Post links to comps on this thread - please include the closing date as shown below... if you enter, let us know !


Garden Photographer of the Year (closes 31 Jan 2008 )
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Could it be you ? Well maybe, but only if you submit your pics in time :P

Competition Details
Closing date for submissions is 31 Jan. 2008
Enter online at www.gpoty.org
Under 16s can enter Young Garden Photographer of the Year and Kew Gardens free of charge
Professional photographers wishing to photograph at Kew Gardens should contact pr@kew.org to obtain a photography permit.

With thousands of pounds worth of cash and prizes up for grabs, this is a unique opportunity for entrants to have their photographs exhibited for the four summer months of 2008 alongside some of the world's most talented photographers in the gardening and landscape world. Several hundred thousand visitors will see the top one hundred pictures at a purpose-built outdoor exhibition at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.

We are now calling for entries in the following categories:
• My Garden
• Garden Views
• Plant Portrait
• Life in the Garden
• Trees

Amateur and professional photographers are encouraged to enter single images or themed portfolios and there will be prizes to suit both types of entry. There will be a new special award for Young Garden Photographer of the Year supported by Chris Collins, the BBC Blue Peter Gardener. Entries for this category are welcomed from young photographers under the age of 16 and are free.

A panel of high-profile industry and art professionals will judge the competition and the winning images will be displayed from May to September 2008.

Previous competition judge Chris Beardshaw, television presenter and garden designer, says: "Our plants and gardens are delightfully dynamic and effervescent—subtly and constantly morphing. So much can be missed at the blink of an eye but, thankfully, it is precisely that precious moment that the camera captures for eternity."

More details at the official site - http://www.gpoty.org/ - where you can learn how to win a free book maybe if you submit before 31 July

International Wildbird Photographer (closes 31 Oct 07)
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See here (http://www.iwpawards.com/index.html)- open to pros and amateurs alike. :)

The annual competition organised jointly by Bird Watching magazine and Warehouse Express is now the award that all bird photographers – amateur and professional and from all parts of the globe – aspire to win. And it's open to all...

Now in its fifth 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 that 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 tailor-made for amateurs.

Photographs should be taken in the UK and have the natural world or the countryside at their heart.

Chris Packham and Jo Brand will be judging and the best will be featured in the 2008 Countryfile calendar sold in aid of Children In Need.

Sending your entries
Post pictures to: Countryfile Photo Competition 2007, BBC, The Mailbox, Birmingham, B1 1RF.
Please print and post digital entries – email entries will be ignored.
The closing date is 7 September 2007.
Please bear in mind
You can send up to four photos as either prints or slides, in colour or black and white. Prints can be any size but we suggest a maximum size of 10"x8" or roughly A4.
Digital entries may be enhanced to remove spots or scratches, but not manipulated.
The photos must be original works and must not have been published before.

Find it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/countryfile/photocomp.shtml

Who needs the Cannes film festival when you can have a photo one ? Thats what Sony were thinking - see here :

http://worldphotographyawards.org/home.asp


Cannes here we come :)

r there ne more events of this sort happening now in november and december?

Great thread idea :thumbsup:

OK, here u go :

Urban Photographer of the year 2007

http://portal.cbre.eu/portal/page/portal/urban/index.html

Rather good competition by the looks of things - have a look at the site - closes 14 December

One prize for each hour of the day and there are 3 top prizes as well (http://portal.cbre.eu/portal/page/portal/urban/page2/page3/page3.html)

The Winner – who will be given the Title of CB Richard Ellis Urban Photographer of the Year, will be awarded a personal photographic safari in Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains for two people. This includes return flights, transfers, accommodation, guides, meals and permits.

In addition to this magical journey (valued at approx £5,000) the winner will also have the opportunity to display their photographic skills in Digital Photographer Magazine, one of the UK’s leading photography magazines. The best images of the trip will be featured in an editorial article in 2008.

FIRST RUNNER UP
The first runner up wins a week one-on-one course at the International Academy of Professional Photography

SECOND RUNNER UP

The second runner up will win a Wacom Cintiq 21 inch Graphics Panel. With its larger screen size of 21.3 inch, the flat drawing surface and the decreased distance between pen and display, the Cintiq 21UX let all previous Interactive Pen Displays pale in comparison.

:)

Photoshop user awards
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Closes end of December :

http://www.photoshopuserawards.com/

Nice trip to Hawaii !

