Photocompete

• Copyright: Copyright of all images remains with the artist. Selected artists grant permission for publication and promotional use of the images before the final judging on the image occurs.
• Entry fee: Professional - $15; Non-professional - $10
• Entry deadline: 15th March 2011
• Who can enter: Open to all photographers, worldwide.

Camera Obscura Journal accepts for its photography contest any photographic-based artwork. The artwork need not consist exclusively of photography. Photography-based mixed media artworks are encouraged for submission, in addition to straight photography as long as it can be submitted electronically.

Theme: Open

Prizes:

• Professional
  • $1,200 cash award and publication in the Camera Obscura Journal of Literature & Photography. Selected finalists also receive publication.
  • In addition, finalists receive a professional marketing template from © The Polished Photograher – worth $100.
• Non-professional
  • $300 cash award and publication. Finalists also receive publication.

Professional designation: photographers who earn more than 25% of their income from photography. Non-professionals may also enter the professional category. There is no limit of entries. Submit highest quality .jpg, .jpeg files. (4meg or less).

Judging criteria:

• artistic merit
• technical proficiency

Official website: www.obscurajournal.com/guidelines.php