Photography is a universal language. Its timeless power transcends nationality, ethnicity and culture by communicating directly to the emotional core we all share. Without words, photographs speak to us all. That’s what makes photography so special and so important.

Categories:

• Free subject: Works that convey your unique perspective and creativity.

• Energy: Works that capture the energy of sights and subjects that inspire, motivate or excite you or viewers.

With these categories, we look forward to receiving expressive images from around the world that are true to people’s emotions.

Prizes:

* Grand Prize – Nikon D3S digital-SLR camera, AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED, AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED; Winning photo to be included in the Mini Gallery on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website
* First place – 1 from each category (2 all together) – Nikon D300S digital-SLR camera; SB-900 Speedlight; AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II; AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR;
* Second place – 5 from each category (10 all together) – Nikon D5000 digital-SLR camera; AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR
* Third place – 10 from each category (20 all together) – Nikon D3000 digital-SLR camera; AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
* Emerging Talent Award – 4 all together, regardless of category – Nikon COOLPIX P6000 digital camera; Photos to be included in the Mini Gallery on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website
* Emerging Talent Award runners up – 16 all together, regardless of category – Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj digital camera; Photos to be included in the Mini Gallery on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website

One person can submit up to 2 JPEG images for each category (a total of 4 images). You need to fill out the online entry form.

Accepted JPEG images are graphic files taken with digital still cameras (not including medium or large format digital cameras) and scanned data of photographs taken with 35mm film cameras or Advanced Photo System (APS) film cameras. Images that have been digitally edited with software are also accepted. Both color and black-and-white images are accepted.

Maximum size per JPEG image: 10MB (within 2,048 x 1,536 pixels or 1,536 x 2,048 pixels) If the image is larger than the size mentioned above, please compress the file to a maximum of 10MB before submitting. File Format: JPEG only.

Official website: www.nikon-npci.com

• Copyright: Entrants retain all copyrights to entered photographs. Entrants grant the Organizer to use submitted photos for contest promotion.

• Eligibility: Open to all photographers, professional and amateur, with no restrictions based on age, gender or nationality.

• Entry fee: Free

• Entry deadline: 30 November 2010

The goal is to discover, reward, and promote talented, new, emerging and established photographers from around the world.

We’re looking for exciting images from every continent, and from diverse points of view: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, street photography, nature, sports, fashion, poetic, personal, abstract and human.

Categories:

Portfolio
Single image

Prizes:

Portfolio Category:
Grand Prize $2,500
2nd Prize $1,000
3rd Prize $500
Single Image Photo Awards:
Grand prize: $1,500
2nd prize: $500
3rd prize: $250
25 Honorable Mention photographs will win prominent placement of a single photo on the Award Winner’s Page in Lens Culture, including a link to your own personal or professional website.

For Portfolio category submit 10 to 15 photographic images that are linked — thematically, aesthetically, as a story, or simply as a range of your photographic talent. For the Single Image Award, you should submit one great image.

Applicants must submit their photos to us online at: http://lensculture.slideroom.com. After you have uploaded your images and information, you will be asked to pay your submission fee of $75 for the Portfolio category, or $35 (to submit one photo) or $60 (to submit two to five photos) for the Single Image category. For good image quality and fast upload, your image files should be less than 2 MB each, and sized around 1024 x 768 pixels @ 72 ppi.

Official website: www.lensculture.com/awards.html

• Copyright: Lens Culture recognizes you retain full ownership of the copyright in each photograph. You grant Lens Culture with a right to use the photograph for promotional activities.
• Eligibility: Open to all photographers, over 18 years of age, worldwide.
• Entry fee: $35 per image, or $60 to submit two to five images in SINGLE IMAGE CATEGORY; $75 in PORTFOLIO CATEGORY
• Entry deadline: 18 September 2010

Fotoblur Magazine Issue 7 / Fall 2010 Call For Submission

Fotoblur Magazine is the leading art photography magazine. Published photos are submitted by the world’s top photographers. Fotoblur Magazine is published quarterly in both digital and hard copy editions. Join us at http://www.fotoblur.com/magazine.

