Shoot And Share Photo Contest – 2017 Results

If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember reading a post last spring & the spring before about me entering the Shoot & Share Photo Contest for the 2nd & 3rd years in a row.

Well, this year was year #4 for me entering and oh my gosh – it simply gets bigger and more amazing every year!

In a nutshell, here is how the Shoot & Share Photo Contest works:
When submissions open, photographers are able to enter up to 50 images into 25 different categories. The categories range from wedding to pets to families to wanderlust. Once the submission period closes, the contest opens for 12 rounds. With each round, a percentage of images are taken away as the contest whittles down to the best of the best. How are these “best” images chosen? The contest is completely free & fair – meaning anyone can get on and vote. You are presented with a category & then 4 random images from that category. You simply pick your favorite out of those 4 and then the page refreshes to present you with a new category & 4 new images. Every image is completely anonymous and every image is shown an equal amount of times within each round (so it’s given a completely fair chance). Obviously, there are prizes for the winners of each category & also an overall grand winner is chosen.

Here’s a little example of how this contest has grown in just 4 short years. The first year I entered, there were 890 images total entered into the “Details: Ring Shot” category. The second year, there were 3,170 images entered into the same category. The third year, there were 6,514 images entered into the same category. And this year, there were a whopping 8,304 images entered into the “Ring Shot” category.

Those numbers are INSANE.

It just goes to prove how absolutely enormous this contest is & how it just keeps growing!

Want some more stats? Last year, roughly 225,000 images were submitted and almost 30 million votes were cast! I can’t even comprehend those numbers. But they are nothing compared to this year’s stats! This year, approximately 333,000 images were submitted and just shy of 60 million votes were cast! WHAT?!

Over the past few years, I’ve had images place in the top 30%, top 20%, and top 10%. The top 30% may not sound super prestigious, but when you take into consideration the above stats, it truly is something to be proud of! This year, I had 2 images make it to the final round & were crowned as “finalist” images – I’ve never had that happen before & I am just blown away!

Here are my images that placed in the top 30% of the contest! I already cannot wait for next year!

Round 12 of 12 | FINALIST | Guests & Reception Category

Round 12 of 12 | FINALIST | Details: Ring Shot Category

Round 7 of 12 | Top 20% | Seniors Category

Round 7 of 12 | Top 20% | Wanderlust Category

Round 7 of 12 | Top 20% | Details: All Dressed Up Category

Round 7 of 12 | Top 20% | Details: Cake, Flowers, & Decor Category

Round 7 of 12 | Top 20% | Styled Shoot Category

Round 6 of 12 | Top 30% | Engagement & Couples Category