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The Focal Press Monthly Photography Contest is open to everyone -- it's simple and free to enter. Simply register and upload your photo! You can also vote on photos and forward this contest to your friends so they can vote.

The focus for July is "Summer Time".

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First and Second place winners will be chosen by the monthly guest judge. Third place winners will be chosen by popular vote. Third place winners will only be eligible to win once every four months (Jan-April, May-Aug, Sept-Dec).

Unless otherwise noted at the start of each month, First, Second and Third place winners will receive a Focal photography book as their prize and be entered to win one of our three (yes, three!) grand prizes for the year. For more information on the prizes, see below.

 
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Monthly Prizes

First Place: Focal Digital Camera Guide and a Focal Photography book of choice*

Second Place: Focal Digital Camera Guide and a Focal Photography book of choice**

Third Place: Focal Digital Camera Guide 

*Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography
** Does not include Focal Encyclopedia of Photography and must be valued at $39.95 or less


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2009 Grand Prizes

First Grand Prize
A Nikon D90 and a copy of the Focal Digital Camera Guide: Nikon D90 by Corey Hilz. Winner will be chosen from the among the First, Second and Third Place winners from January, February, March and April 2009.

Second Grand Prize
Epson RX680 Ultra Hi-Definition Photo All-in-One Printer, photo paper and a pack of replacement color ink cartridges and a copy of The Art of Printing Photos on Your Epson Printer by Michael Freeman. Winner will be chosen from the among the First, Second and Third Place winners from May, June, July and August 2009.

Third Grand Prize
Software! Stay tuned for more details. Winner will be chosen from the among the First, Second and Third Place winners from September, October, November and December 2009.

 

 

 
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Only two photos per entrant per month.

Photos do not appear on the site automatically. They will be posted within 48 hours of entry. Typically, it will be less than 24 hours with the exception of weekends and holidays. For full Contest Rules, click here.

If you have any questions or comments send us an e-mail.

 

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July's contest is sponsored by the Focal Digital Camera Guide, with guest judges, authors Chris GreyCorey Hilz and Shawn Barnett. See the full 2009 schedule 


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June Winners: Stay tuned!

May Winners: "Layers"

First Prize: Leslie Granda Hill
Montclair, NJ, USA
Title: Depreciation

Second Prize: Mattea Sportel
Title: Morning of Mourning 

Third Prize: J.R. Orsborn
Dallas, Oregon, USA
Title: Elegant Surrender 

Guest Judge: Richard Lynch

See the full list of winners