One of the greatest photo games you will ever play, GuruShots is a super fun and competitive online platform (and app) that provides photographers with not only a place to showcase their images, but a chance to gain unmatched global exposure for their work and bag themselves some epic prizes and bragging rights in the process.
The idea of the game is to gradually increase your ranking from a Newbie to a Master, and then finally achieve the ultimate status of becoming a Guru. There are opportunities for your work to be exhibited in a physical gallery, published in magazines, and of course - be featured here on Digital Camera World too.
With the latestTell a Storychallenge, we wanted you to submit intriguing images that deserve to be seen and celebrated. With the second challenge, Wondrous Winter, we expected to see some mesmerising seasonal landscapes, macro snowflakes, and bare branches.
The highest-ranked images from both of these challenges will be published in Digital Camera Magazine. Winners will also have the chance to receive prizes from GuruShots' sponsors, such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby.
We're pleased to showcase the winning images from Tell a Story below, along with the rest of the top-featured photographs in the gallery that follows. See the top 10 images from the Wondrous Winter challenge further down.
Tell a Story top-ranked images
Top Photographer(Image credit: Micha Mettier - Switzerland)
Top Photo(Image credit: Georgy Sam - Great Britain (UK))
Guru's Top Pick(Image credit: Julien Serarre - Mexico)
#4 (Image credit: David Alejandro Segura Villarraga - Colombia)
#5 (Image credit: Ingūna Šķestere - Germany)
#6 (Image credit: BOGDAN MOCANU - Romania)
#7 (Image credit: Roy Egloff - Switzerland)
#8 (Image credit: Andrew Hitrov - Russia)
#9 (Image credit: Dúddi - Iceland)
#10 (Image credit: Martina Herstusova - Czechia)
Here are the remaining images from the top entries in GuruShots' Tell a Story contest – Click on the arrows to scroll through the full gallery of entries.
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(Image credit: Alex Danilov - Israel)
(Image credit: Sean Corlett - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Zennifer - United States)
(Image credit: Paolo Barozzi - Italy)
(Image credit: Ruth Glines - United States)
(Image credit: Scott Henning - United States)
(Image credit: Vesna Vukusic - Canada)
(Image credit: Xan White - Switzerland)
(Image credit: Andy Steward - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Melanie Flynn - United States )
(Image credit: Kimberly Braden - United States)
(Image credit: Erik Vrcon - Slovenia)
(Image credit: Ringaudas Rucys - Republic of Lithuania)
(Image credit: Jamil Badalov - Azerbaijan)
(Image credit: Tanzeel Hussain - United States)
(Image credit: Luke Clampitt - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Annemarie Jung - Luxembourg)
(Image credit: Norma George - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Jan Steinman - Canada)
(Image credit: Daggi M. - Germany )
(Image credit: Bridgett Eady - United States)
(Image credit: Irakli Gvishiani - Georgia)
(Image credit: Kyle Harding - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Yvonne Athanasaw - United States)
(Image credit: Victor Anderson - Mexico )
(Image credit: Kim Parker - United States)
(Image credit: Janelle Freiman - United States)
(Image credit: Trevor De jongh - Portugal)
(Image credit: Thomas Andy Branson - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: EleniMcClellan - United States)
(Image credit: Anika Krstic - Serbia)
(Image credit: EDmund Porta - United States)
(Image credit: Milan Sláma - Czechia)
(Image credit: Emma Fulford - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Debbie Clay - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: david.v.calleja - Australia)
(Image credit: skarv - Norway)
(Image credit: Cory Powell - United States)
(Image credit: Deb Hutt - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Susan Clarke - Australia)
(Image credit: Bryony Herrod-Taylor - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Adena Levine - Israel )
(Image credit: Kathie Roller-Stell - Canada)
(Image credit: Teresa Jones - United States)
(Image credit: Mirosław Cybulski - Poland)
(Image credit: Mervi Valtanen - Finland)
(Image credit: Amanda Weaver - United States)
(Image credit: Stephen Jones - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: DrRaj Rajnish - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Gina BurningSky - United States)
(Image credit: Mauro Castagna - Italy)
(Image credit: Pat Kaye - United States)
(Image credit: Vitek Líbal - Czechia)
(Image credit: Ryszard Tutko - Poland)
(Image credit: Amrita Bhattacharyya - India)
(Image credit: oel Struble - United States)
(Image credit: gauravgovil - India)
(Image credit: Photo Mom - United States )
(Image credit: Silje Akselberg Saetre - Norway)
(Image credit: BHASKAR MUKHERJEE - India)
(Image credit: Mike Weldon - United States)
(Image credit: Kevin Duke - United States)
(Image credit: Michael Martinez - United States)
(Image credit: Pranay Pictures - India)
(Image credit: pattiluedtkepics - United States)
(Image credit: Andi Cook - United States)
(Image credit: Porter Wiseman - United States)
(Image credit: Nora Thomas - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Thomas Fountain - United States)
(Image credit: michele_quiroga - United States)
(Image credit: K-H. Foerster - Germany)
(Image credit: Jillian Woods - United States)
(Image credit: Jolita Maroze - Ireland )
(Image credit: Arantxa Martinez - Spain)
(Image credit: Gordon Pressley - Australia)
(Image credit: Gabi Pipó - Hungary)
(Image credit: Ian GBCZ - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Torfinn Johannessen - Sweden)
