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It was a bit of fun when it was free but now you have to pay to enter a competition. A No Go for a pensioner. OK it costs money to run the site but according to Companies House this company makes a... Näytä lisää
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I loved Photocrowd, BUT now...
I loved Photocrowd, was a great way to share my photos and enter into contests for free. Now, I have to buy credits to enter contests or pay for an upgraded account. Time to find another way to share my photos.
21. lokakuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Samantha,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, and we're glad you've enjoyed sharing your photos on Photocrowd.
We understand that paying to enter contests is a change. Credits and subscription sales help us fund expert judging and keep the site ad-free.
As a free Crowd member on Photocrowd, you can still upload up to 1,000 high-resolution images, and share your images with the community for feedback and inspiration.
Sam
Photocrowd
I've been a member for over 3 years and…
I've been a member for over 3 years and it was the first thing I looked at in the morning. Since the credits system replaced the old way I've completely lost interest in it. I constantly run out of credits a week before they reset even though I limit myself to the competitions I do enter. I see there's a copy and paste response to almost every complaint and saying it was unsustainable the old way, doesn't explain why you could do it when I joined and there were 23,000 members and now there's only 12,000. Also the way you lose your credit if you enter a competition and change your mind, if you don't have anything else to enter in its place. I've cancelled and I've still got access for a few months but I don't think I'll bother to carry on.
20. lokakuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Hadley,
Thank you for being part of Photocrowd for over three years, and for taking the time to tell us how the change has affected you.
We're sorry to hear you're regularly running out of credits before your allowance tops up. It is the case that where somebody was a particularly heavy user of their subscription, they may now need to upgrade in order to continue the same amount of contest entering.
On your other point, if you enter a contest and then withdraw your entry, that slot will remain open for you, and you can enter something else in its place. This requires you to now be certain that you wish to enter that image in a contest, or to have a suitable replacement in reserve, before you enter.
Sam
Photocrowd
It was a bit of fun when it was free…
It was a bit of fun when it was free but now you have to pay to enter a competition. A No Go for a pensioner. OK it costs money to run the site but according to Companies House this company makes a phenomenal amount of money!!!
Looks to me they are now just getting greedy.
8. lokakuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.
We understand that paying to enter contests is a change from what you were used to. On the free Crowd tier you can now upload up to 1,000 high-res images, and continue to engage with the Photocrowd community within an ad-free environment where your data is respected. Forever.
If you'd like to discuss anything further then please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam
Photocrowd
No good anymore
No good anymore, just want ya money. I was a paying member for about 10 years, no longer interested. Too expensive and then after paying a subscription they want more money buying points to enter contests if you reach your contest limit, which is so small! CONTINUED: Having received a reply I see no response actually adressing the problem other than upgrading!🤣🤣You say it is unsustainable, but other sites much larger (viewbug) seem to be able to offer a better experience without having to pay extra ontop and are often cheaper for a years subscription...they also offer expensive prizes, so can't see why your site is unsustainable!
30. syyskuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Heidi, thank you for being part of Photocrowd for so long, and for taking the time to share your feedback.
Your subscription gives you a monthly credit allowance to spend on entering contests, and you can carry up to half of that allowance over into the next month if you haven't spent it. If you run out, you can upgrade your subscription or buy a credit bundle.
As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee isn't sustainable, so credits mean you pay for what you use.
We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before. Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier, and we appreciate that will be disappointing for those members.
If you'd like help finding the subscription that best fits how you enter, please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
DON'T use them
DON'T use them. You are robbing people who already subscribed. For what we pay the amount of credits you give is a joke. I know the game, forcing people to pay pay pay. Also if you put an extra image in a competition in error, once removed it says paid in the corner, not putting the credits back on you balance to use in a different competition, that is wrong. Then why are we paying for images that are already in the system on our accounts? Again that isn't right. I really hope this fail. I have been a customer for years, as am extremely unhappy. I know that you don't careless and aren't providing a service any-more, credit should be a minimum of 3000 to 6000 depending on your subscription of course. I WILL be cancelling my subscription when it runs out after approx 10 years.
26. syyskuuta 2026
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Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Colin, thank you for your feedback, and for being a member for so many years.
We know the move to credits has been a big change. As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee isn't sustainable, so contests are now charged according to use.
We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before.
Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier, and we appreciate that will be disappointing for those members.
To clear up one point: credits are only spent when you enter an image into a contest. Keeping images on Photocrowd costs nothing, and even our free Crowd tier lets you upload up to 1,000 high-resolution images.
