TimeOut NY’s Awful, Horrible, Insulting Photo Contest

March 18, 2014 Marco | Editor

Our annual Photographer’s Guide to Photo Contests ranks a number of well-known contests with a letter grade from A-F based on entry fees, prizes, and exposure. Most of the contests we review are aimed at the professional or aspiring professional photographer, but I can’t help but comment on TimeOut New York’s #TimeOutFoodAwards Instagram Contest because, well, they contact me.

Thirty-nine weeks ago, I posted this photo on my Instagram feed of a new sushi restaurant in New York and geotagged it. This past weekend, TimeOut commented.

Curious for all the details, I bounced over to the official contest website. …read more

Via: Photoshelter

Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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