Do you love philanthropy? I do.

Which is why I want to invite you to join Vivanista in a collaborative photography project to share the ‘Love of Philanthropy’ with communities across the country on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Together we’ll create a photomontage of what you love about doing good.

Since so many Americans are passionate about giving back, we decided this would be a way to let volunteers, organizations and philanthropists tell their own stories, unfiltered with digital photographs of the people, places and things that are making a difference in their community. Our photo contest brings a new opportunity for Vivanista to see the world through your unique lens.

Challenge: Go out and create a visual love story. Share extraordinary images of everyday philanthropic life. All it takes is a vision, digital camera, and five minutes time.

How it works?

• Photographers of all ages and experience can express their love of philanthropy through photos
• Crowd sourced voting on Facebook to determine three category winners from 75 finalists
• The grand prize winner, photo with the most votes will get $1,000 to be donated to their favorite charity

What makes a photograph a Vivanista winner? Technical quality, clarity and composition are all important, but so too is a flair for the unexpected and the ability to capture a picture-perfect moment. Need some ideas? check out all the contest submissions.

Enter Now: Share the Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest >>

Submissions are accepted through February 7, 2011 at 12pm PST.

Public voting will conclude February 14, 2011 at 12 noon PST.