This was my first year entering the International Shoot & Share competition, which is a free photography competition where winners are chosen by voters around the world. One thing that sets the contest apart is that you don’t know which photographer you’re voting for because there is no identifying information on the photos (e.g., photographer name, location).
In total there were 583,150 photos entered and over 90 million votes cast! I had so much fun voting for photos across the 25 different categories and was thrilled to have one of my images make the finals in the Kids category (top 500). In total I entered 50 photos and 23 made it on to the later stages of the contest. The photos that ended up placing well were a fun mixture of client sessions as well as creative sessions (and a few of my boys!).
Below I’ve included the images that were voted into the Top 30%, Top 20%, Top 10% and the finalist. I’ve also included how each image placed. I’m a big fan of background information and numbers to the statistics of the whole process was fascinating to me!
You definitely want to visit the Shoot & Share website to see the top 20 photos in each category. The talent and creativity are awe-inspiring!
FINALIST
TOP 10%
TOP 20%
TOP 30%
