Editor's Assignment

Editor's Assignment

Every month the Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Photography Canada magazine will assign a photo shoot to all readers. Each month will have a different theme. The participants will have one month to complete the assignment and upload their image. Each participant can only upload one image per assignment, so make it your absolute best shot.


By uploading your photo you acknowledge your acceptance of the rules and disclaimer of allowing Outdoor Photography Canada to publish the winning image.


Only one image from all submitted images will be chosen as the monthly assignment winner.


Winners of the monthly assignment will be published in the next issue of Outdoor Photography Canada magazine. Sponsor prizes may be added from time to time. Please see each assignment for prizes.


Grand Prize/ Best of Year Award

Upon closing of the December 2010 assignment, one overall image from all the assignment winners for 2010 will win the Best of Year Award. With this distinction comes the Best of Year Certificate together with a professional print of the winning image. This distinction also comes with a placement on Darwin Wiggett’s winter workshop from Thursday, February 24, 2011 to Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Aurum Lodge located outside Banff National Park, Alberta. The workshop includes instruction, lodging and food. Flights and travel to the lodge, all photographic and weather related gear are not included and are the winner’s responsibility.


Next assignment will be announced on September 1, 2010.


Please see below for the Editor's Assignment Links:

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Subcategories August Assignment - Compositional Rule of Thirds (60) August Assignment Theme: Compositional Rule of Thirds August Editor's Assignment is now closed. Every month the Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Photography Canada magazine will assign a photo shoot to all readers. Each month will have a different theme. The participants will have one month to complete the assignment and upload their image. Each participant can only upload one image per assignment, so make it your absolute best shot. This month’s assignment is Compositional Rule of Thirds. Make sure your entry is a Canadian location. Remember your technical skills as well as your creative ones. Only one image from all submitted images will be chosen as the August assignment winner. Each person can only enter one photo. The deadline for this assignment is August 31, 2010. Anything uploaded after the deadline will be ineligible. The winner of the August assignment will be published in the Winter 2011 issue of OPC, and receive a Cotton Carrier camera system. Grand Prize/ Best of Year Award Upon closing of the December 2010 assignment, one overall image from all the assignment winners for 2010 will win the Best of Year Award. With this distinction comes the Best of Year Certificate together with a professional print of the winning image. This distinction also comes with a placement on Darwin Wiggett’s winter workshop from Thursday, February 24, 2011 to Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Aurum Lodge located outside Banff National Park, Alberta. The workshop includes instruction, lodging and food. Flights and travel to the lodge, all photographic and weather related gear are not included and are the winner’s responsibility. Next assignment will be announced on September 1, 2010. September Assignment - Selective Focus (3) September Assignment Theme: Selective Focus Every month the Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Photography Canada magazine will assign a photo shoot to all readers. Each month will have a different theme. The participants will have one month to complete the assignment and upload their image. Each participant can only upload one image per assignment, so make it your absolute best shot. This month’s assignment is Selective Focus. Images entered must reflect the theme of the magazine as well as the assignment. Make sure your entry is a Canadian outdoor location. Remember your technical skills as well as your creative ones. The image, which best utilizes selective focus with respect to the subject and creativity will win. Only one image from all submitted images will be chosen as the September assignment winner. Each person can only enter one photo. The deadline for this assignment is September 30, 2010. Anything uploaded after the deadline will be ineligible. The winner of the September assignment will be published in the Winter 2011 issue of OPC, and receive a signed copy of Darwin Wiggett's sold out book How to Photograph the Canadian Rockies. Grand Prize/ Best of Year Award Upon closing of the December 2010 assignment, one overall image from all the assignment winners for 2010 will win the Best of Year Award. With this distinction comes the Best of Year Certificate together with a professional print of the winning image. This distinction also comes with a placement on Darwin Wiggett’s winter workshop from Thursday, February 24, 2011 to Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Aurum Lodge located outside Banff National Park, Alberta. The workshop includes instruction, lodging and food. Flights and travel to the lodge, all photographic and weather related gear are not included and are the winner’s responsibility. Next assignment will be announced on October 1, 2010.