What are you grateful for? Purple mountain majesties? Your child’s first smile? Food on your table everyday? Let us know!

I’m excited to announce the continuation of the “Hot Shot Challenge” photo competition. I have a lot of friends who love to do photography and would love to give them a chance to show off. Well, here’s their chance and yours as well to strut your stuff and win an action pack of your choice! Take a picture of what you are grateful for and send it to us for our photo competition.

The theme for this competition is ”Gratitude”. On the judging panel will be myself, Marcel Walker, commercial and lifestyle photographer, and joining me will be design guru Rebecca Servoss, owner of Persnickety Graphics and Creative Director for the skyrocketing Today’s Mama and the brilliant Brett Thomas, Director of Design for Thomas Arts.

The challenge runs from October21 -November 21. See for contest submission guidelines and rules below. You can enter as many times as you like! We’d love to have as many people enter as possible so feel free to forward this info along!
Submission Guidelines
1. Submissions accepted from October 21-November 21 11:59pm MT.
2. Contestants may enter as many photos as they like.
3. Photos must be submitted to Hot Shot Challenge via flickr or sent to marcel@myphotographica.com, or on our Facebook page.         
4. The winner will be featured here on My Photographica on November 26.
5. Winner will receive an action pack of their choice from My Photographica Store.

All Contestants must read and agree to rules before submitting their image.
1. I agree this photo was taken by me and I have the right to distribute this photo.
2. I understand that my photo must reflect the theme of “Gratitude”.
3. I understand my photo must be in jpg format with a minimum size of 600px on each side and a max of 800px on each side.
4. By submitting my image, I agree to let my entry be exhibited on My Photographica and any further promotional materials for the Hot Shot Challenge.