I SHOT IT Blog

Bird Photo Competition Results

May 28th, 2013

We would like to announce the winners of the bird photo competition. Our judge Mike Atkinson has picked 10 super shots. The results of the competition can be viewed here:

Bird Photo Competition 2 2013

Congratulation to the winner from Finland who took a photo of a sleeping cygnet. He has won $956.40 and a pair of Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA Binoculars. There were 797 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part and entered their photos, making the standard of photography so high.

Dog Photo Competition Results

May 23rd, 2013

We are please to announce the winners of the dog photo competition. Please click on the link below to see the results:

Dog Photo Competition 2 2013

Congratulations to the winner with the superb shot of racing whippets. The winner has won $1,209.60 plus a Leica V-LUX 40. There were 1008 entries, giving our judge Illona plenty of photos to choose from. Thank you to everyone who entered their photo. We enjoyed looking at all of them. This competition would have been nothing without all of the wonderful people who submitted their dog photos.

Leica Majority Shareholder Buys a Share in I SHOT IT Internet Photo Platform

May 18th, 2013

In a move that will be of huge benefit to our competition website, its members and users, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Andreas Kaufmann - majority shareholder of Leica Camera AG - has acquired a 25.1% stake in I SHOT IT.

“There has been a tremendous upswing of interest in photography over the past few years. The wish to be able to present your own photos to a virtually unlimited number of people in competitions is widespread", explained Dr. Kaufmann. “The growing numbers of fans and users shows just how enormous the demand is amongst photographers around the world. We intend to satisfy this demand."

Hardy Hennige, founder of I SHOT IT added "Many amateur photographers, and professionals, too, think our I SHOT IT platform is great, because this is where their work finds the recognition they would otherwise often never find. The majority of photo competitions are so restrictive or have such strict rules that many photo enthusiasts are barred from entering right from the start. We let everybody try their luck. The jury members, all independent, acclaimed photographers, know nothing about the entrants or the camera they used to take the pictures."

Cars And Transport Photo Competition Results

May 15th, 2013

The results from the first cars and transport photo competition can be viewed here:

Cars and Transport Competition 1 2013

Our judge Tim Wallace has selected nine of the best photos. The winning shot taken by Dale Martin is of a beautiful Aston Martin. Dale Martin won $664.80 plus a Leica V-Lux 40. There were 554 entries. Thank you to everyone who entered a photo.

Cat Photo Competition Results

May 7th, 2013

The results of the latest cat photo competition can be viewed here:

Cat Photo Competition 2 2013

Congratulations to Korhan who won $690 and a Leica V-LUX 40 with a superb black-and-white cat photo. Thank you to all of the winners who have entered comments about their photos. We always enjoy reading them. And of course, thank you to everyone who entered. There were 575 wonderful competition entries.

Landscape Photo Competition Results

April 30th, 2013

We are please to announce the winners of the landscape photo competition. The results can be viewed here:

Landscape Photo Competition 2013 No 1

Congratulation to Daniel Osterkamp who won $1,287.60 plus a Leica V-LUX 40. Thank you to everyone who took part. There were 1,073 entries which was wonderful to see.

Black-And-White Photo Competition Results

April 26th, 2013

We are pleased to announce the winners of the second black-and-white photo contest. The results can be viewed here:

Black-And-White Photo Competition 1 2013

Despite the higher entry fee of $20, there was a huge number of entries. 2,537 entries!. With $10 of each entry added to the first prize, the first prize grew and grew. It surpassed all of our expectations. Our winner said he was shocked and overwhelmed. His photo is very good. A well deserved winner. The overall standard of the photos in this competition was very high. We can not thank everyone enough for participating in this competition, and making it so special.

Congratulations to Luc who won $25,370.00 and a Leica M MONOCHROM body.

Results for the first child photo competition

April 25th, 2013

We are very please to announce the winners of the first child photo competition. The competition ended with 1,303 entries. Our new judge, Lisa Alessandra Kutzelnig picked out some stunning photos. The winning photos can be viewed here:

Child Photo Competition 2013 No 1

Congratulation to Morten Holbein who won $2,606.00 and a Leica V-LUX 40. Thank you to everyone who entered a photo and who made the first child photo competition so successful. We have started a new child photo competition here:

Child Photo Competition 2013 No 2

Macro Photo Competition Results

April 15th, 2013

We are pleased to announce the winners of the macro photo competition. The winning photos can be viewed here:

Macro Photo Competition 2013 No 1

Congratulation to Audun Wigen from Norway who won $643.20 and a Leica V-LUX 40 with his superb shot of a fly. There was a very high standard of photos which was wonderful to see. Thank you to everyone who took part.

Wildlife Photo Competition Results

April 6th, 2013

Results of the recently finished round of the Wildlife Competition have been posted, congratulations to everyone who took part and to our winners.

Wildlife Judge Duncan MacArthur says:

"Standards are very high in this competition. The winners are all remarkable photographs. Artistically and technically beautiful, each one a story of nature and an absolute pleasure to behold."