Here’s a challenge for you: describe your favorite Lowepro bag with just one word. By doing so, you have a chance to win any Lowepro bag currently in stock.

To participate, add a comment below with your two-word phrase. For example: “Fastpack, affordable.” “Pro Trekker, rugged.” “Slingshot, versatile.”

This isn’t an exercise in creativity. What we really want to know is how you feel about your favorite bag. So, using just one word, be as accurate as possible.

We will choose a winner from the comments on this post on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 and publish the results here. You have until midnight, Sept. 7, 2011 PST to enter. As I mentioned earlier, the winner gets to choose one Lowepro bag of his or her preference that is currently in stock.

I’m looking forward to your responses!

Derrick Story is the Photography Evangelist for Lowepro.

If you’ve hiked and photographed in the beautiful state of Washington, or plan to soon, think about entering the Washington Trails Association’s (WTA) 2011 Northwest Exposure photo contest. Lowepro is proud to be a sponsor of this ninth annual contest—so proud, we’re offering up outdoor/adventure Lowepro bags as prizes, including Fastpack 100, SlingShot 300 AW and SlingShot 200 AW. The grand prize winning photo will appear on the cover of the January/February 2012 issue of Washington Trails magazine. For more information about WTA and the contest rules and regulations, visit the web site. Entries are accepted through October 10, 2011. Good luck!

Congratulations to Whitney Stewart for winning a Lowepro Fastpack 100. Whitney commented, “This would be great for combing photography with another of my favorite activities- geocaching!” That is one adventurous hobby, and the slender design of the Fastpack 100 will help Whitney stay nimble while searching for those hidden treasures.

For everyone else, stay tuned… there will be more Free Bag Fridays.

Derrick Story is the Photography Evangelist for Lowepro.

We’re going to stay nimble this week and offer the svelte Fastpack 100 for Free Bag Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. All you have to do is comment on why you’d like to have this bag, or how’d you use it, in the comments below. Next week, we’ll randomly pick a winner and post the lucky photographer’s name here.

If you’re new to this blog, your comment will have to be reviewed by us before it goes live. So you might not see it immediately. But fear not! Unless you used a bad word or are one of those annoying spam bots, we’ll get your pearly words on the site asap.

Good luck!

Derrick Story is the Photography Evangelist for Lowepro.

Photographer Lisa North cashes in on our recent Free Bag Friday and will soon receive a new Fastpack 250. She commented:

“I have been looking to upgrade my camera bag. My awesome husband surprised me for my bday w/ new flashes and other accesories for my camera, and therefore my bag is just too small. I would love the fastpack 250 – a reliable case that would keep all my equipment in one safe place. I love to take my camera everywhere with me; you never know what you will see. It will also help me with different photo shoots that I have planned. Thanks for your time and for the offer!”

And thank you Lisa, for being a part of our photography community.

Derrick Story is the Photography Evangelist for Lowepro.

Aug. 12, 2011 – It’s Free Bag Friday this week, and we have a Lowepro Fastpack 250 waiting for one lucky winner. All you have to do is add a comment to this blog on why you’d enjoy having one of our most popular backpacks. We’ll choose the recipient on Monday, Aug. 15.

Note: Comments go through an approval process several times a day. If your comment doesn’t show up immediately, don’t worry, it will (that is unless you used bad words or are a spam bot trying to win a bag).

Derrick Story is the Photography Evangelist for Lowepro.

For Free Bag Friday this week, I have not one, but two Lowepro Pro Roller Attaché x50 bags to award. Here’s how to throw your hat into the ring.

1. Comment on this blog post about how you would use this bag.
2. If you win, promise to send us a photo of you with the bag in action, packed, or a short video of it prepared for a trip, within 14 days of receiving the bag. Your submission will be posted on our Facebook page.
3. All potential winning comments must be posted to this blog by 8 am PDT on Monday, June 20.

Lowepro will randomly pick two comment-entries and notify the winners that day. If you want to see how I use the Pro Roller x50, check out this short video.

If you’ve participated before, you know that there is a lag from the time you post your comment until it appears on the blog. Don’t worry! It will appear. We approve the comments in batches. Good luck, and I hope you win.

Derrick Story is the Photography Evangelist for Lowepro.