Photography contests for people under 18?

Good Photography Contests?

• I am looking for photo contests that I can enter my photos in (preferably free to enter). I was wondering if there are any good contests or sites that I could do this on. The only stipulation is that they can't be 18+ to enter since I'm not quite 18 yet.

• Answer:

  Be very careful with photography contests in general. MAKE SURE you read the fine print. Especially if it is sponsored by any company that sells anything. For example if a dog food company sponsors a dog photo contest... The fine print quite often says you are releasing your photo to be used by that company in any way shape or form without compensation or credit to you. It's the cheap way that companies are getting fresh photographs for their products without paying for them. Brilliant on their part, but less than ethical to the photographer. Look for contests and challenges issued by photo companies-lens manufacturers; camera makers; photo magazines... THey are USUALLY (not always) up front about the fine print. The pioneer woman blog runs a quite a few contests. Any of the photography forums will have contests, challenges, etc and they are a good way to gain skill and recognition.