Irvine, CA—From now until October 1, 2010, photographers across the U.S. have a chance to win a Mitsubishi CP-9810DW photographic printer complete with a roller case and box of CK-9057 media. The package, with a value of over $1,800, will be awarded as the grand prize to the winner of Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Changing of the Seasons online photo contest. Contestants are challenged to submit up to three photographs that best illustrate the change from summer to fall. To win, participants must be the sole owner of images entered, and all of the work needs to be the original work...

Wayne, NJ—JVC launched the Perfect VIP Experience sweepstakes, offering Stone Temple Pilots fans the opportunity to win a grand prize ticket package for each stop on their anticipated summer/fall 2010 tour. The prize package includes two VIP concert tickets—located within the first 10 rows—a JVC Everio or Picsio video camera, and a meet-and-greet photo opportunity with one of the band members after the show. Prize winners will be encouraged to use their JVC camcorders to take videos and still images at the concert that may be featured on the Stone Temple Pilots Facebook page. Fans can enter to win the Perfect VIP...

Ottawa, ON—Corel’s Quest for the Best Creativity Challenge looks to showcase some of the best inspiring work made in Corel software, whether created by professionals or enthusiasts. “With Corel’s Quest for the Best Creativity Challenge, we’re looking to discover and celebrate some of the extraordinary individuals who use Corel software in unique and inspiring ways,” said Nick Davies, senior vice president, Corporate Marketing, Corel. “As we celebrate our 25th birthday, it’s the perfect time to shine a spotlight on the talent and skills of our community as we thank them for their loyalty and longstanding support.” Corel users are invited to...

Melville, NY—Makoto Kimura, president of Nikon Corporation, announced that entries for the prestigious Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 will be accepted between September 1 and November 30, 2010. The worldwide contest provides an opportunity for photographers of all skill levels to contribute to photographic culture. Winners will be named in June 2011. Since its inception in 1969, the competition has steadily gained popularity with photographers from every corner of the globe, with more than 320,000 photographers submitting more than 1,310,000 photos. In the 2008-2009 competition, more than 18,000 photographers from 153 countries submitted more than 51,000 photos, marking a new record...

Portland, OR—Lensbaby unveiled the winners of the recent challenge the company posed to its community—to come up with a new shape for their Creative Aperture kit. Lensbaby photographers from around the world took action and submitted their best images taken with a Lensbaby lens and a homemade aperture disk for a chance to win a place in the new kit. Five photographers were selected, and the grand prize winner, with the winning photo showcased on the product packaging, is Troy Eiffert from Kalona, Iowa. Ivan DeWolf, Jerrid Jones, Andrew Kua and Bjorn Rannestad were also chosen and will have their creative...

Melville, NY—To complement the summer concert season, Nikon is launching “NikonLive” (nikonlive.com) as part of its sponsorship of the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater with Live Nation. The site will provide music fans with photography content, including tips about shooting concerts and images by professional photographers—while integrating music, photography and social media to enable fans and artists to share personal concert experiences. Fans will be able to view images taken by performing artists in the site’s Sound Check area, and view professionally photographed images in the Rock and Roll Picture Show area. Nikon’s professional photographers will give fans an exclusive, behind...

Solms, Germany—The first prize in this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2010 prestigious photographic competition goes to the Swedish photographer Jens Olof Lasthein. His award-winning portfolio, “Waiting for the future – pictures from Abkhazia,” tells the story of the people of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Southern Caucasus. The second winner in this year’s competition is Andy Spyra from Germany. His portfolio, “Kashmir,” shot in the region of the same name, is the winning entry for the Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award 2010. This year’s competition achieved a new record with a total of over 1,700 entrants, with professional photographers...

Center Valley, PA—The National Park Foundation and Olympus launched the 2010 Share the Experience photo contest, touted as the “largest national park and public land photo contest for amateur photographers.” The contest runs now through December 31, 2010, and the grand prize winner’s photo will be featured on an America the Beautiful Federal Recreation Lands pass, with all winners receiving prizes from Olympus. “We always tell people in parks to take only pictures and leave only footprints,” said Neil Mulholland, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation. “Our annual photo contest is a great reason to get outside and help capture...

Olympus is holding the Pen Your Story Challenge to find out what consumers would do if they had the new Olympus Pen E-PL1 interchangeable-lens compact camera along with $5,000 to bring their creative vision to life. The “vision” can be anything a photographer can produce with a $5,000 budget and the Pen camera—from a short film, a fashion spread of still images or a photomontage. Consumers can submit their video proposals to youtube.com/getolympus and enter to win the E-PL1, the funds and a chance at the grand prize. After the proposal submissions have been narrowed down to 20 semifinalists selected by the...

Want to test your photo skills? Fujifilm and Ritz are teaming up for a photo contest with $5,000 as the grand prize purse. The details are at MyWayPhotoContest.com and below: From today until June 26, visitors are encouraged to register, submit photos and vote for their favorites in three themed categories: Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Graduation.... The photographer of the best Mother's Day, Father's Day or Graduation photo will win $5,000, a Fujifilm FinePix HS10 digital camera and $250 worth of photo gifts. Additional first, second and third prizes include Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR digital cameras, Tim...