Viewbug is a fantastic platform that you can use to share your work and even enter into various different competitions to challenge your ability and your skills. I would highly recommend you join and give it a go.
It's easy to upload your photos and you get great feedback, and you upload alot of photos and you can vote on other people's photos also
It's a pretty good site for getting advice and inspiration. They have contest and skill blogs within the site. All in all a good experience here.
I'm a classic human being with a camera in my pocket. I used to be a photographer for hiphop. Pl magazine
I have been a member of viewbug for many years now and I've entered hundreds of contests. Never won. I have however won challenges
I have used Viewbug for ca 5-7 years. I have posted close to 300 photos, all of which are creative, lit properly, not blurry, and if I do say so myself, quite well set and captured. However, I have nearly 600 awards. Now you might say, "But that's great! Why complain or question it?" Well, what bugs me is that some people who have well over 5000 awards, have only 13 photos and they are really not that special. Sometimes photos among the 5 - 13 to 27 photos in their collection are even blurry. How in the heck did they get an award? Is it a fake profile created by Viewbug's AI to make you think they give out awards to real people?... I have submitted to easily 20 or contests over the years, with photos that won plenty of community awards, but I have yet to win any equipment. Just saying... it smells a bit odd.
Great format to gauge your audience, participate in contests and receive feedback.
Viewbug provides easy access to creating a website and logos.
The memberships are reasonable.
Uploading from phone is the only downside.
I am a Lite Member and LOVE IT. Viewbug gives me the opportunity to see other's work and to gather inspiration the next time I use my camera. I'm not a pro by any means. Just a person who is enjoying a hobby. Yes, I enter contest and could careless if I win... the likes and small peer awards that I am receiving give me the courage to press on and hopefully one day capture the most amazing photo ever.
Hi Amanda,
Thank you for sharing. We're so glad to hear you're enjoying the community! We truly appreciate your participation and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
Warmest regards,
The ViewBug Team
I love ViewBug because as a photographer, I can share my work with the world. People can leave you feedback on your photo's, you can enter photo competitions and contests to get social exposure to your name and work, plus win cool prizes like tripods, gift cards, and cameras. It's really helped build up my clientele, plus people have the options of taking a picture and paying to get it put on a canvas or print, so you can make money from your work. A passive income. Plus, I don't have to pay to be part of the community. Overall, I give ViewBug a 5 star rating. Thank you for the exposure to my photography.
Hi Katarina,
We're so glad to hear you're enjoying the community! We truly appreciate your participation and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
Best wishes,
The ViewBug Team
I have been a Pro+ member for several years now and at first it was reasonably good value but to be honest I now see no benefit from paid for membership and in fact no real benefit at all from the site. The incessant emails are annoying, the contests are pointless, and the so-called benefits of membership offer little that can't be obtained elsewhere, often free of charge.
I shall not be renewing my membership.
I love ViewBug, it's a great place to showplace your photography. What I'm not absolutely sure about is why, when I'm going through other people's photos, some of them are repeated on different profiles. I have emailed ViewBug about this twice, but they haven't as yet responded.
I can't believe how much my photography has improved since joining ViewBug. The tutorials and feedback from the community have helped me see things in a whole new light.
You have to be a very good photographer to win any competition these days and it is no different with View bug. I see a load of rubbish when voting for competitions but unfortunately everyone including myself thinks their work is the best! Still blasting away yet to win anything!
Learned about this site from my younger brother when he won a contest on viewbug.
It is an amazing community and it offers many benefits, including contest for different levels and you can choose to pay or not. The voting is superb and I feel like a real photographer by awarding images I consider should be awarded ;) Very inspiring and fun!
The ViewBug community is simply amazing! I have made friends with photographers from around the world and their encouragement has motivated me to keep pushing my boundaries. Everyone is supportive
Hello Bill,
Thank you for your review!
We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the ViewBug community and finding it supportive. Keep pushing your boundaries, and we're here to cheer you on every step of the way.
Your friends at VIEWBUG.
Viewbug is an amazing site and it's free to join for photographers at any level. I've recently created an account and am still learning something new everyday. I personally love joining Contests and chatting with people in the community about photography. Everyone is very helpful and I've received a couple constructive feedback from some members already, plus I was just told by one of the members that I can create my own challenges You have the option to link your Facebook and Twitter accounts with your Viewbug account and share your photos with your friends and family. The site is very well designed and easy to navigate round as a user or a visitor.
