PHOTO CONTEST INFORMATION

Win a brand new Nikon D5000 camera worth over £400

Each month, Camera club gives a Guardian photographer – and you – a monthly assignment to complete. We want you to pick your favourite image from your assignment shoot and email it to us. The best of the bunch will win a Nikon D5000 DSLR.

This month’s assignment: housing photography

Eligibility: UK, 18 and over.

Prize : Nikon D5000 DSLR.

Free to Enter

Copyright: submitting an entry to the Competition, You give GNM:

permission for your entry to be published on guardian.co.uk and grant GNM a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to republish your Competition entry in electronic format and hard copy for purposes connected with the Competition; and

the right to use your name and town or city of residence for the sole purpose of identifying You as the author of your entry and/or as a winner of the Competition.

GNM will use reasonable efforts to assert the entrant’s moral rights in the photograph. However GNM may cut, edit, crop or arrange the entry as it sees fit.

Contest Website: http://bit.ly/cVeHuk

The Kolo Photo Contest is back! Through December 2010, Kolo is announcing a new monthly theme on Kolo.com, Koloist.com and Kolo Facebook. Each month, 15 winners will receive a $50 worth of Kolo merchandise. Contestants may enter up to ten photos per month (per theme).

A new theme will be announced the 3rd week of each month. That theme’s 15 winners will be announced on the 10th of the following month, each month through December 2010.The grand prize and six second-place winners will be announced Feb. 1, 2011. Photographs will be judged by a panel of expert photographers and designers.

September’s theme is YELLOW. Enter up to 10 photos that follow the theme “yellow.” The more variety of entries, the better, so have fun with it!

Eligibility: Worldwide

Free to enter

One Grand Prize Winner: Will receive $500 cash and Kolo luxury photo albums and boxes worth $500 retail.

Six Second-Place Winners: Will receive $100 cash and Kolo photo albums and boxes worth $100 retail

120 Monthly Winners: 15 winners each month will receive $50 worth of Kolo merchandise (announced on the 10th of each month).

Copyright: The photographer will grant Kolo, LLC a non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license to publish the photo that I am submitting to the “Kolo Monthly Photo Contest” as they desire, either in print and/or on Kolo’s web site. Void where prohibited.”

Yellow deadline is September 30th and the winners will be announced October 10th.

Contest Website: http://kolo.com/create/contest/

Architecture is art in its highest sense. It is the art of building and of submitting to the nature of the materials, the climate, and the customs of a time. It is based on 3 principles: Beauty, Strength, and Utility. Architecture invites lucid dreams, modulating reality and adapting it to

human desires, and it drives us, by way of the camera, to record the richness and strength of geometry.

The exhibition with the 15 winning images will take place from February 05th until February 15th, 2011. In Espacio Artistico Estudio Nomada.

Eligibility: worldwide

Free to Enter

Prize:

•  15 images will be selected by a qualified panel of judges, from among the first 100 pre-selected that have received the best quality of votes.  These will be displayed in an exhibition in the Estudio Nomada artistic space, on Palma de Sant Just 7, Barcelona, Spain from 05/02/2011 until 15/02/2011.

•  A digital certificate registering your participation in the exhibition will be sent via email.

•  A cocktail party will be held to inaugurate the exhibition.

•  The day of the inauguration, a video will be made and photos will be taken, and they will be published in our blog and in various other media such as a digital art magazine, local press, blogs that specialize in art events, and social networks, among others.

Copyright: You will preserve the entire author’s copyright and other rights that you already possess in relation with the images that you publish in Blipoint. On having sent, having published or having shown these contents, you will grant to Blipoint a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, exempt license of royalties and not sole right to reproduce, to adapt, to modify, to translate, to publish and to distribute the contents that you send, publish or show through Blipoint. This license has, as a merely purpose, to allow Blipoint to show, to distribute and to promote its services.

ARQUITECTURA contest organized by Blipoint. It starts 06/09/2010 and ends 23/11/2010.

Contest Website: http://www.blipoint.com/contests/

The CALL FOR ENTRIES launched on May 15th, 2010 and remain open until October 1st, 2010, the Deadline for Entries. The Awards Ceremony will be celebrated on November 23rd, 2010 in Mexico City.

CATEGORIES AND FORMATS Short Fiction, Animation, Experimental and Documentary films produced in any year, in any film or video format, of up to 20 minutes in length, will be accepted.

THEME Speak Out Against Domestic Violence.

Limit:The maximum duration of short films and documentaries in all categories is 20 minutes, including credits.

Free to Enter

Prizes
Avon Mexico and the Expresión en Corto International Film Festival shall give each of the participants selected for competition a diploma. The winners shall receive the following cash prizes:

• 1st Place: $50,000 Mexican Pesos
• 2nd Place: $30,000 Mexican Pesos
• 3rd Place: $20,000 Mexican Pesos

Copyright: Selected films will automatically form part of the Expresión en Corto y Avon Mexico traveling showcase, participating in festivals, educational and cultural events around the world without having to pay any screening fees.