On the image you removed after entering it by mistake: once an entry has been paid for, the credits aren't refunded if it's withdrawn, but you can enter another image in its place in the same contest.
If you have any questions about this, please email support@photocrowd.com and I'll be happy to help.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
new cedit system
with their new credit system-in addition to their costly yearly fee-I will definitely be cancelling when my next subscription is due. Having a photo limit for the contests & challenges is fine but now, I won't have enough to enter more than 1 or 2 photos for each during the month. Disgraceful for a photography forum to be so motivated by screwing a few more pennies out of their customers.
31. elokuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee isn't sustainable, so credits mean you pay for what you use.
We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter just as much as before.
Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier, and we appreciate that will be disappointing for those members.
If you'd like help getting the most from your credits, please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
They ROB you!
I used to love photocrowd. I would use it daily to enter competitions for fun and seeing the new competitions would inspire me to go out and take photographs. I happily was a paying member. BUT they have introduced a new credit system, meaning that the amount of competitions I can now enter has dropped drematically. I would say the amount I can now enter has dropped by around 75%. If I wanted to get the same amount of entries I had before then I would have to pay 3 times what I was! Or buy more credits.
The site has come away from being a wonderful platform that was helping me be carefree and creative, to now being controlled and not about the love of photography at all. Money making and they just change things without any care of customers. If they went back to the old no credit system I would recommend this website. But with the credit system in place, I would not waste your time.
30. elokuuta 2026
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Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Sasha, thank you for taking the time to write this, and for being such a dedicated member. It's great to hear that our contests have inspired you to go out and shoot.
Please be assured that Photocrowd is still about the love of photography. That's what drives our small team to keep working on improving the site every day.
Anyone can join our free Crowd tier, which lets you upload up to 1,000 high-resolution images (raised from 50 when credits launched), build a profile, follow and be followed, and have your work seen around the world. All of this comes without adverts, and we never sell your data.
Contests are now the part of Photocrowd we charge for. As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee isn't sustainable, so credits mean you pay for what you use.
We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before. Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier. That's an unavoidable consequence of the change, and we know it will be disappointing for those members.
If you'd like help finding the subscription that best fits how you enter, please email support@photocrowd.com and I'll be happy to help.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
Photocrowd used to be a great site …but the new subscription model is wrong
Photocrowd used to be a great site for showcasing your photos and getting constructive feedback from fellow photographers. Depending which level you subscribed to you could submit up to 6 photos in each competition. Since Photocrowd changed its subscription levels to getting a fixed amount of ‘entry credits’ per month you now need a “crystal ball” when thinking about entering a photo as you haven’t a clue about what competitions are coming up in the month. You can use all your credits by entering competitions in the first two or three weeks in the month and then be faced with having to buy more credits to cover the last week. Photocrowd you have got the model wrong and I can see the numbers of subscribers starting to fall already
16. elokuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Iain, thank you for your thoughtful review, and for the time you've spent sharing your work on Photocrowd.
We understand the point about planning ahead. Your credit allowance arrives on the same day each month, and if you don't spend it all, you can carry up to half of that allowance over into the next month. That means you can hold credits back for contests later in the month without losing them. If you do run short in a given month, you can buy a credit bundle or move up a tier for a relatively small fee.
Credits also mean you're no longer limited to a fixed number of entries per contest, so you can put as many images as you like into the contests that matter most to you.
As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee wasn't sustainable, so credits mean you pay for what you use. We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before.
Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier. That's an unavoidable consequence of the change, and we know it will be disappointing for those members.
If you'd like to talk through the best set-up for how you enter, please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
More social media than photography
I used to like this site and it used to encourage people to be their best . Now it is nothing more than another poorly managed social media hack site powered by a terrible algorithm. After 4 years of being a member, 8 will be cancelling my subscription.
11. elokuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Lauren, thank you for your feedback, and for your four years as a member.
Please be assured that Photocrowd is still about the love of photography and helping photographers be their best, and that's what drives our small team to keep working on improving the site every day.
Our contests are rated by the community and assessed by experienced judges, and the whole site is free of adverts, with your data never sold.
We'd like to understand what has made it feel more like algorithmic social media to you. If you're happy to tell us more, please email support@photocrowd.com and your feedback will go straight to the team.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
I loved using photocrowd until the new credits system started
I loved using photocrowd to get feedback on my pictures but now the new credits system is a joke. I don’t want to use credits on top of paying my yearly subscription. This really limits how many pictures you can now submit.
3. elokuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Sharon, thank you for your feedback. It's good to hear how much you've valued the feedback on your pictures.
