Currently open amateur and professional 2010 photo contests, competitions and awards

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Category: Free

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Copyright: Photographers will retain full copyright to, and ownership of, their submitted photography.
Eligibility: Open to all photographers, worldwide.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 1 October 2010

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Copyright: Entrants retain all copyrights to entered photographs. Entrants grant the Organizer to use submitted photos for contest promotion.
Eligibility: Open to all photographers, professional and amateur, with no restrictions based on age, gender or nationality.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 30 November 2010

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Copyright: The author authorizes Tri M Graphics to reproduce the work. Tri M Graphics may also use the photograph in other marketing tools, Tri M Graphics will not sell the photo or the product directly made from the photo.
Eligibility: Open to US residents.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 30 September 2010

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Copyright: Copyright of all images submitted for this competition remains with the respective entrants. Winning and shortlisted images may be used by Masters Direct for publicity purposes in connection with this competition for a duration of no more than five years. They will be credited wherever used.
Eligibility: Open to UK residents aged 18 years or over.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 30 September 2010

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Copyright: All the pictures are property of the authors, but they can be used to promote the event.
Eligibility: Open to all photographers, worldwide.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 15 September 2010

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Copyright: Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. Photos will be credited to the entrant. By entering, photographers grant Pixable the right to use entries for publicity and marketing purposes.
Eligibility: Open to all photographers, worldwide.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 1 October 2010

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Copyright: You will retain copyright of your entries at all times and will always be credited alongside your picture. By entering this competition, you grant us a non-exclusive license to display your photograph in connection with this contest.
Eligibility: Open to to participants worldwide, aged 18 or over.
Restrictions: Photos of domestic animals such as pets and livestock are not eligible.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 31 October 2010

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Copyright: Photographers retain copyright but need to transfer to the organisers the rights to use images for promotion of this contest.
Eligibility: Open to anyone worldwide.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 3 October 2010

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Copyright: By entering the Contest, all entrants grant a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to Authorized Parties, to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media.
Eligibility: Open to children aged 6-14 who are U.S. and Canadian residents only. See a list of other participating country editions.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 1 November 2010

Ongoing

Copyright: You grant an exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, transferable, perpetual license to publicly display your photos on www.back-strait.com site only.
Eligibility: Open to amateur photographers worldwide.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: Monthly

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Copyright: Entrants will retain full rights to the images entered.the entrant also gives permission for both the hard copies and digital files on CD of the images to be retained by ORGANZ in its archives and be available for use by ORGANZ for any non-commercial purpose.
Eligibility: Open to any photographer resident in New Zealand
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 2 February 2011

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Copyright: Viewbook B.V. and/or its Competition Partners will credit the artist as the author and copyright holder of his/her photographs. Submitted Materials will NOT be used for commercial advertising purposes and will NOT be altered without the prior consent of the author.
Eligibility: Open to all serious photographers worldwide, 18+ years of age.
Entry fee: Free
Entry deadline: 1 October 2010