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Photo Challenge Awards – Nominate a photo

February 26, 2013 by Jonathan

Inspired by the Oscars, the Brits and various other award ceremonies going on at the moment, this week we are beginning the Photo Challenge Awards!

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The process starts now – we have selected several categories for the awards. We need your nominations for photos to win each category. The rules are simple: you can nominate any photo that has ever been submitted to the Photo Challenge. You can’t nominate any of your own photos.

Best overall picture The picture you think is the best ever published on the Photo Challenge
Most bizarre picture The most bizarre entry you have seen on the Photo Challenge
Most wilful misinterpretation The entry that most twists the intention of that week’s challenge :)
Best animal picture The best animal picture ever published on the Photo Challenge
Best lighting The most skilful use of light in a photo
Best technique The best use of advanced technique in taking or editing a photo
Best photographic location The most beautiful location featured in a photo

So please go ahead and browse our archives – all the way back to 2009. Any picture that has ever been published in the Photo Challenge can be nominated for an award.

Send your nominations in as comments on this post. Next week I will publish the nominations and everyone can vote for the winners in each category! Any questions, just leave a comment :)

Author: Jonathan

Challenge Admin, I enjoy taking photos mostly of landscapes and architecture - but I will try anything! I mostly shoot film and I spend a lot of time in my darkroom trying to get the perfect print. I'm a sysadmin for a living and I also enjoy cycling and music technology.

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  1. Nigel Hurll
    February 27, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    I ought first to present my abject apologies, Jonathan, for not having taken part in the Challenge for some considerable time and I’m conscious of the fact that many of my comments on here have included the word sorry or one or more of its synonyms for that very reason! I think the new look website is excellent, as is the idea for the Challenge Awards and I’m going to try and submit some nominations. I think points should be deducted for anyone thanking their mother / father / wife / girlfriend / husband / boyfriend / dog at the presentation ceremony and, of course, for crying! Best wishes and thanks for all your hard work.

  2. Stuart Carter
    March 1, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    Wow. That took a while! Can I nominate more than one for a category? If not, I’ll take the first choice for each.

    Best overall picture:

    Lucasz Plotecki – Shadows – 5/6/12
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LucaszPlotecki2012_06_0002_untitled.jpg

    Robert – Food – 24/1/12
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RobertPhoto-Challenge-Tuesday-Food-Tomaten.jpg

    Most bizarre picture:

    Andy Young – Surprise Us – 20/3/12
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/AndyYoungDSCN4703.resized.jpg

    Robert – Pink – 7/2/12
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/RobertPhoto-Challenge-Tuesday-Pink.jpg

    Most wilful misinterpretation:

    Louise Paling – Spring – 29/3/11
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/LouisePalingspring.jpg

    I didn’t choose any where more than one person had the _same_ wilful misinterpretation! (Footprints, Plug and Play)

    Best animal picture:

    Kathy Crosbie – Festive Season – 4/1/11
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/KathyCrosbie009.resized.jpg

    Best lighting:

    Paul Seward – Glass – 2/2/10
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PaulSewardDSC_0478_handle_medium.resized.jpg

    (And many more of Paul’s pictures)

    Best technique:

    Paul Seward – Fire – 23/2/10
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PaulSewardDSC_0948_flaming_hot_medium.resized.jpg

    Best photographic location:

    Pete Bancroft – Your Best Photo – 27/3/12
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/PeteBancroftdsc01626p.resized.jpg

  3. Jonathan
    March 1, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    Thanks Stu. You can indeed nominate more than one picture for each category.

  4. Ollie B
    March 2, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Wow, respect to Stuart – that’s a serious investment of time! I just hit random months and kept going until I started recognizing post titles…

    Lighting:
    Michael Bebenek, 27/3/12
    Andy Young 8/6/10 and 27/9/11
    Paul Seward, 14/6/11
    Jonathan Gazeley, 21/12/10

    Bizarre
    Paul Seward, 22/6/10
    Jonathan Gazeley, 7/6/11

    Location
    Lily Scott, 29/6/11

    It was a real eye opener to the history of the site, good fun!

  5. Carole Stevens
    March 4, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Hi Jonathan. Really like the idea of this, however I have simply run out of time to go through the full archive of photo’s to do the idea justice. Sorry :( Maybe you could allow us another week to look for our nominations? C

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  7. Carole Anderson
    March 5, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    how about spring for a challenge

  8. Jonathan
    March 5, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Good idea, Carole. I’ve added it to my list :)

  9. Carole Stevens
    March 10, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    Best overall picture
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/2012/11/frost-results/#jp-carousel-3887
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/JuliaGazeleyDSCF0110.resized.jpg

    Most bizarre picture
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/2012/07/drink-results/#jp-carousel-3266
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/JonathanGazeleyIMG_9325-IMG_9245b.resized.jpg

    Most wilful misinterpretation
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/KateDSCF3728.resized.jpg

    Best animal picture
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/2012/08/sport-results/#jp-carousel-3346

    Best lighting
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/2012/06/shadows-results-2/#jp-carousel-3059
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/2012/02/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-photographer-results/#jp-carousel-2567
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/RuthElliottBlue_Arch_by_Azrelle.resized.jpg

    Best technique
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PaulSewardDSC_0948_flaming_hot_medium.resized.jpg

    Best photographic location
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/2012/05/trees-results/#jp-carousel-3010
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/JonathanGazeleyIMG_6738b.resized.jpg

    And I found this one entered twice!!
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/AndyYoungPC007.resized.jpg
    http://www.photo-challenge.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AndyYoungPC007.resized.jpg

    These were just a few – so many really good photos and lots of challenges I would love the chance to have a go at :)

  11. Jess Andersen
    March 12, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Well as excited as I was to go thru all the archives, the additional week still wasn’t enough time for me (little one is sick so that isn’t helping matters). So I decided i would only nominate among the challenges that have passed while I’ve been following the site (a little under a year). I know there are incredible photos from before this and I hope to get thru all the archives soon, regardless of the ‘Awards.’ :-)

    Best Overall-
    Twiggy 1-22-13 Reflection
    Jonathan 11-13-12 Frost
    Paul Seward 1-8-13 Childhood Photo
    Marc 5-22-12 Trees
    Tomm Pouce 11-27-12 Traffic Blur

    Most Bizarre-
    Paul Seward 7-31-12 Inside
    Ollie B 7-10-12 Inanimate

    Most Willful Misinterpretation-
    Lee Griffiths 9-4-12 Ground Level
    Dave Andersen 7-24-12 Cycles

    Best Animal-
    Jonathan 9-4-12 Ground Level

    Best Lighting-
    Stuart 2-5-13 Artificial Light
    Tomm Pouce 11-27-12 Traffic Blur
    William Evenden 11-13-12 Frost
    Lucasz Plotecki 6-5-12 Shadows

    Best Technique-
    Jonathan 11-27-12 Traffic Blur
    Jonathan 11-13-12 Frost
    Paul Seward 10-9-12 Downside Up 

    Best Photographic Location-
    Maryah 11-23-12 Take Me For a Mug
    Paul Hurley 9-4-12 Ground Level
    Carole Stevens 9-4-12 Ground Level
    Marc 5-22-12 Trees

    And too many honorable mentions to list :-P Lastly, I just want to add that all of you are an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your photos, your talent, and your thoughts~