Photo Contest: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) Grand Prize $120,000

HAPPINESS

On any given day, as humans we feel a variety of emotions, but one of the most beautiful and heart-warming emotions we can feel, is happiness. This eternal search for happiness has inspired humankind to embark, not only on incredible life journeys, but experience great life moments. It takes a keen photographer’s eye to capture these secret moments of happiness.

Grand Prize $120,000

"Happiness" Category

Position	Prize Money
1st	$25,000
2nd	$20,000
3rd	$15,000
4th	$12,000
5th	$10,000

source: http://www.hipa.ae/en/happiness-2015-2016/rules

Photo Contest: World Air Games 2015 Photo Competition in Dubai

Prizes

"Up Above" Category

Position	Prize Money
1st	$6,000
2nd	$4,000
3rd	$2,500

"Down Below" Category

Position	Prize Money
1st	$6,000
2nd	$4,000
3rd	$2,500

Rules and Regulations

Submissions are open for all attendees of the event which begins on Tuesday the 1st of December 2015 and ends on Friday the 11th of December 2015 at 11 am (UAE Standard Time)
Competitors are permitted to submit a maximum of 3 photographs for each category
Submissions will be accepted exclusively through www.hipa.ae
Photographs submitted must be of high quality and be suitable for publication. They must also be in JPEG format and be no less than 2 MB in size.
Competitors must follow basic ethical and legal standpoints in their submissions and not violate or offend issues such as human rights or environmental protection.
All submissions must be untagged and free of any form of signature, initial or logo that the photographer may have added.
It is Skydive Dubai and HIPA’s legal right to use all photographs for promotional purposes (Non- commercial). Any promotional work would be done through print, publishing and other forms of written or visual media.
HIPA’s judging panel hold the authority to turn down or reject any submission without having to give notice or explanation to the photographer.
Any submission not adhering to the above rules and guidelines will be deemed ineligible for competition.

source: http://www.hipa.ae/en/happiness-2015-2016/rules

Photo Contest: Win a TRIP to Bali

Terms & Conditions

Contestants enter the competition by:

- Following @seeyaneverofficial
- Posting their original picture with the hashtag #seeyanevercontest and tagging @seeyaneverofficial

Pictures must be the sole property of the contestant entering.
The contestant must be the holder of the Instagram account that posted the picture.
Entries close at 11:59pm AEST November 30, 2015.
Final 5 will be selected by a predetermined panel including some See Ya Never staff.
The 5 chosen pictures will be posted to the Official See Ya Never Instagram account @seeyaneverofficial on December 1, 2015.

The finalists pictures will be posted as close to simultaneously as reasonably possible.

Order of posting to the Official See Ya Never Instagram account will be determined by a random number generation program. The winner will be the picture with the highest amount of likes on the See Ya Never Instagram account as of 11:59pm AEAST December 2, 2015.

Unusually high amount of likes from the same IP address may result in ineligibility.

Entries are limited to 20 per person, regardless of amount of Instagram accounts used.

The winner must utilize the prize personally, transfers are not permitted under any circumstance.

All entrants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of their submission.

In the event of at tie, the winner will be selected through use of a random number generation program.

See Ya Never reserves the right to modify, cancel or suspend the contest at any time.

Prize valued between $2500-$5000 AUD. Prize includes return flight to Denpasar, Bali, 7 day villa accommodation, island adventure tours & access to all See Ya Never events. *No cash substitutes.

While the competition is open to all people and nationalities, See Ya Never encourages entrants to thoroughly research the VISA requirements pertaining to themselves, their nationality, and their current location in regards to entry to Indonesia. See Ya Never takes no responsibility for an entrant being denied access to Indonesia, nor is See Ya Never liable for any distress or costs incurred under those circumstances.

All VISA and entry/exit requirements and costs are the complete responsibility of the winning entrant.

If an entrant is unable to come on the See Ya Never Bali Holiday for any reason, the prize will be considered forfeit and be offered to the next eligible entrant.

Winner will be notified via Instagram within 1 week of the closing date of the competition.

Winner must respond and claim the prize within 1 week of being notified by See Ya Never, or the prize will be considered forfeit and will be offered to the next eligible entrant.

