The theme for the fourth round of the Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year (CJPOTY) competition is ‘From UP Above’. You don’t have to use a drone to shoot an image for this month’s theme, but you can if you like. We want to see subjects shot from above, whether that’s the view from a mountain top, a city view from a sky scraper, a creative flat lay, or a top-down view of anything that takes your fancy. You can go high or stay low, but shoot your subject from above.
This round of our monthly competition is open for submissions until 18:00 BST (19:00 CET and 10:00 PST) on 30th April 2022.
To submit your entry visit cjpoty.com. You can submit one image per entry but make up to three entries for £2.00 plus payment processing costs (£0.26).
Up Above inspiration
If you’re short on inspiration, take a look at MPB’s interview with Hugo Healy, an award-winning photographer, drone operator and videographer. There’s a fabulous selection of images that focus on the patterns that are revealed when you look at things from above.
And if that puts you in the mood to try a drone, take a closer look at the DJI Mavic 2 Pro or check out our DJI Mini 2 review – it’s a sub-250g drone that’s super-easy to fly.
If you prefer to be in complete control of your photography, what about creating a flat lay image like one of these from Tracy Calder, co-found of Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY)? The fourth Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition is open for entry from now until 12th June 2022.
Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year prizes
At the end of the month, the Camera Jabber team will pick one winning image and nine runners up from the April entries. The photographer of the winning image will receive a voucher from MPB.com to the value of £500 which can be spent on anything from a huge range of kit from the World’s biggest platform for used photographic gear.
All 10 of the selected images will go into our shortlist for the year.
We’ll do this each month in 2022 so that by the end of the year, there will be 120 shortlisted images. These will then go before our fantastic panel of judges who will decide the 1st, 2nd and 3rd-placed images.
The photographer of the first-placed image overall, as decided by the panel of judges, will receive a voucher to the value of £1000 from MPB.com as well as a trophy and the title ‘Camera Jabber Photographer of the Year 2023‘. The photographers who come second and third will receive vouchers worth £500 and £250 respectively.
The judges are:
Ben Brain – Photographer, journalist & Sigma ambassador
Sophie Collins – Chief Marketing Office at MPB
Donna Crous – Food photographer, author, Nikon Europe ambassador and Rotolight Master of Light
Kate Hopewell-Smith – Wedding, portrait & boudoir photographer, Sony ambassador
Sanjay Jogia – Wedding photographer & Canon ambassador
Pete Reed OBE – Three times Olympic gold medal-winning rower and keen documentary photographer
Dominique Shaw – Photographer and co-founder of York Place Studios and Fujifilm ambassador
Craig Strong – Lensbaby founder
Christina Vaughan – Founder of Cultura Creative, the home of inclusive stock photography
Jeremy Walker – Landscape photographer, author & former Nikon ambassador
You don’t have to enter the competition every month, but you are welcome to do so and the more shortlisted images you have at the end of the year, the greater than chance of winning the top prize.
About MPB
Founded by Matt Barker in 2011, MPB is the world’s largest platform for used photography and videography kit. MPB has transformed the way people buy, sell and trade equipment, making photography more accessible, affordable and sustainable.
Headquartered in the creative communities of Brighton, Brooklyn and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service. Every piece of kit is inspected carefully by product specialists and comes with a six-month warranty to give customers peace of mind that buying used doesn’t mean sacrificing reliability.