Right now, June 2009, there are over 40 billion images hosted on the internet (some estimate the number much higher, at closer to 100 billion) but yet local photo contest websites are rare indeed.

Smojoe traffics in local links

In 2008 Smojoe was paid to create incoming links for businesses that would otherwise be ignored by social media.

In March 2009  Rob Campbell  conceived the idea to make a cool local photo contest that challenges local artists on behalf of  local online businesses for everyone’s benefit.

Lenzr.com is a local photo contest for real prizes. Corporations sponsor the matches and profit from being associated with these dynamic events in user submitted articles, local blogs and frugal mom coupon and contest discussion forums.

This is where it all starts…