Entries must not explicitly or implicitly contain political bias or discrimination or vilification of any kind, including but not limited to vilification of race, gender and sexuality.

Through entry in the competition you agree that See Ya Never may use your submitted picture, within or outside the competition, for promotional purposes.

See Ya Never accept no responsibility for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by any entrant in entering the Competition, including as a result of any entrant winning or not winning the prize.

See Ya Never reserves the right to disqualify any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any rule.

Per Instagram rules, we must mention this is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm they release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram’s term of use.

CONTEST VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

Source: http://seeyanever.com/pages/contest

Photo Contest: Sony World Photography Awards 2016

Seven weeks left to enter the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards 2016. What are you waiting for? Enter now the world’s largest and one of the most respected photography awards for free today.

For more details about this Photo Contest, click this link http://worldphoto.org/about-the-sony-world-photography-awards/?utm_source=judges&utm_medium=wpowebsite&utm_campaign=Judges Hurry! Join Now!

Photo Contest: Canon Light Awards for Australian Residents

The 2015 Canon Light Awards will be running every month for 12 months (January – December). At the end of the 12 month period, The Promoter will invite the Winners of each month (first, second and third place) to participate in a grand promotion with an exciting Canon experience prize.

Eligibility : Open to individual Australian residents, 13+
Entry fee: Free

Student category: only students of a minimum age of 13 up to a maximum age of 25 years who are currently enrolled in a recognised Australian secondary or tertiary institution can enter this category;
Open category: Any Participant can enter this category.

Monthly prizes:

First place: Canon 5D Mark III camera OR a Canon e-store voucher to the value of $4,000
Second place: Canon e-store voucher to the value of $750
Third place: Canon e-store voucher to the value of $300

Grand prize:

The overall winner in each category for 2015 as judged by our Masters will win a once-in-a-lifetime luxury photo safari in Africa for them and a fellow photography-mad person.

Image requirements: JPG, TIFF or PNG format and be between 1MB – 5MB in size. Basic editing such as cropping and basic colour adjustment is permitted. Selective colour adjustment is not permitted. Other than cropping, removal of pixels is not permitted.
Judging criteria: creativity, technical execution and the Entry that best fits the relevant Brief. Online submission of digital photographs via the website. For this competition, you must use a Canon camera. It can be any type of camera, of any age, as long as it is an authentic Canon.
Copyright: All Participants retain any copyright they own in their Entries and grant the Promoter permission to use their entry for contest related promotion
Entry deadline: 31st December 2015

For more details about this photo contest, visit their website http://lightawards.canon.com.au/

Photo Contest: Sony World Photography Awards 2016 is now Open

Calling All the Photographers of all ages, with various backgrounds and experience levels. Sony World Photography Awards invites you to enter the Open categories of the world’s biggest photography competition. Aiming at photography enthusiasts, the judges are looking to award the best single shots across 10 diverse categories, from Architecture to Travel. Full list of different categories are below.

In each category judges will award:

1 winner
Up to 10 shortlisted photographers
Up to 40 commended photographers

Prizes and Benefits
All winning and shortlisted photographers will be included in a global press campaign, featured across the WPO website and exhibited at Somerset House, London in April 2016.
Additional prizes include:

Open Photographer of the Year - $5,000 (USD) plus flights and accommodation to awards in London
Category winners - Sony product. Publication in winners’ book. Exhibition
Shortlist - Digital exhibition. Publication in winners’ book

“All the main newspapers in Spain talked about me and the award. My Facebook page have increased hugely and I have followers from all over the world now. (I encourage others to enter because) it’s free and is one the biggest chances you have to get known. The risk is none and the opportunities are endless. There's no a single reason not to try.” Jaime Massieu Marcos, Winner, Open, Split Second, 2015

Entry

Basic Member - up to 3 photographs for free, submitted into one category or spread across multiple categories
Increase your chances by upgrading to Advanced Membership (enter up to 8 images) or Premium Membership (enter up to 20 images).

Please note once you enter this competition you will not be able to enter the Youth or Professional Competitions.
By entering the Open competition you are automatically entered into the National Awards competition. Please ensure your nationality is filled in correctly when you enter otherwise you will not be entered into your local National Award competition.

