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Participate in photo contests and photo challenges, get instant creative feedback from other photographers and improve your craft!\n\nWith the ViewBug photography app, you can also make your photos look great thanks to the powerful tools in our picture editor.\n\n20 EXCITING PHOTO CONTESTS EACH MONTH\n\nShowcase your photography with 20 new photography contests every month, judged by world-renowned professional photographers, and sponsored by top brands. With the VIEWBUG photo app, submit your photos to photography contests across many inspiring categories and get discovered in the photo community and awarded.\n\nWIN AMAZING PRIZES\n\nPhoto competitions are fun, but they are even better when you can win big!\n\nCompete with other members of the VIEWBUG photo community and win amazing prizes. 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Use our powerful photo editor and photo enhancer:\n\n+ Advanced photo presets\n+ Exclusive photo filters that you’ll find only in our picture editor\n+ Basic picture editing tools like Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation\n+ Exposure, Tint or Clarity to fine-tune when editing photos\n\nWith the free photo editing features, you can get creative with photo filters and photo effects...And show your art in its best light!\n\nGROW YOUR CRAFT WITH PHOTO CONTESTS\n\nEach peer photo challenge is created by a fellow photographer with a creative spark. Join a challenge, dive in, and share photos to display your creativity! 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