Viewbug is an amazing site and user-friendly; you can import your photos from Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr easily. I was wondering if they'd have an app soon and was told by their customer service rep that the app is coming out this year which will be very convenient for us all. I can't wait. Oh, their customer service was very responsive and polite btw. Great place to meet others and discuss photography. I've been a member for over 8 months now and love it!
Hi Noah,
Thank you for sharing your experience. We are so happy to hear that you received a great service from our team and will be sure to congratulate them for providing an excellent service.:-)
Have a nice day!
Your friends at ViewBug
While I find the site OK and continue to visit and lightly participate, I find it generally a bit confusing to navigate, particularly the contest sites. Also I often find random pictures of mine submitted to free contests when I don't remember submitting them.
What I really want is true honest feedback about my photos. They don't provide how many "likes" or "votes" your photo gets in any contest, nor really where it RANKED at all (unless you win, I suppose). You have to shuffle through the thousands upon thousands of entries until you find yours to know where you rank. This is dumb. Why don't they just tell me? Is this a premium feature?
I've had an account for longer than I remember and the overall experience is great. Every site i've tried has its downs and so far, this is the one with the least. There's some ambiguity in their words, but everything is visible when searching for it. I was a paid member for a while and am thinking on paying again since I'm beginning to be active on photography once more.
Hi Alejandro,
Thank you for your post! We are so glad to hear you're enjoying your time within the community. If we can ever be of any support, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Member Support Team at http://bit.ly/EmailVB.
The ViewBug Team
I have been an active and satisfied member of Viewbug since 2015. Recently I have had a problem with incorrect owner registration data for a domain purchased thru and managed by Viewbug. Repeated request (over 9 times) to correct this information have been ignored by member support staff. I am now saddled with a domain that I cannot use as intended because of this data registration mistake by Viewbug. As of this review, I have been "ghosted" by support staff for over a month with no remedy, or even acknowledgement of my plight, in sight.
Hello John,
We are truly sorry for this, please be sure to sen an email to members@viebug.com to receive assistance with this issue. Our team will be happy to help and correct this issue.
Answer: Hello Yasmine, Thank you for your message! We see that Lori F. Has already replied back to your question. Thank you so much Lori for assisting a fellow ViewBug member.: -) To maintain an archive of the communication and for better assistance; please kindly contact our member support team at members@viewbug.com. They'll be happy to assist you with any questions and concerns you may have.:-) Have a lovely day! Your friends at ViewBug
Answer: Hello Cameron, Thanks for your question. We allow members to mark their own original photography for print sale. We offer 3 print types, members can set their own markup price. The printing and shipping is handled by our team. You can view more about selling photo prints on ViewBug, here: http://bit.ly/VBprints
Answer: Hello Rebecca, Thank you for your follow up message! We do not charge additional fees for exposure or any other features. Our members have the option to keep their account as a Free Lite account if they prefer or pay for Monthly or Yearly Premium or Pro membership. If you have any additional questions, please kindly contact our member support team at members@viewbug.com as we are required to provide support and/or answer questions via our own support portal to maintain an archive of the communication. Have a good day!
Answer: Hello Paco, While we do have paid options for participation, we also have the option to participate for free. Simply create an account and start submitting your photos.
Answer: Hello Bayan, Thank you for your question. Please note that these awards were given for your participation, however, no prize is associated with them. Please review the emails you've received when these awards were given to review the reason for receiving them. Should you have additional questions, please send us an email to members@viewbug.com to receive timely assistance. All the best!
Answer: Hello Pedro, you may contact us by sending an email to members@viewbug.com with your inquiry where it will be attended within less than 24 hours from being received.
ViewBug has a rating of 4 stars from 249 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with ViewBug most frequently mention photo contests, amateur photographer and amazing photos. ViewBug ranks 6th among Photo Sharing sites.
Hi Brianne,
We are grateful to have you as part of the community!
We are stoked to hear that you've won challenges :) The VIEWBUG contests have thousands of participants and guest judges who select the winner based on the theme, quality, and originality of the submissions. Hundreds of winners have received awesome prizes, don't give up as you never know when you'll be next. Also, remember that by simply participating you may unravel free photography tutorials, photography gifts and more cool stuff. Getting your creative juices flowing is what counts, the prizes do rock but are just a bonuses ;) We can't wait to see your next shots.