The winner in each category will receive a prize package, valued at over $2,500. The winning image in each category will appear in a special issue of Photoshop User magazine. Enter your work in any of the following categories:

General Photography
Photo Retouching
Advertising Design
Illustration
Artistic Work
Wedding & Portrait Photography
Landscape & Travel Photography
Composites and Collaging
Photo Restoration
Student Work
General Photoshop Design

2008 Adobe® Design Achievement Awards

The 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards gives higher education students from around the world the creative license to propel their careers in the future. Enter in 12 categories in 3 media areas endorsed by the industry, over 60$K US in cash prizes will be awarded in New York City.

Submissions close May 2, 2008.

http://www.adaaentry.com/

Hi I'm a newbie to this bit of the Sheffield Forum. I bought a Canon 400D last year, I've used it a little and am a complete amateur when it comes to equipment like this. I've always loved taking photo's they've always been with compact camera's.


I hope to be able to contribute a bit more later, off on holiday tomorrow with my hubby to Milan but I wanted to mention this before I go.

http://www.wintersnaps.windowsvistamagazine.com/


This closes 15th February and it's a voting one (I hate voting one's) I feel as though I'm always pestering people :|

Anway this is my entry:-

http://www.wintersnaps.windowsvistamagazine.com/7560519246401157199/puppy-love.html

there's also another of my cat Sushi if you'd like to vote for that too.

You have to register first and you're allowed one vote per entry.

If I did win this I would donate the wireless pc part of the prize to my son's school in S8 - they'd be over the moon to receive this I'm sure. And the tv would look nice in my living room :hihi:.... BUT even the runner up prizes of the Vista software sound very appealing.

I am really in a terrible rush so can't add anything further on this competition, so if anyone wants to add please do so.

Please vote for me - and if you're entering too, post a link and I'll return the favour.

All the best.

Oh btw can anyone recommend an insurance company - I need to insure my camera/equipment for the trip (I'm NEVER organised :loopy:) - please pm me

Thank you

Tracy

Million places on earth : http://www.millionplacesonearth.com/

There is a competition at the moment where you pay to submit your entry - but it will be free after 14 January :)

Just heard that I've won a prize in the Sandisk Ducati Photo Competition (http://www.extreme-gp.com/photo/). Think its for this pic (http://sandisk.c0mp.net/FK3/img.php?n=32). Don't know what Prize I have won yet - could be one of these :

Top prize : Canon 400 plus trip to Moto GP race, hotel, flights, meals, chat with official race photographer, and of course taking plenty of photos.

Then there are 300 other prizes:

Ducati 'Historical' leather jacket (10 to be won)
Breil / Ducati watch (10 to be won)
Oakley / Ducati sunglasses (10 to be won)
Ducati / SanDisk t-shirt (100 to be won)
Ducati / SanDisk cap (100 to be won)
Ducati / SanDisk keyring (100 to be won)

Knowing my luck I'll win the keyring :P If I win the jacket it may not arrive for 3 months. The suspense will kill me :(

Top prize : Canon 400 plus trip to Moto GP race, hotel, flights, meals, chat with official race photographer, and of course taking plenty of photos.

Sell the 400D and start saving for a 300 prime ;)

Eh well done Grissom - hope it's a good prize :)

http://www.momentumsports.co.uk/PhotoCompetition.asp

Here at Momentum Sports, you may have gathered (!), that we love running. We would like to see your running related photographs and are offering a prize of £20 for the best photograph that we receive.
It is often said that a picture tells a thousand words, and we would like to see the narrative of what your sport means to you.

Running means so many different things to all of us, so the aim of the competition is to send in photos which capture the essence of what running is all about for you. The competition is completely free to enter.

Please send your photos to photocompetition@momentumsports.co.uk or you can send them to us by snail mail if you prefer (to the address at the bottom of the page). Remember to include a title for the photo and your name. Maximum file size is 1.5 mb if you are e-mailling your entry.

You can enter as many times as you like. The entries will be judged the week after the competition closes and the results announced then.

http://www.gobblinggoblin.co.uk/more_info.asp?current_id=57

Send us your best photos of you gobbling your Goblin pudding. Maybe in an obscure place, in fancy dress, or not using a knife and fork! Whatever the way you gobble yours click onto the link below and upload your funny snaps to be in with a chance of winning some free Goblin merchandise from the Gobblemart and Goblin meat puddings.

http://www.sharowphotocomp.co.uk/entryforms.php

Good luck

http://www.countryside-alliance.org.uk/members-&-supporters/support-us/2008%1009-photographic-competition/

Following the success of last year’s competition, the Countryside Alliance Photographic Competition is back for second year and once again takes rural Britain as its theme.

Last year there were more than 300 entries and the winning photographs are featured in our 2008 calendar, which can still be bought from our online shop while stocks last. The 13 winning photographs from this year’s competition will be featured in the 2009 Countryside Alliance calendar.

