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This site is wonderful for sharing photos with others, but the problem is within the contests. There are all these amazing prizes that I used to get excited about but now I've realised an amateur like me with a Canon 100D could ever win them. The photos that people post to these contests are exceptional but clearly taken with very expensive cameras. So they'll probably get the prize and sell it off or give it to someone else. I really think that this voids the point of the contests. Also people who win resubmit their photo for the next contest and could still win. Us people who haven't got £3,000 to spare are getting buried under the professionals.
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Hello Matt,
We very much appreciate your feedback and sorry to hear that you don't enjoy our contests.
We see the contests as a great tool to explore your creativity and expertise behind specific themes and believe that in most cases you do not need sophisticated cameras to create powerful images, especially when you love what you do.
Some of our members who are professional photographers may be using expensive equipments however, we also have many members who don’t own expensive cameras and are finalists and winners.
Here is just an example where the contest winner took the winning photo with an iPhone. Please refer to the links below for more information:
Sidewalks Photo Contest Winners:
https://www.viewbug.com/blog/sidewalks-photo-contest-winners
Grand Jury Winner: “In the Fog” by francescorizzato: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/sidewalks-photo-contest/61939973
We value your membership and would like to learn more about how we can improve your experience with us. Please feel free to contact our member support team at members@viewbug.com for any questions or concerns.
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