Eligibility: Worldwide 18+

Free to enter

Win Euro 1,000 in cash!

EUR 1,000, EXILIM travel cameras and EDIFICE and G-SHOCK watches by CASIO: It pays off to take part!

Jury Prize: EUR 1,000 and an EXILIM EX-H20G camera with Hybrid-GPS and more…

Voting Prize: The innovative travel camera with Hybrid-GPS and more…

Copyright: By participating in the contest, the participant confirms that he owns all digital copyrights for the uploaded photo and that no brand or personal rights of third parties are violated. Should third parties assert claims against Casio, the participant shall release Casio from all claims and any costs incurred as a result of their prosecution or legal defence.

The participant transfers to Casio the non-exclusive, unrestricted and unlimited right of use for the photos submitted by him, in particular for the purposes of the photo competition and also for advertising purposes on Casio websites, on Casio Facebook profiles, in particular on the facebook.com/casio.exilim site, and for use on billboards and in other advertising campaigns online and offline. Where legally permissible, there shall be no right to remuneration.

Upload time: March 14th – April 3rd

Voting Time: April 4th – April 14th You can vote once a day for each photo

Website: http://perfect-moment.exilim.eu/euro

As always, we want gritty as well as pretty. The topic of travel is broad, so have some fun with it: Experiment with lighting, angles, subjects and composition. Start shooting . . . and surprise us.

One entry per person. Photo must have been taken in 2009-2010. Send e-mail entries to travelphotos@washpost.com. Photos should be JPEG or TIFF attachments, between 1MB and 10MB in size. Include caption information and when the photo was taken, plus your name, address and phone number, and put the photo topic (e.g., “Scotland rainbow”) in the subject line.

If sending by conventional mail, attach a sticker or notecard with your name, contact info and a detailed caption to the back of the photo (please do not send loose sheets of paper). Photos, which are nonreturnable, may be color or black-and-white, and in print form. Send prints to The Washington Post Travel Section Photo Contest, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071.

Entries must be received by July 26.

Photos become the property of The Washington Post, which may edit, publish, distribute and republish them in any form. No purchase necessary. The winner, to be determined by the Travel staff and photography professionals, receives a digital camera. Post employees and their immediate families are not eligible. Please do not call to ask whether we have received your entry. The winning photos will be published Aug. 22.

The theme of the contest is “Mysterious Places”.

Prizes

Overall Winner:
Lensbaby Composer + Optic Swap System
SmugMug Pro Account (1 year) + $50 print credits
($565 total value)

Peoples’ Choice Winner:
Lensbaby Muse with Double Glass Optic
SmugMug Pro Account (1 year) + $50 print credits

2x Runners up:
Lensbaby Muse with Plastic Optic
SmugMug Pro Account (1 year)

8x Highly Commended:
$25 Gift Certificate to lensbaby.com
SmugMug Power Account (1 year)

The “Peoples’ Choice” winner will be selected by public vote at the end of the contest.

More about the prizes…

The Lensbaby Composer is selective focus SLR lens that works on Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, and Pentax cameras. Based on a unique and innovative ball and socket configuration, the Composer delivers smooth selective focus photography with unparalleled ease. Photographers simply tilt the lens to a desired angle and then focus with a focusing ring. The result is an area of sharp focus (the “Sweet Spot”) which can be moved around the frame.

SmugMug offers you everything you need to kick start your online presence! From displaying photos on your own personal website through to printing and selling your work, Smugmug provides an easy to use, customizable and fully featured solution. Pro accounts also allow you to make a profit by setting your own prices for purchases – exactly what you need to get your online photography business up and running!

The deadline for entry is 31st October 2009. Entry is free.

Competition website: http://blog.burrard-lucas.com/

Deadline: Daily. Weekly. Monthly

Theme: Travel photography

Eligibility: International; Open to all ages

Prizes

Daily (from the 1st until the 28th of each month), weekly (at each week’s end) and montlhy (on the 30th and 31th). Each photo of the week is selected among the daily winning photos of the corresponding week. Each photo of the month is selected among the weekly winning photos of the corresponding month.

Monthly winners will receive a B&H US$100 gift card.

Entry Fee: Free

Official website: http://www.photoburst.net/

In addition, it features New Talent, the award for students or those who want to start a career in photography, the First Shot beginners’ single image category, and Young TPOTY (for kids with cameras). There are even prizes for the best individual images within each of the portfolio categories, so plenty of chances for you to win a great prize, and the prestige of being a TPOTY winner!

You can enter all the categories that you are eligible for as many times as you like. A portfolio is a set of images which fit together to tell a story with a theme. All TPOTY portfolios are four (4) images. Entries shot on either film or digital cameras are eligible for all categories. First Shot is for images shot on mobile phones, compact cameras and basic SLRs only. Images shot on mobile phones will not be accepted for any other categories.

Entering prints – download an Entry Form, fill in and send it to us with your prints.

Entering online – if you are entering online you will fill out an entry form as part of this process so you do not need to download an entry form.

Submitting images online? Follow this link to start uploading your photographs.

* Copyright: When you submit images to us, you agree that we may use them to promote the competition, issue to media to promote the competition, and feature them (if chosen) in TPOTY books, exhibitions and the website. We do not restrict what else you do with your images, and if we are approached to use your images in a way which is not to promote TPOTY, we negotiate a fee on your behalf or put you in touch direct with the person interested in your images. By entering TPOTY we ask that you allow us to use your images to promote the awards, in press coverage of TPOTY, in our exhibitions and in the TPOTY books. For any other usage we either ask your permission to negotiate a fee on your behalf or put the person/organisation wishing to use the image in direct contact with you.
* Eligibility: Open to anyone except those directly involved in the organisation and judging. Any photographer, amateur and professional, aged 17 years and over from any country can enter the three Portfolio categories and the One Shot category. The New Talent, First Shot and Young travel Photographer of the Year categories all have restrictions on entry as follows: New Talent is for photographic students, amateur or semi-professional photographers only. Professional photographers are not eligible to enter this category and photographic status will be checked before any prizes are awarded. First Shot category is for amateur photographers only. Young Travel Photographer of the Year is for photographers aged 16 and under.
* Entry fee: From £10 to £20
* Entry deadline: 22 September 2009

Official website: tpoty.com

October 2008 – March 2009
This year’s theme: Living Planet

Celebrate an extraordinary place to live – Earth.

We live on an incredible planet. From the biggest, bustling metropolises, to seemingly barren plains, our planet is bursting with all kinds of life. We’re its beneficiaries, and its caretakers.

What makes our planet so alive? Is it the more than 6.5 billion human beings going about their business? The changing climate, or conservation efforts? Is it frenetic cities or untamed wilderness?

Turn your photographic eye towards our amazing planet and show us what you see – and you could win some fantastic prizes.

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