(Entries close 23.59 (GMT) on 28th February 2019)

Photographing a trooping funnel mushroom or grizzled skipper butterfly could win you £1,000 cash and more than £1,200 worth of SIGMA camera equipment in the first ever Close-up Photographer of the Year competition (CUPOTY), which closes on 28th February.

CUPOTY is seeking close-up, macro and micro photographs that help us see the world anew by revealing the often overlooked details of animals, plants, natural materials, and objects.

Categories

There are five categories to enter: Animals, Plants & fungi, Intimate landscape, Manmade and Micro (for images captured with a microscope), as well as Young CUPOTY (for entrants aged 17 and under). The competition is open to all, and entrants have until 23.59 (GMT) on 28th February 2019 to enter the competition via the website: www.cupoty.com.

Logo by Van Cols Ltd

When Apple makes a move, the world notices. Such is the power of a near-trillion dollar company.

It didn't take long for the photographic community to notice something was amiss with Apple's initial announcement of its 2019 "Shot on iPhone" Challenge whose terms required winning entries to be assigned to Apple for exclusive use for the duration of that work's copyright.

Apple responded by adding additional language in a press release of Jan. 22, 2019:

"Apple believes strongly that artists should be compensated for their work. Photographers who shoot the final 10 winning photos will receive a licensing fee for use of such photos on billboards and other Apple marketing channels."
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/01/share-your-best-photos-shot-on-iphone/

The photo press announced the Apple "fix" but for us the confusion continued.

For instance, the sentence preceeding the above quote, while still referring to non-exclusive usage for non-winners, states:

"If your photo is selected to be featured on a billboard, you further agree to grant Apple exclusive commercial use of the photo for the life of the license."

Submit your entries to Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2019!

Linda Taylor: www.lindataylor.gallery, Category Winner, Food Portraiture 2018

Now in its eighth year, Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2019 announces a set of new judges and exciting new categories – all awaiting your entry!

Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2018

The Scottish Nature Photography Awards celebrate nature, wildlife and landscape photography in Scotland.

The Scottish Nature Photography Awards Photographic Competition 2018 is open to professional and amateur photographers from around the world, but images must be taken in Scotland.

Entries close 24:00 hours GMT on Friday 30th November 2018.

This is the 9th annual competition to seek the Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year.

Categories

Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2018

• Scottish Wildlife Portrait
• Scottish Wildlife Behaviour
• Scottish Landscape - Sea & Coast
• Scottish Landscape - The Land
• Scottish Landscape - Urban Greenspace
• Scottish Botanical
• Natural Abstract
• Environmental