The Grand photo competition was opened by the internet giant Google. The competition, known as ‘Google Photography Prize’ targeting the following students who interested to the world of photography with a tempting prize. The Student aged more than 18 years is one of the requirements to follow Google’s photo contest. They, both amateur and professionals [...]

Google Photo Competition

The Grand photo competition was opened by the internet giant Google. The competition, known as ‘Google Photography Prize’ targeting the following students who interested to the world of photography with a tempting prize.

The Student aged more than 18 years is one of the requirements to follow Google’s photo contest. They, both amateur and professionals are welcome to send photos via Google +.

Yes, this competition is powered by Google +. It seems, Google is doing to boost the popularity of networking sites they were in the middle of the growing prestige decreasing. This competition was also to respond to the ‘activist’ image that maximizes the existence of Internet sites to display his work.

Reportedly, the first 100 days of the birth of Google +, a total of more than 3.5 billion photos have been uploaded there. For comparison, Facebook reported that users have uploaded as much as 250 million photos per day or 25 billion photos per 100 days.

Google Photography Prize itself is now already underway and photos should submitted before January 31, 2012. There are 10 categories to choose from namely:

• me
• Food
• Travel
• Fashion
• Action
• Street
• Sport
• Night
• Sound / Silence
• Point of View

Google offers a very teasing prize for the winner. Google has prepared more than 100 phones Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Then 10 finalists have been selected by a professional jury and curator of the Saatchi gallery will have the opportunity to display shot on the Saatchi Gallery for 2 months. As information, Saatchi Gallery is a leading gallery, founded in 1985 in London.

Not only that, for the grand winner, he will be given a ‘photographic journey’ to places a charming selection of the winner himself, accompanied by professional photographers.

To join the competition , the registrant must upload a maximum of 8 pictures on Google + social network sites and give the title of the album ‘Google Photography Prize’.