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The “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are displayed in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.

Px3 Judges:
Juried by leading editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, consultants, creative directors, and art directors, Px3 brings the best of photography from across the globe to Paris.

Px3 Categories:
Advertising, Photojournalism, Book, Book Proposals, Fine Art, Nature and Portraiture.

Px3 Deadline:
Midnight, Central European Time or mailed entries post-marked by January 16, 2009 .

AWARDS

Px3 Photographer of the Year
Both professional and non-professional photographers compete for the top award, the Px3 Photographer of the Year and 3,000 Euros. The winner’s work is publicized internationally, receives the spotlight at all events, is exhibited in Paris, and published in the Px3 Annual Book.

Px3 Best New Talent (Non-Professionals and Students Only)
Non-professional photographers compete for the Px3 Best New Talent Award and 2,000 Euros. The winner’s work is publicized and exhibited in Paris and published in the Px3 Annual Book.

Certificates in all Categories
All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from both the professional and non-professional categories will receive a Px3 certificate, personalized press release, and a Px3 winner’s logo for professional purposes.

Honorable Mentions
Px3 judges award several Certificates of Honorable Mention to both professional and non-professional entries to acknowledge talent as they deem fit.

Public Choice Awards
39,481 votes were tallied in the first annual Prix de la Photographie Paris. The names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Subcategory Public Choice Winners are listed in the Px3 Annual Book.

PARIS EXHIBITION AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY
Winning photographs from the 1st and 2nd place winners in each MAJOR category from both the professional and non-professional entries will be publicized and exhibited in Paris.

Px3 Annual Book
The work of the 1st and 2nd place winners from both the professional and non-professional Subcategories will be published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book (includes Major Category winners). The names of the Honorable Mention recipients and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place Subcategory Public Choice Winners will be included as well.

Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in this international showcase of photographic talents.

ENTRY FEES
Entry fees cover the cost of administration and promotion.
To make Px3 globally accessible, Px3 discounts entry fees for certain countries. Professional Photographers:
$30 for each photograph entered
$50 for each series (2-5 images with a unifying theme) or book
Same photograph or series, additional category: $25 per category
Non-professional and Student Photographers:
$20 per photograph entered
$40 for each series (2-5 images with a unifying theme)
Same photograph or series, additional category: $15 per category

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Renaissance is an international photography competition to raise money for the Lavender Trust at Breast Cancer Care.

Martin Parr, Eamonn McCabe and Charlie Waite are the judges; over £5,000 in cash prizes to be won and 60 finalists will be exhibited at a celebrity private view in March 2009. All proceeds go to the charity.  Last year’s competition raised £30,000 and was featured in the Times, the Evening Standard and various photography magazines.

The 2009 competition runs until 11 January 2009.  It is open to both amateur and professional photographers.

The theme is Moments that Matter and there are 3 categories:
- Emotion
- The Human Body
- The World We Live In

Prize money
There are lots of opportunities to win something. The overall winner of the competition will receive the Renaissance Prize of £3,000. The winner in each category will receive the category prize of £500. The runner-up in each category will receive £250.

Exhibition
And for 60 finalists, there is an additional benefit of getting real exposure with an exhibition in a leading London gallery where your work will be sold. You’ll even get a share of the proceeds.

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Perrot Photography has launched a new photography award. Perrot wants you to inspire the nation’s photographers and the winner gets £10,000.

There are 3 categories:

• Wedding
• Portrait
• Open (anything else eg. travel, social, advertising, fashion…)

What the judges are looking for:

The judges will be looking for quality of the print, good and unusual composition, good use of light and Image content. Don’t be afraid to send something experimental.

The competition is open to Uk and Republic of Ireland residents.

Prizes
Overall Winner: £10,000
Winner of each category: £1,000

Closing date for entries 4th March 2009.

