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Peoria Real Estate Photographer Files Lawsuit Against Local MLS: UPDATE

Back in July, we shared a story about Peoria photographer Mike Boatman, who had filed a lawsuit against his local MLS. There have been some recent developments and Mike wanted to share an update. Below, you will find Mike’s most recent update, along wi ...

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For over a decade, photographers from around the world have participated in PFRE’s monthly photography contests, culminating in the year-end crowning of PFRE’s Photographer of the Year. With a new theme each month and commentary offered by some of the finest real estate & interior photographers anywhere, these contests offer a fun, competitive environment with rich learning opportunities. 

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Video Contest

Purpose of the Contest:

The Photography For Real Estate monthly competition is a jury judged real estate property video contest held every month. Instructions are as follows:

Entering the Contest

  • Entrants are to submit their videos directly by registering on the Video Contest page.
  • Comments can be made on each individual entry
  • Video entries can be hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Dailymotion, or Instagram

Contest Schedule

  • Entries can be made anytime the Video Contest page is open for posting.
  • Adding Entries will typically be from the 1st of the month through the 20th of the month unless a contest has been extended into the next month. All time and dates are UTC/Zulu/GMT.
  • Only one entry per month per contestant.
  • The contest is open to individuals, teams and studios.
  • The PFRE Video Jury votes on videos from the 23rd of the month through the end of the month.
  • The jury listed below chooses the winner.
  • At the end of each month, the winner will be announced via a post on the PFRE Blog.
  • Every December a real estate videographer of the year is chosen from all the monthly winners that year.

Contest Rules

There will be a new contest each month. If there are less than 6 or 8 entries it will be extended into the next month. The contest is open for entries from the 1st through the 20th each month.
  • Entrants can participate in the video contest by posting their video to the Video Contest page.
  • For communication purposes, contestants MUST provide their: full name, location, website URL and email address, without this information their entry will be deleted before voting begins.

The Distinguished Videographer of the Month Jury

Charlie Dresen

Steamboat, Colorado
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Hamish Beeston

Bristol, UK
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Anders Carlson

Kailua Kona, HI
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Travis Rowan

Maui, HI
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Tom Tezak

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Vic Devore

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Jurors are NOT permitted to enter the contest.

Winners Receive

  1. A Photoshop file of the PFRE videographer of the month logo for use on your website and advertising.
  2. An entry on the PFRE video-contest-winners page that contains your winning photo and a link to your website.
  3. A PFRE post that features your video and business.

Best of the Best–Past VOTM & VOTY Winners:

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