(Image credit: Tonda Jean Jones - United States)
(Image credit: Dayte Corbin - United States)
(Image credit: Olga Galanets - Ukraine)
(Image credit: Mor Darkhovsky - Israel )
(Image credit: Caroline Smith - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Adonis Angelodimou - Cyprus)
(Image credit: David Chamberlain - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Linda Slomp - Canada)
(Image credit: Sohrab Anvari - Canada)
(Image credit: Roman Laubacher - Switzerland)
(Image credit: Tony HH - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Peter Armstrong - New Zealand)
(Image credit: Alex Chitnev - Canada)
(Image credit: Linda Dalseide - Norway)
(Image credit: André Demers Lavallée - Canada)
(Image credit: Gina Robinson - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: pavel.ermoshkin - Chile)
(Image credit: Þorsteinn Friðriksson - Iceland)
(Image credit: Cassandra Thomas - Great Britain (UK) )
(Image credit: Nikoloz Nadiradze - United States)
(Image credit: Serra Morgan - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Michael Ashton - Australia )
Wondrous Winter top-ranked images
Top Photographer(Image credit: Ivar Thorsen - Norway)
Top Photo(Image credit: Konstantin Slobodchuk - Russia)
Guru's Top Pick(Image credit: Magnus Eneqvist - Sweden)
#4 (Image credit: Jack Zhou - Canada)
#5 (Image credit: Laimute Kuriene - Netherlands)
#6 (Image credit: Saurav Dutta - Germany)
#7 (Image credit: Nidhi Rathi Saraogi - India)
#8 (Image credit: Cindy Radmacher - Canada)
#9 (Image credit: Edita Meškoniene - Republic of Lithuania)
#10 (Image credit: Yvonne Athanasaw - United States)
Here are the remaining images from the top entries in GuruShots' Wondrous Winter contest – Click on the arrows to scroll through the full gallery of entries.
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(Image credit: Deborah SquierBernst - Canada)
(Image credit: David Cassidy - United states)
(Image credit: Pam Manning - United states)
(Image credit: Bryony Herrod-Taylor - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Antje Molt - Germany)
(Image credit: Daggi M. - Germany)
(Image credit: RedDragon88 - Slovenia)
(Image credit: Anjani Kumar Tummalapalli - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: David Linkel - United States)
(Image credit: Montse Ruiz - United States)
(Image credit: Stephen Jones - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: creatively.feathur - United States)
(Image credit: Irakli Gvishiani - Georgia)
(Image credit: pcatharino - United States)
(Image credit: Paolo Barozzi - Italy)
(Image credit: Karin We - Germany)
(Image credit: DrRaj Rajnish - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: Barbara Hart-Griffin - United States)
(Image credit: Jolita Maroze - Ireland)
(Image credit: Gina BurningSky - United States)
(Image credit: Gary Kaylor - United states)
(Image credit: Andy Steward - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Lynne Hampson - Great Britain (UK))
(Image credit: nejcparasuh920 - Slovenia )
(Image credit: Olga Galanets - Ukraine)
(Image credit: Hal Ostrow - United States)
(Image credit: Mauro Castagna - Italy)
(Image credit: Liz Serban - Romania)
(Image credit: Mlok - Czechia)
(Image credit: Jillian Woods - United States)
(Image credit: Nuno D_Almeida - Portugal)
(Image credit: Arantxa Martinez - Spain)
(Image credit: KChung - HongKong)
(Image credit: Ryszard Tutko - Poland)
(Image credit: Mário J. P. Félix - Portugal)
(Image credit: Krasznai V. Magdolna - Hungary)
(Image credit: Johan Andersson - Sweden)
(Image credit: Silje Akselberg Saetre - Norway)
(Image credit: Martin Hesketh - Ireland)
(Image credit: sam sapp - United States)
(Image credit: Joel Struble - United states)
(Image credit: Angie DeSarro - United States)
(Image credit: Thomas Due - Switzerland)
(Image credit: vladimer rusetsky - Georgia)
(Image credit: Rozalin Holmes - United States)
(Image credit: Caroline Smith - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Dave Hondel - United States)
(Image credit: Kathie Roller-Stell - Canada)
(Image credit: Daniel Gavris - Austria)
(Image credit: Tyler Whipple - United States)
(Image credit: Linda Dalseide - Norway)
(Image credit: Dai Xi - United kingdom)
(Image credit: Simon Hill - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Brian Spears - United States)
(Image credit: gauravgovil - India)
(Image credit: Wenche Aune - Norway)
(Image credit: Melissa Conrad - United States)
(Image credit: David Clark - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Anthony Smith - Spain)
(Image credit: Mor Darkhovsky - Israel )
(Image credit: mitja gruntar - Slovenia)
(Image credit: Paulo Rebelo - Portugal)
(Image credit: Marie Bolin - Sweden)
(Image credit: Shaye Simpson - United Kingdom)
(Image credit: Michael Bo Nielsen - Denmark)
(Image credit: Larry Dayton Mullins)
(Image credit: xcpbabygator - United State)
(Image credit: cifera - United States)
It's fascinating to see how other photographers might interpret a photo theme differently from you. The idea of the timed challenges is to enter images that not only fit the brief but are also unique and might give you enough of an edge to earn a Guru Pick from the creator of the challenge and votes from other players.
There's no harm in a little friendly competition, and Gurushots will allow you to compete in challenges and daily battles against millions of photographers worldwide. You can even become part of a team and take on other groups while sharing skills and connecting with other photographers.
To find out more about GuruShots and to sign up and take part in the next exciting challenge, visit www.gurushots.com.
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