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Wanderlust are now inviting entries for this year’s edition of the UK’s longest-running amateur photography competition. This year, there are two categories:

Amateur - open to amateur photographers only. Photographs may be submitted for one or more of the following categories: People; Wildlife; Landscape; Travel Icons

Portfolio - open to amateur and professional photographers. Photographs may be submitted for one of the following categories: People; Wildlife; Landscape; Travel Icons. We’re after a set of five eye-catching images, all themed to fit one of the four categories.

As always, we have fantastic prizes up for grabs for this year’s winners. The Mexico Tourist Board and British Airways will whisk the top photographer (and a companion) in each of the four amateur categories to the wave-lapped shores, Mayan delights and dusty badlands of Mexico, on a mission to capture some of its magic.

The winner of the Portfolio category will walk away with £5,000.

The Amateur competition is free to enter; the Portfolio competition has an entry fee of £10.

The winners and short-listed entrants will see their images printed in Wanderlust and The Independent, and exhibited at Destinations 2009, the UK’s top holiday and travel show. There are also great Nikon cameras to be won.

Sound good? Then get snapping!

THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES FOR THE 2008 COMPETITION IS 1 DECEMBER 2008

NEW CATEGORY ALERT!
This year, alongside the People, Wildlife and Landscape categories, we’ve introduced a new theme. The fourth category will be Travel Icons – classic shots of places, events and people that have achieved an iconic visual status in the world of travel. Whether its an original shot of Machu Picchu, a cowboy riding across the US plains or sari-shopping women in an Indian market, these shots should sum up the essence of the destination.

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The Photo Award was founded in Sweden in 2008. The purpose of this event is to enhance journalistic photography and to strengthen the position for the professional photographer. It is also intended to inspire young and new photographers and get more people interested in photography.

Compete for $30,000 (USD) in cash prizes and the honorable bronze statues. Both professional and amateur photographers are welcome to compete in The Photo Award.

The pictures submitted must be your own copyright and can only be submitted into the specified categories.

The competition is open until 4 January, 2009.

Participating pictures must have been taken during the year 2008. They do not need to have been published.

The jury is allowed to move pictures between categories if they deem it necessary.

For each submitted picture there is an entry fee of US$10.

Prizes

The prize pool is US$30,000 in cash.

US$10,000 is awarded to the winner in the category Photographer of the Year and to the winner in the category Picture of the Year.

There is a cash prize of US$1,000 for each 1st prize winner in the other categories. The Photo Award bronze statue is presented to all 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners in every category.

Categories

1. PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
One portfolio
You cannot sign up for the Photographer of the Year category. Qualification is automatic when you fulfill the requirements for this category. To qualify, you need to show a breadth. Your portfolio should therefore include at least one pictorial feature and pictures from at least two other categories.
The Award carries a cash prize of $10.000 USD and a bronze statue.

2. PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
You cannot sign up for the Picture of the Year category. Qualification is automatic when you enter the contest The Photo Award. The jury will select one picture from all submitted entries.
The Award carries a cash prize of $10.000 USD and a bronze statue.

3. SPOT NEWS PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
The category Spot News Picture - refers to a single image of an unscheduled event where no advance planning is possible. The image should not be staged or arranged.
The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

4. GENERAL NEWS PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
The category General News Picture - refers to a single image of an event that is planned or organized. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

5. FEATURE PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
Feature Picture - refers to a picture without news character. It can show an everyday situation or be arranged. It can be taken in a home setting or at work. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

6. PICTURE STORY OF THE YEAR
One picture story
The category Picture Story - The story should contain at least three pictures in each picture story. The picture story has to be taken during the year of 2008. No pictures taken before 2008 are allowed in the picture story. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

7. PORTRAIT OF THE YEAR
One single picture
A portrait picture refers to a picture of one or more people. The picture can be close-up, half or whole figure and with or without surroundings. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

8. SPORTS ACTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
The category Sports Action Picture of the Year refers to a picture taken at a sports event at the venue where the competition is held. The picture cannot be arranged and the photographer cannot have influenced the situation. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

9. SPORTS FEATURE PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
The category Sports Feature Picture refers to a sports picture taken outside of a sport venue and outside of the exact moment of competition. The picture may be arranged. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