Your yearly subscription: your subscription gives you a monthly credit allowance to spend on entering contests, and you can carry up to half of that allowance over into the next month if you haven't spent it. You only need more if you run out, and then you can either upgrade your subscription or buy a credit bundle.
As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee wasn't sustainable, so credits mean you pay for what you use.
We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before. Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier, and we know that will be disappointing for those members.
If you'd like help finding the best option for you, please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
Recently changed to a credit per photo…
Recently changed to a credit per photo entry which have varying rates. You wont be able to enter all the comps unless you buy more "credits", this is ontop of your yearly membership fees.
Its just trying to fleece you now and because of this my membership will not be renewed unless its changed back.
31. heinäkuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi John, thank you for your review.
The different rates reflect the two types of contest. Community contests cost 10 credits per image and Premium contests cost 30, so your allowance goes three times as far in Community contests.
Your subscription gives you a monthly credit allowance to spend on whichever contests you choose, and you can carry up to half of that allowance over into the next month if you haven't spent it.
As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee wasn't sustainable, so credits mean you pay for what you use.
We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before. Some members who used their particular subscription tier very heavily can't keep up that level of contest entering without moving up a tier, and we appreciate that will be disappointing for those members.
We'd be happy to help you get the most from your membership before it comes up for renewal. Please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
We don't like the credit system. Full. Stop.
Edit to reply to reply: Thanks, but I didn't need a lesson in how the credits work from a stock reply you seem to have put on most of the reviews. We know and we don't like the credits system. Full. Stop.
And also, it's BS that you don't carry across the FULL unused credits. How generous of you to let me take half.
"As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee wasn't sustainable."
This is also a BS argument - the number of contests hasn't grown, and the volume (stored photos) is not part of the credit system - vast majority of comps are community ones. It also contridicts the argument that people can enter as many comps as before.
This change is clearly to get more money from the whales who will enter all the photos (and thus pay to win) and thus have to buy extra credits.
By pretending that being able to buy eight entries in every competition isn't pay to win really makes me believe you don't know how the comps on the site even work - people rarely read the briefs and vote for the most "instagram" pics on the whole - a dog leaping is currently in the top 40 in a Cartier-Bresson comp about people photography - meritocracy my third eye. You want fair comps, then the number of entries should NOT be determined by how much you pay (or pay extra) for.
The net result is I have cancelled my sub renewal.
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Photocrowd seem to like making changes to make their website worse.
The latest is to introduce a point based system to enter photos, with the different tiers getting a different amount of points a month.
Of course you can buy extra points, which you'll need to as it means you can't enter as many comps now over the course of a month as you previously could - essentially they've made it "Pay-to-Win" as the more tokens you pay, the more entires you get.
It's really getting to a point now where I cancel the sub.
30. heinäkuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Marty, thank you for your feedback.
We'd like to reassure you that credits don't buy results. Every image in a contest is rated by the community and assessed by judges on its own merit, so one strong image can beat any number of weaker ones. Being a meritocracy, where good photography does well, matters a great deal to us.
What credits change is how entries are paid for. Instead of a fixed number of entries per contest, your monthly allowance can be spread across contests however you like, and you can carry up to half of that allowance over into the next month if you haven't spent it.
As the site and the volume of contests grow, giving unlimited contest access for a fixed annual fee wasn't sustainable. We set each subscription's credit allowance from members' real usage, so the average subscriber can enter as much as before.
If you'd like help finding the subscription that best fits how you enter, please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
Useful site for photo feedback
Just for balance given the average or negative reviews below. I am in no way associated with them, just a paying member.
I have been a member for a while but fluctuate in how much I use it.
I find it useful for testing new photos; pleased when they do well, rethink when they don’t. It’s more useful than fb or ig since you are not relying on an algorithm to get exposure. Plus you can upload - and viewers can view - at full resolution.
There are some constraints. The photos that do well at community contest are those that work at phone screen size. Those that do well in judged contests conversely are those that look good at full resolution. And community contests will always have some elements of randomness due to the relatively small number of votes cast (typically 20-40 per pic).
But subject to those constraints, all useful.
30. huhtikuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Stuart, thank you for such a balanced review.
We love hearing that Photocrowd helps you test new photos, and that full-resolution viewing makes a difference.
You're right that crowd placings reflect a relatively small number of ratings per image, which is why judged contests are such an important part of the mix.
Thanks for being a member.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
I can't recommend this website
I can't recommend this website. It is mostly "pay to play" in which you pay more to get spots in contests and leaderboards. It is very stagnant website in which the same people keep posting the same old photos to stay on top (I saw a photo win a recent competition and it was loaded almost 7 years ago). I find Photocrowd quite unfair and disrespectful to photographers.
