Welcome to Urban

Welcome to Urban 

Welcome to Urban Picnic Street Photography

A community for photographers to publish, collect and share street photographs.

Start your free street photography collection now by posting here.

Submit your best work to the 2013 photography competition and potentially win £1000. The best entries will also be printed, framed and exhibited with Urban Picnic Photographic Gallery.

http://www.photographic-competition.com/

The Urban Picnic Street Photography website is a hub to share your street photography, be inspired, discuss photos and upload your three best shots to the Urban Picnic Street Photography Competition 2013. Whilst here you are invited to participate in discussion on anyone's uploaded images.

Entrants will be in with a chance to win the top prize of £1,000 and have their work printed, framed and exhibited with the Urban Picnic Gallery.

Judging the competition will be Matt Stuart and Eric Kim, two of the most prolific and contemporary street photographers today.

Please use this resource as a place to find inspiration, develop ideas and create unique photographs.

COLOR STORY

COLOR STORY

CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE January 9^th 2013 Midnight ESTJuror: Seth Resnick

If a confident use of color defines your work, we want to see it.  

Exhibit Calendar (subject to change)
Submissions Close	9-Jan-13 Midnight EST
Juror' Choices Announced	by 15-Jan-13
On-Line Check-in Due	25-Jan-12
Work Receipt Deadline	4-Feb-13
Exhibit Opens	7-Feb-13
Artists Reception	TBA
Exhibit Closes	3-Mar-2013
Submission Rules Selection Process How to make a Submission Submit your work The Darkroom Gallery Difference

There is infinite potential for an exhibition such as this, which crosses subject, theme, and genre; we are equally enthusiastic to see realism and abstraction, and the not-so-grayareas that balance between. There is also limitless possibility for your choice of color story: every hue, tint, and shade applies, where it is used to characterize, describe, communicate and celebrate your subject or concept.

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All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog.

Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image and People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.

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Juror: Seth Resnick We are honored to have Seth Resnick as Juror for “Color Story.”  He has marked the world of contemporary Photography by a prolific career spanning education, fine art, editorial, stock and commercial work, and entrepreneurial contributions to the education of digital workflow through D-65 online. Resnick’s CV includes only a partial client list of over 75 of the most influential corporations in the world, including Apple to IBM, Forbes to Time Warner. He has been credited in over 2500 publications worldwide - in Photo District News over 55 times alone, including as one of The 30 Most Influential Photographers of The Decade (January 19, 2010).  Abundant workshops gather fans internationally, at venues from Alaska to Tokyo, Chile to Botswana. You’ll find Resnick’s influences on www.pixelgenious.com, www.d-65.com, and an additionally abundant list of professional credits, and broadly inspiring portfolios, at www.sethresnick.com.   He is genuinely looking forward to the Jury process, and invites each of you to present him your most appealing Color Stories.

Rare Earth

Rare Earth

CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE December 12^th 2012 Midnight ESTJuror: William Neill

© William Neill

It is partially a gift of the subject itself, how varied the genre of landscape photography can be.   Combine the extremes of the land each of us has walked, with the variety of visions each of us chooses to communicate, and we're bound to witness just how rare our earth can be. 

Exhibit Calendar (subject to change)
Submissions Close	12-Dec-12 Midnight EST
Juror' Choices Announced	by 19-Dec-12
On-Line Check-in Due	29-Dec-12
Work Receipt Deadline	7-Jan-13
Exhibit Opens	10-Jan-13
Artists Reception	TBA
Exhibit Closes	3-Feb-2013
Submission Rules Selection Process How to make a Submission Submit your work The Darkroom Gallery Difference

We're looking to see a range of what landscape images can be:  macro details to vast panoramas, conceptual narratives, abstractions, document, or relational gestures.  We hope to feature varied points of view from every crook and bend, angle and junction, on the globe.  With your unique images, we will honor the extents of this Rare planet we call Earth.

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All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog.

Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image and People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.

