Copyright 2010 :: Open photo contests and competitions

Pictory is a showcase for people around the world to document their lives and cultures. Anyone can submit one large, captioned image to each of Pictory’s editorial themes. Submitting a captioned photo to Pictory gives you the opportunity to see your work at its best: refined by an editor, emphasized by careful design, and in the context of dozens of other top notch photo stories.
Pictory is about true, personal stories, and documentation of our lives and cultures. Pictory members don’t have to be professional photographers or writers, but they do have to look, observe, photograph, and consider.
Theme: check for weekly themes on different social documentary topics
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This competition provides photographers around the world with unrivaled exposure, support and recognition. Film, digital and photo-based work are all considered.
Contest finalists will be revealed to the public for voting and critique. The winners will be determined by voters.


The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition represents the scope of creative activity today, and provides an opportunity for both new and established artists to nurture their reputations on an international scale.
Contests:
What does "black and white" mean to contemporary photographers in the digital age? Are the implications and meanings of black and white still central to photography’s unique nature as a visual medium?