Weekly Challenge 60: Insects and Spiders

In this week’s challenge we want to see your best images of insects and spiders. From macro shots of spider eyes to butterflies on flowers and dragonflies on the wing, show us your best insect and spider images.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Insects and Spiders”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, June 22nd at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, June 26th

To enter:

  1. Take a photograph of an insect
  2. Submit it under: Animals – Insects & Spiders
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCinsectsandspiders

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 “Insects and Spiders” and fit into the Animals-Insects & Spiders 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 “PWCinsectsandspiders”
  • 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.
Disqualifications:
  • 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 PWCinsectsandspiders-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge 59: Still Life

This week we are looking for your best images of Still Life’s. To introduce our new sub-category in artistic objects we challenge you to bring forward your best Still Life images.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Still Life”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, June 15th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, June 19th

To enter:

  1. Take a photograph of a Still Life scene
  2. Submit it under: Artistic Objects – Still Life
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCstilllife

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 “Still Life” and and fit into the Artistic Objects – Still Life sub-category. Still life images must contain several different types of objects such as flowers in a vase with oranges and books, or stones stacked with incense and flowers.
  • The Still Life Sub-Category was introduced to provide a place for images that contained both natural objects and artistic objects or a combination of different types of man-made objects. 
  • 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 “PWCstilllife”
  • 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.
Disqualifications:
  • 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 PWCstilllife-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #56 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Puppies Playing

#1: Heidi Emanouel – Vaughan, ON, CA

#2: Ricardo Carrillo Tamez – Cancun, Roo, MX

#3: Chris Couper – Arnprior, ON, CA

#4: Christopher Riesta – Moorpark, CA, US

#5: Alvin Cheah – Petaling jaya, 10, MY

#6: Justine McGrath – Esperance, WA, AU

#7: Tiona Anglin Appel – Footville, WI, US

#8: MarySue Price – Buzzards Bay, MA, US

#9: Albin Bezjak – Ptuj, , SI

#10: Sue Green – Monroe Township, NJ, US

Weekly Challenge #57 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Architectural Reflections.

#1: Gabriel John Rimando – Dubai, Dubai, AE

#2: Mark Anthony Bansag – Bangkok, , TH

#3: RJ Ramoneda – , ,

#4: Valerii Tkachenko – Kiev, Kyiv city, UA

#5: Almas Bavcic – London, England, GB

#6: Mohammadreza Momeni – , , ZZ

#7: Jbern Eugenio – Dubai, Dubai, AE

#8: Babar Swaleheen – Dubai, ?, AE

#9: Daniel Schwabe – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR

#10: Boris Frković – Zagreb, Zagreb, HR

Weekly Challenge 58: Flower Gardens in Bloom

This week we are looking for your best images of flower gardens. From the flower bed in your own yard to majestic displays in parks, city beds or other flower gardens, we want to see your best images of flower gardens in bloom.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Flower Gardens in Bloom”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, June 8th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, June 12th

To enter:

  1. Take a photograph of a flower garden in bloom
  2. Submit it under: Nature Up Close – Gardens and Produce
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCflowergarden

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 “Flower Gardens in Bloom” and fit into the Nature Up Close-Gardens and Produce 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 “PWCflowergarden”
  • 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.
Disqualifications:
  • 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 PWCflowergarden-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge 57: Architectural Reflections

This week your challenge is to capture images of buildings reflected in water, glass or any refective surface. The photo must clearly display a building or buildings and their reflection.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Architectural Reflections”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, June 1st at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, June 5th

To enter:

  1. Take a photograph of a building and it’s reflection
  2. Submit it under: Buildings & Architecture
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCarcreflections

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 “Architectural Reflections” and fit into the Buildings & Architecture 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 “PWCarcreflections”
  • 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.
Disqualifications:
  • 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 PWCarcreflections-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #55 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  Abstract Curves

#1: Roland Shanidze – Toronto, ON, CA

#2: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#3: Marijana Gašpić – Rijeka, Primorsko-goranska, HR

#4: Djuro Bosnc – Belgrade, , RS

#5: Laci Erdős – Öttevény, Gyõr-Moson-Sopron, HU

#6: Miguel Silva – Viseu, 18, PT

#7: Fadly Shaputra – Bandung, West Java, ID

#8: Sefanya Dirgagunarsa – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#9: Imansyah Putra – Tanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung, ID

#10: Greg Van Dugteren – Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ

Weekly Challenge 56: Playing Puppies

This week’s challenge is Playing Puppies. Show us your best images of Puppies at Play, the photograph must fit into the Dogs – Puppies category depicting young dogs that are clearly puppies, at play.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Playing Puppies”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, May 25th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, May 29th

To enter:

  1. Take a photograph of puppies at play
  2. Submit it under: Dogs- Puppies
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCpuppies

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 clearly identifiable “Puppies at Play” and fit into the Dogs – Puppies 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 “PWCpuppies”
  • 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.
Disqualifications:
  • 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 PWCpuppies-dq will be placed on the image).


Weekly Challenge #54 – WINNERS

To see all of the entries:  City Skylines

#1: Ashraf Jandali – Dubai, ?, AE

#2: Irwansyah St – Batam, Riau, ID

#3: Senthil Damodaran – Singapore, , SG

#4: Lb Chong Jacobs – Singapore, , SG

#5: Richard Amar – Manila, NCR, PH

#6: Jasen Tan – Ende Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur, ID

#7: Jesús Sánchez Ibáñez – Malaga, AN, ES

#8: Jbern Eugenio – Dubai, Dubai, AE

#9: Luca Libralato – Milan, Lombardia, IT

#10: J W – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

Weekly Challenge 55: Abstract Curves

This week’s challenge is Abstract Curves. Show us your best images of Abstract Curves, the photograph must fit into the Abstract category and have a clear theme of curves.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Abstract Curves”
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, May 18th at Midnight GMT
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Wednesday, May 22nd

To enter:

  1. Take an abstract photo with the theme of Curves
  2. Submit it under: Abstract- Patterns
  3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
  4. Tag the image with: PWCcurves

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 Curves” 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 “PWCcurves”
  • 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.
Disqualifications:
  • 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 PWCcurves-dq will be placed on the image).