To know more about this photo contest, please visit https://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/sony-world-photography-awards-2016-open-competition

Source : https://www.worldphoto.org

Photo Contest : Do you want to win a Canon 7D DSLR Camera?

Submit your outstanding LANDSCAPE shot to Viewbugs' Landscapes 101 Photo Contest. Photographers worldwide are FREE to ENTER this PHOTO CONTEST. To know more about the details of this photo contest, visit http://www.viewbug.com/contests/landscapes-101-photo-contest

Grand Jury Winner

Canon EOS 7D - $859 value
Exclusive ViewBug Blog Feature
350 Reward Points

About The Prize

Designed for pros and semi-pros alike, the Canon EOS 7D is a high-performance DSLR, that features the resolving power of an 18-megapixel APS-C format CMOS sensor and dual DIGIC 4 image processors that enable 8 frames-per-second capture of high-definition, low-noise imaging at sensitivity levels up to ISO 12800. It accepts lenses with EF or EF-S mounts.

To be able to join in Viewbugs' other photo contest, please visit their website http://www.viewbug.com

Source: http://www.viewbug.com/contests/landscapes-101-photo-contest

Microsoft sponsored PHOTO CONTEST.

Pitchit.me in partnership with Microsoft, will be having their photo contest with the the theme: ‘Colourful‘.
All photographers of all experience are encourage to submit their images based on their interpretation of the ‘Colourful‘ theme.
All capture types and photographic processes are eligible to submit, from the rainbow of vibrant, strong, happy colours of Reds, Pinks, Oranges, Yellows, Greens, Blues, Purples and every possible combination.

Prizes
1st Place – Gold Medal Photographer

Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Coloud Headphones
Microsoft Lumia 1520
Microsoft Treasure Tag
Selection of MixRadio Promotional Items
Windows Store Gift Card
PicHit Premium subscription
Takeover the PicHit Instagram Account for a weekend
Featured on PicHit website front page

2nd Place – Silver Medal Photographer

Microsoft Lumia 830
Coloud Headphones
Microsoft Treasure Tag
Windows Store Gift Card
Selection of MixRadio Promotional Items
PicHit Premium subscription
Takeover the PicHit Instagram Account for a weekend

3rd Place – Bronze Medal Photographer

Microsoft Lumia 830
Microsoft Treasure Tag
Windows Store Gift Card
Selection of MixRadio Promotional Items
PicHit Premium subscription
Takeover the PicHit Instagram Account for a weekend

Additional Prize

A further 17 photographers that have uploaded 10 or more fully tagged photos and have an average of 30 likes per photo across their portfolio will receive a Windows Store Gift Card (provided they have not already won a higher valued prize).

All photographers that upload 15 or more fully tagged photos and have an average of 20 likes per photo across their portfolio will receive:
- – a full portfolio review, and
- – be promoted globally within the Microsoft Office suite as a PowerPoint Template
- Terms & Conditions
- AWARDS | Winners
  The ‘Gold Medal’ photograph will be chosen by the panel of professional judges from all images that have received more than 30 likes from the community.
  The ‘Silver Medal’ and ‘Bronze Medal’ placed runners-up will be chosen by the panel of professional judges from all images that have received more than 25 likes from the community.
  IMPORTANT DATES
  Contest Start Date: 31 August 2015
  Final Submission Deadline: 21 November 2015
- Judging Period: 22 November 2015 Through 30 November 2015
  Winners Announced: 14 December 2015
  
  To know more how to join the Photo Contest click this http://www.pichit.buzz/photo-competition-colourful-tcs/
  This is an awesome Photo Contest. What are you waiting for? come on, let us join this Photo Contest now.

Join the #Volunteerism4Devt Nationwide Photo Contest

To celebrate the 2015 National Volunteer Month, the PNVSCA, in cooperation with the National Volunteer Month Steering Committee (NVM-SC) is conducting a photo contest to showcase volunteerism in today’s milieu through the ‘volunteerism in action’ pictures that capture the representative contributions of volunteerism in Philippine development.

Theme: “Volunteerism for Development”

Mechanics

Eligibility

The Contest is open until 30 October 2015. There is no registration fee required to join the Contest.

