1st prize winner "All the photo entries are a must see! The judges had a difficult time choosing the winning photos. More exciting contests coming soon..

ViewBug.com, the photo sharing site, today announced the winning photos of the "Black and White American Photo Magazine Publishing Contest". The black and white photo contest was first announced in the November/December 2009 issue of the American Photo Magazine. Photo contest winner photos are now available for viewing in the blog section of the ViewBug.com website ( photo contest winners). There were over 200 entries and over 6,000 votes on the photos. Winners were selected by ViewBug members (over 30,000 and growing) and approved by the judging panel. The winners' photos will be published in the March/April 2010 issue of AmericanPhoto Magazine. All skill level photographers were welcomed to participate and have their photos viewed by thousands of photo enthusiasts and professional photographers.

1st Prize winner: Top placement in the March/April 2010 issue of AmericanPhoto Magazine and a Nikon Coolpix L20 10MP digital camera goes to member Thomas Hocker

2nd Prize: Middle placement in the March/April 2010 issue of AmericanPhoto Magazine and a $100 cash prize goes to HalEastman

3rd Prize: Base placement in the March/April 2010 issue of AmericanPhoto Magazine goes to willyusa

About ViewBug:

ViewBug has launched its latest version offering the following:

Easy Photo Management and Multiple Uploads:

Easily organize your photos and edit them with various tools and effects.

Create photo albums and display them in amazing 3-D slideshows.

Effortlessly import your photos from Flickr.

Use our friendly uploader to upload multiple photos at once.

Easy, Private, and Secure Photo Sharing:

Control the privacy of your photos by making them public, private, or by allowing only a specific group of people to view them.

Easily share your photos with email groups of your choice.

Protect your photos with a custom watermark.

Photo Contests:

All uploaded photos are eligible to win, so please be sure to enter your original photos.

Participate in photo Contests and win cash, prizes, and the publication of your photo in American Photo Magazine.

Select the next winner by voting for your favorite photo in the next Contest.

Photo Store:

Sell and print your photos as glossy or matte posters, stretched canvas, greeting cards, mounted prints or watercolor prints.

Take advantage of the various promo tools.

You can browse the store and buy photo prints.

Photo Community:

Explore the ViewBug community, visit the photo gallery, meet people and make friends, get feedback, and give advice.

Join photo Communities and learn new photo techniques in the Photo Tips section.

Create customized photo eCards to make someone smile or for use as invitations to a special event.

Help the world with your participation in the ViewBug Charity Communities.

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