Earlier this month, we celebrated the launch of PhotoDune, Envato’s new stock photography marketplace by tasking you to create a photo manipulation using several stock photos provided by generous members of the PhotoDune community. After scouring the submissions, and judging them carefully, we are now ready to announce the winners.

1st Place: MVP Hamster

Congratulations to Alexander Buhler! You have won $100 in PhotoDune Credits and a 1-year premium membership to Tuts+.

2nd Place: Hamster Wrestling Noodles

Congratulations to Marten Beerda! You have won $75 in PhotoDune Credits.

3rd Place: Hambo

Congratulations to Jayson Lotriet! You have won an Envato t-shirt.

Thanks to all the PhotoDune authors who generously donated their images to us for the duration of the competition. Please take a moment to review their portfolios.

European Hamster courtesy Lifeonwhite

Woman Eating with Chopsticks courtesy Monkeybusiness

New York City Skyline courtesy Lifeonwhite

Boost Your Income with PhotoDune

Envato’s top authors make between $20,000 and $40,000 per month selling stock! Imagine shooting the images you want, when you want, making passive income whether you’re working or not. Some of our authors sell stock in their free time as a hobby, some do it to get their name out there, and some are able to make it their full time profession.

PhotoDune has an amazing community of photographers, and is the perfect place to sell your images as stock photography. Whether you're completely new to the concept, or already have a catalog of thousands of images — we think you'll find the site a pleasure to use. A few good places to start might be look at the top selling images, checking out our author guide, or dropping by the forums.

If you're ready to learn more, take a look at how to sell your work on PhotoDune. Thanks so much!