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Worms Eye View Photography Contest by 500px - Entries before 27 Mar 2021
Contest Closed
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Worm's eye view or shooting low inspires a new angle and perspective to photography and creates a lot of different compositions.  500px is a leading online network for photographers launched in 2009 and has millions of members from across th
Dufys Electricity Fairy the largest Painting in the world receives a debonair in Paris
The Electricity Fairy is one of Dufy’s incredible paintings in 600 square feet. It is a colorful marvel chosen for Heritage experiences. It sounded to be Dufy’s new imagination and became the biggest hit as his most remarkable works.  Duffy took to revealing the classical time of the 1930s recalling the story of light and how daily life was affected. The painting features Dufy’s favorite flock of birds and sailing boats, bringing out a changing landscape. Blooming out the painting reads intertwining history and mythology keeping with warm...
Vikas Joshi Artist in Ludhiana stamp his mark in India Book of Records
Vikas Joshi, a Ludhiana resident, is a passionate artist, and his painting forays in the India Book of Records. He is an investor by profession.  In the lockdown months, Vikas Joshi rediscovered his talent and made use of it in his spare time. It was a hard time for everyone and Joshi constructively used this difficult phase following his passion. The result is his oil painting ‘Parineeti’ has created its way to enter the India Book of Records.  The oil painting took Joshi over five months to complete. It received its recognition. The oil...
Pioneers in Terracotta handicrafts and Home Decor items by Rural Indian Artisans
Handlooms and handicrafts in India relate to heritage. Despite social and economic significance, the ground for the Indian handloom industry was taking a side-step. Fortunately, today’s young minds, Ranodeep Saha, initiated a start-up, Rare Planet focused on the uplifting of rural artisans. He launched in 2017 while he was pursuing from IIT, Kalyani his BTech degree. Rare Planet is on a mission to provide employment to millions of rural Indian artisans and to elevate Indian handicrafts indigenous worldwide. Vijay Kumar, in 2019 joined as co-founder of the...
International Architecture Competition The Container Studio - 10 Apr 2021
Contest Closed
INR 50,000
Introduction Designers- the inventors of obiects and makers of spaces- have offices which are especially known for their informal and collaborative nature. Here, ideas can come from the most unusual inspirations and interactions. For these creative thinkers, the o(fice can be a place to spend entire days, and often nights, brainstorming an idea, stimulating thought, and making abstract concepts come to life. At times of deadlines or proiect handovers, the office or the studio can turn into a haven, where designs are passionately pursued to their last...
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...
The tiny dual lens camera from the makers of Hyperlapse could shoot stable and immersive spherical video. The palm size camera can capture 4K resolution 360-degree video and photos in amazing manner. The sharing and editing features of Rylo makes it stand apart from its competitors. After shooting a video from iPhone you can connect Rylo with the help of Micro-USB-to-lightning cable. The phone immediately recognizes the camera and opens the companion app which lets you view the shot without necessity of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connections. The Android version is...
Professional Photographers of America has announced winner of Grand Imaging Award 2021
Professional photographers of America founded in 1868, is the longest-standing non-profitable photography trade association.  In its largest annual conference and trade show professional photographers association announced the winner of the contest.  Shannon Squires-Toews, M.Photog, has been announced as the overall Grand Imaging Award winner for her image "perfectly Perched" in the animal category. Shannon competed with 12 category winners to get this award.  Her image was judged by jurors as PPA's prestigious Loan Collection which...
Hawaii Magazine 2021 Photography Contest Winners Announced
Hawaii Magazine conducts annual photo contests in Land, Ocean, Wildlife, Sunset and People categories.  The stunning pictures reveal the beauty of nature at its best.  The underwater octopus picture shot by Shane Myers from Mililani has won the grand prize for photo contest 2021.  The beautiful sunset in the pineapple field, awesome mountains and valleys of Kualoa,  dolphins diving into the ocean and many more breath-taking pictures are chosen by the jurors in each category.  Each category had a first prize winner and an honorary runner-...
Easy to Verify the Authenticity of Paintings using New Tools
Usually, historians and well-learned art collectors can quickly tell whether the painting is real or fake, but a Russian modern art called avant-garde seems tricky. When the museum in Cologne decided to research avant-garde, the complexity of proving its authenticity unfolded. To find the originality of the painting, the museum has to appoint a separate scientific group. Later through the research, it was revealed that out of 49 artworks, 22 were not authentic. Various new techniques were used to tell the authenticity of the avant-garde paintings. Some popular...
The International Photography Awards has announced the winners of its 2020 photography competition. Showcasing some of the most outstanding photographic work from around the globe, this year’s contest gathered a total of 13,000 entries from 120 countries. Discover the selection of winners and honorable mentions from the architecture sub-categories: fine art, cityscapes, bridges, buildings, interior, historic, industrial, abstract, and other. The IPA revealed its 2020 winners. To select the category frontrunners, an international jury of renowned photography...
You're in luck because there are lots of laughs to be had when looking at the winners of the 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards. With over 7,000 entries from photographers around the world, it wasn't an easy decision to narrow the field to a winner. But in the end, it was a photo of a sassy turtle that helped photographer Mark Fitzpatrick win the top award. “It's been amazing to see the reaction to my photo of Terry the Turtle flipping the bird, with Terry giving people a laugh in what has been a difficult year for many, as well as helping spread an...
Painting: Autodesk Sketchbook is an amazing painting software which will be suitable for both emerging and professional artists, architects, concept designers and other creative artists. Artists can create stunning illustrations and designs with the ease of technology and less paint mess at work place. It's easy to carry your sketchbook, so you can be a creative designer at all times. Autodesk Sketchbook Painting Software is compatabile in Windows, Mac, iOS and Android devices. It's preloaded with 140 brushes and if you don't find your favourite brush, it has an...
Even amid stay-at-home order and restricted mobility, the cameramen who worked for stories this year were able to connect us with events around the world. To enjoy the New Year, now here is a screened selection of the most attractive photographs of 2020. This article consists of or favourite pictures from the photography competitions of the last 12 months from the following genres:   Wildlife Photography Award winning wildlife photography by sergey Food photography, Award winning food photography by kmasad Landscape photography, Award winning landscape...
Our Big Backyard Nature Photo Contest is Open for Entries | February 23 2021
Contest Closed
Greater Portland
Nature is shining bright as it breathes fresh air due to pandemic lockdown.  Everything around us is nature and you can shoot your backyard, your local park, or a trail.  Let us celebrate nature and share it with the rest of the world by entering the Big Backyard Nature Photo Contest.  The photo can be taken anywhere in Greater Portland, from Forest Grove in the west to the Sandy River in the east to Wilsonville in the south.  A 50 word description should be included along with the photo.  Digitally altered photos are eligible for the...
Photo Director is a free Photo Editing App developed by Cyberlink. You can use this photo editor on your smart phones to make them look like professional photographs. If you love to travel, you can use this photo editor to make your normal photos look like professional photos like from Canon or Nikon. This quick photo editing app combines a feature-rich photo editor with a richly creative collage maker that lets you adjust RGB with a visual histogram. Change white balance or saturation, or apply photo effects and adjustments to an entire image or specific regions...