Contest Corner Challenge #58: My Home Town challenged photographers to get out into the place that they live and photograph something that captures the essence of their home town. Twenty-four photographers from eight different countries (and believe it or not, 24 unique cities) trekked out into their hometown and their photos are now available to view and vote on.

The contest is sponsored by XLD Studios (use coupon code “CORNER” to receive a 10% lifetime discount on any web hosting package or use the code “CORNERWD10” to get a 15% discount on any custom web design). If the winner is a Premiere Member, they will receive a free year of XLD Studios’s webhosting plan “Personal” with a free domain and free website set up (Wordpress installation + template) on the account. If the winner is not a Premiere Member, they will receive a Lifetime, Level I Premiere Membership.

You can check out the entries in the CCC#58: My Home Town Photo Gallery, or you can head straight to the voting thread and check out the entries there (make sure you’re logged in so you can see the photos - scroll down below the poll and the contest specifics to see each of the photos - click on them to see the large versions). Voting ends at 5:00pm EST, Sunday, November 9th, 2008 (10:00pm GMT).

I know a lot of you (Americans) are all “voted out” with the Presidential election thing you had going on, but checking out towns from around the world and voting on cool photographs is worth the extra effort, right? Cast your vote now!