Hive Photography Contests

There are a lot of great photography contests on Hive. Many of them run weekly. Some have recurring themes, while others come up with a new subject each week. It's fun to join, and you can even win upvotes, Hive, or other tokens. Joining photo contests is also a great way to grow your network and connect with other photographers.

Because it's not always easy to keep track of them all, I’ve started this weekly blog post. In it, I list all the photo contests I know about. The table below shows the different contests and links to this week’s posts. Make sure to check the deadline — some contests close earlier than others.

Further down, you’ll also find a short description of each contest, the rules, and what kind of prizes you can win.

If you know of any contests that I missed, or if something in the list isn’t correct anymore, feel free to let me know.

You can also leave a comment if you have suggestions or questions.

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Weekly photography contests

Some of last week’s winning photos

Take a look at some of last week’s winning photos from the various contests!

Qurators Photo Quest: Shallow Depth of Field

Photo by @pranavgtd

Photofeed Macro Photography

Photo by @asklanbudi

Monomad

Photo by @muhammadhalim

Rules and prizes

Each contest has its own rules and prizes. I’ve gathered the information from the official announcement posts. Keep in mind that organizers sometimes change the rules or prize structure. If you notice anything that’s no longer correct, please let me know.

Friendlymoose Photo Contest

A photo contest by me, @friendlymoose with a different subject evert week.

Rules - You create a post containing a photo of the subject for this round. - It's important that the photographs you submit are made by you. - It can be a new photo or one from your archive. - Add a few words describing your photo; what you photographed, why you photographed it and maybe what settings you used, so others can learn from it. - You are allowed to send in one photo and the first photo in your post will count. - You need to add the hashtag $FPC to your post. - Finally put a link to your post in the comments. - Comment on other entries

Prizes The top 3 will receive both Hive tokens and Ecency points. The Ecency points are generously donated by @good-karma and can be used in the @ecency front end to boost or promote your posts.

Qurator Photo Quest

This Photo contest is organised by the @qurator account on a weekly basis. The contest starts on Fridays with a new subject.

Rules - Only photography-related posts. - Only the first image of your post will be considered as your entry - Use the #qurator tag. - Mention the Photo Quest competition in your post title or somewhere in your post. - Post your link as a comment in this post to officially enter. - Posts cannot be older than this post. - Your entry will not count if you aren't following the above-mentioned rules. - All entries will be reviewed by the Qurator team. - Deadline: 12 hours before this post reaches payout. - Can't win 1st place two times in a row.

Prizes 1st Prize 50% upvote 2nd Prize 30% upvote 3rd Prize 15% upvote Honorable mentions 5% upvote

PhotoFeed Contests

The Photfeed is a weekly contest organised by @PhotoFeed in the eponymous community. Every week there will be chosen another subject.

Rules - Every user has 1 entry per theme - Only use your own work - Post your entry in the comment section with a short description - No nudity

Prizes Every Round has 3 winners which will share a pool of 35% post beneficiaries Every entry receives a 30% upvote on the comment submission If you make a separate post with "PhotoFeed Contest - .." u will receive a 30-50% upvote on your post

Monomad Black and White Challenge

The Monomad Black and White challenge is a daily photography contest organised by @monochromes You can actually submit any subject as long as it’s in Black and White.

Rules - Post your entries in the Black And White Community (ELIMINATORY FACTOR). - Clearly mention the #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the #monomad challenge" (ELIMINATORY FACTOR). - At least 50% of the submitted post, including the first image, needs to be black and white (ELIMINATORY FACTOR). - Use the #monomad tag (ELIMINATORY FACTOR). - Every photograph must be yours. Plagiarism will be immediately reported (ELIMINATORY FACTOR). - Reusing previously posted images will be treated as content recycling and it will be reported as well (ELIMINATORY FACTOR). - We reserve the right to change the contest rules at any given time without further notice.

Prizes All three winners get a 50% Upvote

Shadow Hunters Contest

This is a weekly photography contest organised by @melinda010100. The subject remains the same: shadows.

Rules - Place your entry link in the comment section of this post ! - The photos must be your own. - One entry per Person. Be fair to everyone and do not enter from more than one account - The title of your post should make clear that it is an ~ Entry for the Shadow Contest. - Post into the Shadow Hunters Community (@hive-179017) - If you create a post with multiple shadow photos, you should state which one is your entry, otherwise I will assume it is the first photo. - Please use 👉 #Shadows as one of your first 5 tags.

Prizes Winners and honorable mentions will receive 300 Ecency points and a couple of different other tokens

Feathered Friends - Show Me A Photo Contest

@nelinoeva hosts a weekly contest with a different theme every time, but it always revolves around birds.

Rules - The photo must be your own. - Post in the community Feathered Friends - You may add more photos, but you should state which one is your entry, otherwise the first will be taken into account. - Tell us something about your photo/s. Use at least 100 words to describe your photo/s. - Your photo must follow the weekly theme, which will be announced each Sunday. - Please put the link of your entry in the commment section of the contest post here. - Put in the title of your post that this is an entry for the contest. (Optional) - Use #smap as a tag.

Prizes Five winners and each winner will receive 2 Hive or 2 HBD (it depends on the price of Hive), 600 Ecency POINTS and some other tokens (depening on the sponsors of the week).

CCC’s Street Art Contest

This contest is organized by @digi-me in the Streetart community where you can submit photos of all different forms of street art.

Rules - Competition open to all. - No reuse of previous photos - Upvotes and reblog are appreciated to boost post payout for the winners but not a claim. - Only street art-related posts and remember to tell us where you found it. - It's not about posting a picture of the largest mural or done by one of the most famous artists. The winners will be judged based on art that has an appeal to us. (visuel, message etc.) - Mention the CCC's Street Art Contest in your post title or somewhere in your post. - Post your Street art picture and link as a comment in this post to officially enter. - Posts cannot be older than this post. - Only the first photo in your post will be evaluated for the competition. - Only one entry per week. - Deadline: 2 hours before this post reaches payout. - Your entry will not count if you aren't following the above mentioned rules.

Prizes 100% of all liquid payout shared among 3 finalists! 1st Prize 50% +100 ecency points 2nd Prize 30% +50 EP | 3rd Prize 20% +50 EP When payout is above 15HBD -> 1st Prize 40% | 2nd Prize 30% | 3rd Prize 20% | 10% for honorable mentions.

Love the clouds

This contest of @tobetada is not only for photography, but it’s mostly photographs of clouds that people send in.

Rules - Upvote and resteem the contest OR Upvote and promote the contest with a link - Make a comment with a link of your work below this post - All of the submitted works must be original and made by you! - Only 1 entry/post per person - Post in the 'Love The Clouds Community' or use the #lovetheclouds tag

Prizes There will be 3 finalists chosen by the community in an upcoming post entitled "Love The Clouds Finalists?", so be sure to vote if you are a community member! Each finalist will receive their equal share of the Hive liquid payout ! Additionally there will be four honorable mentions who will each get a 50% upvote

Reflection Hunters Contest

A weekly photography contest organized by @olgavita with the subject reflections.

Rules

🔆Place your entry link in the comment section of this post. 🔅The photos must be your own. 🔅One entry per person. 🔅The title of your post should make clear that it is an ~ Entry for the Reflection Hunters Contest. 🔅Post in the 👉 Shadow Hunters Community 🔅If you create a post with multiple reflection photos, you should state which one is your entry, otherwise I will assume it is the first photo. 🔆Please use 👉 #Reflections as one of your first 5 tags.

Prizes

The prizes for this contest may vary. Winners often receive some Hive and/or Ecency poins. Every Honourable Mention gets Ecency points as well.

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