Monthly Archives: March 2013

Animals on the move, flying, running, crawling, walking we want to see animals in motion. Spiders, Insects, Crabs, Fish, Birds, or any other animal is welcome, just make sure they are on the move.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Moving Animals”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of an animal on the move.
2. Submit it under: Animals
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCMovingAnimals

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 “moving animals” and fit into the Animals category, Animals-Dogs and Animals-Cats will be disqualified
• 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 “PWCMovingAnimals”
• 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 not review qualification requirements for image 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 PWCMovingAnimals-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Abstract Lines

#1: Ag Adibudojo – Bandung, West Java, ID

#2: Pete G. Flores – Riyadh, Riyadh Province, SA

#3: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#4: Daliana Pacuraru – Bucharest, B, RO

#5: Renata Apanaviciene – Vilnius, Vilnius Region, LT

#6: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA

#7: Senthil Damodaran – Singapore, , SG

#8: Lye Danny – Singapore, , SG

#9: Cornelis Cornelissen – Granada, AL, ES

#10: Miguel Silva – Viseu, 18, PT

Beauty can be found in the details of any building, the curve of an arch, detail around a window or doorway, the pattern in the glass of a skyscraper, a tile pattern on a wall or floor. Architectural beauty surrounds us, capture it and share your images of architectural details.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Architectural Details”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a detail in architecture.
2. Submit it under: Buildings & Architecture/ Architectural Details
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCDetails

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 details”
• 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 “PWCDetails”
• 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 not review qualification requirements for image 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 PWCDetails-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  A Starry Night

#1: Aaron Groen – Sioux Falls, SD, US

#2: Jesse Summers – Gainesville, FL, US

#3: Michael Spain – Tulsa, OK, US

#4: Wayne Louie – Walnut Creek, CA, US

#5: Mark H – Saint-Malo, Bretagne, FR

#6: Aditya Gopal – Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, IN

#7: Bigg Shangkhala – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#8: Graham MacDougall – Armidale, NSW, AU

#9: Frøydis Folgerø – Stavanger, Rogaland, NO

#10: Giada Reccardini – Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, IT

Lines are everywhere around us.  Look around where you are sitting right now and we bet you’ll find at least a dozen groups of lines.  For this week’s challenge find the ones that are most beautiful to and let us see!  Just make sure the images fit into the Abstract category (i.e. not easily identifiable).

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

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

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 abstract photo with a clearly identifiable theme of “lines”
• 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 “PWCLines”
• 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 not review qualification requirements for image 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 PWCLines-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Silhouettes in Motion

#1: Hendri Suhandi – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#2: Made Suwita – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#3: Lucky E. Santoso – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#4: Dody Kusuma – Jakarta, Jakarta, ID

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

#6: Dan Baciu – Bucharest, , RO

#7: Bigg Shangkhala – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#8: Djeff Act – Serang, Banten, ID

#9: Salahudin Damar Jaya – Bandung, West Java, ID

#10: Renata Apanaviciene – Vilnius, Vilnius Region, LT

For this week’s challenge we want to see your version of Van Gogh’s masterpiece.  Please submit your favorite landscape photos that prominently feature a starry night.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Stars”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a the night sky.
2. Submit it under: Landscapes / Nightscapes
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCStars

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• 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 a landscape photo, shot at night that prominently depicts a starry night sky 
• 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 “PWCStars”
• 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 not review qualification requirements for image 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 PWCStars-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Beams of Sunlight

#1: Agoes Antara – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#2: Bigg Shangkhala – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#3: Hendy Leonardo – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#4: Marco Caciolli – Florence, FI, IT

#5: Lb Chong Jacobs – Singapore, , SG

#6: Hendri Suhandi – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#7: Kathy Dee – Salinas, CA, US

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

#9: Tory Taglio – Ketchum, ID, US

#10: Christopher Burnett – Chocolay Charter Township, MI, US

This week we want you to show us your best images of human silhouettes in motion. The people can be any age, but must be a silhouette and they must be in action, no static poses or portraits allowed, the person’s image must be captured while they are in motion. You should not be able to see any features of the person, it must be a silhouette.

Note: if you are submitting it for commercial stock then make sure that nothing in the photo is not copyrighted (if not – submit it as “editorial only”).”

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Silhouettes in Motion”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a person’s silhouette while they are moving
2. Submit it under: People
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCSilhouetteMotion

Submit your Entries Now

Preview This Weeks Entries

Prizes:

• Top Entry will win a year of Pixoto Pro
• 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 depict a human silhouette (i.e. backlit or against a bright background, the person should not be identifiable ).
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Shots can be taken indoors or outside
• A person MUST be included in the shot
• If a property release is required – please add it
• Improperly categorized images will be recategorized 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 “PWCSilhouetteMotion”
• 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 not review qualification requirements for image 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 PWCSilhouetteMotion-dq will be placed on the image).

We have a special contest to go along with the launch of the Illustration & Design / Web & Apps category on Pixoto this month!

The contest is simple.  Submit an appropriate website or native mobile application (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BB, etc) design to the Illustration & Design / Web & Apps category during the month of March and you are automatically entered for the $500 Grand Prize.  The #1 Web & Apps design as assigned during our standard March monthly awards cycle will be awarded a cash prize of $500.

NOTE: A minimum 1000 unique entries must be received in order for Pixoto to pay out the $500 cash prize.

To enter:

1. Design a website or native mobile app (iOS, Android,  Windows Phone, BB, etc).
2. Submit it under: Illustration & Design / Web & Apps

Submit your Entries Now

Preview the Entries

Prizes:

• The #1 Entry will receive $500US (minimum 1000 unique entries required in order to pay the $500 cash prize)
• A blog post will highlight the winner

Rules:

• The image must be a website or native mobile app (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BB, etc) design
• Improperly categorized images will be re-categorized and disqualified
• A minimum 1000 unique entries must be received by the submission deadline in order for the cash prize to be paid.
• 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.
• Images must be submitted/resubmitted during the month of March
• 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.

• 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 DesignMarch-dq will be placed on the image).