PHOTO CONTEST INFORMATION

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/

The New Camera invites you to enter your stunning Sunset or Sunrise photos to photography competition.

We’re looking for beautiful Sunset/Sunrise Images.

Eligibility: Worldwide

Free to Enter

Prizes: Free publicity, The winner’s image will be published at the new camera website.

Copyright: You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit.

Deadline: September 30 2010

Contest Website: http://thenewcamera.com/

Gap Adventures believes that to truly experience a destination is to get off the beaten track and involve all of your senses.

That’s why they’re inviting you to submit your best travel photograph in one of five categories—sight, taste, smell, sound and touch. The Grand Prize winner will receive a US$1,500 travel voucher from Gap Adventures and a MatadorU Photo Scholarship. We’ll also choose a runner up who will receive a US$250 travel voucher.

Gap Adventures embraces “authentic accommodation, exotic cuisine, and local transportation” on their trips. Their unique approach to small group tours helps connect people with fascinating cultures, customs, and wildlife around the world.

About the Contest
The contest is run by Gap Adventures and sponsored by MatadorU. The contest runs from August 23, 2010 – September 26, 2010.

Winners will be notified by e-mail and announced in our e-newsletter bridging the gap no later than September 30, 2010. Once a winner has been notified by e-mail of their win, they will have 2 weeks to contact the Gap Adventures reservations team who will require all of their contact details and review the procedures for claiming a prize / booking a trip.

Eligibility: Over 18. Worldwide

Free to Enter

Copyright: All entries become the property of Gap Adventures and none will be returned. No correspondence will be entered into except with the selected entrants who will be notified by email and announced in our e-newsletter. Entrants, by entering this contest, agree to abide by these contest rules. Contest winners must consent to the use of their name or photograph, without compensation, in any publicity carried out by Gap Adventures.

Deadline: 26th September, 2010

Contest Website:http://matadornetwork.com/contests/gap-adventures/

Nikon International Photo Contest invites all photographers from all over the world, two categories Free Subject and Energy. No entry Fee and winner will get Nikon D3S camera, Nikon lenses and many other prizes, Entries will be accepted until 24:00, Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, Japan time.

The 33rd Nikon Photo Contest International, sponsored by Nikon, is an international photo contest designed to provide an opportunity for photographers of all skill levels around the world to communicate and contribute to photographic culture. In recent years, the contest has been held every other year.

Eligibility: The Nikon Photo Contest International is open to all photographers, professional or amateur, from any part of the world.

Categories
(A) Free subject: Works that convey your unique perspective and creativity.
(B) Energy: Works that capture the energy of sights and subjects that inspire, motivate or excite you or viewers.

How to Apply
One person can submit up to 2 JPEG images for each category (a total of 4 images). Please fill out the online entry form on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website (http://www.nikon-npci.com) and submit it along with the JPEG images. Please access the website for further details.

Free to Enter

Awards and prizes
Recipients of a total of 53 awards and prizes will receive Nikon imaging products. In addition to their awards, 21 recipients of the Grand Prize, Emerging Talent Awards and Emerging Talent Awards runners up will be permitted to exhibit their entries in the contest Mini Gallery. The Mini Gallery will be accessible from the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website (http://www.nikon-npci.com/). The following prizes will be awarded.

Copyright Information

• The organizer reserves the permanent nonexclusive right to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and show on screen any winning photograph on websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, or any other media which is under the management of the organizer for the purpose of promoting the contest. In all cases where such photographs are used, the organizer reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner and without offering any further compensation in any form.

• The organizer reserves the permanent nonexclusive right to give permission to its subsidiaries and affiliates to publish, reproduce, display, distribute, and show on screen any winning photograph on websites, photo exhibitions, tradeshows, or any other media which is under the management of the subsidiaries and affiliates of the organizer for the purpose of promoting the contest. In all cases where such photographs are used, the organizer reserves the right to do so without obtaining the further prior permission of the winner and without offering any further compensation in any form.