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Juror: William Neill It is no wonder William Neill has developed a deep, spiritual connection with nature, being a resident of the Yosemite National Park area since 1977. His award-winning photography has been widely collected and exhibited in museums and galleries, including the Museum of Fine Art Boston, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, The Vernon Collection, and The Polaroid Collection. His work has been published in several books: Rachel Carson's The Sense of Wonder, and John Fowles' The Tree. Chronicle Books published his photographs of natural patterns in By Nature's Design (1993), and featured his images in The Color of Nature (1996). The Yosemite Association published a major portfolio of Neill's Yosemite photographs entitled "Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness" (1994). A retrospective collection of his finest landscape photographs was published by Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown & Co, in 1997, entitled Landscapes of the Spirit. Several periodicals have published his images, including: National Geographic, Smithsonian, Natural History, National Wildlife, Conde Nast Traveler, Gentlemen's Quarterly, Travel and Leisure, Wilderness, Sunset, Sierra and Outside magazines. Neill writes a monthly column "On Landscape", for Outdoor Photographer magazine. Feature articles have appeared in Life, Camera and Darkroom, Outdoor Photographer and Communication Arts (from whom he has also received five Awards of Excellence). Neill's corporate clients include: Sony Japan, Bayer Corporation, Canon USA, Nike, Nikon, The Nature Company, and Sony Music/Classical. Perhaps most important to the task of Jurying Rare Earth, is Neill's extensive experience in close observation of others' work - he has been an instructor of photography for 32 years. Mr. Neill is looking forward to the opportunity to see your work, for the purpose of curating what will be an awe-inspiring exhibition of landscape photographs.

The Open Portfolio at Terabella Media

The Open Portfolio at Terabella Media

http://terabellamedia.com/photo-contest/

Whether your passion is landscape, portrait, documentary/street or something entirely unique, TeraBella Media is interested in viewing your interpretations. All photographers are invited to send images that best represent their own personal style. The subject matter is open for each photographer. Image files may be in black and white or color. Participants may submit up to eight images which are most characteristic of their individual photographic approach.

Eligibility: Open to all photographers 18 years and older

Entry fee: $20 (USD) for first 4 images

Prizes:

First Place: $400 (USD) cash prize
Second Place: $200 (USD) cash prize
Third Place: $100 (USD) cash prize
Three (3) honorable mentions will also be chosen.
Limit of entry per person: (Up to 8 image entries may be submitted for additional fees)

Copyright: All photographers retain full copyrights

Deadline: January 7th,2013 (11:59PM CST)

Usage of Entry Some images may be displayed to promote future competitions by the TBM Photography Network.

Contest Website: terabellamedia.com/photo-contest/

See Me – Photographers Wanted

See Me – Photographers Wanted

http://www.see.me/photography


Photographers, you are invited to celebrate your creative passion with an international community of 522,653 members on See.Me.

To inaugurate our global launch, we are awarding over $125,000 in prizes to inspired creatives like you. Join the Community

Join the community within the next 12 Days, 9 Hours, 49 Minutes and you could be eligible for the $1,000 Early Entry Award.

Photographers, you are invited to celebrate your creative passion with an international community of 522,653 members on See.Me.

To inaugurate our global launch, we are awarding over $125,000 in prizes to inspired creatives like you. Join the Community

Join the community within the next 15 Days, 15 Hours, 54 Minutes and you could be eligible for the $1,000 Early Entry Award.

Eligibility: Open to All / 18+

Free to Enter:

Prizes: The Times Square Award
+ A video of you and your work displayed on one of the largest billboards in Times Square NYC + $500,000 cash grant

A Photo Exhibition in NYC
+ A solo photography exhibition in New York City at the See | Exhibition gallery
+ $7,000 cash grant
+ An online feature broadcast to hundreds of thousands of viewers

Feature in The Story of the Creative
+ Printed inclusion in our 4th internationally distributed publication

Copyright: Each portfolio must be the original work of the member, and member must be the sole owner of the copyright of such entry.

By submitting an entry, entrant grants See.Me and its designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to use the entry and his/her name, city, state, and country of residence for credit purposes in See.Me’s online galleries, printed publications, or any other use on See.Me’s website, without further compensation, notification, or permission, unless prohibited by law. In addition, each winner grants to See.Me and its designees an irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, worldwide perpetual license to use and distribute the entry (as submitted, or as cropped by See.Me), and his/her name, city, state, and country of residence for credit purposes, in any and all media now or hereafter known, for purposes of promotion of the Contest and other See.Me contests and/or for purposes of advertising and promoting See.Me and, except as otherwise stated herein, without further compensation, notification, or permission, unless prohibited by law. see more details at website

Deadline: November 29, 2012

Website: http://www.see.me/photography

The Best Summer Photo Contest!

The Best Summer Photo Contest!

Deadline: NOV11,0212

Contest page: http://www.photoscramble.com/contests/the-best-summer-photo-contest/



Contest hosted by: jfongphoto9896
Company: Jeffrey Fong Photography
Website: www.jeffreyfong.com

 Winners will be announced on Nov 11, 2012 at

http://www.photoscramble.com/contests/the-best-summer-photo-contest/

1st: Private three-hour Photograhpy instruction ($225 Value)

Private, three-hour photography class with Jeffrey Fong Photography. The winning photographer chooses the subject matter (ie - landscape, portraits, lighting, macro, etc.) The private class will be held at a mutually agreeable time and location.