10. SPORTS PICTURE STORY OF THE YEAR
One picture story
Sports Pictorial Feature refers to a picture story from the world of sports. At least three pictures have to be included in the pictorial feature. The picture story has to be taken during the year of 2008. No pictures taken before 2008 are allowed in the picture story. The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

11. HUMOROUS PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
Entries to the Humor Category should bring laughter. A picture that makes the jury smile.
The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

12. NATURE PICTURE OF THE YEAR
One single picture
The category Nature Picture refers to a picture with nature elements. A picture where animals and/or nature dominate rather than people.
The Award carries a cash prize for the 1:st prize winner of $1.000 USD and a bronze statue. 2nd and 3d prize winners will receive the honorable bronze statue.

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PNY Technologies, Inc. announced that they will donate $100,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as part of the 2008 Thanks and Giving campaign to help find cures for pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases.  PNY also unveiled a family photo contest to raise additional money for the hospital.

St. Jude, located in Memphis, Tenn., is the only pediatric cancer research and treatment facility where no child is ever turned away because of the family’s inability to pay.  With an average of 5,400 patient visits annually and research findings shared with doctors and scientists worldwide, the hospital depends on corporate and public contributions for it to thrive. 

PNY is encouraging parents and customers to donate through its “Let Our Memory Capture Your Memories” photo contest by including donation and contest information in specially marked packages of select SD memory cards and USB flash drives. Parents can submit a favorite photo of their child to the contest and encourage their friends and family to vote for the photo. The program runs through January 31, 2009.  PNY will donate $20,000 to St. Jude in the winner’s name.

“PNY is extremely proud to join St. Jude in its efforts to improve the lives of so many families around the world.  We’re also very thankful for the healthy children in our lives and believe supporting this outstanding organization is a great way for us to help further their cause,” said Tony Gomez, vice president of sales and marketing for PNY.  “Our goal is to raise another $50,000 for St. Jude through the family photo contest.  It is also a fun way for parents to share the wonderful childhood memories they have captured on PNY SD cards and USB flash drives.”

Grand prize winner
The top 10 photos receiving the most votes will be submitted to a panel of judges who will select
the Grand Prize Winner. PNY will donate $20,000 to St. Jude in the winner’s name.
The winner will receive a PNY prize package valued at $500.

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International Underwater Image & Video Competitions Celebrate The Beauty, Mystery & Plight of The Oceans With Categories For All Levels From Novices To Professionals

Photographers of all levels will help celebrate the beauty, Mystery and delicacy of the marine environment as the 4th annual international underwater photography and video competition series hosted by UnderwaterCompetition.com kicks off this week. The competition has become the “Superbowl” of international underwater imagery competitions, with over $75,000 of world-class prizes, major industry involvement, and the opportunity to have your images showcased to the world as some of the best. Esteemed judges include leading professional underwater photographers, cinematographers and magazine editors from around the world.

The unique competition series was founded by professional underwater photographers Jason Heller & Eric Cheng and hosted by popular websites DivePhotoGuide and Wetpixel. The series is held in association with two leading scuba diving expos on opposite sides of the world, simultaneously - Our World Underwater, now in its 39th year and one of the largest consumer scuba diving expos in the US, and DEEP Indonesia, the first and only scuba diving and watersports expo in Indonesia.

Participants will compete in technical, themed and video categories, to win more than $75,000 in prizes including premium dive travel, underwater photo and video equipment, scuba diving gear and more! Dive packages include trips to some of the top photo destinations in the world. A complete list of sponsors and prizes are listed on the website.

New this year is a novice category in the Our World Underwater competition, which opens up the competition to a far greater number of scuba divers who are casual underwater photographers.

Deadline for submissions Jan 15, 2009

Winners for each respective competition will be announced live on stage at either the Our World Underwater film festival in Chicago (February 20-22, 2009), or at DEEP Indonesia in Jakarta (March 27 – 29, 2009), and will be published by our supporting media partners worldwide. Winning videos will be broadcast via podcast as episodes of the iTunes-featured DiveFilm Podcast Video and DiveFilm High Definition Podcast Video

15% of entry proceeds will be donated to marine conservation efforts.