Contest Start Date Wednesday, September 1st to Tuesday, November 30th, 2010.
Contest End Date Entries will be accepted until 24:00, Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, Japan time.

Web site at: http://www.nikon-npci.com/

Lafango presents Miss eWorld 2010, the online international beauty pageant. The crowned Miss eWorld 2010 will receive $10,000! All contestants are welcome to enter from ANYWHERE in the world and entering the pageant is absolutely FREE.

The Pageant will last several rounds, with the number of finalists being reduced each round by way of online voting. Contestants entering the beauty pageant will submit a series of photos for each round. The requirements for these photos will vary for each round and will include: Evening Wear, Casual, Loungewear, and the contestant’s choice. The final round will be a video round, where the 10 final contestants must answer one question that will be assigned to them.

Eligibility: Worldwide This contest is open to females between 18 and 40-years-old from anywhere in the world. Winners will be selected by the Lafango community.

Free to Enter

Prizes: The crowned Miss eWorld 2010 will receive $10,000!

Copyright: By participating, contestants agree to release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless Lafango and each of its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and their officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by the contestants or any other third parties related in any way to the operation of this contest, including without limitation, claims of copyright infringement, as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses (whether alleged, threatened, or actual) to any person or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any contest-related activity or participation in this contest.

The user retains the rights to all of his or her media, and by submitting, grants permission to Lafango to display or use in any promotional material.

Timeline: Round1

Submission Period:
Opens: Feb 16th, 2010 (12:00am EST)
Closes: Nov 17th, 2010 (12:00am EST)
Voting Period:
Opens: Nov 20th, 2010 (12:00am EST)
Closes: Dec 3rd, 2010 (12:00am EST)

Contest Website: http://lafango.com/miss-eworld-2010-beauty-pageant

2011 Calendar Contest, Open for US resident only. No entry fee and $1000.00 dollars in prizes will be given away, the Deadline of contest is Sep – 30 – 2010, start submitting your entry today.

Theme Open The theme can be anything.

Limit of two photos per person, please.

Photos may be reproduced for the Tri M Calendar as color, duo-tone, or black and white.

Eligibility: Open to US Residents only.

Free to Enter

Prizes: $1000.00 dollars in prizes will be given away! If your photo appears on a monthly page you will receive $75.00. If your photo appears on the cover, you will receive $100.00. Photos and prizes may be claimed after the open house in November. Photos must be picked up by December 31st or they will be discarded.

Copyright: The author authorizes Tri M Graphics to reproduce the work. Tri M Graphics may also use the photograph in other marketing tools, Tri M Graphics will not sell the photo or the product directly made from the photo.

Entry Deadline September 30th. Please include your Name, Address, Phone Number and Email Address.

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

This is your chance to capture faith and the community; we’re looking to find the amateur photographer that best captures the essence of ‘faith and the community’. You could win photographic equipment for your chosen charity, faith or community group.

Judged by internationally renowned photo journalist Don McCullin; alongside David Tyler from Community Matters and David Cornick from Churches Together in England. As well as a representative from Congregational Insurance.

Photographs can be submitted between the 30 July and 31 October 2010 and will be judged on their composition and interpretation of faith and the community.

Eligibility: 18+ UK only

Free to Enter

Copyright: By entering, entrants confirm that they hold copyright to the submitted entries. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries. However, by entering, entrants grant Congregational a worldwide royalty-free perpetual licence to edit, crop, re-size, publish and use each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and marketing purposes. In exercising the rights granted by such licence, Congregational will acknowledge that the entries are the work of the entrant in all cases.

Deadline: 31 October 2010

Contest Website: www.faiththroughalens.co.uk/

Flowers contest is now open for submissions. This is a subject-based contest focused on Flowers as the subject in the composition of the photo.  Rules are simple – have a flower(s) in the photo! Quota for submissions per member is 3 photos for this contest.

Eligibility: 18+ Worldwide

Free to Enter

Prizes: Riley G camera straps will be awarded to First and Second place in the Judge’s Selection , as well as First place in the Popular Vote.

Copyright: Photographer retains copyright

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