Fotoblur Magazine is holding a Call for Submission for its upcoming issue 7. Submit your best photos by July 31, 2010.

Here’s are the details:

* Submit a high resolution image for publication.
* Submit as many photos as you like. No restrictions and its FREE!
* Photos will be selected by the Fotoblur community and Fotoblur Magazine editors.
* Be sure to visit the Fotoblur Magazine FAQ for more details.

Submission Requirements
Submit your photo as a 300dpi jpg file. Save your image so that the width is 7 inches (7″ @ 300dpi = 2100px). Allow the height to proportion itself naturally. We ask that you submit your images in high (80 – 100%) quality. Please keep the file size below 5 MB. Please refrain from adding borders, watermarks, or text of any kind.

Relevant links
Fotoblur: http://www.fotoblur.com
Fotoblur Magazine: http://www.fotoblur.com/magazine

Zeiss Images is pleased to announce the much anticipated photography contest which will award a brand new Zeiss 50mm Planar in either ZF2, ZE or ZS mount to the lucky winner. The prize lens will be provided by Zeiss. Their generosity is greatly appreciated.

The theme this year will be, “As seen through your eyes”. This theme will allow the photographer to express his or her vision without restricting the creative ability.

You can submit up to 3 photographs per category to the following categories. Landscape, Glamor, People, Nature and City/Architecture. These categories will be created later for submission of photographs. Do not submit them to the regular gallery categories with similar names. Upload photos via the gallery home page. Just put them in the appropriate category when uploaded.

A panel of judges will consist of individuals from two respected companies serving the global photographic community for many years. Popflash.com in the United States and RoberWhite.co.uk in Great Britain. The judges will review the photographs submitted and select the finalists from each category based on creativity, quality and originality. Each of these finalists will then be grouped into one final category where the winning photograph will be selected based on the same criteria used for the finalists selection.

This contest is an opportunity for photographers to showcase their photographs taken with Zeiss lenses. There are no fees or exchange of services required to participate in the contest. This is simply a way for ZeissImages.com to show it’s appreciation for members using the site free of charge. However, we will be showcasing the winners artwork on the site.

We ask that you follow these basic rules and guidelines:

The contest is open to ZeissImages.com members only.
All photographs submitted must have been captured with a Zeiss lens.
You agree that yo are the sole owner of the photograph submitted and are obeying copyright protection laws.
You can submit up to 3 photographs per category.
You can update, delete or add new photographs as long as it is done before the deadline date

Deadline for submissions are Aug 1st, 2010.

Prizes are as follow:

First place – Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Planar in ZF2, ZE or ZS mount. Courtesy of Zeiss.
Second place – Lowepro camera bag. Model yet to be determined.
Third place – An 8 gig Compact or SD card.

Please help us spread the word about ZeissImages.com and mention our name on other photography sites.

Note: We are currently trying to expand the prize offerings. Should we be successful in our attempts we will amend this page.

We may amend these rules at any time by posting the amended rules here.

Categories:

1. Most creative interpretation of the brief
2. Best technical image
3. Best manipulated image
4. Best picture taken on a mobile phone
5. Under 16s

Prizes:

* Overall winning image – £1,000 cash prize
* £500 runner up prizes

Simply submit your image(s), along with an entry form, to info@graphicscience.co.uk Or by post to: Engineering for Life Photo Comp; Graphic Science Ltd; The Sheilings; Felton Common; North Somerset; BS40 9YP. Remember to include an entry form. Digital adjustments are only acceptable if submitted under the category ‘Best Manipulated Image’ (Although basic darkroom-equivalent changes such as cropping, brightness, sharpening or spot/blemish removal are allowed across all categories).