Show us your best summer photo and encourage your friends to vote now! Did you take any great photos over the summer? Maybe you went on your dream vacation, went surfing for the first time, or simply learned new techniques with your camera. This is a great place to show off your favorite summer photo. Enter our contest now. The winning photo entitles the photographer to a private, three-hour photography class with Jeffrey Fong Photography.

Hours Photo Contest – Over $500 To Win!

Store Hours Photo Contest – Over $500 To Win!

Contest page http://www.istorehours.com/store-hours-images.html

iStoreHours is excited to announce its first ever photo contest related to – you guessed it – store hours! All you have to do is submit photos of the best and most interesting store hour signs you can find. The signs could be hung on a shop door, posted on a restaurant window, or standing high above a store parking lot, and all you have to do is snap a pic and submit! 

Prizes:

1st Place: US $300
2nd Place: US $100
3rd Place: US $50
Weekly Winners (6): US $10 each

Enter Photos (there are two ways to enter the contest):

Download our Store Hours app on your Android phone and submit photos (along with your name and email) via the app. It’s an easy way to participate while you’re on the go!

A CALL TO ARTISTS

A CALL TO ARTISTS

Prizes

15,000 USD (1 artist will receive $10,000 and 5 artists will each receive $1,000).

Dave Bown Projects will be buying works of art from artists as submissions are received.

Eligibility
This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and media are eligible.

Selection Process
Early entries are encouraged. Previewing will occur
on a daily and weekly basis by Dave Bown Projects
as submissions are received.

Deadline
30 November 2012

Prospectus
davebownprojects.com/submissions.html

For further information, please contact Dave Bown at (917) 365-5265 or info@davebownprojects.com

Nick Belial Photography's 2012 Halloween Photo Contest

Nick Belial Photography's 2012 Halloween Photo Contest 

http://www.nickbelialphotography.com/halloweenphotocontest.html

Nick Belial Photography's 2012 Halloween Photo Contest Details & Rules:

First and foremost, this contest is for fun-- but the the prizes are real. Five winners will be chosen... One Grand Prize Winner, one First Place Winner, one Second Place Winner, one Third Place Winner and one Runner-up.

Grand Prize: Winner will receive choice of a free, Five hour Wedding Photography Package**, a Senior Portrait Session or a full-day, multi-location Professional Modeling Photo Shoot.  Value: Up to $795

First Prize: Free two and a half hour Family Portrait Session.  Value $275

Second Prize: Free one hour photo session. (Headshots, portraits, etc)  Value $99

Third Prize: Free 30-45 minute Mini-Shoot.  Value $79

Runner-up: $50 gift certificate, good toward any photography session.


Content of submissions is open to anything that's Halloween, horror, spooky, eerie, cute, scary/sexy costumes or fall season-related. That said, please limit entries to those appropriate for a general audience. No nudity, excessive gore, etc. Winners will be selected by random criteria including, but not limited to: Relevance to Halloween Photo Contest theme, overall creativity, picture quality, scare-factor, cuteness factor and any other quality that we might feel makes for an eye-catching image.

1. There is no purchase required to enter. Contest is open to all US residents. Contest is void in New Jersey, Vermont and where prohibited by law.

2. You must be 18 years of age or older to enter. One entry per person, please.

3. All submissions must be your own original work.

4. To enter, first, visit our Facebook page and "Like" us... Next, find the contest posting on our Facebook timeline, leave a comment and/or post your photo.

5. Forward your photo submission to nickbelial@photographer.net with the subject line:
2012 Halloween Photo Contest. Include with your photo a written statement certifying that you are over 18 years of age and that the photograph you are submitting is your own, original work and that you own all rights to it. Include your contact information: full name, city and state of residence, age, email address and phone number where you can be notified if you're a winner.

Should any winning photograph contain artistic material or elements not owned by the entrant, and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the photograph, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photograph, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the photograph for the purpose of this contest, without additional compensation. If any person appearing in any photograph is under the age of majority in their state of residence, a signature of release from a parent or legal guardian must be obtained before submission of entry and provided to contest sponsor upon request.

6. Follow & mention us on Twitter! @nickbelial - Not required, but we sure appreciate it!

7. All entries must be received no later than October 30th, 2012, before midnight, by 11:59 PM EST.

Winners will be announced on Facebook, Twitter and contacted by email and/or phone by 9:00 PM on Halloween night.

