This contest is open to photographers ranked below 1000 in this week’s Leaderboard.
With so many ways of interpreting the brief, this competition is a gift to the creative photographer. There’s one non-negotiable rule: your image must include a present in some form or another – be it an incidental element in a wider scene or the star of the show. You might want to make the most of your studio-lighting skills with a stunning still life, or go all out on your image-editing software of choice to create an imaginative composite. Then, at the opposite end of the scale, there’s the opportunity for a more documentary-style approach, capturing the split second of surprise and elation – or perhaps even a flash of disappointment – as a long-awaited package is opened in front of the eyes of friends and family.
Ranked Contests are a weekly chance to compete alongside photographers of a similar Leaderboard ranking. Three contests with the same theme run at one time - for photographers ranked 1-250; 251-1000; and 1001+. They open Saturday morning after that week’s leaderboard has been updated, and are open for 5 days. They are Premium Contests, Expert-judged, but with no Crowd vote, so are worth 3x the standard ranking points.
This contest is expert judged only with no rating by the crowd. You will be able to find out how you did when the judging or rating period has closed.