All Photography Contests

Whether you look for cash prizes, camera equipment, or having your work exhibited, photography contests are a great way to test your skills as a photographer. Most competitions publish early entries and finalist's photographs, aside of winner's galleries, so having your images posted on a photo contest website can give you valuable exposure whether you win or not. We've pulled together a selection of 150+ photography competitions in 2024, from free to paid photography awards, so you can decide what photo contest meets your needs.

ENDS 01/20/25
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. April 2025
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Artworks will be printed (Epson giclée print) and framed by us and shown in the group exhibition
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We promote each online edition via email, web, and social media three times during the publication month.
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Show dates: Saturday, March 29 – Saturday, May 10, 2025
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The fifth "SPC Smartphone Photography Competition" 2024 invites you to share your opinions and your perspective of the world with the lens on your mobilephone.
ENDS 01/20/25
Visual journalists bear witness to history on a daily basis, standing on the sidewalks and in the living rooms of neighborhoods around the globe with a shared mission to tell us what happened and why it matters, to educate and to illuminate
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First prize is a £500 MPB voucher.
ENDS 01/21/25
Be Featured in our February 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition! Harvey Stein is the curator for the show.
ENDS 01/21/25
Each Seed Award recipient will receive an award of €5.000 to invest in developing their artistic and cultural practice on their own terms.
ENDS 01/22/25
A Silver Camera Award and a Bronze Camera Award will also be issued in all categories
ENDS 01/23/25
The First Prize will receive €2,500 and a trophy. The runner-up will receive the Hotusa Group Prize, valued at €1,000, and a trophy.
ENDS 01/23/25
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 5th “Blue” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2025.
ENDS 01/23/25
We are excited to announce that Photoville is gearing up for its 14th year in New York City!
ENDS 01/25/25
The winning artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their work at the 14th edition of MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas
ENDS 01/25/25
Up to 6 artists a month (based on # of entries) are selected and promoted on the CamelbackGallery.com Artist of the Month Blog page.
ENDS 01/26/25
Become the Photographer of the Week and win Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
ENDS 01/27/25
The winning image and three runners-up will be featured in CWA and at the CA Live! 2025 conference in London on 1 March. The overall winner will get two free tickets to the conference, and will also receive a Current World Archaeology trophy.
ENDS 01/27/25
We’re calling on visionary photographers to share their work — whether it’s real-life environments or soul-searching portraits, fine art or fantasy, conceptual or straightforward, rough and raw, or poetic and beautiful.
ENDS 01/30/25
The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
ENDS 01/30/25
The Picto Prize aims to introduce new talents and offers the winners support for the realization of their projects
ENDS 01/31/25
Artsin Square is thrilled to announce an open call for A Photography Book titled "5X7" featuring a book size of 7 inches by 5 inches
ENDS 01/31/25
Creative Quarterly (CQ) magazine opens its 79th international juried competition and both professionals and students are invited to participate.
ENDS 01/31/25
International Color Awards is open to professional and amateur photographers shooting in all forms of color photography using traditional or digital methods.
ENDS 01/31/25
Shoot The Frame is a suite of monthly international photography contests, designed to celebrate stunning photography and expose talented photographers.
ENDS 01/31/25
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
ENDS 01/31/25
We re excited to celebrate our 40th anniversary supporting the arts in the Yosemite area.
ENDS 01/31/25
The biennial Belfast Photo Festival provided the perfect platform for gaining exposure to an international audience, with previous editions having welcome over 100,000 visitors from all over the world
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It's time to showcase your creativity and passion for nature. TERAVARNA is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 11th Landscape International Juried Art Competition.
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The Mythography series draws from the Greco-Roman pantheon, encouraging photographers—amateur and professional alike—to offer fresh, contemporary interpretations of these timeless myths.
ENDS 01/31/25
Each season has its own character, shaping how we live, work, and play.
ENDS 01/31/25
Today we are announcing our call for applications to Woodstock AIR 2025, the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s artist-in-residency program.
ENDS 01/31/25
The Awards: Celebrating excellence in photography and moving image publishing
ENDS 01/31/25
The fourth edition of Fotografia Europea photo book award is kicking off: submit your project or dummy and publish it with Skinnerboox!
ENDS 01/31/25
Up to 20 artists will be selected for group exhibitions to be held at the Photoszene Festival in May/June 2025 in Cologne, Germany, and will receive a €500 exhibition fee.
ENDS 01/31/25
We are thrilled to announce a new collaboration with La Nature festival!
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The ProfiFoto New Talent Awards are powered by Canon, the jury of experts will select up to five projects, that will receive cash prizes totalling € 3,000
ENDS 01/31/25
Wednesdays in January
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EXHIBITION DATES - APRIL 4 - 25, 2025
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The New Wave of Photographic Talent
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Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Black & White Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of February 2025.
ENDS 02/01/25
A Macro Photography Exhibition
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FEATURE DATES - APRIL - SEPTEMBER, 2025
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March is Women’s History month and we have plenty to say! Let your voice be heard through your artwork as we celebrate our resilience and empower the women in our lives.
