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Dog Photo Competition Results

April 9th, 2014

Dog Photo Competition 1 2014 : Results

We are please to announce 12 winners of the dog photo competition. With so many excellent entries is wasn't an easy task for the judge Illona Haus. The winner has won $494.40 plus a Leica C camera. There were 412 entries. Thank you so much to everyone who entered a photo. The dog photo competition is always a popular one and we know from the emails we receive everyone is eager to see the results.

Cars And Transport Results

March 25th, 2014

Cars and Transport Competition 1 2014 : Results

In the cars and transport photo competition we often see photos of old rust buckets. They make a great contrasts to the brand new shiny cars. We are pleased to announce that the winner of this competition is an old rust bucket. A BMW, but not as we are used to seeing one. Congratulation to the winner from Switzerland who has won $247.20 plus a Leica C camera worth $700. The judge Tim Wallace has chosen 10 of the best photos. There were 206 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part. A new competition has started here where there are already some fantastic entries.

Cat Competition Results

March 21st, 2014

Cat Photo Competition 1 2014 : Results

Jane Bjerkli from Eidsvoll in Norway has won the cat photo contest with captivating cat shot. Jane has won $360.00 plus a Leica C. The cat photo judge Illona Haus has picked 12 shots from the 300 entries. Congratulations to all of the winners, and thank you to everyone who entered. There were so many wonderful photos and we enjoyed looking at them all.

Landscape Results and Judges Critiques

March 19th, 2014

Landscape Photo Competition 2014 No 1

Congratulations to Raynor Czerwinski from the US who has won the $535.20 and a Leica C camera with a super shot taken on a beach in Iceland. Congratulations also to all of the winning photographers who had their photos chosen by the landscape judge Duncan MacArthur. Duncan has also added his critique to a number of photos from the competition here: Judges Critiques. The critiques are an invaluable resource, and we highly recommend reading this if you are thinking of entering future landscape contest.

There were 446 entries. Thank you so much to everyone who took part and made this possible.

Oskar Barnack Public Prize - Voting Starts 1st April

March 17th, 2014

The name might look like an anagram for Barak Obama, but Oskar Barnack was a leading force behind the first Leica cameras. To celebrate his life there is an award every year: The Oskar Barnack Award. For the first time there is now a public award hosted by I SHOT IT:

Oskar Barnack Public Award

There are 10 Leica C Cameras to be given away to anyone who votes! To have a chance of winning one of these cameras, all you need to do is sign in and vote. If you don't have an I SHOT IT account it just takes a few seconds to create an account.

Please take your time to look at the photo sets and use your vote wisely as the winning photographer will win 2500 euros. Each photographer has entered a set of 10 to 12 photos. There are 56 sets of photos over 8 pages ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ). Click on a photo to open the page for that set. When the voting starts on the 1st April ( no joke ), you will see a big voting button on each page containing a set of photos.

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Child Photo Competition Results

March 6th, 2014

Child Photo Competition 2013 No 6

Congratulations to Francesco Fratto from Italy who has won the child photo contest. Francesco has won $756.00 plus a Leica C worth $700. Francesco also received a Mark Of Excellence award in the last Premium Photo contest, so he is doing very well.

There were 378 entries, proving that once again the child photo contest is very popular. As $2 from each entry is added to the first prize, this really helped the first prize to grow. Thank you to everyone who entered their photo and thank you to the judge Lisa Alessandra Kutzelnig who picked 20 winning photos.

Premium Photo Competition Results

March 6th, 2014

Premium Photo Competition 2014 Q1

Congratulations to Ralph Dutt-Ballerstadt from Portland, USA. Ralph has won a super prize of $2,165.00 plus a Leica X2 Camera worth $2000. There were 433 entries. Thank you to the judges who picked 20 winning photos. But most of all, thank you to everyone who entered their fantastic photos making this competition possible.

Macro Competition Results

February 25th, 2014

Macro Photo Competition 2013 No 6

Congratulation to Petar Sabol from Croatia who has won the Macro Competition with his super shot of a butterfly. The photo has some beautiful rich colors and is a well deserved winner. Petar has won $240 and a brand new Leica C worth $700. Petar is a very talented photographer who has won many awards for his work. The macro competition judge David Chambon has awarded a mark of excellence to another nine stunning macro shots. Well done to the winners and thank you to everyone who entered one of the 120 entries.

Wildlife Competition Results plus Judges Critique

February 20th, 2014

Wildlife Photo Competition 6 2013

Congratulations to the winner from the US who has won $222.00 and a pair of Leica Trinovid 8 x 20 BCA Binoculars. Hopefully these will come in hand for spotting distant wildlife waiting to be photographed. There were 185 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part.

The wildlife judge Duncan MacArthur has added his critique to a number of photos. There are lots of useful tips, so it's well worth reading for anyone who is thinking of taking part in the competitions:

Wildlife Entries - Judges Critique

Flower Photo Competition Results

February 19th, 2014

Flower Photo Competition 6 2013

The flower photo judge Birgit Krippner has chosen ten of the best flower photos. Congratulations to the well deserved winner from the US who has won $444.00 plus a Leica C worth $700. There were a fantastic 370 entries. Thank you so much to everyone who entered making this such a popular competition. Spring time is not far away now if you live in the northern hemisphere, so hopefully there will be a lot more opportunities for flower photos soon.