Contests and Competitions

Interested high-school seniors who are pursuing a photo-related degree have one more weekend to get their submissions in for Sigma's scholarship competition. One winner will received $5,000 in college money and $1,000 in Sigma gear. Entry deadline is this Monday, February 15 2010. [MORE]

The 2010 "Leica Oskar Barnack Award" season is now upon us as Leica recognizes "photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment".

Submit 10-12 photos in a "self-contained series of images in which the photographer perceives and documents the interaction between man and the environment with acute vision and contemporary visual style – creative, groundbreaking and unintrusive."

Entries are accepted between January 15-March 15, 2010. The "Oskar" winner receives $5,000 euros or equivalent valued Leica gear. The "Newcomer Award" winner (for those under 25) receives $2,500 euros. [MORE]

Those who are visiting the Falkland Islands for business or pleasure are being asked by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board to submit their best shots of the islands until March 2010. Any photos taken in the last two years are eligible, so dig through your archives if you have them.

Prizes include "cameras, photography vouchers, travel photography guides and photography magazine subscriptions". [MORE]

Do your part to help feed the hungry by entering the "Let's Do Lunch" contest sponsored by photoinduced.com. You can win "a selection of prizes from HP, ThinkTank Photo, Adobe, NAPP, Nikon, Blurb.com. and more. Additionally, there will be a special Student Prize and a Peoples Choice winner."

Entries accepted until January 2010 and more details are below. [MORE]

Sigma Photo has announced they will be awarding a $5,000 scholarship and $1,000 in camera gear to an aspiring college-bound graduating senior. They must be pursuing a degree related to photography and the contest is open for entries now until February 15, 2010. [MORE]

Canon USA has opened their annual Photography in the Parks competition for submissions starting today. The fourth edition theme is "Inspirational Nature Images" and entries are accepted until September 30, 2009.

Two division, teens (ages 13-17) and adults (18+) are a new feature of this year's contest. Photos should be taken at any USA park or monument.

Read on for full details. [MORE]

The wait is over, the green thumbs can all be washed, the second annual International Garden Photographer of the Year has been announced. He is Jonathan Berman of the United Kingdom for his work entitled "In Tresco Abbey Gardens" shot in the Scilly Isles. Berman wins international recognition, acclaim, and most importantly £5,000 ($7,517 USD).

Winners in the portfolio, youth and category contests were also revealed [MORE]

A reminder that entries for Mountain Trail's bi-monthly photo contest (this one ran March-April) are due April 25 (just 11 days from now).

This one's simple -- send your best shots of wildflowers.

Full details at the [LINK] below.

The Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) and Fujifilm have kicked off a year long contest for 2009 where six lucky winners will receive a Fujifilm camera outfit. [MORE]

If you live near the Telluride, Colorado area or will be there before July 31, 2009, you can submit your best photo for a chance to win a trip to John Fielder's 2009 Fall Colors workshop, taking place Oct. 9-11 at Mountain Lodge at Telluride.

The winner of the contest will receive free admission to the workshop, lodging for two in a luxurious one-bedroom condominium at Mountain Lodge at Telluride during the workshop, and the opportunity to learn directly from Fielder.

Photographers can submit their best photos of Telluride and the San Juan Mountains through July 31 on the Mountain Lodge at Telluride Web site (see LINK below for more details).