Landscape Photo Competition 2014 No 2 : Results

Click on the link above to see the 11 winning landscape shots picked by the judge Duncan MacArthur. Duncan has also added a his professional critiques to a selection of the entries:

Landscape Photo Competition 2014 No 2 : Judges Critiques

The critiques can be valuable learning resource and is recommended reading for anyone who is thinking of entering a landscape photo competition.

Thank you to everyone who took part in this competition. There were 336 entries, and the winner won $403.20 and a Leica C camera worth $700.

Child Photo Competition 2014 No 1 : Results

We are pleased to announce the results of the latest child photo competition. We are always amazed at the high standard of entries, and there are so many fantastic photos. It can't be easy to choose 20 of the best photos. The child photo judge Lisa Alessandra Kutzelnig has chosen 20 super shots. Congratulation to all the winners, especially to the overall winner who has won $744.00 and a Leica C worth $700. A big thank you to everyone who took part. There were 372 entries.

Flower Photo Competition 1 2014 : Results

We are sorry for the slightly longer time it took for posting the results, but I'm sure you'll agree it was worth the wait. The flower photo judge Birgit Krippner has picked ten of the finest flower photos. The winner from the US has won $472.80 plus a Leica C worth $700. There were 394 wonderful entries. Thank you to everyone who took part and made this competition possible.

Macro Photo Competition 2014 No 1 : Results

Congratulations to Raed Ammari from Denver/Colorado who has won the macro photo competition, winning $193.20 and a Leica C camera. Raed Ammari shows a level of skill and creativity which is truly inspirational. All of the ten winning photos are amazing macro shots at a very high standard. Thank you to everyone who entered one of the 161 entries, and thank you to the macro photo judge David Chambon.

City Competition 1 2014 - all cities! : Results

Please click on the link above to see the city photo contest results. The guys at the Harvey Milk Photo Center have picked ten winning photos and added comprehensive comments to each one. The winner, Andrew Lance, from Canberra, Australia has won $632.00 plus a Leica C camera. Andrew is definitely one of the star photographers at I SHOT IT as he has also won a black-and-white photo competition! The contest had 316 entries, and we'd like to say a big thank you to all the participants.

Mobile Phone Panorama Competition : Results

We are please to announce the results of the first cell (mobile) phone panorama competition. This is possibly the first ever cell phone panorama competition on the web. The judges William Stewart and Birgit Krippner have picked ten of the best shots. The winner from the US has won $154.00 plus a Leica C “E” Light Gold Camera with Panorama Function and Wi-Fi. Thank you to everyone who took part. There were 77 wonderful entries.

The judges said, "In general, despite the small number of entries, we were delighted with the creativity that was shown of many of the entries and very appreciative of the efforts to explore and make something different of what is a new style or genre of panorama. We had challenged (and hoped) the competition would encourage people to explore different subjects and were delighted to see all of the efforts to do so while staying within the restrictions of using a mobile phone camera to do so. So, just fantastic! We both felt there were photos not on the list below that deserved to be there, and look forward to seeing how this genre might grow in the future."

Rapid advances in cell phone camera technology, means that cell phones are becoming the preferred camera of many people. Statistics show that compact camera sales have been declining all over the world, and this must surely be because of the increased use of cell phones for photography. We have started a new competition and we look forward to seeing more of your innovative use of this technology:

Mobile Phone Panorama Competition #2

Sports Photo Competition 2014 No 1 : Results

Congratulation to Geoffrey Giller from the US who has won the first sports photography contest this year. Geoffrey has won $214.00 and a pair of Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA Binoculars. There were 107 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part, and to the judge Gary Tyson for picking eight of the best shots.

Wildlife Photo Competition 1 2014 : Results

There are some beautiful wildlife photos for you to feast your eyes on. The winner with a super lion photo has won the first wildlife photo contest of the year. They have won $219.60 plus a pair of Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA Binoculars. The wildlife judge Duncan MacArthur has chosen twelve of the best photos. He has also added his critique to a number of others:

Judges Critiques

There were 183 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part and we look forward to seeing more of your wildlife photography.

Black-And-White Photo Competition 1 2014 : Results

The I SHOT IT judges Thorsten Overgaard and Birgit Krippner have picked 30 of the best photos. Markus Heitkämper from Germany has won the prize of $16,290.00 and a Leica M MONOCHROM body worth $8000.00. I'm sure you'll agree that this is a very big prize. The black and white competition always attracts a lot of talent, and a very high standard of photography. There were 1629 entries. If your photo made it into the top thirty then this is a big achievement, but there are many excellent photos that didn't. The black and white competition is the most popular competition and it's alway exciting to see the results. We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who took part.

Bird Photo Competition 1 2014 : Results

The bird photo judge Mike Atkinson has chosen 9 winning photos. Congratulation to Chan Chun Ming from Hong Kong who has won $446.40 plus a Leica C camera worth $700. The standard of photography was very high and there were so many amazing bird photos. There were 372 entries. Thank you so much to everyone who took part.

It's always interesting reading the comments that the winning photographers leave. You can see that many of the winning photos are made using 300 or 400mm lenses. It does look like a big zoom lens is an important part of the kit for capturing the best bird shots. Mike Atkinson has a great page here with information about what equipment is best.