It is open to all Filipino nationals, 18 years old and above, and currently residing in the Philippines at the time of submission of entry. Participants may be professional/amateur photographers or hobbyists/enthusiasts. Employees of PNVSCA, members of the NVM-SC and their relatives up to the second degree of affinity or consanguinity are not eligible to join the Contest.

Technical Specifications

The photo entry must meet the following image requirements:

Original and colored. Black and White or Sepia photos are not allowed. Digital copy should be in Jpeg or JPG format with resolution of 300 dpi or higher and 2400 X 3000 pixels in size.

Printed copy should be 5R (5×7 inches) in size on photographic paper (matte or glossy finish).

It should not be digitally enhanced or altered. Altered images refer to photographs manipulated and applied with special effects (colorizing, toning, collage, photo composites, HDR, etc.). Only simple adjustments such as cropping and color/contrast/sharpness shall be allowed.

Entries found to have been digitally-manipulated using photoshop and other similar photo editing software will automatically be disqualified. Only simple adjustments such as cropping and color/contrast/sharpness adjustments shall be allowed.

Requirements

1. The entry should be an original material taken in the Philippines from 2013-2015, owned by the participant and should not be borrowed or grabbed from other sources. If the image contains any material or element that is not the participant’s property, or if any person appears in the photo, the participant is responsible for securing—prior to submission of the entry—a formal consent/permission from concerned parties or, in the case of minor, from the subject’s parent of guardian.

2. Entries should not have been submitted to or won in any other contests/competitions nor have been published or shown in any local or international publications and/or other media forms.

3. Entries which may be obscene, offensive, or may have inappropriate content, as decided by the panel of judges, shall be disqualified.

4. Photos of national and local government officials are not eligible as subjects.

Criteria

All entries will be judged according to the following criteria:

Story (Relevance)

How the photo portrays the theme ‘Volunteerism for Development’ – 50%

Creativity

How the subject of the photo is pictured and presented. – 30%

Impact

(10% from the judges and 10% from online votes/FB likes earned)

How the photo captured the attention of the viewers/public. – 20%

Judging and Selection of Winners

1. All entries shall be pre-screened by PNVSCA to ensure compliance with the mechanics of the contest.

2. All qualified entries shall be announced and posted at the PNVSCA Facebook Page for online voting.

3. The decision of the panel of judges is considered final and unappealable.

4. Winners shall be notified by PNVSCA and announced at the PNVSCA Facebook Page and PNVSCA website.

Conditionality Clause

1. PNVSCA has the right to validate the originality and veracity of all entries and information about the participant.

2. All photos submitted shall be the property of PNVSCA.

3. In joining the contest, the participant is considered to have irrevocably granted PNVSCA all rights to the photos, along with the names of the photographers, for which may be used by the Agency for various publications and for other official purpose.

Awards and Prizes

The winners will receive Certificates of Recognition and the following cash prizes (inclusive of tax):

First Prize P12,000

Second Prize P 8,000

Runner-ups (3) P 4,000 each

All qualified participants will receive certificates of participation.

Submission of Entries

Participants may submit a maximum of two (2) entries. Each entry must have a PHOTO TITLE in English or Filipino including information on the place where the photo was taken, date when the photo was taken, and a short description of what the photo is about.

Entries shall be submitted in a sealed envelope containing the following:

Completed entry form
Digital copy of the entry stored in CD/DVD
Printed copy in 5R size with the name and signature of the participant at the back.

The deadline of submission is on 30 October 2015. Entries received after this date will not be opened.

Please address all entries to:

Mr. Joselito C. De Vera
Executive Director
Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA)
Ground Floor, Philippine Sugar Center Building
North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

For further information, please call PNVSCA at (02) 225 32 67 or email at info@pnvsca.gov.ph

To join this Photo Contest, download ENTRY FORMS AND GUIDELINES at the PNVSCA official Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/innovatecooperateinspire and at the Agency’s website at www.pnvsca.gov.ph.

The entry forms and guidelines may be photocopied and reproduced.
The deadline of this Photo Contest is until tomorrow, October 30, 2015.
What are you waiting for join this Photo Contest now!

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