To see all of the entries:  Black & White Landscapes

#1: Raung Binaia – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#2: Cristobal Garciaferro Rubio – Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, PUE, MX

#3: Phil Koch – Milwaukee, WI, US

#4: Paul Judy – Los Gatos, CA, US

#5: F.N. Hendrawan – Tangerang, Banten, ID

#6: Anshul Sukhwal – Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

#7: Made Suwita – Denpasar, Bali, ID

#8: Partha Roy – Singapore, , SG

#9: Ajay Sood – Gurgaon, Haryana, IN

#10: Dhannie Setiawan – Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, ID

To see all of the entries:  Bells

#1: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#2: Sondra Sarra – St Albans, VT, US

#3: Albina Jasinskaite – Mažeikiai, Telšių apskritis, LT

#4: Alex Barrow – Ambleside, , GB

#5: Gino Vivero – Hat Yai, Songkhla, TH

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

#7: Abet Rhupert – Prattville, AL, US

#8: Adam Ling – Sibu, Sarawak, MY

#9: Sandeep Kumar – Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

#10: Ritwick Srivastava – NOIDA, UP, IN

Sometimes Black & White doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.  Let’s try to change that with this week’s challenge. Make sure to click “licence for stock” to qualify.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Black & White Landscapes”
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To enter:

1. Submit a photo of landscape in Black & White
2. Submit a new photo under: Landscapes / Any Category
3. Select “License for Stock” when submitting the photo (you’ll be required to enter a title, tags and a description)
4. Tag the image with: PWCbwlandscapes

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 (no cities, closeups ect.)
• A true black and white tone must be used (no sepia or other tones)
• The photo must be submitted to Pixoto Stock
• 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 “PWCbwlandscapes”
• 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 PWCpwclandscapes-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  December Holidays

#1: Carol Toepke – Fremont, WI, US

#2: Mike DeMicco – Hamden, CT, US

#3: Vineet Johri – London, England, GB

#4: Jane Bjerkli – Eidsvoll, Akershus, NO

#5: Volha Ahranovich – Minsk, Minsk Province, BY

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

#7: Albina JasinskaitÄ— – Mažeikiai, TelÅ¡ių apskritis, LT

#8: Rowell S. Ducay – Covington, WA, US

#9: Ludwig Wagner – London, England, GB

#10: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

There are so many types of bells around this time of year.  Find your favorites and upload your best shots.  Make sure to click “licence for stock” to qualify.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Bells”
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To enter:

1. Submit a photo of a December Holiday themed subject.
2. Submit a new photo under: Artistic Objects / Other
3. Select “License for Stock” when submitting the photo (you’ll be required to enter a title, tags and a description)
4. Tag the image with: PWCbells

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 subject of the photo must be a bell or bells.  People or animals in the shot must not be the subject.
• The photo must be submitted to Pixoto Stock
• 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 “PWCbells”
• 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 PWCbells-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Handshakes

#1: Subrata Chatterjee – Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

#2: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#3: D. Jan Anderson – State College, PA, US

#4: Cristobal Garciaferro Rubio – Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, PUE, MX

#5: Anh Nguyen – Laramie, WY, US

#6: Fatima Kelley – San Diego, CA, US

#7: SumPics Photography – Fayetteville, AR, US

#8: BRYON PHILIP – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MY

#9: Peter Wabbel – Palma, PM, ES

#10: Vineet Johri – London, England, GB

Tis the season! Show us your best shots of the multitude of seasonal holidays and you could win this week’s stock challenge.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“December Holidays”
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To enter:

1. Submit a photo of a December Holiday themed subject.
2. Submit a new photo under: Holidays / Any Subcategory
3. Select “License for Stock” when submitting the photo (you’ll be required to enter a title, tags and a description)
4. Tag the image with: PWCholidays

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 subject of the photo must be themed with a major december holiday (i.e. Chanukah, Christmas, New Years, Kwanza, etc).
• The photo must be submitted to Pixoto Stock
• 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 “PWCholidays”
• 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 PWCholidays-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Turkey et al

#1: Susan Farris – Rocky Mt, VA, US

#2: Dipali S – Grand Rapids, MI, US

#3: ChenLin Kng – Johor Bahru, Johor, MY

#4: Muzo Gul – Roy, UT, US

#5: Freda Nichols – Ferrum, VA, US

#6: Emily Buska – Richfield, WI, US

#7: Rose Johnson – Lake Forest, CA, US

#8: Nancy Merolle – Middlebury, VT, US

#9: Kamlesh Kumar – Graz, Stmk., AT

#10: Emily Buska – Richfield, WI, US

Handshakes make classic stock photos and we think we should have some good ones.  Take a photo of people shaking hands (but no faces please), upload it to Pixoto and you could win this weeks challenge.

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THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE
“Handshakes”
***

To enter:

1. Take a photo of two people hands, bumping fists, giving a high five or hand based greeting.   No faces (or heads) please
2. Submit a new photo under: Portraits & People / Body Parts
3. Select “License for Stock” when submitting the photo (you’ll be required to enter a title, tags and a description)
4. Tag the image with: PWChandshake

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 subject of the photo must be two or more people shaking hands or other hand based greeting
• Heads/Faces are not allowed in the photo
• The photo must be submitted to Pixoto Stock
• 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 “PWChandshake”
• 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 PWChandshake-dq will be placed on the image).

To see all of the entries:  Storm Damage

#1: Phil Koch – Milwaukee, WI, US

#2: Al Juniarsam – Houston, TX, US

#3: Stanislav Horaček – Mrkopalj, Primorje-Gorski kotar, HR

#4: Samer Shaur – Beloit, WI, US

#5: Boris Frković – Zagreb, Zagreb, HR

#6: Cristobal Garciaferro Rubio – Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, PUE, MX

#7: Mark H – Saint-Malo, Bretagne, FR

#8: Ludwig Wagner – London, England, GB

#9: Damir Ipavec – Nova Gorica, , SI

#10: Marianna Armata – Montreal, QC, CA