This year’s competition has four categories:

• British wildlife
• The British Countryside
• Rural life and country sports
• Seasons

As well as their photograph featuring in the calendar, the winning photographers will each receive a pair of tickets to the CLA Game Fair for Saturday 26th July 2008 and ten complimentary copies of the 2009 calendar.

Send your entries to:
Countryside Alliance Photo Competition 2008
Pelham House
London Road
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 2AA

The closing date for entries is Friday 18th April

Entrants must not be professional photographers and can submit up to four photos either as prints or slides, in colour or black and white. Photographs must have been taken in the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and all entries must be original work and must not have been previously published.

Please print and post digital entries – email entries will be ignored. Prints should be on photo quality paper. Images must be at least 300dpi (or pixels per inch) when saved at the size at which they will be submitted. Minimum size is approx 6”x4” to a maximum of A4.

Each entry must be clearly marked on the back with:
• when and where the photograph was taken
• which of the four categories you wish to submit it to
• the name, address, telephone number and email address (where possible) of the photographer.

Full competition rules and advice on taking photographs are below:

RULES
1. Photographs submitted to the Countryside Alliance Photographic Competition 2008 should follow the theme of Rural Britain and be submitted into one of the following four categories:
• British wildlife
• The British Countryside
• Rural life and country sports
• Seasons
2. Photographs must have been taken in the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
3. Entrants can submit up to four photos either as prints or slides, in colour or black and white. Prints should be on photo quality paper. Please print and post digital entries – email entries will be ignored.
4. Photographs may be digitally enhanced to remove spots or scratches, but not manipulated. The Countryside Alliance and the judges reserve the right to exclude any image they believe may have been excessively treated so as to alter its authenticity.
5. Images must be at least 300dpi (or pixels per inch) when saved at the size at which they will be submitted. Minimum size is approx 6”x4” to a maximum of A4. Pictures should be clear and sharp. If you can see the dots (pixels) then these will be exaggerated when reproduced.
6. The competition is open to UK residents only (including residents of the Channel Islands and Isle of Man). Employees of the Countryside Alliance are not eligible to enter.
7. Entrants must not be professional photographers.
8. Each entry must be clearly marked on the back with:
• when and where the photograph was taken
• which of the four categories you wish to submit it to
• the name, address, telephone number and email address (where possible) of the photographer.
9. Entries should be sent to: Countryside Alliance Photo Competition 2008, Pelham House, London Road, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 2AA
10. The closing date for entries is Friday 18th April 2008.
11. No entries can be returned and proof of posting is not proof of receipt. The organisers accept no responsibility for entries lost, damaged or delayed in the post.
12. All entries will be judged by a panel of judges. The judges will select 13 photographs which will then be used to compile the 2009 Countryside Alliance calendar. The 13 winners will each a pair of complimentary tickets for to the 2008 CLA Game Fair at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire for Saturday 26th July and ten copies of the calendar.
13. The judges' decision will be final and no correspondence can be entered into.
14. All entries must be original work and must not have been previously published. The entrants must be the sole owner of copyright in all photos entered and must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries.
15. By entering the competition, entrants grant the right for the Countryside Alliance to publish and exhibit the thirteen photographs on television, in print, on their website or in any other media as they think fit, free of charge. Entrants will also be deemed to have consented to their photographs being published in a calendar or for prints to be sold individually, in aid of the Countryside Alliance. No fee will be payable for this use. Finalists agree to take part in post-competition publicity.
16. By entering, entrants will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these rules.

http://www.mencap.org.uk/html/snap/index.asp

Good luck

http://www.wwt.org.uk/text/680/wwt_nikon_photography_competition_2008.html

The competition has three categories:
WWT Nikon Photo of the Year (general photography)
WWT Nikon Junior Photo of the Year
WWT Nikon Digiscoping Photo of the Year

Whether you're a WWT member or a first time visitor, this is the perfect opportunity to show us what WWT means to you - in return, you'll have the chance to win superb Nikon prizes worth over £5,000 in total and you might even see your photo published in WWT's Waterlife magazine.

http://www.iht.org/index.asp

The IHT is launching its 2008 photographic competition. The closing date for entries to – Transportation through a Lens – is 31 March 2008.
There is not limitation on the number of entries from an individual or company but they must be submitted electronically with clear indication of the intended theme. Minimum picture size 6in x 4in at 300dpi
Prize money of £500 is up for grabs for the amateur class– £300 for the individual winner, £150 for second place and £50 for third.
The winners of the Amateur and Corporate Classes will be invited to the IHT Awards Dinner in June 2008 to receive their certificates.



The content of photographs submitted for judging need to be closely associated with the work and achievement of those in highways and transportation.

