OUR FREE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY! Our wildlife photography contest series for 2018 is now running. We have over $20,000 worth of prizes up for grabs and a winners’ exhibition in New York City!
This contest series is made up of three separate photo contests each with a different theme:
The contests are free to enter. The winner of each will receive a Camtraptions camera trap sensor, an f-stop voucher, a Breakthrough Photography filter, a Cotton Carrier harness and a copy of Skylum Luminar. Our favourite overall category winner will also go on to win the grand prizes for the 2018 contest series; a 7-day luxury African safari for two courtesy of The Bushcamp Company and Safarious, and a Panasonic G9 camera plus Panasonic Leica 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 lens. Prizes Luxury African Safari We have an amazing grand prize: a 7-day luxury African safari for two courtesy of The Bushcamp Company and Safarious with a total value exceeding US $12,000! The Bushcamp Company operates Mfuwe Lodge (of Elephants in Reception Fame) and also six small luxury bushcamps in a pristine region of South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The winner will be able to pick a combination of these camps to stay in! They will find themselves immersed in a remote, unspoiled African wilderness with incredible wildlife-viewing opportunities. Panasonic G9 and 50-200mm f2.8-4.0 lens This year’s overall contest series winner will receive a Panasonic Lumix G9 camera and a Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 ASPH lens! The G9 sits at the top of Panasonic’s range of cameras and has an incredible set of features which make it perfect for nature photographers. The camera’s ability to capture up to 50 images per second gives you a better chance of capturing the perfect shot in an action sequence, and a “high-resolution” mode allows you to take stunning 80 megapixel still images, ideal for landscapes. The G9 also boasts 4K video resolution at 60 frames per second! Taking into account the crop factor of the G9’s Micro Four Thirds sensor, the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 50-200mm f/2.8-4.0 gives the equivalent of a 100mm-400mm focal length – a perfect range for wildlife photography. Furthermore, the fast f/2.8-4.0 aperture enables higher shutter speeds to freeze the motion of fast-moving subjects. Panasonic has used a nano surface coating to eliminate flare and ghosting and the lens has been designed to be dust, moisture and freeze-proof! Camtraptions Sensor The winner of each of the three contests will also receive a Camtraptions Camera Trap Sensor worth $200. The Camtraptions sensor turns a DSLR camera into a high-quality camera trap for photographing nocturnal or elusive wildlife. Find out more here » F-stop Voucher The winner of each of the three contests will receive a €350 (approx $380) f-stop voucher. F-stop create amazing camera bags which are ideally suited for wildlife photographers. They are extremely rugged and can comfortably accommodate bulky and heavy camera equipment. My own f-stop backpack is my primary camera bag and has accompanied me on every single photography trip since 2012. F-stop has a range of backpacks with varying capacities to suit your needs. Find out more here » Breakthrough Photography Filters The winner of each of the three contests will receive their choice (excluding square filters) of X4 Neutral Density or X4 Circular Polarising filter from Breakthrough Photography, worth approximately $200. Two runners-up in each of the three contests will receive their choice (excluding square filters) of X2 Neutral Density or X2 Circular Polarising filter, worth approximately $100. Cotton Carrier Camera Systems The winner of each of the three contests will receive a CCS G3 Harness from Cotton Carrier worth $120. Two runners-up in each of the three contests will receive a G3 Strapshot worth $80. Skylum Luminar All of the winners, runners-up and highly commended photographers of each contests will also receive a copy of Skylum’s Luminar photo processing software. With Luminar, you’ll get professional-looking photos without extra effort. Begin with a sleek and friendly interface that seamlessly adapts to your own needs and skills. Create extraordinary images with supercharged tools, so easy to use you don’t need any manuals or tutorials.
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OUR FREE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY! What changes when we switch to infrared, and which things remain constant? What beauty lies in the light that our eyes can’t see? We want the infrared photography community to answer these questions and more with complete photo essays as well as individual shots.
Prizes will be awarded across 5 categories of infrared photography, and include over $11,000 in cash and infrared photography gear, with a grand prize of $1,000 cash + $1,000 of infrared photography equipment awarded to ‘Best Infrared Photo Essay’. Visible light entries are also welcome! Prizes will also be awarded to one visible light photo essay and one visible light photo per applicable category! We want to help the Infrared community grow, and each Visible Light winner will receive a Kolari Vision gift card for infrared conversion services and gear! First-Place Prizes: Landscape: $1,000 Kolari Vision Gift Card Portrait: $1,000 Kolari Vision Gift Card Black and White: $1,000 Kolari Vision Gift Card Color Infrared: $1,000 Kolari Vision Gift Card Second-Place Prizes: Photo-Essay: $350 Kolari Vision Gift Card Landscape: $250 Kolari Vision Gift Card Portrait: $250 Kolari Vision Gift Card Black and White: $250 Kolari Vision Gift Card Color Infrared: $250 Kolari Vision Gift Card Third-Place Prizes: Photo-Essay: $200 Kolari Vision Gift Card Landscape: $150 Kolari Vision Gift Card Portrait: $150 Kolari Vision Gift Card Black and White: $150 Kolari Vision Gift Card Color Infrared: $150 Kolari Vision Gift Card |