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).

To see all of the entries:  Storms

#1: Bigg Shangkhala – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#2: Agoes Antara – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#3: Dody Kusuma – Jakarta, Jakarta, ID

#4: Irwan Budiman – Jakarta Capital Region, Jakarta Capital Region, ID

#5: Partha Roy – Singapore, , SG

#6: Daniel Pavlinović – Dubrovnik, 19, HR

#7: Roger Fanner – PMB, KZN, ZA

#8: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA

#9: Tory Taglio – Ketchum, ID, US

#10: Irwansyah St – Batam, Riau, ID

Share with us your best images that contain beams of sunlight. Streaming down through the fog, clouds, forest, or between skyscrapers beams of sunlight are this week’s challenge.

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
“Beams of Sunlight”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a sunbeams
2. Submit it under: Landscapes
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCSunBeams

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 beams of sunlight (i.e. sun rays shining through clouds, rain, trees, buildings etc. ).
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Shots must be taken outside
• Do NOT include people in the shots
• 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 “PWCSunBeams”
• 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 PWCSunBeams-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Winter Sports

#1: Tory Taglio – Ketchum, ID, US

#2: T.J. Wolsos – South Lyon, MI, US

#3: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#4: Andrea Willmore – Cape Town, WC, ZA

#5: Chad Weisser – New York, NY, US

#6: Brandy Keleher – Aspen, CO, US

#7: Olga Charny – Boston, MA, US

#8: Benoit Beauchamp – Montréal, QC, CA

#9: Mirna Abaffy – Zagreb, City of Zagreb, HR

#10: Steve Sprague – Brattleboro, VT, US

This week we are looking for images of storms, break out your best images of bad weather, over the ocean, prairie, mountains or anywhere. Share your best images of storms.

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
“Storms”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a storm
2. Submit it under: Landscapes / Weather
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCStorm

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 have a storm as the subject (i.e. dark clouds, wind, lightening, rain ).
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• Shots must be taken outside
• Do NOT include people in the shots
• 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 “PWCStorm”
• 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 PWCStorm-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Emotions

#1: John CHIMON – Chicago, IL, US

#2: Avishek Mazumder – Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

#3: Bigg Shangkhala – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#4: Zackde Lubis – Medan, SU, ID

#5: Jose Pracek – Brevard, FL, US

#6: Biswajit Chatterjee – Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

#7: Angelito Cortez – Arar, Northern Borders Province, SA

#8: Doddy Surya – Banda Aceh, Aceh, ID

#9: Valentino Valentine – North miami beach, FL, US

#10: Ian Gledhill – Mueang Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen, TH

This week your challenge is to share with us your images of people enjoying the great outdoors in the winter. From snow shoeing and ice skating to biking in the snow, we want to see your best of sports during the winter. Your pictures must display the activity taking place during the winter and include snow, ice or some form of cold / frozen environment.

Note: if you are submitting it for commercial stock then make sure nothing in the image is copyrighted, for example Professional Sports Team logos, gear logos or venue advertisements (if not – submit it as “editorial only”).

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Winter Sports”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a person enjoying a winter sport
2. Submit it under: Sports and Fitness
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCwintersports

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 contain a person participating in a winter sport (i.e. snow shoeing, sledding, ice skating, skiing etc).
• It must be obvious that it is winter
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market
• If the people in the shots are identifiable, a model release must be submitted or image must be submitted as “Editorial”
  
• If a property release is required – please add it
• 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 “PWCwintersports”
• 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 re categorized and disqualified.
• Entries that do not comply with the above rules will be disqualified (a PWCwintersports-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Landmarks

#1: Pascal Aunai – Ploërmel, Bretagne, FR

#2: Charliemagne Unggay – Hat Yai, Songkhla, TH

#3: Jerzy Szablowski – Pasadena, CA, US

#4: Victor Harris – Holmfirth, England, GB

#5: Bigg Shangkhala – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#6: Senthil Damodaran – Singapore, , SG

#7: Ajay Sood – Gurgaon, Haryana, IN

#8: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#9: Wah Yuen Lau – Singapore, , SG

#10: Harold Blum – Chicago, IL, US

To see all of the entries:  Living Rooms

#1: Harold Blum – Chicago, IL, US

#2: Fabrizio Vendramin – Musile di Piave, Veneto, IT

#3: Carl Sieswono Purwanto – Hamburg, HH, DE

#4: F Jin – San Diego, CA, US

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

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

#7: George Bloise – Lake Mary, FL, US

#8: Boris Frković – Zagreb, Zagreb, HR

#9: Ewan Arnolda – Melbourne, Vic, AU

#10: Cou Cou Lee – Madrid, M, ES

It’s time to dig into your portraits of men or women and show us your best shots of  displaying emotions. There is a catch, the emotion can not be a smile. Whether it is an expression of anger, concern, depression or grief, any clearly expressed emotion, other than a smile is the objective. Make sure to label the emotion in the title and provide a description if you feel it is needed.

Note: if you are submitting it for commercial stock and/or canvas then make sure you obtain and attach the proper releases.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Emotions”
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To enter:

1. Take a photo of a man displaying any emotion except for a smile
2. Submit it under: People/any sub category
   
3. Select “Add to Market” when submitting the photo
4. Tag the image with: PWCEmotions

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 display a man or woman expressing a clearly visible emotion, that is not a smile, have ’emotion’ as the subject (i.e. concern, depression, excitement, resolve).
• The photo must be added to the Pixoto Market (stock and/or canvas)
• The man or woman’s face must fill a minimum of 50% of the image area.
• People in the shots must be the subject
• If the image is being sold as commercial stock and/or canvas then make sure you obtain and attach the proper releases.
• 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 “PWCEmotions”
• 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 PWCEmotions-dq will be placed on the image).