From Epson:

TOKYO, Japan November 6, 2008 –

Seiko Epson Corporation (”Epson”) has announced that it has selected the winners of this year’s Color Imaging Contest, an annual award that seeks to support the development of a new era in the culture of digital expression. A total of 64 photographic and graphic works were selected (53 from Japan and 11 from other countries and territories) from among 10,956 entries (9,416 in the photography category; 1,540 in graphics). (more…)

Press Release:

Prizes Include Olympus E-System Equipment and $5,000 Scholarship; Pro Photographers Critique Images, Public Vote Included for First Time

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., October 20, 2008 – Olympus today announced its second annual Photographers of Tomorrow contest, designed to inspire students enrolled in top photography programs. Under this year’s theme “YOUR WORLD: The Art of Technology Through Your Eyes,” students are encouraged to identify the innovation or technology that has had the greatest impact in their life and capture its beauty.
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From DxO:

The DxO Contest on the subject of movement was a great success! We received more than a thousand of beautiful photographs.
The jury based their selection on two equally important criteria:
Artistic: General look, originality, subject choice…
Technical: Exposure, framing, post-shoot corrections… (more…)

That’s right, we’re giving away this fantastic Canon EOS 450D kit worth £600.00

This is your chance to win what is currently the most sought after DSLR on the market and move your photographic ambitions on to the next level.

The 12.2 Megapixel Canon EOS 450D digital camera blends uncompromising performance with ease of use in a lightweight, ergonomic body and has won the TIPA award for the best D-SLR in Europe 2008.

Prize Includes:

- Canon EOS 450D Body.
- Canon EF-s 18-55mm lens.

Competition closes - 31st August 2008

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London, June 27, 2008 – Canon have announced the grand prize winner of the Canon Fan Foto online competition is amateur photographer Jan Kostal of the Czech Republic. His image entitled “Muddy Playground, Bangladesh” (above) was chosen by a panel of experts from Canon and Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multi media products, for its perspective, action and overall composition.
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Olympus Corporation (President: Tsuyoshi Kikukawa) is pleased to announce an international photo contest to be held in conjunction with Global Warming Witness – Mitsuaki Iwago Special, an Olympus online exhibition at http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/gww. Any amateur photographer in any country is eligible to enter this contest, which is accepting entries from July 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008. The panel of judges will be headed by wildlife photographer Mitsuaki Iwago and will include newscaster Crystel Takigawa as guest judge.
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New York, NY, June 16, 2008 - PhotoShelter Inc., the leading online destination where more than 32,000 photographers sell stock photography and access powerful solutions for e-commerce and image storage, today announced two initiatives designed to replenish the global stock photo supply in areas of the greatest buyer demand. Together with sponsors Nikon, Adorama Camera, and Shoot Digital, PhotoShelter kicked off registration for Shoot! The Day (www.shoottheday.com), a first-of-its-kind event taking place on July 20, 2008, that will bring together thousands of photographers across the world to share insights and take pictures in key categories. In addition, PhotoShelter today launched The School of Stock (http://blog.photoshelter.com/school), the definitive new online guide to understanding what stock photo buyers’ want and how they want it - directly from the minds of leading image buyers and successful photographers.
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The international Environmental Photographer of the Year competition seeks to honour photographers who use their ability to raise awareness of environmental and social issues. The competition encourages entries that are traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, ironic, creative, experimental, subversive, subtle, strong, resonant, challenging, political, original and beautiful. But most of all, we want to celebrate the power of photography and inspire people around the world to start taking care of our environment.
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