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LG Electronics, maker of the Viewty mobile phone, announced a photo contest for users (and user-wannabes) of the handset’s 5-megapixel camera. The Viewtyful World contest runs from 10 April to 11 June, and is being held in conjunction with National Geographic magazine, Yahoo! and its subsidiaries Flickr and Keikoo.

Photos can be submitted in one of three categories: Night view, Retouch and Moments. Submissions must be exactly 174mm x 254mm at 150 dpi, and must be original works of the submitter. Entrants must register at the Viewtyful World Web site. During the contest, two photos will be selected each week via user votes, and a third photo will be selected by National Geographic Magazine. Once the 24 semi-finalists have been selected, National Geographic Magazine will select the Grand Prize winner. Weekly winners will receive a brand new LG Viewty phone. The Grand Prize winner will receive USD$10,000 and the winning photo will be used in a LG Viewty print advertisement to run in National Geographic Magazine.

The premium LG Viewty camera phone was introduced in Europe at the end of 2007 and has sold one million units to date. So, if you have a Viewty or want a Viewty, get snapping! The contest is open only to adult residents of the UK, Russia, Turkey, China, Singapore and Brazil. Check out the contest web site for more information on submitting your photos.