Global Warming Witness Photo Contest

Free Photo Contest:

There are scenes of nature we treasure.
There are lives we want to protect.

Submit your favorite shot of natural scenery or living things you cherish to the GWW* Photo Contest.
The changes taking place on our planet are occurring close to home.
Capture the subtle nuances of animal and plant life in the changing environment, or the various effects of global warming.
We welcome any photograph showing some kind of change, no matter how small.
The world-acclaimed wildlife photographer, Mitsuaki Iwago will be head judge.
Your photograph may trigger more awareness about our situation on Earth.
Copyright: The Entrants will retain the copyright of the work, but grant the Organizer the rights to use their photography.
The Organizer has the rights to use the submitted photographs, without compensation, for photo collections, printed material, advertisements, websites, and other purposes.
Eligibility: The contest is open to amateur photographers of any age, sex, or nationality. Entrants under 20 years old must receive permission from their legal guardians to enter.
Entry deadline: November 30, 2008


The theme: Nature and wildlife you want to protect
(Examples of submissions)
Beautiful ocean or mountain scenery from your homeland, which you never want
to change.
Rare flora or fauna native to where you live.
Animal and plant life you feel are affected by the changes in the environment.
Bleaching of coral or other sea life.
The current conditions of glaciers or sea ice observed during your travels.

Official website : Global Warming Witness Photo Contest
Photo Contest Information: The GWW Photo Contest


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Ocean in Focus, Conservation Photo Contest

Free Photo Contest:

We challenge you to enter your most engaging environmental photos that illustrate the pressing marine issues and the solutions that aim to reverse the rapid decline of our ocean’s health. Beautiful wildlife imagery is abundant and often implies that our oceans are healthy. This contest is a unique opportunity for you to illuminate the challenges our ocean faces. Photo entries may depict environmental issues including, but not limited to: unsustainable fishing practices, pollution and debris, ocean dumping, oil spills, global warming and climate change, the effects of sea level rise, coastal development, endangered and threatened ecosystems.

Copyright: You are hereby agreeing that the Image can be used by MPB and its users as permitted by the MPB member agreement, and that MPB can keep the Image available for use by MPB and its users and can use the Image posted by you, on a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive basis, for non-commercial uses and media for such period of time as MPB may elect in its sole discretion and without any compensation to you;
Eligibility: Member of Marine Photo Bank (register here)
Entry deadline: September 30, 2008

Grand Prize!

Seven nights accomodations at the Plaza Resort Bonaire with six days of unlimited shore diving for two, with Tuesday night beach BBQ and round-trip airport transfers — a total package worth approximately US $1,700.
A $250 Gift Certificate to Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo.
A signed copy of "Wild Ocean" by authors Dr. Sylvia Earle and Wolcott Henry.
Carbon Offsets through NativeEnergy from your home and car for one year plus carbon offset for one round-trip air flight valued at US $192.

Contest Categories
Ecosystem Decline/Species of Concern (Category Code: ED):
Submit images that highlight species and ecosystems of concern and the threats they face. Examples include but are not limited to:

Coral reef damage and bleaching
Disappearing and endangered species, such as sharks, polar bears, corals, sea turtles and sturgeon
Ocean dumping/discarded debris
Fishing practices such as large-scale fishing and smal-scalel fishing.
Illegal fishing activities
Coastal development

Humans and the Ocean: Impacts and Solutions (Category Code: HO):
Submit your images to this category that show how the hand of humanity is affecting our ocean. Images can highlight the positive and negative impacts. Examples include but are not limited to:

Small-scale and large-scale fishing activities
Sustainable and unsustainable fishing practices
Communities impacted by sea level rise
Caring for wildlife
Divers/beach goers collecting trash
Protecting reefs
Underwater research, monitoring and rehabilitation efforts
Oil spill clean up efforts
Mooring buoy installations

Ocean in Focus, Conservation Photo Contest
Photo Submission Instructions


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Preview: Nikon Photo Contest International 2008-2009

Free Photo Contest:

The Nikon Photo Contest International has been held by Nikon Corporation since 1969 to provide an opportunity for photographers around the world to communicate and to enrich photographic culture for professionals and amateurs alike.
Eligibility: professionals and amateurs
Entry deadline: Entries are accepted from September 1st, 2008 to Sunday, November 30th, 2008.

This year's theme: "At the heart of the image"
"At the heart of the image" is not only the brand statement of Nikon Imaging Company, but it is also the theme of the 32nd contest. We have carefully selected categories as stated below and we look forward to receiving images expressing the emotions that are true to your heart.