* Please note: Scheduling of wedding, senior portrait, modeling and other photo sessions subject to photographer's schedule. As always, we will do our best to be flexible, but please schedule your session as far in advance as possible. Winner is responsible for all travel related expenses for distances greater than 40 miles from zipcode 19373 in the West Chester, PA area.

** At the winners request, our basic, Digital-Only Wedding Photography Package with five hour coverage can be upgraded to any other wedding package we offer, by paying the difference between the two.

*** Prizes may be shared with a household/family member, but cannot be sold, auctioned or otherwise transfered. Prizes must be redeemed within one year from date of contest end. Photographers retain all photo-rights to their images and agree to allow Nick Belial Photography to post the winning images online along with their names and hometown-- for example: First prize winner: John Smith Media, PA.

Best Shots Photographic Competition and Touring Exhibition

Photography becomes an act of charity

• Enter up to 5 photos
• £10 each or 5 for just £30
• Register now & submit your photos later
• http://www.bestshots.co.uk/

Of all the photographic competitions and exhibitions to be held during 2013, Best Shots is the one you really shouldn't miss.

Here’s why…

• Winners share £10,000 in cash prizes plus some amazing photographic equipment.
• Best Shots is open to all photographers with 10 exciting submission categories.
• A prestigious professional judging panel will critique every entry.
• 100 Best Shots to be exhibited and sold across England, Scotland and Wales.
• It's all in aid of one of the UK's most talked-about heritage restoration charities.

How to Enter

Photolovers International Circuit, 2012

9th Photolovers International Circuit, 2012

http://www.photolovers.org/

Entry Form and Rules for 9 th Photolovers International Slide & Digital Circuit , 2012
	A:  Rules B:  Entry Form in MS word format C:  Entry Form for Direct Online Submission C: Circuit Calander :- Closing Date :- October 22nd, 2012 Date of Judging :- October 26-27th 2012 Date of Notification :- November 9th, 2012 Posting of Awards & Catalogue :- January 11th,2013 Complete Result of 2011 Circuit- At a glance (Size 2.5 MB)

iPad Photography Contest

iPad Photography Contest

http://blog.procamera-app.com/?page_id=95

Important Dates:

1) Submission period: From Oct. 19 to Oct. 29, 2012

2) Judge voting period: Oct. 29 2012 to Oct. 31, 2012

3) Winners announcement: Nov. 2, 2012

Awards:

The grand prize winner for best photograph will receive an iPad mini!

The second to tenth best photos will win a $25 iTunes card.

Rules:

1) Submissions are limited to still images taken with ProCamera HD on the iPad.

2) Entrant agrees that any work submitted is of his/her own creation and complies with standard copyright and fair-use law. ProCamera is not responsible for any copyright infringement; these are the responsibility of the entrant.

3) Entrant retains full rights to any work submitted to this contest, but allows ProCamera to use the photos for general promotion. Credits will be given.

Judges:

Jens Daemgen - Creator and lead developer of ProCamera

Misho Baranovic - ProCamera blog manager and mobile photographer

Michael Probst-Stuckmann – Developer and photographer

Earlier this year, we released ProCamera HD, the first iPad app to take photography seriously by providing photographers with a range of advanced shooting options including exposure and focus adjustment, digital zoom, burst mode and an adjustable shutter button (SnapTrigger).

Recently, Camera+ and Camera Awesome followed our lead, also releasing iPad photography apps.

Using an iPad to take photos is relatively new, but just like the early days of iPhoneography, we can see that the iPad photography boom is coming.

To celebrate this new revolution in iPad photography, ProCamera is excited to announce our iPad Photography Contest.  The submission period opens this Friday the 19th October and runs for ten days.

We want to see how far photographers can push the emerging field of iPad Photography! We’re also dropping the price of ProCamera HD from $4.99 to $0.99 for those that want to try the app and join the contest.  You can download the app here.

Follow us on our Blog, Instagram and Facebook for the contest updates including featured photos that catch our eye.

We’d also love to know what features you’d like us to add to ProCamera HD.

How to enter:

You can submit your photos in the following ways:

1. Tag your photo with #procameraHDipad on Instagram

2. Use the form below to upload your photo.

Encore: A Look at MusicNovember

Encore: A Look at Music

http://kiernangallery.com/call-for-entry-encore-a-look-at-music/

CALL FOR ENTRY Deadline: November 22, 2012

​©Kat Kiernan

Encore ​January 2 - 26

From tribal drumming to radio DJs, advertising jingles to Italian opera, music is important to every culture. Even though it is more accessible than ever before, our thirst for rhythm and melody continues unabated. For this exhibition, The Kiernan Gallery asks you to explore one art form with another; using the visual medium of photography to illustrate the sounds that inspire you.

