure Ecology at The Exposure Gallery in London.
One Planet, Many Lives
British photographer Timothy Allen’s colourful images took the honours in this category. As a reward, he and a companion can choose between three different Intrepid Travel trips to China. He also wins an HP Designjet Z2100 large-format printer plus inks & media, and Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom software.
Second place in this category went to Larry Louie of Canada, with Gary Wornell of Finland Highly Commended and Jean-Claude Louis (USA) Commended. Larry Louie and the second-placed entrants in the Sense of Place, Thrill and One Shot categories each win £200 to spend on LEE Filters, plus a Sekonic L358 meter from JP Distribution. Commended entrants in these categories win Giottos MT 9242 tripods from JP Distribution and copies of the TPOTY Journey One and Journey Two books
Sense of Place
American amateur photographer Jean-Claude Louis’ haunting black and white images of Berlin won first prize here. His prize is a Tanzanian Wildlife Adventure with African Safari Roots, a superb Wacom Cintiq 21X and Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom. Philippe Gueissaz (Switzerland) was second, with Ashok Sinha (India) Highly Commended and Luke Duggleby (UK) Commended.
Thrill
Black and white landscape images topped what was otherwise a colour-filled Thrill category, with Polish photographer Maciej Duczynski’s atmospheric portfolio depicting European mountains securing the highest marks. Rather fittingly, he’ll be returning to the mountains – his prize is a photographic tour of the Swiss and French Alps with YokmoK Adventures! He will also receive a Fujifilm S5 Pro camera with lens and two 4GB memory cards, plus Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom. Felix Hug (Switzerland) finished second, with Andrew Watson (Australia) and James Hill (UK) Highly Commended and Commended respectively.
One Shot
The single image category had two themes this year, Special Places, and Amazing Faces, with entrants having the choice of meeting either – or both – of those briefs in their image. The winning image, taken by American photographer Richard Murai, shows a truly amazing face – an 84 year old snail gatherer in Cambodia. Richard’s prize is a Mamiya 7ii camera & two lenses, Peli 1510 case, Sekonic L758 meter and Giottos MT9371 tripod (all from JP Distribution) plus Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom. Tony Baker (UK) was second in this category, followed by Larry Louie (Canada), who was Highly Commended. Robert Moore (UK) and Leslie Rosenthal (USA) were both Commended.
PerfectPixs started a contest for all photographers over 21 years of age. This contest will commence in 2008 (but it’s allready openend for submisions) and will continue on a periodic basis until cancelled by the Pixel Place.
Rules:
The photographer may submit any subject matter except for material that could be considered illegal, obscene, provocative, questionable or pornographic in nature. Photos may be processed, edited or cropped, but, excessive image manipulations are not acceptable. Images must be a minimum of 6MP, color, and in JPEG or TIFF format. RAW files are not accepted. File size should not exceed 150kb in the JPEG format. Pay attention at the fact that individuals who submit more than one image will have all submitted images disqualified.
For photos being considered for final round judging, the photographer will be asked to FTP the full size original image to our FTP site for final consideration and if applicable shall mail or courier any release required at their expense. Photographers must provide in their initial email all of the requested entry information. Entries submitted with incomplete information shall be disqualified.
Prizes:
Winners shall be notified by email. The winners maybe be asked to complete an affidavit of eligibility and release and/or to forward model/property releases. Failure to complete and return requested documents will result in disqualification. Upon receipt of the properly executed document, the Pixel Place shall declare the winner and release the prize.
The winner shall receive:
• a commemorative personalized plaque
• a large format print of their image
• have their image displayed on the Perfect-Pixs’ “World’s Next Top Digital Photographer†web page for an unspecified period of time.
info@pixelplace.ca is the email where you can send your photo. You must also send the following data:
Full Legal Name
Street Address:
City
State/Province
Country
Postal/Zip Code
Home Phone Number
Business Phone Number
Email Address:
Link to Website (optional)
Title of Photo Submitted
Date Photo Taken
Description of Perfect-Pixs Products Used to Take Photo (optional)
