Photo Contest 2024

Absolutely not! Any camera is welcome! Your phone, your DSLR, anything you have access to. This is about the photography rather than the gear.

It IS! I am happy to post prizes to anywhere in the world.

However, if you win, and you know you are in an area that isn’t great with receiving packages in the post, and think you might not receive it, you can have the option of exchanging a physical product for a digital alternative. Do let me know. It’s up to you to decide.

If I go ahead and send a physical product with your go-ahead, and you don’t receive it for whatever reason, I won’t be able to send a digital alternative, and no alternative prizes will be offered.

First of all, my mailing list! make sure you’re signed up! You’ll also get access to the monthly video critiques of the top ten images too. Then, I will slide into your DMs on Instagram. I’m @emilymaylowrey over there. It isn’t compulsory at all to follow me, but you can if you like!

Instagram doesn’t let me know the metadata, so there’s no way for me to check. However, this contest is all about getting out there NOW with your camera, so I’d much prefer it if you submitted only new photos!

If you do want to be sneaky and submit older photos, you won’t be disqualified or anything, but it isn’t really in the spirit of the contest!

As you probably know I am an older camera enthusiast! Some prizes will be older cameras. I will do my best to source the very best quality cameras I can, but because they are usually older, there may be slight wear and tear. They will always be in full working order!

Instagram has changed the way tags work… annoyingly! You can only see the Top Posts. But fear not, I use a piece of external software to track EVERY entry, so I can see your photo there even if you can’t on Instagram.

No. Only single photo posts will be accepted. I can’t accept a carousel of several images. But you can make separate posts and submit more than one image.

You can! However, I’d much prefer it if you’re picky. This isn’t a lottery situation where more submissions make it more likely to win. Good, thoughtful photos will make it more likely for you to win! So yes, you can submit more than one photo, but be picky.

If you’re in a top spot one month, I will likely share your image on Instagram, on my YouTube channel, and of course in the video critique. I will ALWAYS credit your work, and you retain all ownership of your images. I will credit with your Instagram handle unless you tell me otherwise.

No. Only the images on Instagram, using the correct hashtag, will be submitted into the contest. Please don’t email me with images, or DM me with images, please use the hashtag.

This is currently the only way to submit images.

It’s free, easily accessible, and was the easiest option. If you’d rather not clutter your feed, you can always create a free account just for this contest. If you don’t like Instagram for ethical reasons, I totally empathise, but it’s the only way to join my contests at the moment.