PhotographyCorner.com Announces 2012 Photograph of the Year Contest with $12,500 in Prizes

Online, December 18, 2012 (Newswire.com) - PhotographyCorner.com ( http://www.photographycorner.com ) recently announced the 2012 Photograph of the Year contest, featuring seventeen, high-profile sponsors with $12,500 in prizes available to be won including a grand prize valued at $5,700. The contest is free to enter, with submissions accepted via email. Any photograph taken in 2012 is eligible to win if entered.

The PhotographyCorner.com 2012 Photograph of the Year marks the 7th annual photograph of the year contest organized by the popular photography resources site which stands to be not only a fantastic venue for photographers to display their best work from the past year, but also a great platform for sponsors to promote their products and services to the photography community.

There are several things that set the contest apart from some of the other "Best of the Year" photography contests. Firstly, winners can be from anywhere in the world, not just limited to the US or Canada, making the contest truly a worldwide photography contest. In fact, last years' winner was from India, with other past winners from various places around the world including the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Australia, Israel, Africa, Argentina, Sweden and numerous other countries. In addition, instead of having a select group of judges pick a winner, the entire community will vote on every photograph, broken down in several rounds. With this unique voting process, every eligible submitted photograph is given a chance to win, not just a select few picked out by judges, giving the community complete power over which photographs are awarded "Best Photograph of 2012."

In an interview about the Photograph of the Year contest, the owner and founder of PhotographyCorner.com, Tim L. Walker, expressed that "the excitement and unique features of this contest display exactly why PhotographyCorner is such a popular and unique home for photographers on the web. Anyone can enter the contest, and anyone can win. I don't decide. A bunch of 'professional' judges don't decide. The community decides. They're the photographers - they should pick the winners." He continued by adding that "it's encouraging to see such an amazing and diverse group of sponsors step up to reward and encourage photographers from around the world. With $12,500 in prizes, the winners will add thousands of dollars worth of equipment, software and services to their arsenal, allowing them to further improve their photography - and that's what it's really all about. Photography enriches all of our lives in one way or another, and contests like this serve to improve the photography we see all around us every day."

The seventeen contest sponsors, including the Lead Sponsor LaserSoft Imaging ( http://www.silverfast.com ) have offered up an amazing collection of cash and prizes (http://www.photographycorner.com/2012-photograph-of-the-year-prizes) that includes professional prints, software, equipment, websites, camera bags, photography training and more. The contest rules can be found at http://www.photographycorner.com/2012-photograph-of-the-year-rules, and all information about the contest can be found at http://www.photographycorner.com/2012-photograph-of-the-year.

Hundreds of entries are expected before the end date of the contest on January 4th, 2013, and voting will begin in early January, 2013. Voting will run in several stages until the end of January when the winners will be announced.

About www.PhotographyCorner.com

PhotographyCorner.com is a leading photography resources portal for photographers, which includes member-written articles, tutorials, forums, a community photo gallery, a photography directory, a photography blog, and a collection of photography projects. The site runs a monthly Photograph of the Month contest and numerous Contest Corner Challenges, as well as providing an area of the site for photographers to receive constructive criticism of their work in the Critiques Corner. PhotographyCorner.com was launched in March 2004.

About LaserSoft Imaging ( www.Silverfast.com )

LaserSoft Imaging is renowned worldwide as a pioneer in the field of scanner and imaging software - both in the area of private and professional usage. The core product SilverFast manages to regularly come up with advanced technical innovations. LaserSoft Imaging also produces very high quality targets for IT8 color calibration.

For more information, please visit www.PhotographyCorner.com and http://www.photographycorner.com/2012-photograph-of-the-year. Tim L. Walker can be reached at 888.427.8299 or via email at [email protected] to answer any questions.

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