Deadline: October 1st, 2010

Contest Website: http://www.expresionencorto.com/

Note new date: Contest begins September 16

As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic sets the standard for photographic excellence. Now you can share your vision of the world. Enter to win $10,000 and have your photo published in National Geographic magazine! Photos will be judged on creativity and photographic quality.

Eligibility:Contest is open only to individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry and who do NOT reside in Arizona, Cuba, Iran, New Jersey, North Korea, Puerto Rico, the Province of Quebec, Sudan, Syria or Vermont.

The Categories for entries are: (1) People, (2) Places, and (3) Nature

Entry Fee: $15 per photo.

Prizes: The First Place winner in each Category will each receive US$2,500, and his/her winning photograph will be published in National Geographic magazine. One Grand Prize winner will receive, in addition to the First Place prize, US$7,500 and a trip to the District of Columbia, USA from Jan. 11 to Jan. 14, 2011 to participate in the National Geographic Photography Seminar.

Copyright: By entering the Contest, all entrants grant an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide non-exclusive license to Authorized Parties, to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media now or hereafter known, including, but not limited to: Display at a potential exhibition of winners; publication of a book featuring select entries in the Contest; publication in National Geographic magazine or online highlighting entries or winners of the Contest. Entrants consent to the Sponsor doing or omitting to do any act that would otherwise infringe the entrant’s “moral rights” in their entries. Display or publication of any entry on an Authorized Party’s website does not indicate the entrant will be selected as a winner. Authorized Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use. Additionally, by entering, each entrant grants to Authorized Parties the unrestricted right to use all statements made in connection with the Contest, and pictures or likenesses of Contest entrants, or choose not to do so, at their sole discretion. Authorized Parties will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.

Timeline: The 2010 National Geographic Photography Contest begins September 1, 2010 at 9:00:00 a.m. US Eastern Time and ends November 30, 2010, 9:00:00 a.m. US Eastern Time.

Contest Website: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-contest/photo-contest

DigitalPhotoPro “Win This!” Sweepstakes

ELIGIBILITY

Prizes: Total ARV of all prizes: $911

No Entry Fee

Copyright NA

Deadline: All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on 9/30/10 to be eligible. Sponsor’s computer is the Official clock for the promotion.

Contest Website: http://www.digitalphotopro.com/

one lucky winner of our photography competition either a 32GB i-Pro 100X Compact Flash card or 32GB Ultima Pro SDHC card. There will also be 3 runners up prizes of an 8GB CF or SDHC memory card.

Eligibility: Our free to enter photography competition is open to any UK resident over 18.

Free to Enter

Copyright: All Copyright remains with the author of the photo.

Contest Website: http://bit.ly/cFCENz

The Aperture Light World of photography awards and explore the new world of photography. The first step is to become a member of The Aperture Light. The Aperture Light is a place of Creative and innovative photography, you’ve come at the right place to lift your photography to a new level.

Photo of the Year 2010 and Photo of the Month. Both of them are open for submission of photographs, you can check the details on contest page.

Members are invited to upload there images to Photo of the Month Contest 2010.

Eligibility: The entry is open to all photographers over 18 years of age, or under parent guidance

Limit: Each member can upload single entry in Photo of the Month Contest.

Free to Enter

Prizes: Photo of the Month Winner will get a free entry to Photo of the Year 2010 Contest and a Certificate of achievement, 1st and 2nd Place Runner-Up and 5 Honorable mention will also get Certificate of achievement from The Aperture Light.

Copyright and all other rights remain that of the photographer.

Deadline: 30 September 2010

Contest website: http://www.theaperturelight.org

Eligibility: You must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older and (i) a student of an accredited college or university enrolled in a photography course or (ii) a professional photographer with up to five (5) years of professional experience.

Free to Enter

Grand Prize Winner Package (1)
Cash Prize of $10,000 (ARV: $10,000); Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR (ARV: $2,499); Canon EF 24-105mm ƒ/4L IS USM Lens (ARV: $1,249); Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II Professional Inkjet Photo Printer (ARV: $499.99); Datacolor Spyder3Elite (ARV: $249); Publication in the March/April 2011 issue of Digital Photo Pro; Publication in the Digital Photo Pro Emerging Pro online gallery.

Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize Winner Package: $14,496.99

Three (3) First Place Winner Packages (one (1) per category)
Cash Prize of $1,000 (ARV: $1,000); Datacolor Spyder3Elite (ARV: $249); Publication in the March/April 2011 issue of Digital Photo Pro; Publication in the Digital Photo Pro Emerging Pro online gallery.
ARV of each First Place Winner Package: $1,249

People’s Choice Winner Package (1)
Online publication of the winning photo in the Winners Gallery; Datacolor Spyder3Elite (ARV: $249).
ARV of People’s Choice Winner Package: $249

Submission Subjects: Entries can be submitted in the following categories (each, a “Category”): Fashion/Beauty, Fine Art and Photojournalism/Sports. Entries should be in keeping with the general theme of the usual content of Digital Photo Pro Magazine, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion.