ENDS 02/02/25
Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic art that explores the in-between moments of life and endeavors to notice the unnoticeable, the mundane, the banal and anti-climactic.
ENDS 02/03/25
The Eyes of History®’ contests are held annually to select the best in visual journalism across still, video, and multimedia disciplines.
ENDS 02/03/25
pplications are now open for the free New York Portfolio Review which is produced by The New York Times photo department, Photoville and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
ENDS 02/04/25
Our 10th edition of the All About Photo Awards invites photographers from around the world to submit their best work for consideration. Winners will receive $5,000 in cash awards, extensive press coverage and global recognition.
ENDS 02/04/25
Are you ready to share your story with the world? New York Art Competitions invites you to our open call: Identity in the Modern World.
ENDS 02/05/25
We are pleased to announce our third Faces online Art Competition for the month of February 2025.
ENDS 02/05/25
LENSCRATCH is creating exposure opportunities for photographers with group on-line exhibitions. Photographers will be allowed ONE entry per exhibition.
ENDS 02/06/25
In 2025, the contest will offer $6,500 in cash prizes to winning photographers and the exhibition will take place at the Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery, located on the campus of Frostburg State University.
ENDS 02/06/25
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 8th “Animals” Online Art Competition for the month of February 2025
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The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is excited to announce the 2025 International Juried Exhibition with $2,400 in awards!
ENDS 02/07/25
Architecture, the art and science of designing structures and buildings.
ENDS 02/07/25
Winning an Applied Arts Images Award will help you broadcast your work in front of top creative professionals working in the advertising, design industries today.
ENDS 02/07/25
Recipient will receive $2,000 USD deposited into their university/college bursar account or sent as a personal check.
ENDS 02/09/25
Formerly known as Food Photographer of the Year, the World Food Photography Awards is a unique photography competition celebrating the very best in food photography from around the world.
ENDS 02/09/25
The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, color etc.).
ENDS 02/10/25
Win €1,000 Cash Prize and an exhibition at BBA Gallery
ENDS 02/10/25
The BBA Photography Prize is back and bigger than ever! Celebrate 10 years of BBA Prizes with us and enter to be part of our major anniversary exhibition at Kühlhaus Berlin.
ENDS 02/10/25
Connect with 18 talented individuals and present your projects to a panel of 10 distinguished experts from the photographic field
ENDS 02/10/25
A fellowship offered by the Münchner Stadtmuseum photography collection
ENDS 02/10/25
We invite you to experiment with photographic techniques that stretch the boundaries of reality, creating narratives that transcend the ordinary.
ENDS 02/10/25
Wild or cultivated, plants of all kinds help define a landscape, give it a sense of place, delight the senses, and connect us to the natural world.
ENDS 02/10/25
Exhibit dates: March 6-29, 2025
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Plymouth Center for the Arts invites artists to participate in a unique, themed exhibit highlighting abstract art.
ENDS 02/13/25
The PhMuseum Photography Grant is an annual initiative that recognises the importance of photography and visual storytelling.
ENDS 02/15/25
As one of the highlights of Hong Kong Photobook Festival, Hong Kong Photobook Dummy Award aims to support emerging artists and provide the opportunities to showcase their works in the international festivals.
ENDS 02/15/25
Welcome to our ninth edition of the PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Awards and its new theme, Echoes of Truth.
ENDS 02/15/25
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), a renowned organization known for its global footprint in the photo and imaging domain, is launching its premier photo contest for 2023, aptly named "Picture This! Camera Shots."
ENDS 02/15/25
SE Center College Call. Juror, Polly Gaillard
ENDS 02/15/25
The photographing of buildings and similar structures that are aesthetically pleasing and accurate representations of their subjects.
ENDS 02/16/25
Plymouth Center for the Arts is proud to present its 11th annual photography competition that recognizes the unique position mobile devices play in the production of creative images.
ENDS 02/16/25
Color is said to be three-dimensional because of its three unique aspects. When you seek to define a specific color, there are three properties to consider; Hue, Value, and Saturation.
ENDS 02/16/25
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 02/16/25
The eighth edition of Belgrade Photo Month Photography Festival will be organized in May 2024, with photography exhibitions, lectures, workshops, portfolio reviews, etc., taking place in various venues around Belgrade, Serbia.
ENDS 02/17/25
This year’s contest theme, "Inspire," seeks entries that provoke thought, elicit emotions, and inspire audiences to view the world from new angles.
ENDS 02/17/25
Entries will be selected a distinguished panel of judges. Photobooks will be exhibited at Frome Library, and online, throughout the festival.
ENDS 02/17/25
bo - tan - i - cal : concerning plants, agricultural, gardening, floral, grasses, herbs, horticultural, shrubs, floricultural, botanic, weeds, landscaping, arboricultural, trees, flower...
ENDS 02/19/25
Calling all photobook publishers and enthusiasts – The FORMAT Photobook Market is returning to Derby for FORMAT25.
