Canon has announced its fifth annual contest that lets you win prizes for those summer memories.  The Photography in the Park contest is underway and is accepting entries until September 30th that showcase your inspiring wildlife images from any local, city, county, State, or National park or any National Monument.  18 lucky winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd place and "honorable mentions") in two categories (teen and adult) will be awarded Canon camera prizes, while two incredibly lucky grand prize winners will be sent to the National Park of his or her choice, be put up for 5 nights in a hotel, given airfare, and take home a Canon EOS 5D MarkII and a printer.

Fujifilm announced Tuesday that it is partnering up with Rite Aid to develop a new photography contest that will make your parents proud.  The My Way Photo Contest is accepting entries through June 26th for three categories perfect for the family-themed spring season.

Last week the Sony World Photography Awards were announced at the awards ceremony held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.  A total of 12 photographers won in various categories and the prestigious L'Iris d'Or Photographer of the Year was also awarded.  The winners were chosen by 12 World Photographic Academy members and the winners were flown to Cannes, treated with accommodations, and will receive a gift from Sony.  The Photographer of the year was awarded with $25,000 and will become a member of the World Photographic Academy.

As the world’s first mass-market consumer laptop computer, Toshiba is celebrating its 25th anniversary, Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., plans to announce 25 contests for tech-enthusiasts, giving a chance for them to win the latest Toshiba laptops and cash prizes. It plans to announce these contests on reputed social networking sites. 

Blurb, an on-demand photography book publisher, has announced the third annual Photography Book Now competition where one lucky photographer will win $25,000 sponsored by HP.  There are three categories for entry, fine art, editorial, and portfolio.  The winners of each category will win an "ultimate camera package" that includes a Sony DSLR-A850 camera and accessories.  There are also prizes for the first and second runners-up in each category.

*Update: The Communication Arts Photography Contest deadline has been extended to Friday April 9, 2010.* For over 50 years Communication Arts has been publishing the best in visual communications from across the globe. To date it is the largest creative magazine in the world in highlighting graphic design, advertising, illustration, photography and interactive design. Entries after the March 26th deadline will be accepted for an additional fee, with the final cutoff to be April 9th. Each year Communication Arts has six competitions that include all aspects of visual communications.

The Smithsonian Magazine has announced the 50 finalists for their 7th Annual Photo Contest. The top 10 photos were chosen from these five categories: Altered Images, Americana, The Natural World, People and Travel. Entries began pouring in around this time last year, and were cut off December 1, 2009. To qualify, photographs must have been shot within the past three years. Category winners are expected to be announced over the next few months.

We told you the story of José Luis Rodriguez and the storybook wolf   - How the photographers award was revoked after he won the 2009 contest. We feel that the judges should have checked properly before they made their decision and we sympathize with the photographer. However, the prestigious Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award 2010 is now open for entries. Apply now and maybe you could be the winner of 10,00 GBP (approximately $16,600) and be featured in the Museums galleries and brochures. 

Every year the UK National History Museum organizes the National History Museum Wild Life Photographer of the Year award every year. The winner of the Contest is awarded 10,000 GBP approximately $16,600. This years contest had 43,000 entries and the photograph of the wolf jumping over the fence won!!! No doubt the photograph is incredible. I mean it's not everyday that one sees a wolf jumping over the fence.  Recently, the judges found out the photograph is a fake and want to revoke the award from Photographer Jose Luis Rodriguez.

This is the last part of our interview with Justin Kraemer, winner of Bing photography contest 2009-2010. Justin likes shooting 'surreal architectural landscapes'. And it's true his landscapes are very unique and dreamlike. He loves shooting HDR photos of cities and aims to learn more so that he can build on and expand his photographic skills.

Justin Kraemer!!! Yes, ladies and gentlemen Seattle based photographer Justin Kraemer won the 2009 Bing Home Sweet Home Photo contest. Bing released the name of the winner last night. Justin is an aspiring photographer based in Seattle, Washington. He likes shooting landscapes and cities. And he has recently become very fond of HDR photography. His amazing photograph of the Seattle skyline won the most user votes in the 2009 contest and will be put up on the Bing Homepage on January 6th 2010.

Today seems to be the day of Photo competitions. First Ocean Views, then Cohasset Colonials and  now the SilkAir Destinations Photography Competition. This competition is created by SilkAir to celebrate their 20 years in the Travel industry. To enter submit your best travel images taken from one of the SilkAir's 31 destinations (10 countries and 31 cities) into the SilkAir Destinations Photography Competition.

The 2010 Cohasset colonials Photography Competition offers us a more local connection with it. The competition is looking for photographs that depict aspects of Colonial design in architecture from around Cohasset. Entries must demonstrate successful use of Cohasset Colonial furniture and accessories in everyday life.

2010 Ocean Views contest is searching for the photographs that create a greater appreciation for ocean ecology through the art of photography. The contest is open to all levels of photographers. The goal is to create an exceptional collection of images that highlights the beauty and grandeur of the ocean environment.

Tomorrow is the last day for submitting photos to the Bing Snap photo contest. We are bringing you a sneak peek into the photographs submitted so far. The competition looks tough and there are 96,400 fans voting for the photographs so far.  By signing into the Bing facebook page and giving access to the application you can now vote for a photograph or upload your own image to the contest.