Sunday, September 20, 2009

Want to be Photographer of the Year 2009?

It is still not too late!  Not only will you have a chance to be called a worldwide “Photographer of the Year 2009”, you will also win GBP10,000 if yours is the winning photograph!

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The closing date for the entries is the end of this month (30th September 2009) and more than 120,000 entries are expected for this year.  You don’t only stand a chance to win the main prize, but for each category, there will be a GBP500 for the best of the category.  The categories are:-

  • This is Britain: To me, colonial buildings serving afternoon tea, fish & chips, but somehow Marks and Spencer comes to mind!

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  • World in Motion: Not sure why, but windmills come to mind.
  • Man-made: Anyone has pictures of the Hoover Dam?
  • Planet Earth: Mother nature, most likely Macro shots.
  • Destination Everywhere: Your best travel shots
  • Fashion: Catwalks?
  • Landscapes: From anywhere in the world, I am sure many of us have amazing pictures for this.

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  • People & Portraits: Probably the most difficult category to enter unless you have those candid shots.
  • Black & White: Reminds me of the late Michael Jackson somehow.
  • Digital Vision: Playing with long exposures seems to be the way here.

Some terms and condition:-

  • Up to 5 entries per person
  • JPEG, 2MB limit

You can view some of the entries and get more information here.

There is also a related competition called the Young Photographer of the Year 2009 for those below 18.  More details can be found here.

1 comment:

kuanhoong said...

Time to go through your collections.. maybe can find a good shot somewhere.. can la submit hor