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The second Sony World Photography Awards is now open for entries.

The Sony World Photography Awards 2009 is a truly global competition which honours both professional and amateur photographers.

In addition to the 12 categories for professional photographers and the nine categories for amateurs, the Sony World Photography Awards are delighted to announce the partnership with The Prince’s Rainforests for the PRP Awards which complements this year’s theme of the environment.

Professional photographers will be submitting their portfolios in the hope of being selected for a fully-funded project to document the rainforest regions of the world. Amateur photographers will also be invited to submit their images for a global awareness campaign, using photography to educate and inform.

Also new to this year’s awards:

* An extended university programme which has grown from 10 universities in Europe in the inaugural year of the awards to 60 universities across six continents. The brief for this year’s student competition is to produce one image which highlights a single environmental issue specific to their country.

* The Festival @ The Sony World Photography Awards: a week-long festival of photography that takes place throughout the city of Cannes. Through talks, seminars, screenings, networking events, book signings and many other programmes and events, The World Photography Awards have created a programme for the photographic community to participate and network through. The Festival @ SWPA is also creating a new annual cultural event for the general public and all who enjoy contemporary art.

* A new category list for professional photographers spreading across the three photographic genres - photojournalism and documentary, commercial and fine art

* The introduction of the Sony Campaign Award for amateur photographers, which joins together a global obsession for football with the enthusiasm and passion of photography. Amateur photographers are invited to enter the Campaign Award with a single image that captures the beauty and spirit of football in unexpected places, with the winner having the chance of being one of the photographers used in Sony’s forthcoming digital imaging 2009 campaign work.

* A global touring exhibition - Discovering a World of Images - showcasing images by the 2008 winners and finalists which through the course of a year will visit Belgium; Cologne; Tokyo; Delhi; New York; Singapore; Rio de Janeiro; Moscow and Melbourne.

The Sony World Photography Awards welcome submissions from every corner of the world. Last year – the first year of the awards – over 70,000 entries were received from 178 countries. For both professional and amateur photographers, the categories cover a broad range of subjects from photojournalism to sport, architecture to fashion, offering an all-encompassing competition for the photographic world.

Now, in just their second year, the awards have grown to become much more than an awards programme. It is a mix of festival events, exhibitions, award schemes and student programmes throughout the year. In April 2009 the WPA will host Festival @ The Sony World Photography Awards, a week-long celebration of photography at the Palais des Festival in Cannes attended by some of the most influential names in the photography industry from around the world. The highlight of the week is the awards ceremony gala dinner when the winners in all the categories will be honoured and the Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year will be announced.

Through its many initiatives, the Sony World Photography Awards aim to unite the international photographic community.

World Photographic Academy
The awards are judged by the World Photographic Academy which today comprises close to 100 of the world’s leading photographers including Elliott Erwitt, Mary-Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas, Bruce Davidson and Tom Stoddart; gallery owners; picture agencies; international Guilds; picture editors; critics and publishers. Their role is to promote excellence in photography and set the standard for award selections.

Key dates
2008
22 September Professional and amateur categories open for submissions
9 October Global tour opens in Tokyo
31 October Student Focus participating universities announced
25 November WPA Judges announced
2 December Global tour opens in New York
31 December Closing date for professional and amateur categories
2009
24 February Amateur and professional awards shortlist announcement
3 March Student Focus winners’ announcement
17 March Amateur and professional winners’ announcement
14-19 April Festival @ The Sony World Photography Awards - exhibitions and events in Cannes
16 April Sony World Photography Awards gala evening and ceremony

Amateur Categories & Prizes

• Architecture
• Conceptual & Constructed
• Fashion
• Landscape
• Music
• Natural History
• Portraiture
• Sport
• Campaign Award

One grand prize winner will be selected from the 8 category winners by the 2009 Judging Committee  and be awarded The Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year.

