Nikonians is pleased to present its Best of Nikonians - Images 2008 Photo Contest, open to all Silver, Gold and Platinum Nikonians Members. All entries are judged by a panel of expert Nikonians photographers, who cast their vote on the photographs received within a given period. The decisions of the judges are final.

Nikonians, in an effort to promote and recognize as many talented photographers as possible, whose images serve to share, learn and inspire us all, is now expanding its contest format as follows:

Submission Periods or Segments		Photography Themes - Categories
I.	May 1 to May 31	Open
II.	June 1 to June 30	Open
III.	July 1 to July 31	Open
IV.	August 1 to August 31	Open
V.	September 1 to September 30	Open
VI.	October 1 to October 31	Open
VII.	November 1 to November 30	Open
VIII.	December 1 to December 31	Open

All Silver, Gold and Platinum Members are eligible to participate in any and all theme categories, and may submit ONE image per member, per month, by uploading to the respective gallery setup for this purpose.

Prizes for each month's winners will be announced and awarded during the following month.

At the end of the year, the Nikonians Masters Society, composed of outstanding professional and distinguished advanced amateur photographers around the world, will select among the monthly winners the First Place winner of the Best of Nikonians - Images 2008 Contest, who will receive the Certificate of Nikonians High Photographic Achievement and prizes. Nikonians will also award second and third places and prizes.

Finals awards and prizes will be announced and awarded in the first half of February, 2009

The finals winners images are displayed prominently for the community.

Follow this link to see the detailed Contest Rules

Become a member, participate and win attractive prizes from our contest sponsors: Hewlett Packard, Phase One, Color Vision.

 

Past submissions
The previous photo contest categories are located in the respective Contest galleries.

Previous Winners
The winners for former previous monthly and yearly contests are located in our Winners Gallery and are prominently displayed in the community for the period, until new winners are announced. Click here to see the 2007 Photo Contest Winners.

The Nikonians contests have become prestigious amongst Nikonians and the photography world.
Thank you for participating

Have a great time

Bo Stahlbrandt and J. Ramón Palacios
Founders of Nikonians

If you have any questions regarding our contest, please send us a note.