29. tammikuuta 2026
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi Sergio, thank you for your feedback.
We work hard to make Photocrowd a meritocracy, where good photography does well and you can't buy a better result.
Every image in a contest is rated by the community and assessed by judges on its own merit, whichever membership its photographer has.
There's no limit on how old a photo can be when it's entered into a contest, so an image uploaded several years ago can be entered today and is judged on its merits like any other.
The leaderboard works the same way: it's based entirely on your contest results over the last 12 weeks, so nobody can buy their way up it. You can read exactly how it's calculated here: https://support.photocrowd.com/article/32-what-is-the-leaderboard
If you'd like to discuss any of this further, please email support@photocrowd.com and we'll be happy to chat.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
Mass market growth at the expense of quality
Having been an early member of Viewbug, I am disappointed to see Photocrowd following a similar trajectory where quantity and subscription fees are prioritized over artistic excellence. While features like APOY remain a high point, the site is suffering from an identity crisis, failing to decide if it is a platform for high-quality photography or a social community, dishing out "awards" that feel like participation trophies for average work. My own testing confirmed the inconsistency of the crowd-voting system, where the exact same image can swing from a Top 10 finish to the bottom 50% in repeat contests, suggesting that ranking is more of a lottery than a measure of skill. Ultimately, the platform feels stagnant, chasing mass-market growth at the expense of what attracted me to it in the first place, losing the curated prestige that originally made it promising for professional and aspiring to be photographers.
27. joulukuuta 2025
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
I originally wrote a good review for…
I originally wrote a good review for Photocrowd but have since deleted it. The principle idea may be good, but having been on it for a while i have found many faults and feel that it has got far too big for itself. Not impressed with the voting system generally, its quite complicated despite them trying to explain it, and when you tot up points you have received for images you have submitted it never seems to tally to what they reckon you have. I'm feeling now that its just something of a money making exercise. Although you can use it for free i think this is initially just to draw you in until you start to enjoy it and pay for different levels. Very crafty and spoils the enjoyment, you'll soon see your leaderboard slide for no apparent reason no matter how much you put into it or how decent your photos are. Extremely disappointed with this platform as time has gone on & am leaving.
15. marraskuuta 2025
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
I love the feedback and variation, who new?
I love Photocrowd, as an amateur photographer i think some of my pictures and compositions are very good but I wanted feedback, This site gives me that and more. I don't expect to win as there are lots of professional photgraphers on there and some really good ones. I do love that I have been in the top 50% and then 25% and finally 10% and have many judge merits and commendations which is great and very flattering. The topics have also given me food for thought and I now take shots in a different way. I don't take it all too seriously and am stunned by which ones do well sometimes and which ones don't. Of course I am going to vote for a better picture, and admire the skill.
1. syyskuuta 2025
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Disappointed in the Community Rating…
Disappointed in the Community Rating system which rewards minimum participation (why would you vote for pics which may beat your own).
Many users trawl their library to find pics which are marginally On Brief and then others vote for them!
It seems that the epitome of a good portrait is still a black and white shot of an arab man with lots of wrinkles, a missing tooth and a patterned headscarf. Very 70s.
The best chance of a just result is the Judged Only contests which only rely on expert judges.
Some shots submitted are great. But many are not.
5. syyskuuta 2025
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Good practice on different levels
Good practice on different levels. Nice to compete.
31. heinäkuuta 2025
Oma-aloitteinen arvostelu
Poor service
Poor service, users accused of theft after winning, clear photoshopped images accepted, its a scam! And other users steal your photos from the site! No watermarks to protect artists/ photographers
30. huhtikuuta 2025
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Vastaus yritykseltä Photocrowd
Hi, thank you for raising these concerns.
We take image theft seriously. To keep the community free of stolen images and images uploaded without consent, we sometimes ask an uploader to verify that an image is theirs.
This isn't an accusation of theft. It's how we help ensure that every image belongs to the person who uploaded it, and it keeps our contests fair.
If you believe someone has used one of your photos without permission, please report it to support@photocrowd.com and we'll investigate.
Editing images in Photoshop or other software is allowed on Photocrowd. As on any social network, members can also share images, which helps more people see your work. You're welcome to add your own watermark to your images. We don't add watermarks ourselves, because most members want their work shown at its best quality.
If you'd like us to look into a specific case, please email support@photocrowd.com.
Sam, Photocrowd Support
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