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Expecting a baby? ABC News is kicking off a photo contest which might be of interest: To enter the contest, expectant moms in their third trimester can upload a picture of their “baby bump” onwww.Facebook.com/millionmomschallenge – along with an original, creative message written on their bellies capturing their wishes and dreams for life with their [...]

Photo contests are great for a number of reasons but perhaps the coolest aspect is the fact they get the shooter’s creative juices flowing.  The act of merely pointing and clicking takes on some new meaning when done with a contest in mind as some additional thought is now required if there’s something at stake. [...]

PA Design, the South Burlington, Vt., manufacturer of PocketWizard radios, announces the “Make it Possible” Photo Contest.which photographers can enter by submitting a photo taken with a minimum of one off-camera flash triggered using PocketWizard radios. The “Make it Possible” contest winner will receive one PocketWizard MiniTT1, two FlexTT5′s and one AC3 ZoneController for either Canon [...]

PhotoRocket – one of the newer online photo-sharing services – has just rolled out an update to its service. Users can log into their PhotoRocket accounts online  and share photos through the browser application by dragging and dropping them. PhotoRocket is a free application you can download – either to Windows PCs, the iPhone or [...]

Cloud storage service MiMedia has kicked off a contest to celebrate all the many disasters that may befall your hard drive. To enter, simply use Twitter to post a link to your photo, include the hashtag #notmyHD!, and follow @MiMediaCo. The contest runs through July and each Friday, MiMedia will award one winner will earn [...]

In an effort to promote its new Imaging Square website, Casio is hosting a photo contest on Photobucket (you’ll need a Photobucket account to enter). To enter, simply use Imaging Square’s online artistic tools to transform an image and upload said image to Imaging Square’s Photobucket page. You’re allowed one photo per email address per [...]

Sony and the World Photo Organization are teaming up to sponsor a 3D photo and video contest. Interested parties can submit 3D still photos (in the .MPO file format) or videos (in the  MP4, M2TS, or MTS formats) through the World Photo Organization website. The competition runs through January 4, 2012 and winners will be [...]

We like to highlight photo contests here at YDL, since one of the great things you can do with your photos and videos is win prizes for them. But, just as with online photo sites, you have to worry about the fine print. Hidden in the legalese is important information that any contest entrant needs [...]

Think your photos are prize-worthy? A new iPhone app called Top Pix will let you test that theory. Top Pix is a new photo-sharing app with a competitive edge – every photo uploaded is automatically entered to win a prize. Prizes (which are listed in the app but not published on the company’s website) are [...]

Manfrotto is hosting a photo contest – dubbed Imagine More – from June 1st through July 14. Here’s the rules:  You need to take a photo of something that represents the “Imagine More Manifest” – which can be read in full here. Don’t worry – it’s nothing militant or revolutionary. Once you’ve imbibed this manifesto and taken [...]