Two Photo Contests

The winner in FoE's 2009 Photo Contest (Biodiversity Lost)

Photo contests are good way to sharpen our photographic skills. Here are two photo contests which are open until April.

The first one is Friends of the Earth's fifth photo contest. The theme this year is Acting in Solidarity and Building Moments for Change. FoE says on its website:

"This international photo competition will gather photos from around the world on the theme of 'Acting in Solidarity and Building Movements for Change'. The best shots will be featured in materials produced by these organizations and social movements, including a 2011 calendar and an international photo exhibition."

The winner in FoE's 2009 Photo Contest (Biodiversity Preserved)

More about the competition, which is to be closed on 1 April, can be learned here. There are cash prizes for the winners: 400 euros for each first place photo; 200 euros for each second place photo; and 100 euros for each third place photo.

The other contest is for our Chinese readers. It is held by a local body in Hong Kong promoting good virtue. The website doesn't say that the entries are restricted for Hong Kong residents. So supposedly there is no restriction on the eligibility of participants from outside the city.

The prizes will amount to over HK$ 40,000. However, the organiser is shy about the details of the prizes. The deadline is by five in the afternoon by 30 of April. Go here for more details.

Get your camera and take photos!

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A Real Hero

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New Low Prices

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Eye Contact

(Leica D-lux 5) The digital era may make it easier to end up with fave shots. Even lousy photos may be turned likable after a few clicks in the post-processing workflow. But if digital advancement or amendments have any bearing on the cultivation of personal style, no photographers will need to discover his or her own photographer’s eye. Undoutedly, this is out of the question. Only with a trained photographer’s eye can we give a thinking gaze and capture an eternal moment, in our unique style. Style is the soul of a great photo. A few posts have been written in GXG to touch on the topic of photographer’s eye. Instead of finding an answer, which would require academic discussions, the posts are intended to give my general reflections and spark interests in moving towards further exploration of the topic. The posts can be viewed after the links: 1) Photographer's Eye: Storytelling 2) Photographer's Eye: Little Show of Observing 3) Photographer's Eye: Sight-Worthy 4

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