The overall winner and a guest will be flown to Cannes, receive two nights’ accommodation in a luxury hotel on the famous Croisette, receive VIP tickets to attend the evening gala awards ceremony on the 16th of April, 2009, and collect their prize of $5,000  and a Sony gift.  The winner will also receive week-long passes to attend the World Photography Festival screenings, workshops, exhibitions, talks and other events taking place throughout the city of Cannes from the 14th – 19th of April.

Professional Categories & Prizes

Photojournalism & Documentary:

• Current Affairs / Spot News
• Sport
• Contemporary issues
• Arts and entertainment

Commercial:

• Advertising
• Fashion
• Music

Fine Art:

• Portraiture
• Conceptual & Constructed
• Natural History
• Landscape
• Architecture

Winner of “L’iris d’Or” - Best overall photograph will receive:
Recipient of the title “Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of The Year” $25,000
Entry into the “World Photographic Academy”
Exhibition showcase of winning image and 25 picture portfolio at the 2010 Sony World Photography Awards.
Winning image will be exhibited on the Sony World Photography Awards’ website and promoted to creatives worldwide.
Flights to Cannes, and 2 nights accommodation in a hotel on the famous Croisette and receive VIP tickets to attend the evening gala awards ceremony, taking place on the 16th of April, 2009.

Winners of each individual category will receive:
Recipient of the title “Sony World Photography Awards category name Photographer of The Year”
Flights to Cannes, and 2 nights accommodation in a hotel on the famous Croisette and receive VIP tickets to attend the evening gala awards ceremony, taking place on the 16th of April, 2009.
Winning image will be exhibited on the Sony World Photography Awards’ website and promoted to creatives

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Calling all bird photographers - Amateur or Professional

Now in its sixth year, the International Wildbird Photographer competition is generating some of the most exciting images of birds ever seen. With a magnificent prize fund exceeding £10,000, and the worldwide esteem in which the IWP is held, it is the competition every photographer wants to win. Professional wildlife photographers from more than 30 countries are now submitting entries to the IWP, but less experienced photographers are also encouraged to send in their bird images – several categories are tailormade for amateurs.

ENTRY FEE: One-off entry fee of £20 (£10 if entering only Category 7 – 18s and under).

The closing date is November 30th 2008.

Categories and prizes

The winner of each category will go forward to the Grand Final to decide who will be awarded the title of International Wildbird Photographer 2008 and the £1,500 cash prize from main sponsors Warehouse Express.

Category 1: Birds in Britain
The winner of this section will show it is perfectly possible to obtain memorable shots of birds taken in the UK.
1st prize: Swarovski ATS65HD telescope plus 20-60x zoom eyepiece worth £1,480
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

Category 2: Birds of the World
Images that reflect the magnificent beauty of birds worldwide.
1st prize: Nikon D300 camera body, worth £1,199
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

Category 3: Birds in Flight
Capture the essence of flight – the power or grace of a bird in mid-air, soaring, taking off or landing.
1st prize: Leica 8×32 HD binoculars worth £1,210
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

Category 4: Bird Behaviour
The winner will be decided on the overall impact of the image.
1st prize: Canon 10×42WP IS binoculars worth £1,499
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

Category 5: Birds in the Landscape
We’ll be looking for artistically pleasing shots of birds within the environment – maybe gulls following a plough, a Kestrel on a high-rise office block or a Bittern blending into a reedbed.
1st prize: Bushnell Elite e2 8×42 binoculars worth £499 plus Manfrotto MN701RC2 055 XV tripod kit worth £249 & Wildlife Watching 5ft dome hide worth £233.66
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

Category 6: Amateur & Amateur Digiscoping
An amateur is defined as someone who has never received a fee for work reproduced in magazines or books. Amateur digiscoped shots are also included in this category.
1st prize: Kata HB-205 rucksack worth £209 plus Opticron Imagic BGA SE 8×42 binoculars worth £399
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

