Upcoming competitions...

Calina

Sony World Photography Awards.

and

International Wildbird photography awards.

Please note, I have not yet had time to read the terms and conditions involved.

Dodgykeeper

Costs £20stg to enter the Birds one :eek:

whyulittle

Put 'photography competition' into google.ie last week and got a good few returns, with a couple ending soon.

Calina

Dodgykeeper wrote: »

Costs £20stg to enter the Birds one :eek:

Believe me there are pricier ones than that.

challengemaster

http://www.photocompetitions.com/

Generally lists most of the running ones.

RoryW

Digital Camera
Autumn 2008
Page 35

Prize - Lowepro Primus AW Backpack worth £179
(Its not the prize, its the taking part that counts...)

Submission Date - 24 Oct 08

go to www.dcmag.co.uk and click on "mission this month" link

Calina - if it interests you, you have some kitesurfing ones that could do well at this competition

CabanSail

The Metro Newspaper are running a competition too. I think the submissions open on the 6th Oct.

*edited to add - The theme is Urban Jungle

xshayx

Was going to enter, but "Unless otherwise stated, each Competition is open to all GB residents of 18 years and over"

Does the magazine say any different?

RoryW wrote: »

Digital Camera
Autumn 2008
Page 35

Prize - Lowepro Primus AW Backpack worth £179
(Its not the prize, its the taking part that counts...)

Submission Date - 24 Oct 08

go to www.dcmag.co.uk and click on "mission this month" link

Calina - if it interests you, you have some kitesurfing ones that could do well at this competition

MistressPandora

It's funny, I'm all up for competitions and stuff until it actually comes to submitting a photo. I look at the other stuff and say "I can't compete with that!" and then wuss out at the last moment!
Just curious, anyone else get that?

dakar

MistressPandora wrote: »

Just curious, anyone else get that?

Yup, still haven't even gotten around to the Photo Challenge on here!

I have made myself promise to get something
into the next one though:).

sineadw

MistressPandora wrote: »

It's funny, I'm all up for competitions and stuff until it actually comes to submitting a photo. I look at the other stuff and say "I can't compete with that!" and then wuss out at the last moment!
Just curious, anyone else get that?

Yep. I've gotten to the stage though where I stick things in for the laugh, or to go through the selection process to try to grade my own work. Its always interesting to hear what others pick up from your stuff too. And I won 250 quid out of the blue from Guinness there last week It's *always* worth entering IMHO

Dragan

I entered the Nikon one for the laugh. I think i entered that one happily as it just seems so big that nothing can come of it so it's almost safe! lol

Dades

Calina wrote: »

Sony World Photography Awards.

The quality of entrants in this is amazing.

The 2008 winner:

RoryW

xshayx wrote: »

Was going to enter, but "Unless otherwise stated, each Competition is open to all GB residents of 18 years and over"

Does the magazine say any different?

says see website for full T&C so looks like its a non runner

ThOnda

What a rip-off that 2008 winner! "Find your own style" I would like to scream

MistressPandora

ThOnda wrote: »

What a rip-off that 2008 winner! "Find your own style" I would like to scream

I agree. Can anyone else say "Diane Arbus"?

Dragan

MistressPandora wrote: »

I agree. Can anyone else say "Diane Arbus"?

Yes, yes i can. I can even link to the relevant picture.



Note : It should be noted the only reason i know the name and the photo is because you told me to read up about her and examine her work months ago.

So this is me proving that i did my homework!!

MistressPandora

Lol brilliant, I have better teaching skills than I thought!


Kudos!

Covey

MistressPandora wrote: »

I agree. Can anyone else say "Diane Arbus"?

That maybe a bit harsh though. There certainly are similarities, but sometimes that can be accidental. It's like music, there is so much out there, there is bound to be similar stuff floating around.

I had my first camera about two months and was told one shot was a copy of Steve McCurry. I had never heard of the man at that stage.

It's in this thread btw.http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055388863&page=2

Also, the winner is a fine photo in it's own right. Just because Diane Arbus has taken a fine shot of two girls, surely doesn't make the same subject out of bounds for all such photos?

CabanSail

I would be surprised if that shot was not inspired by thoe one by Diane Arbus but it is not a quite a copy.

The same as good Mono Landscapes are often compared to those by Ansell Adams. I think that most who do good landscapes would have studied his work & the influences would pass on.

MistressPandora

Covey wrote: »

That maybe a bit harsh though. There certainly are similarities, but sometimes that can be accidental. It's like music, there is so much out there, there are bound to be similar stuff floating around.

Also, the winner is a fine photo in it's own right. Just becaus Diane Arbus has taken a fine shot of two girls, surely doesn't make the same subject out of bounds for all such photos?

I wasn't saying that it wasn't a fine photo, nor was I saying it was nobody else should do it, I'm just saying that it's extremely similar to Diane Arbus' works.
She is/was fairly famous in the photography world for her photos of twins. Stanley Kubrick even had a tribute to her. Who could forget the creepy girls in "The Shining"?
But anyway, back to my original point. It's not necessarily a bad thing to be compared to some of the greatest photographers, I just find odd that a competition called "Find your own style" would choose a winner whose work is extremely similar to a fairly famous photographer.

jackdaw

MistressPandora wrote: »

It's funny, I'm all up for competitions and stuff until it actually comes to submitting a photo. I look at the other stuff and say "I can't compete with that!" and then wuss out at the last moment!
Just curious, anyone else get that?

yes big time!!!