Official web site: http://www.graphicscience.co.uk/engineeringforlife.html

* Copyright: We respect the copyright ownership of all submitted images, which continues to belong to the photographer.
* Eligibility: Open to residents in the UK at the time of entering the competition.
* Entry fee: Free
* Entry deadline: 31 May 2010

The most outstanding images – 3 from entries within Syngenta and 3 from outside the company – will be awarded vouchers for Canon equipment:

* 1st prize: USD 8,000
* 2nd prize: USD 5,000
* 3rd prize: USD 3,000

Our jury evaluates photos on the basis of:

1. creative interpretation of theme “Bringing plant potential to life”
2. color and composition (selection of display detail, harmony, color etc.)
3. quality and technique

Eligibility: Open to all

Entry Fee: None

Copyright: All entrants submitting photos agree to allow Syngenta to publish these in electronic or print format for any commercial or non-commercial purpose (including but not limited to advertisement and promotion) without any additional payment. Syngenta shall have a non-exclusive, worldwide irrevocable right to use the above-mentioned photos free of charge. The rights of the photo itself stay with the photographer.

Deadline: 20th June 2010

Click here to visit contest website

ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to bona fide amateur photographers and students only. That is, entrants should not earn more than 10% of their total annual income or £5,000 annually from photography.

Email your entry to apoy@ipcmedia.com

Top 50 entries for this round

* * Entrants should submit only ONE image per round.
* Only entries sent to the correct email address will be entered into the competition.
* The image should be at least 2,700 pixels along its longest edge.
* It must be a JPEG file, preferably sRGB.
* The file name must be your first name and surname.
* The subject line of your email must state the round name and your name once again.
* Include your postal address and daytime telephone number in the body of your email.
* List your camera model, lens, exposure details and any other information in the body of your email.

Prize: Over £25,000

Copyright: Copyright of all entries remains with the photographer, but Amateur Photographer and Canon reserve the right to use entries, without payment, to promote the competition.By entering this competition you grant permission to AP and Canon to reproduce your photos for display at an exhibition, and on the AP and Canon websites, should they be selected.

Deadline: 26th November 2010

Click here to visit contest website

The contest is open to all countries but the UK town that submits the most photos will be additionally featured on the Optimalprint UK website.

The contest opens at 12 noon on Monday, January 18, 2010 and will end on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 12 noon GMT. Winners will be notified by email and announced on the website by Thursday, March 25, 2010.

You can read the details and complete rules about the business card photography contest at: Optimalprint.

Founded in the Netherlands in 1955, World Press Photo is an independent non-profit organization whose primary goal it is to create international support and attention for professional press photographers. Throughout the years, World Press Photo has developed into an independent platform for photojournalism and free exchange of information.

In order to achieve its goal, World Press Photo organizes an annual press photography contest that has become one of the largest contests in the field of press photography. In the 2009 World Press Photo Contest, 96.268 images were submitted by 5.508 photographers from 124 countries. The winning pictures are composed into a traveling exhibition that attracts more than 2 million visitors every year at more than 90 locations worldwide.

Contest entry information in seven languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) is available on: www.worldpressphoto.org/contest

Entries to the 2010 World Press Photo Contest can only be submitted online. To submit entries online, a user name and password are needed. Both can be requested on our website www.worldpressphoto.org/contest between 1 December 2009 and 8 January 2010.

Images may be entered as single images or stories/portfolios in ten categories: Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports Action, Sports Feature, Contemporary Issues, Daily Life, Portraits, Arts and Entertainment and Nature.

The deadline for submitting entries to the 2010 World Press Photo Contest is 14 January 2010, 23.59 Central European Time.

If you have further questions, please send an email to: contest@worldpressphoto.org

Share your images with other photographers at the Carl Zeiss photo contest and show how you interpret the theme “Digital Culture”.

The deadline for entering is Jan. 15, 2010.

Each participant can submit up to three photos. The format for all entries has to be a JPG file and the file size per image should not exceed 10 MB.

All equipment classes are possible – whether Logitech, Nokia or Sony device or an SLR, medium format or rangefinder camera with a ZEISS lens. What counts is that your picture was taken with a lens from Carl Zeiss.

Participants ensure that they own all rights to the submitted pictures and that the photo was taken with a ZEISS lens.
The 10 winning photographs will be presented on the Carl Zeiss website.

Official website: http://www.zeiss.com