Copyright: By submitting an entry, entrant grants Sponsors and their designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to use the entry and his/her name, city and state of residence for credit purposes in Sponsors’ online galleries, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. In addition, each winner grants to the Sponsors and their designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to use and distribute the entry [(as submitted, or as cropped by Sponsors)], and his/her name, city and state of residence for credit purposes, in any and all media now or hereafter known, including without limitation in Digital Photo Pro, for purposes of promotion of this Contest and other Sponsors’ contests and/or for purposes of advertising and promoting Sponsors and, except as otherwise stated herein, without further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.

Submission Deadline All entries must be received by December 13, 2010.

Contest Website: http://www.digitalphotopro.com/emerging-pro.html

Eligibility: Images of Scotland’s canal network are eligible to enter, Entries must be submitted by 5pm on 30 November 2010 – any entry after that date may not be considered.

Free to Enter

It’s time to get the camera out again as our Scottish Canals Photograph Competition returns for 2010! There is a category for everyone with a wide variety of prizes on offer

Category 0-8 year olds Open to any photograph taken on Scotland’s canal network by youngsters 8 years old and below.
Winning prize: £100 worth of vouchers for the Early Learning Centre.

Category 9-17 year olds Open to any photograph taken on Scotland’s canal network by anyone within the age group.
Winning prize: £100 worth of vouchers for Toys R Us.
18 and over

This year there are 4 individual categories:

• Buildings & Structures
• People & Places
• Environment & Wildlife
• Boats & Water

Prizes: The best entries from each category will go forward to the final judging with the overall winner being awarded £150 worth of vouchers for Jessops. There will also be family passes to The Falkirk Wheel for the best entry within each category.
New for 2010: Paddle Power

To reflect the increasing popularity of paddling on the canal network (i.e. canoeing, kayaking etc.), this category is open to any image taken on Scotland’s canals of paddling activity. The winning prize is £100 worth of vouchers for Tiso.

Copyright: British Waterways have the right to use all entered images for any promotional purpose. Images will not be returned.

Contest Website: http://www.waterscape.com/

Grand Prize Winners will receive a trip for 4 to the 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Celebration.

Grab your camera and show us why YOU love youth football. Enter up to ten photos and your best shot could win you a trip to Super Bowl XLV and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony!

Eligibility:
• Photos must have been taken during the 2010 football season and must depict youth football, which DOES NOT include collegiate or professional football.
• TEEN ENTRANT – must be 13-17 years of age by 9/2/10.
• ADULT ENTRANT – must be 18 years of age and over as of 9/2/10.
• This contest is for amateur photographer only

Prizes:Do you think your photo entry can rise above the competition? The grand prize winner in both the adult and teen divisions will win a trip for (4) to Super XLV in Dallas, Texas and also a trip for (4) to the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies in Canton, OH to see their winning photo unveiled at the Hall of Fame. In addition, both winners will receive a Canon EOS Rebel T2i camera with 18-55 IS lens kit, a Pixma MG8120 Photo Printer and a $500 gift certificate to the Hall of Fame Museum Store. and more…

Free to Enter

Copyright: In the Affidavit and Release, each winner (if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) shall give the Sponsors permission, whether directly or indirectly through third-party licensees, to utilize the entry and make derivative works of the entry, including the right to reproduce same, in connection with the reproduction, distribution, public display, publication, republication, and modification of the entry, whether in whole or in part (including, without limitation, use in connection with one or both of the Sponsors’ promotional materials, such as Sponsors’ web sites in a winners’ gallery and advertising in connection with this and/or future contests), with or without the winner’s name, photo, likeness and biographical information, subject to applicable law, and without the further consent of, or compensation to, the winner (if a minor, or to his/her parent or legal guardian) and/or any person who appears in the entry (if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian). The Affidavit and Release shall also certify the winner’s eligibility and the photo ownership, originality and non-infringement. Subject to the rights granted to Sponsors, each winner (if a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) retains all copyrights in the photo.

Contest Website: http://www.nfl.usa.canon.com/photoContest/index.asp?id=home

Contestants are challenged to submit up to three photographs that best illustrate the change from summer to fall.

For students, it means going back to school; for nature enthusiasts, it may mean changing foliage or perhaps a person bundling up for the cold; for sports enthusiasts, it means the beginning of football or the baseball playoffs. With so many different possibilities, everyone here at Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America is very excited about the pictures we’re going to see.

Mitsubishi is offering a new CP-9810DW photographic printer, complete with a printer roller case and one box of CK-9057 (5×7) media.

Prize Eligibility: Only persons residing in United States who are at least 18 years of age can enter. Entrants under the age of 18 years need to have parent or guardian consent to enter.

Free to Enter

Copyright: Entrants will retain copyright in the photographs that they submit to Mitsubishi Photo Imaging. By entering the competition all entrants grant to Mitsubishi Photo Imaging the right to publish and exhibit their photographs on Mitsubishi’s websites and any other associated promotional and marketing material.

Contest Ends: October 01, 2010 @ 06:30 am (PDT)

Contest Website: http://wildfireapp.com/