A photo editor selects from the images the photographer submits (should the subject be smiling?

When 82 amateur and professional photographers (the show was open to both) submitted nearly 400 images, "we were very happy, and a little bit surprised," she said.

The news agency said the photographer had submitted a caption saying the policeman aimed his rifle "after" a clash with guerrillas.

Bence Mate from Hungary won in a category for which photographers submit a whole portfolio of images.

In 2010 1.000 young photographers submitted their work.

The photographers, including a thousand professionals equipped with new Olympus digital cameras, submitted their work to the "America: 24/7" Web site.

Bella solicits photographers on Craigslist, the online bulletin board, and photographers submit portfolios through the Web, too.

But there is no ban on smoking shots, he said, and if a photographer submitted a strong image showing a cigarette, Vogue would consider it.

Bigstock adds to its library every day as photographers and designers from around the world submit their work.

Once photographers submitted their photos they were moderated and only those of a high quality would make it past the community's curators and be published onto the site.