Fotoblur Magazine is an artistic, progressive photography publication created by you! Become a contributing photographer and see your work included in Fotoblur Magazine!

The magazine that we’re publishing is called Fotoblur Magazine and the way it works is photographers submits their best work and then the same photographers vote on which images they want to see in the publication.  We also employ the assistance of guest editors who are also photographers to choose from the top images to make sure we have a diverse selection in the final publication.

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Show striking and creative photos of London sights, but displaying them from a unique perspective or interpretation. As well as being a fantastic opportunity to showcase your images and receive constructive feedback, there is a great reward for the winner…

Prize: MANFROTTO 190XPROB Tripod. This superb tripod offers a robust build, but is lightweight enough to carry around on your urban photography shoots. It was winner of digital Photo Magazine Gold Award and TIPA European Accessory of the Year.

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Express your feelings on the following three briefs (you can submit 1 photo per brief):

1. Because I am a Girl / Because I am a Boy (pick one)
2. What’s holding me back?
3. What could I be?

Prizes:

All ages:

1. Best Overall Photo (digital SLR camera)
2. Best Overall Drawing/Design (digital camera)

Ages 11 to 16:
Best Photo per Brief (Future map and National Geographic subscription)

1. Because I am a Girl / Because I am a Boy (pick one)
2. What’s holding me back?
3. What could I be?

Ages 17 to 25:
Best Photo per Brief (Future map and National Geographic subscription)

1. Because I am a Girl / Because I am a Boy (pick one)
2. What’s holding me back?
3. What could I be?

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Painting with light is a term used to describe photography by many, so this theme is very broad and allows you to take a photo of anything you like, but the real point here is to be as creative as you can with the light you choose to use. Any light source is permitted in this competition, so you can use natural light, artificial light such as studio lighting, a flash gun or even a torch is you choose to.

Theme: Painting with light

Prize: 30cm x 20cm acrylic print

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How do you see development? How can you portrait the human face of the development processes? How do you show that development initiatives and programmes improve the lives of people? This Global Photography Campaign aims to show examples of people winning the battle against poverty, social exclusion and marginalization. It is intended to raise awareness of the successes in the development process. The campaign is intended to counterbalance the frequently shown images of desolation and despair. A photo gallery will to be permanently located at IPC-IG office and open for public visitation.

This campaign will enable people to contribute photographs related to a wide array of development situations, such as: 

• Overcoming poverty, social exclusion and marginalisation.
• Enlarging people’s choices and supporting local development initiatives.
• Promoting self-esteem, confidence and hope.
• Building a brighter future and advancing human capacities.
• Fighting deprivation and expanding access to food, water, sanitation, education and health services for the poor.
• Eliminating gender inequalities in the labour market.
• Empowering women.
• Fighting discrimination, domestic violence, abuse and exploitation.
• Eliminating child labour and promoting decent work opportunities.
• Expanding access to education and improving its quality and social inclusiveness through innovative approaches.
• Innovative initiatives on local development, enhancing the participation of communities in decision processes.
• Enhancing women’s potential and participation in development processes.
• Promoting women’s leadership and equal opportunity to develop talents.
• Building democratic governance and developing institutions and processes that are more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens, including the poor. Alleviating exclusion, suffering, injustice and waste caused by corruption.
• Empowering citizens to combat the destructive influence of corruption, entrenched networks and abuse of power.

As a reward, your contribution to this campaign and your effort in supporting its goals will be acknowledged by a wide dissemination of your work through a range of UN communications tools:

• The selected photographs and the respective contributors’ names will be highlighted in various UN communications channels, such as IPC-IG and UN media campaigns, releases, websites and so forth.
• The selected photograph will be part of UNDP and IPC-IG photo databases and will be shared with the United Nations Department of Public Information in New York, promoting global visibility to contributors, their work and participation in the global campaign.
• Contributors will receive a certificate jointly issued by the UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and the campaign partners.
• Contributors will have their names displayed at the IPC-IG photo gallery on "Humanizing Development", which will be launched at a public event on November 2009.
• Photo exhibitions are to be organised in order to highlight the photographs and the contributors and to promote the campaign goals. Exhibitions are planned to be held in New York, Brasilia, São Paulo, and other cities in the South.

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Send in grad photos of yourself, family members, or friends with a 500 character limit description during our one month entry period, and you could win a U.S. Savings Bond and either a photo frame or a diploma frame! 

Church Hill Classics will select 12 Finalists, and then let the public vote for their favorite for two weeks!  The public’s votes will determine a first, second and third place winners!  

Prizes

• 1st Place - $200 Savings Bond and custom frame
• 2nd Place - $100 Savings Bond and custom frame
• 3rd Place - $50 Savings Bond and custom frame
• 9 Finalists – Photo frame and certificate

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Submit your best digital vacation photos! You may submit up to three (3) photos and they should fall into one of the three following categories:

• People enjoying their vacation
• WIMCO destinations (beaches, landscape, ocean views, dining out, window shopping, etc.)
• Vacationing in a private villa (people relaxing in and enjoying villas)

Prizes:

• GRAND PRIZE - A week for 2 in St Barts at Villa SIB VEL - rental car from Welcome Car Rental included!
• Second Place: Three (3) Night Package at the Hotel Carl Gustaf in St Barts, rental car and other fabulous extras.
• Third Place: Complimentary first night provisioning the next time you travel with Wimco.

Photos will be judged based on the overall visual appeal and how well they capture the feeling of a particular destination and/or vacation.

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With a total prize fund exceeding £20,000, plus an eight-week exhibition at the National Theatre and the publication of a full colour book of Best Entries, Take a view will continue to be a desirable annual competition for photographers of all ages for years to come. Britain’s heritage is celebrated by people around the world and entries are welcome from everyone, whether resident in Britain or simply visiting.

There will also be an award for the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year and each of the four main categories has both adult and youth sections.

Categories:

• Classic view
• Living the view             
• Your view
• Phone view
• The English National Parks Award

Prizes:

Top prize of £10,000 for the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009

Adult class

• The single best image will be chosen by the judges from all four adult categories. The photographer of this image will be awarded the prestigious title, ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009’ and £10,000.
• For the images judged to be the best in each of the four categories, there will be a prize of £1000.
• For the images judged second in each of the four adult categories, there will be prizes of £500. Youth class (16 and under)

The photographer, aged 16 or under, who creates the entry chosen by the judges as the single best image, taking into account all four youth categories, will become the Young Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009 and will win £1,000 + a place on a 2-day photography workshop, in the UK, with renowned landscape photographer, Charlie Waite. Payment of the cash element of the prize will be made to the winner’s parent/guardian.

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Every month we will give the winner of our free contest their very own photography portfolio website. The site comes with a year of hosting, multiple templates, the ability to sell images via PayPal, and much much more.

The First Place winner receive an EcoSee powered website. This does not include the domain name which the winner is required to supply at their own cost. The prize is nontransferable, and no cash alternative is available. The winner may be required to make a zero dollar purchase with a credit card for proof of age.

Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality, and effectiveness in conveying the subject of the photo.

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Prizes:

• 1 x 12 month subscription to Photography Monthly
• 1 x 12 month subscription to Digital Camera Magazine
• 2 x gift voucher for two day weekend workshop at the London School of Photography
• 2 x gift voucher for Creative Seeing workshop with London Photo Tours and Workshops
• 1 x Adobe Photoshop CS4 software
• 6 x ‘Northamptonshire - The Glorious County’ photo books by Bob Caddick

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