This year's categories
A Free subject:
Express yourself freely, as it moves you.
B My Planet:
Express your world, whether that involves the environment, scenes from your daily life, or the people and things that stir your passions.

With these categories, Nikon welcomes and embraces photographic creativity and encourages images of human happiness from all over the world.

54 prizes awarded by a panel of international photographers
All works will be judged by professional photographers working internationally and a combined total of 54 prizes will be awarded. The Grand Prize will be awarded for the most outstanding photograph out of all the entries, regardless of category. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be awarded to 16 winners in each category. The Emerging Talent award will recognize 4 winners and 16 runners-up from both categories to commend those aged under 30 for work that possess outstanding expressive power and conveys the energy of youth. Additionally, this year marks the 75th anniversary of the NIKKOR brand of lenses. To properly commemorate this event, a special prize will be awarded to the outstanding work that places second after the Grand Prize winner.

Prize winners are planned to be announced in July 2009.

An open opportunity
A competition that truly traverses borders, the Nikon Photo Contest International embodies an unrivalled opportunity – providing photographers everywhere with a chance to showcase their talents and giving us all a valuable insight into the lives of those around us. An exhibition of the winning photographs is also planned, so please take advantage of this opportunity to submit your work.*

*Details concerning the specific date and location will be announced in the future.

For further details, please access the official Nikon Photo Contest International Web site at: http://www.nikon-npci.com/

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Nature Conservancy 2008 Photo Contest.

Free Photo Contest:

The Nature Conservancy invites photographers to enter its 2008 Photography Competition.We're looking for beautiful nature photography representing the diversity of life on Earth. Your own original digital images of our lands, waters, plants, animals and people in nature are all eligible for the competition.

We are especially interested in images that showcase the wide range of habitats across our planet, including all types of forests, grasslands, lakes and rivers, deserts and arid lands, rainforests, marine habitats and coral reefs.
Copyright: By entering the contest, you hereby grant to The Nature Conservancy a nonexclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display and publicly perform the photographs you submit to The Nature Conservancy.
Eligibility: All participants age 18 and older.
Entry deadline: October 15, 2008.

Please do not include photographs of pets or domestic animals. Images of captive animals photographed in zoos and commercial game farms are also prohibited, however photos from state and national wildlife preserves are allowed. If you choose to include people in your submission, you are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted, and must be able to provide copies of those releases to The Nature Conservancy upon request. Entrants must not submit images that involve the willful harassment of wildlife, damage to the environment by the photographer, or infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person.

All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (removal of dust, cropping, adjustments to color and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified. Multiple exposures that have been combined to produce a single "High Dynamic Range" image are acceptable.

Photo captions must accompany all submissions, and should included the subject of the image, the location the image was taken, and the name of the photographer(s). Please clearly label animals as wild in digital caption information to assist judges in determining eligibility.

All photographs will be credited with the caption "© Person's Name." The Nature Conservancy has final approval of any language that appears on its website with any of the photos and will not promote or endorse third-party products or services.

Nature Conservancy 2008 Photo Contest.
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Digital Camera Photographer of the Year

Free Photo Contest:

There have been some amazing shots entered in the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition during the past few weeks – if you haven't got involved yet, what's stopping you? This is your chance to show the world your work, get constructive feedback from fellow photographers and be in with a chance of winning a great prize.
Copyright: With respect to posting your digital photographs and portfolios on this Website (via the Reader Portfolios section), you grant Future Publishing an irrevocable royalty free non-exclusive worldwide license allowing Future Publishing to display your work on this Website (or any website that may replace it) and in this Website's newsletter. Future Publishing undertakes not to publish your images in Digital Camera magazine or other Future Publishing publications without seeking your permission first.
Eligibility: amateur and professional photographers of all nationalities who are over 18 years of age
Entry deadline: 5:00pm GMT, Tuesday 30th September 2008

There are some great prizes up for grabs. Each category winner gets £1,000, plus 1 year's subscription to Digital Camera and 1 year's membership to the Royal Photographic Society.
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PIERRE & ALEXANDRA BOULAT ASSOCIATION AWARD

Free Photo Contest:

The Pierre & Alexandra Boulat Association, created to promote the work of Pierre & Alexandra Boulat and encourage the work of photojournalists has created an award, supported by a CANON endownment of 8000 euros which will be given to a photo-journalist.
Copyright: He/She also agrees to let the Association and/or Canon exhibit his/her photographs financed by the award and be included in a Catalogue or Promotional material that promotes the Association or its activities for an unlimted period.
Eligibility: applicants must be professional photojournalists
Entry deadline: July 1st 2008

The award is presented to a professional photographer of any age, sex or nationality who wishes to cover a social, economic, political or cultural issue in a journalistic manner, on presentation of a dossier, including the documents and works stipulated in Article 5. The Award is given in order to allow the winner to produce a story that has never been told but that the photographer cannot find support for within the media.