Category 7: 18s & Under NEW
Junior photographers now have their very own category! Any wild-bird images are considered, as long as the photographer is aged 18 years or under. Entry fee of £10 if entering this category only.
1st prize: Lowepro Vertex 200 rucksack worth £165, plus Giottos MTL3661 plus MH5001 tripod kit worth £145
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

8: Best Portfolio
The category all wildlife photographers want to win. To win this category, entrants must submit three pictures that are linked in some way. Each shot needs to be of prize-winning quality in its own right.
1st prize: Sony Alpha 700 DSLR camera plus 16-80mm lens and filters worth £1,499
Runner-up: £100 gift voucher from Warehouse Express

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In 1999, British publisher Hodder Headline (now Hachette Livre) held a global photographic competition called M.I.L.K. (Moments of Intimacy, Laughter and Kinship). Inspired by the 1950s landmark photographic exhibition, ‘The Family of Man’, M.I.L.K. began as an epic global search to find unique and geographically diverse images on the themes of friendship, family and love. It was not only the richest in photographic history, but also one of the most significant, drawing participation from 17,000 professional and amateur photographers in 164 countries. In total over 40,000 images were received by M.I.L.K., including at least four Pulitzer Prize winners. The 300 winning images were chosen by the Chief Judge, Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt, and were the basis for three books entitled Family, Friendship and Love and an international touring exhibition launched at New York’s Grand Central Terminal in 2001.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original M.I.L.K. competition, M.I.L.K. Licensing, again in association with Elliott Erwitt, is conducting a new competition founded on the themes of friends, families, lovers and laughter to create a new collection of 150 images. The 150 winning images will be published in a new book entitled Fresh M.I.L.K.: Friends, Families, Lovers & Laughter in Fall 2009, and on selected licensed products.

We are seeking outstanding images that capture authentic, spontaneous and humorous moments shared between friends, families and lovers around the world. The judges will select images on the basis of the following:

Images that celebrate friendship, family and love.
Images that tell stories and convey real emotion.
Images that evoke a humorous response.
Technical quality.

The Prizes

The total prize pool is US$125,000 made up as follows:

One Grand Prize winner will receive US$50,000; All 150 winners, including the Grand Prize winner, will receive US$500 for each winning image.

All prize money will be treated as a non-refundable advance against future royalty earnings. Photographers will retain copyright in their images but in order to become prize winners they must grant M.I.L.K. a 10-year non-exclusive licence for the use of their image in book publications and selected licensed products in exchange for ongoing royalty payments. All 150 winners will share equally in royalty income which will be reported, and any monies owing paid, annually.

The competition closes on 31 December 2008

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The International Aperture Awards is Running the World’s Richest On-Line Photographic Competition With a Total Prize Pool of USD$200,000 and a Massive USD$100,000 for the Winning Image! Early Entry Fee is $250 during September, Regular Entry Fee $290. Online Entries Open Monday 1st September and Close Wednesday 29th of October.

The International Aperture Awards on-line photography competition is open to ALL professional and aspiring photographers, photographic students and anyone with a hidden gift for capturing a winning photograph. Enter up to four images from the following categories for your chance to win - People and Portrait; Sport; Landscape; Science and Nature; Commercial/Advertising; Abstract/Illustrative; Photojournalism/Press.

In addition, there will be a People’s Choice Award so everyone can become involved, photographers and viewers alike. The Entry voted the People’s Choice will receive USD$10,000 and four (4) Voters in the People’s Choice Award, selected at random, will each receive USD$1,000.

A team of a 100 international industry professionals will judge the photos. Along with an overall winner, the top five entries from each category will be selected and the following prizes awarded:  USD$6,000 (1st prize), USD$3,000 (2nd prize), USD$1,000 (3rd prize), USD$500 (4th Prize), USD$250 (5th Prize). And for the photographers just outside the winners circle, there are internationally recognized Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze merit awards to be earned for high scoring images.

If you think you have what it takes to capture a winning photograph, get your entries in on-line from September 1st till October 29th 2008.  The entry fee is USD$250 throughout September (the early bird special) and then rises to USD$290 during October.

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