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Photography: Sony World Photography Awards invites photographers across the world to submit their beautiful clicks and win a trip to London along with amazing cash prizes and rewards. It's an open competition and judges will be looking for a stunning
AccuWeather partnered with the Royal Meteorological Society on their "Weather Photographer of the Year" 2020 contest this year. As determined by the judges, Rudolf Sulgan is Weather Photographer of the Year for 2020. The best photos make me feel like I was having their experience. "Blizzard" does this for me. I feel the chill of the winter air, the snowflakes hitting my face and the people enjoying the snow, with older folks remembering previous snows and children just forming memories that will last for years. The framing is impeccable and pleasing. It captures...
 This prestigious International Awards Associate organizes the Muse Design Awards to address the necessity for nurturing and promoting the designing “muses” that push the evolution of design to the next level. The best packaging design entries are welcomed for the Muse Design Awards 2020 bringing in lifetime fame and recognition to the winners.  A truly great package design must advance the branding, graphics, presentation and materials that make a package iconic. The award seeks the next classic in packaging excellence, from innovative...
15 Award Winning Photographs from Lake Superior Magazine Photo Contest
Lake Superior Magazine's 26th annual photo contest results were announced which had hundreds of participants from 11 states or provinces and one foreign country(India).  Sara Smith of Madison Heights won the overall grand prize for her "Froggy's Picture Day '' at Wright Street Falls in Marquette.  Sara won a grand prize of $200, a 2021 Lake Superior Wall Calendar and a one year subscription to Lake Superior Magazine, along with a certificate and bragging rights.  First place winners earn the calendar and a subscription and...
All About Photo - The Mind's eye is inviting all photographers to submit their images before January 31, 2017. If you have a passion for photography, doesn't matter even if you are a student or a professional, you can enter the competition by paying a nominal fee. A photographer can submit upto 20 images, the more you enter, the better your chances of winning a grand prize of $10,000. Entry fees: $30 for 3 images. $5 for each additional image. Deadline: The deadline for entering the competition is January 31st, 2017 - 11:59 P.M. (MT) The winners will be announced...
The sixth edition of 'Be There!' Corfu Animation Festival is all set to happen from 29 March 2017 - 2 April 2017 and they are calling for entries to be submitted before December 21st 2016. The animation film festival welcomes all directors to submit their short films or feature film which does not exceed more than 40 minutes in length. Students and professionals can submit their entries separately and they will be judged separately. There are no submission fees and you can submit in more than one category. In this festival you have four categories: 1. Short...
The latest production of Illumination Entertainment, 3D animation and musical comedy film 'Sing' is all set to release on December 21st, 2016. The voice cast is by Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton, and Nick Kroll. It has 85 classic music tracks from popular artists and also features a original track named 'Faith' by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande. The animation movie was first premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival which was held on September 11, 2016. Watch the...
Google launches a new experiment that uses machine learning algorithms to match your doodles with professional drawings. Drawing on a tablet, laptop or smartphone can be very difficult and time-taking if you are not used to it. This is where Google’s new AI (artificial intelligence)-backed online platform AutoDraw can come to your assistance. It is a free-to-use website and doesn’t require users to sign up or create an account. How it works The Autodraw homepage shows a blank canvas in the middle with tools on left side of the screen. How Autodraw...
Photography Contest: Dodho Magazine is currently accepting photography entries for the black and white theme in the 2018 edition. It's time to celebrate the beauty of black and this contest is open to all participants worldwide(professional/amateur/student). Participants can choose their own type of black and white interpretation like landscape, wildlife,photo journalism, street, portrait, photojournalism and so on. A total of five finalists, two selected photographers, two special mentions and a grand prize winner will be selected for this years winners. So if...
Wildlife Photography: Nature's Best Photography by the Windland Smith Rice is an annual event and it celebrates the joy of photography and nature. This year more than 26000 entries were received and it was a whopping success. You can see the award winning wildlife photography here. It's one of the most respected awards in the wildlife photography. 2017 Grand Prize winner was Lakshitha Karunarathna and the winning picture was a pride of lioness found in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. The winner of the African Wildlife was Piper Mackay with giraffes...
In a perfect world, no one would ever have to worry about workplace injuries because there would never be any accidents or mistakes. Everything would go according to plan and every job would be risk-free. Unfortunately, we’re not living in a perfect world and workplace injuries are not uncommon. Your employer is legally responsible for your safety while you are on the job. Regardless of where you are, at the office or out on location, your employer has to take the necessary precautions to keep you safe. The necessary precautions are described in the...
Legendary Asian American Photographer Corky Lee Dies of Covid
The legendary photographer Corky Lee, who spent half a century in documenting a community that had long been unseen has passed away due to Covid complications.  To him his works which appeared in New York Times, Time Magazine and the Associated press, is an act of "photographic justice".  Mr.Lee's interest in photography dates back to time when he studied the iconic photograph marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.  This photograph had none of the chinese labourers who worked for the...
Wildlife photo contest 2017 is open for photographers all over the world. The grand prize winner chosen by the panel of photography experts will win a chance to Nat Hab's great Alaskan grizzly Photo Adventure. The winner will get an opportunity to fly to Katmai National Park and get to observe the world's biggest brown bears in close proximity in a private ship. Submission Deadline : May 31 2017 Entry Fee : Free Prize : The winner of the People's Choice Grand Prize earns a spot on the Classic Polar Bear Photo Adventure with Natural Habitat Adventures. This is a...
Packaging Design Contest : Dupont is organizing a packaging innovation awards which tests the passion and creativity of designers around the world. The last date for accepting entries is April 27th. Dupont was established in the year 1986 and it's one of the world's leading packaging designers. Entry is free and the contest is open to all people worldwide, who have a passion and dedication towards the packaging design industry. Judges will be choosing the winners based on the following criteria: Technological Advancement New /Clever use of materials New...
Onam saree is known as Kasavu saree. The whole saree is beige or white in color with a gold border. A traditional kasavu onam saree is hand woven from cotton. Nowadays other material onam sarees are woven from tissue silk, tussar silk, crepe are some of the favorites. It's not restricted to just plain beige sarees anymore, womenfolk use different color mural painting sarees to keep with the current trends. Kerala mural sarees are usually hand painted by artists. First a drawing is etched on the saree and fabric acrylic colors are used for giving colors to the...
The Photoville Photography Festival at New York was a huge success since more than 90,000 visitors showed up in the Brooklyn Bridge Park and tents were all set up under the bridge. 55+ containers were convereted into galleries for this special festival. 2017 was the 6th edition of the this wonderful festival and it featured more than 70 indoor and outdoor exhibitions, workshops and many more. According to Photoville website, "PHOTOVILLE is New York City’s FREE premier photo destination. Produced by United Photo Industries, the annual festival is a modular...