PIERRE & ALEXANDRA BOULAT ASSOCIATION AWARD ENTRY RULES
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Potato Photo Contest

Free Photo Contest:

The IYP World Photography Contest, Focus on a global food, supports two key objectives of the International Year of the Potato: to increase awareness of the importance of potato as a food in developing nations, and to promote research and development of potato-based systems as a means of contributing to achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Copyright: By entering the International Year of the Potato 2008 World Photography Contest, Focus on a global food, the photographer gives permission to FAO to use the material submitted to the contest in eventual exhibitions resulting from the contest and in all promotional material relating to the International Year of the Potato. FAO hereby reserves the non-exclusive right to publish the entries of category winners and of short listed nominees in brochures or materials directly related to the International Year of the Potato 2008 for a period of no more than 12 months from the date of the announcement of the winners without any remuneration being due to the photographer.
Eligibility: All entrants must be over 18 years of age.
Entry deadline: 1 September 2008


The contest is an invitation to reflect on the potato's key role in agriculture, the economy and world food security, to offer new insights into potato biodiversity, cultivation, processing, trade, marketing and consumption, and to contribute to a free and international exchange of information on this globally important food crop.

The following is a brief outline of the photography contest. Be sure to print and read carefully the contest rules before submitting entries. Entries close on 1 September 2008.

1. Categories: Professional and amateur
The contest is divided into two categories: Professional photographers (people who make their living from photography) and Amateur photographers. All entrants must be over 18 years of age.

2. Entries: JPEG images
Photographs must be submitted as digital files in JPEG format. Each entrant may submit either a single JPEG image or a "photo story" of from 4 to 8 related JPEG images. Images must be 300 dpi resolution, and 20 cm x 30 cm. They may be taken with a digital camera, or may be scans in JPEG format of negatives, transparencies or prints.

3. Selection panel
The Selection Panel is composed of:

Chairman: NeBambi Lutaladio, IYP Coordinator
Manuel Antonio Alvarez Espinal - Permanent Representative of Peru to FAO
Lucy Conticello - Photo editor
Adrian Evans - Director, Panos Pictures
Steve McCurry - Photographer (Magnum Photos)
Andrea Sonnino – Senior Agricultural Research Officer, FAO
Maria Wood - Picture Editor, Time, Asia edition
Francesco Zizola - Photographer (Noorimages)
4. Prizes
Professional photographers category:

1st place - US$4 000 and a Nikon D300 kit (D300 body + AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 ED VR lens)
2nd place - US$2 000 and a Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR lens
3rd place - US$1 000 and a Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR lens
Amateur photographers category:

1st place - $US2 000 and a Nikon D60 kit (D60 body + AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR lens)
2nd place - $US1 000 and a Nikon D40 kit (D40 body + AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G II lens)
3rd place - $US 500 and a Nikon Coolpix S600 camera
5. Sponsors
The IYP World Photography Contest, Focus on a global food, is proud to be supported by Nikon Europe.

For further information: IYP-Photo@fao.org

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Moving Moment (Nikon)

Free Photo Contest:
The winning kick. A leaping Labrador. Your toddler toddling. What are the moments in your life that move you most? Can you capture them in a picture that will make us feel them too? Upload your best moving moments pictures for your chance to win one of 60 Nikon D60 cameras. One grand-prize winner will win a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend the Hollywood Style Awards.
Copyright: All Entries will become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt and publish any or all of the photos and/or the truthful descriptions thereof provided by the entrant, and may use them in any media without attribution or compensation to the entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity. SUBMITTING AN ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ENTRANT’S IRREVOCABLE ASSIGNMENT, CONVEYANCE AND TRANSFERENCE TO SPONSOR OF ANY AND ALL RIGHT, TITLE, OWNERSHIP AND INTEREST IN AND TO THE PHOTO INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL COPYRIGHTS.
Eligibility: Legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia
Entry deadline: June 25 2008

Beginning May 23, 2008, consumers can upload an image with an accompanying description to www.ashtonsd60.com for a chance to win the grand prize of a trip for two to Los Angeles to attend The Hollywood Style Awards sponsored by Nikon and a new D60 camera kit to capture all of the action. Sixty first prize winners will also receive a new D60 camera kit allowing them to capture their "moving moments" with incredible ease.

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