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This week’s challenge is to share with us your best images of foul weather. From rainstorms, lightening, hail and snow to wind and stormy seas, share your best foul weather images.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Foul Weather”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of foul weather.
2. Submit it under: Landscapes – Weather
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCfoulweather

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14 Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Foul Weather” and fit into the Landscapes – Weather category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCfoulweather”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCfoulweather-dq will be placed on the image).

We challenge you this week to share your best images of refreshing cold drinks. From ice cold water, to lemonade, beer, to iced coffee or mixed drinks, share your very best images of cold drinks.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Cold Drinks”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of a cold drink.
2. Submit it under: Food & Drink – Alcohol & Drinks
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. If any branding, trademarks or product names are visible, list as Editorial Only
5. Tag the image with: PWCcolddrinks

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Cold Drinks” and fit into the Food & Drink – Alcohol & Drinks category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• If branding or trademarks appear in the image, it must be listed as Editorial Only in the Marketplace.
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCcolddrinks”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCcolddrinks-dq will be placed on the image).

Your challenge this week is to show us your best images of bridges. From covered to suspension, foot, train or car we want to see your very best bridge images.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Bridges”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of a bridge.
2. Submit it under: Buildings & Architecture – Bridges and Suspended Structures
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCbridges

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Bridges” and fit into the Building & Architecture – Bridges & Suspended Structures category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCbridges”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCbridges-dq will be placed on the image).

This week we want to see your best images of a vegetable or fruit garden. Share your images of fruit or vegetables on the vine, plant or tree and identify the vegetable or fruit in the title or comment fields.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Vegetable Garden”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of a fruit or vegetable still attached to the plant, tree or vine.
2. Submit it under: Nature Up Close – Gardens and Produce category
3. In the comments field identify the fruit or vegetable.
4. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
5. Tag the image with: PWCVegetableGarden

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly vegetable or fruit in the photo and fit into the Nature Up Close – Garden and Produce category.
• The photo must be tagged with the name of the fruit or vegetable
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCVegetableGarden”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCVegetableGarden-dq will be placed on the image).

This week we are looking for your best images of birds. You must tag the photo in the comments field with the species of bird, the location the image was taken and the activity in which the bird was participating.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Tagged Birds”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of a bird or birds.
2. Submit it under: Animals – Birds category

Tag the image with the species of the bird, location of the shot and activity of the bird.

1. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
2. Tag the image with: PWCTaggedBirds

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable bird in the photo and fit into the Animals-Birds category.
• The photo must be tagged with the species, location and activity of the bird. (activity example: Nest building, hunting, collecting food etc.)
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCTaggedBirds”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCTaggedBirds-dq will be placed on the image).

Your challenge this week is to show us your best coins. We are looking for pictures of currency or money in the form of coins. Show us your best coin images.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Coins”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of coins./li>
2. Submit it under: Artistic Objects – Other category
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCcoins

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Coins” and fit into the Artistic Objects – Other category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCcoins”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCcoins-dq will be placed on the image).

Your challenge this week is to show us your best abstract images of diamond patterns. We are looking for abstract patterns of diamonds, not the gems. Patterns in tiles, the wire in a fence, the sails on a boat anything that creates a diamond pattern.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Abstract Diamonds”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of a diamond pattern./li>
2. Submit it under: Abstract – Patterns
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCabstractdiamonds

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Abstract Diamonds” and fit into the Abstract – Patterns category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCabstractdiamonds”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCabstractdiamonds-dq will be placed on the image).

This week we want to see your best images of babies and children having fun outside during the summer. Playing in a yard, park, field, pool or anywhere outside during warm weather, submit your best images of babies and children having Summer Fun.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Summer Fun”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of babies or children having fun outdoors in the summer./li>
2. Submit it under: Babies & Children
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCsummerfun

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Summer Fun” and fit into the Babies & Children category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCsummerfun”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCsummerfun-dq will be placed on the image).

This week the USA celebrates Independence Day. In honor of the USA’s Independence Day our weekly challenge this week is Fireworks! Submit your best images of Fireworks to help us celebrate.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Fireworks”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of Fireworks
2. Submit it under: Abstract – Fire & Fireworks
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCfireworks

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Fireworks” and fit into the Abstract – Fire & Fireworks category.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCfireworks”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCfireworks-dq will be placed on the image).

This week your challenge is to submit your best pictures of people participating in sports in the water. Submit your best images of people Swimming, Surfing, Water skiing and enjoying athletic water sports.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Watersports”
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To enter:

1. Take a photograph of an people participating in a watersport
2. Submit it under: Sports & Fitness
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCwatersports

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro + an 11×14  Canvas Print of their winning image (US members only)
• Winners will get Award Badges, 1000 Points plus 1,000 credits for future image submission
• A blog post will highlight the winners
• The opportunity to make some money off of stock sales in the future

Rules:

• The photo must be an image with a clearly identifiable theme of “Atheletic Water Sports” and fit into the Sports & Fitness category and any of the water related sub-categories.
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• Image quality (through ImageDuel) will determine the winner. In other words… the better image will determine the winner not the better concept.
• Enter as many images as you like – only highest scoring one will be chosen for top 10 winners.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the week
• Images must be tagged “PWCwatersports”
• You may resubmit an image already on Pixoto, but please be aware that ImageScore, awards and points for the image will be reset upon resubmission
• Duplicates of previously uploaded, and not deleted, Pixoto submissions will be removed.

• Due to the popularity of weekly challenges, we do not review qualification requirements for images with an ImageScore of less than 500
• Be true to the category: Images in the wrong category will be recategorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCwatersports-dq will be placed on the image).