ChromaticSoul

I think it’s very good timing with all of the photography contests out there currently, that photocritic Haje Kamp should provide readers with an article on how to win a photography contest. He offers six tips one of which I really found interesting:

2 - Know the rules - then break them.
The trick is to do something that works. In my experience, this means that you have to know all the ‘rules’ of photography (Get the exposure right, mind your backgrounds, have a vision, and get it all to work together), so you can choose which ones you want to break for a particular photo.

If you are applying to any contests you really should check out his advise. After all he is a judge on the panel of judges for the Crestock Photography Contest.