Canon press release:

Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has announced that Canon, a world-leader in imaging solutions, has joined the family of Rugby World Cup 2015 official sponsors. The deal represents the first time that Canon has partnered with rugby’s showcase event, underscoring the strength and appeal of the Rugby World Cup brand in the global sponsorship marketplace.

RWCL Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Canon to the Rugby World Cup family as an official sponsor for the first time. This exciting deal with a global leader in imaging further underscores the prestige of the Rugby World Cup brand in the global marketplace as we look forward to what promises to be a very special and record-breaking England 2015 tournament.”

Last week’s most liked pic: Mike Darter –  large male polar bear rests before heading out onto the icy Hudson Bay for hunting season. (Manitoba, Canada)

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1) Submit your picture with a short description on Canon Watch’s Facebook page
2) Like and comment the pictures from other readers on the Photo Stream
3) A selection of the most liked pictures will be posted every Sunday here on Canon Watch

NOTE: if you posted your photo late in the week it will be evaluated next week. Nothing gets lost :-). Show us what you can do with a Canon camera!

Canon press release:

The 2015 World Press Photo Contests are now open for participants to enter their work. The annual contest is the world’s largest for professional press photographers and photojournalists and this year features important new changes.

Now in its 58th year, the 2015 World Press Photo contests feature a new category for long-term projects and new entry requirements that reflect recent research on the procedure for assessing the post-processing of files. See here for a detailed overview.

2015 WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST

To enter the 2015 Photo contest, entries may only be submitted online via the World Press Photo entry website here. A username and password are required to enter and can be requested from today onwards until 8 January 2015, 23.59 CET. The final deadline for submissions is 14 January 2015, 23.59 CET.

Among the several new features of the 2015 Photo Contest, there is the launch of a new category called ‘Long-Term Projects’, as well as the requirement to provide files as recorded by the camera for all images that proceed to the final stages of the contest.