Sony is inviting entries for its annual photography competition from amateur and pro photographers from all over the world.

There are separate competitions for amateurs and pros. Here I will talk about the amateur part only. The pros can read the details from the competition site (link below).

The basic info for amateurs are as follows

You can submit a maximum of 3 photos. The submitted photos can be spread in one or two or three categories mentioned below.

The categories in which you can submit your photos are

Hi Folks,

My friend Rajesh informed me about a photo contest being held by Yamaha. This photo contest is open for everybody (yes, even the ones who only have a mobile phone as a camera).

You just need to have a Yamaha bike or have a friend who has a Yamaha bike. I think all the photos need to have a Yamaha bike in them.

More info about the competition

Contest Link: https://epoint.yamaha-motor-india.com/photo-contest/

Last Dates: Actually there are 3 dates i.e. 29th July, 13th Aug and 30th Aug 2009

Categories and Prizes

Hi folks,

It is time to let your photographs earn some money and respect for you :)… Time to participate in a photography competition open for all.

The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT invites amateur and professional photographers from around the world to enter in their 2^nd Annual Photo Contest.

The theme of this competition is “Women’s Entrepreneurship: Empowerment through Innovation”

Some useful links and information about this competition

Last date: September 13, 2009

Contest rules and other details: http://decompetition.mit.edu/contest.htm

Submission form: http://decompetition.mit.edu/submit.htm

Categories:

Photo by Naveen Kumar Sharma

Yes, that is me taking a photo of a waterfall and here is the photo that I took from there.

I had been to a waterfall near Indore, called Seetalamata Falls and here are a few things that I learned for taking photos of waterfalls. All the photos that you see here were taken at that fall.

1. Be there at the right time

Photography is all about light and in outdoor photography, light is all about timing. The light is golden during the dawn and dusk. You will get better textures and colors during that time.

Screenshot of the fotoflock homepage on 20th July 2009

Got a surprise phone call from Faizan Today (Web Site, Flickr) informing me that this photo was featured as the photo of the day for July 20th, 2009, at Epson’s fotoflock.com

Thank you Faizan bhai for the good news.

The Original Photo

I am happy