There will be two classes of entry:

Amateur – entries from private individuals

Corporate – entries submitted by companies

Within the classes there will be three themes. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first motorway we are seeking entries specifically related to motorway construction.


Road to Success

Planes , trains or automobiles

City life

Download Competition Rules

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy-entry/

The search for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 has begun. All the information about the 2008 competition can be found here.

If you have broadband you can enter the competition online. Alternatively enter by post using the forms below.

Please note, it costs £20 to enter online and £27 to enter by post, due to the increased administration this involves.

Closing date
Monday 31 March 2008 for online submission. Monday 24 March 2008 for postal submission.

New award for 2008
Photographer’s Award for Lifetime Commitment to Wildlife Photography
This award will be given to the photographer whose work and commitment to wildlife photography is considered worthy of commendation. This can either be through the sheer power and beauty of their imagery or the positive impact the imagery has made. All entrants can nominate candidates for this award.

Your nomination must be based on the criteria above, you must include a valid reason.

Online entrants can nominate from within the upload area.
Postal entrants can email a nomination or alternatively enclose the nomination with their package.

http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=663498

Good luck

http://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/garden-photography/photography-competition

How to enter
All entries are made online at www.gpoty.org You can enter as many pictures as you like. Firstly, choose which category or categories you like and decide if you want to enter single images or themed portfolios (see below). For £10, you can enter up to four single images in a category. For £20, you can enter a themed portfolio of up to six pictures in any category.

Types of entry
Single images: These are judged as individual, stand-alone photographs.
Portfolios: A portfolio is a group of photographs that work both as individual images and as part of a themed collection. A portfolio can explore a location, a mood, a colour, a plant group, in fact any garden-related subject that fits into one of the categories - but all the images should relate to one another and to the theme as a whole.

Young Garden Photographer of the Year: single images only.


Closing date
31st January 2008

http://www.eye-magine.co.uk/default.asp

Not sure if anyone's interested in underwater photography but posted the link anyway.

Good luck

Do you have a favourite holiday snap taken in England? Post it to our Pictures of England competition and you could win a holiday in the same destination worth up to £1,000!

Closes 31st March - details here (http://www.enjoyengland.com/offers/competitions/pictures-of-england/detail.aspx) :)

WOW what a fab competition this one is.... hope you're gonna enter it :)

http://www.tourismthailand.co.uk/photocomp/

For Competition terms and conditions click on above

BUMPETY BUMP ! Get those votes in for recyclers'pictures :)

Drinks all round if recycler wins !!!

Anyone else entered any competitions ?

Thanks so much Grissom :)

Just vote for me below folks, I really appreciate your :help:

Tracy

OK folks, here is a rather fab competition. Canon giving away 72 lots of £1,500 of gear, 8 trips to photgraphy football matches, and a few ultra lucky people will go on photo assignments which will be on the TV !

Check out the video here for details :

http://ta.canon-europe.com/

Just hover mouse on 'Are you ready' and it says 'Play Video'

Suggest you also check out the Terms and Conditions link at the bottom of the page

*** Note that pre-registration closes VERY VERY soon !

The upload period starts 17 March 2008 at 00:01 CET and closes 1 May 2008 at 00:01 CET. Any Entry submitted after this moment in time will be disqualified. Registered users will gain access to 4 (four) online photography tutorials from the start of the upload period - these will help with your photography in general too !

:)

Could you be the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008 ?

If you think you have a singular skill at dramatically capturing the UK landscape, then get your work sorted for the biggest competition of the year, Charlie Waite's Take a view Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Winning and commended entries will be shown for eight weeks at London's National Theatre and featured in a corresponding book. There's also a total prize fund of £20,000, with the overall winner receiving £10,000.

Submit work in any of four categories. "Classic view" should be big, beautiful and memorable. For "Living the view", capture people interacting with the UK landscape. And in "Your view" and "Phone view", you're encouraged to get especially creative with a conceptual or personal piece. The difference is that in "Phone view" you'll need to use a camera phone instead of a formal camera.

Charlie Waite says of Take a view, "The first year of the Awards exceeded all expectations. The standard of the work was amazing and the exhibition was a great success… I am very pleased that my aim, to involve as many people as possible in making images that symbolise our land and our times, has been met in the most positive way. I can't wait to see this year's entries."

You have until June to assemble your best work, but be sure to check out the details on the Take a view site right away.

http://www.take-a-view.co.uk/

Nikon International Photo Contest - runs until November 30th. Details here

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/activity/npci/npci2008-2009/index.htm

Prize list here :

http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/activity/npci/npci2008-2009/imgdata.htm#awards

:)