Show us your record collections, instruments, and portraits of musicians and fans. Show us stadium concerts, jam sessions, and street performers from distant nations. Most of all, show us what music means to you. For Encore: A Look at Music, The Kiernan Gallery seeks photographs of and inspired by music.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Submission Criteria 

We accept only digital submissions. All digital files should be provided as:

• JPGs
• 
72 ppi

• sRGB

• Image width not to exceed 1500pixels on the longest side and at least 1024.
• Files should be titled as LastName_FirstName_01Title.jpg. The number should correspond with the number on the submission form. No non-alpha-numeric characters.

Work that has been previously exhibited in the main gallery is not eligible to appear in subsequent shows.

Work that The Kiernan Gallery deems inappropriate (i.e. full frontal nudity) will not be submitted to the juror. When submitting images, bear in mind that The Kiernan Gallery is located in a small town in Virginia.

By Email

Email image files and Submission Form to submissions@kiernangallery.com.

By Mail

CD submissions may be mailed, but must be received by the submission deadline. Submission fee may be paid by check included with CD or by PayPal via the Pay Now button. Mail the CD (not DVD) with JPG files and Submission Form to:

        The Kiernan Gallery

        23B West Washington St.

        Lexington, VA 24450

Submission Fee

There is a non-refundable fee of $25 for the first 5 images, and $5 for each additional image (up to 10 images total). Credit card or PayPal payments may be made using the Pay Now button. Checks may be mailed to the address above.

International submissions are accepted.

If you have any questions about submitting, please contact info@kiernangallery.com.

Notification

Artists will receive an email confirming their submission when we have received both payment and images. 

Artists will receive an email notifying them of accepted work approximately eight days after the submission deadline. The juror will select up to 25 images for display in the main gallery, as well as up to an additional 35 for display in the online gallery. All accepted photographs are eligible for inclusion in a full color exhibition catalogue available for purchase from Blurb Books.

Sales

Artists exhibiting at the gallery may offer their work for sale. The Kiernan Gallery retains 30% of the sale price as commission.

For this exhibition, juror Michelle Egiziano will select up to 25 images for display in the main gallery, and up to an additional 35 to be included in the online gallery. All images will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue available for purchase. A Juror’s Choice and Director’s Choice will also be announced and both winners will receive a free copy of the catalogue.

All photographic media are encouraged. ​

About the Juror:​

Michelle Egiziano is a Photo and Art Director specializing in celebrity, fashion, portraiture, still life, reportage, and youth/street culture. She served as Photo Editor of SPIN Magazine until its closing in mid-2012. With an MFA in Fine Art from Hunter College, Egiziano’s work as a Photo Editor has taken her fromElleGirl Magazine to Blender Magazine to SPIN, and now to her current position as a freelance Photo Editor and Art Director. Egiziano has worked with some of the most talented photographers in the commercial photography business. She has been a recipient of a Society of Publication Designers award every year since 2005, most recently winning their 2012 "Tablet App of the year" for SPIN Play.

Pinhole World Photographic Competition

Pinhole World Photographic Competition

http://szlachetnafotografia.com/en/pinhole-world-competition/

The competition is open to all photographers. There are no limitations regarding the time and place where the photographs entered for the competition may be taken. The photographs entered must be taken with a pinhole camera. Entries will only be accepted as prints. The minimal size for entries is 13x18cm. In case of entries printed in square format the minimum size is 13x13cm. In case of entries with non-standard proportions the longer side must not exceed 50cm.

Eligibility: Worldwide
Deadline       11/30/2012
Entry Fee: Free

Nowadays the ease with which images are made is impressive. These days we don’t happen to be a photographer; we all are photographers. An average owner of a mobile phone with a camera of acceptable quality becomes z collector of moments captured in images. Pictures are circulated as messages and it is an image rather than words that has become a communiqué. Contrary to this reality many passionate are trying to rediscover photography, looking for a key in old techniques and primitive forms of recording. Pinhole photography is once more gaining full rights in this great visual show.

We would like to invite all those who may be a little discouraged with this ease of duplicating the world have stopped for a moment allowing the slow seeping of reality through the pinhole of a CAMERA OBSCURA to take part in our competition. Maybe together we will be able to discover the mystery.