ENDS 02/23/25
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. May 2025
ENDS 02/23/25
One winner will get a solo exhibition at Kranj Foto Fest 2025, production costs covered, €1,000 cash prize, travel expenses up to €400, and 3 nights of accommodation.
ENDS 02/23/25
Each Category Winner will receive a prize package from Retouch4me
ENDS 02/24/25
Photographs will be judged in six categories: Reflection, Landscape, Man Made, People, Plants, Animals.
ENDS 02/25/25
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces the 15th Annual “Figurative” Online Art Competition. 2D and 3D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for possible inclusion into the Gallery’s February 2025
ENDS 02/28/25
We accept up to four entries per participant each quarterly, awarding ribbons, medals, and trophies to our coveted category and subcategory winners.
ENDS 02/28/25
The Koi Artist Award is our way of extending a hand to emerging and established artists, providing them with a platform to shine and thrive.
ENDS 02/28/25
The MUSE Photography Awards celebrates the creative ethos and underlying afternotes of what makes a photograph so influential.
ENDS 02/28/25
Premio Labora is an international network & independent art prize, aimed at enhancing contemporary art. The winners have the opportunity to exhibit their works in contemporary art fairs.
ENDS 02/28/25
The proceeds from the project will go towards the international co-financing grant “Water is Life 2024“.
ENDS 02/28/25
The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo contest was established on December 22, 2014. The contest is run by Rossiya Segodnya under the auspices of the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO
ENDS 02/28/25
We’re inviting photographers of all levels to explore how animals adapt to and coexist with urban life.
ENDS 03/01/25
EXHIBITION DATES - MAY 4 - 30, 2025
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BigPicture is open to all photography enthusiasts and professionals alike worldwide to compete for a chance to win the $5,000 grand prize.
ENDS 03/01/25
A Fashion Photography Exhibition
ENDS 03/01/25
This year’s theme, “Community Connections,” encourages you to capture and share the essence of human connection and community spirit.
ENDS 03/01/25
Call for Artists: Submit Your Work to a Global Virtual Exhibition Celebrating Contemporary Landscapes
ENDS 03/03/25
MUSEC presents the 4 finalist's works to the public in a dedicated exhibition staged from the 15th December 2024 to 18 February 2025 at its Villa Malpensata venue in Switzerland
ENDS 03/03/25
Earth Photo 2025 invites submissions from still and moving image makers of all ages, from anywhere in the world, who have a compelling story to share about our planet.
ENDS 03/05/25
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe.
ENDS 03/06/25
Street photography is characterized by its spontaneity and the emphasis on capturing the moment as it happens, without posing or staging the subjects.
ENDS 03/10/25
Passepartout Photo Prize provides cash awards, exhibition in a fine art gallery in Rome, publication in annual catalogue and various magazines, and more.
ENDS 03/13/25
Winners and runners up will be exhibited throughout the full three days at Photo North Festival,
ENDS 03/14/25
I write today from Los Angeles, where I’ve lived off and on for most of my life – and where we are now entering a time of aftermath, an environmental aftermath.
ENDS 03/15/25
The Project Launch Grant provides funding to a complete, or nearly completed, documentary project or fine art series.
ENDS 03/15/25
The Project Development Grant provides funding to a fine art, reportage, or documentary work-in-progress.
ENDS 03/15/25
The Me&Eve Award provides funding to a female and/or LGBTQIA+ identifying photographer, 40 years of age and over.
ENDS 03/15/25
The Multimedia Award recognizes outstanding storytellers using lens-based media to create narrative-driven projects.
ENDS 03/15/25
Review Santa Fe: Tuition & Presentation, Lenscratch publication, and Online Exhibition at visitcenter.org
ENDS 03/15/25
The review event is scheduled to take place in the Fall of 2025.
ENDS 03/15/25
Issue 130 will focus on photography about the place in which you live
ENDS 03/15/25
Welcome to TERAVARNA's "9th FIGURATIVE" International Juried Art Competition! We are thrilled to announce this exciting opportunity for visual artists worldwide.
ENDS 03/17/25
Each laureate will receive a grant of 30 000 € nets in order to complete his project.
ENDS 03/17/25
Will select its third Photo Laureate, who will have the honor to document and represent Tampa Bay for one year.
ENDS 03/20/25
Show Dates: April 15- May 10, 2025
ENDS 03/21/25
Enter one of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography, the Communication Arts Photography Competition.
ENDS 03/24/25
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ENDS 03/28/25
Black and White Spider Awards is open to professional and amateur photographers shooting in all forms of black and white photography, using traditional or digital methods.
ENDS 03/28/25
This distinguished event invites photographers from around the world to capture the architectural splendor of Binghatti's renowned facades.
ENDS 03/30/25
The third edition of this photo exhibition will take place in the magnificent setting of the living and working area of Vincent van Gogh.
ENDS 03/31/25
Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible.
ENDS 03/31/25
TERAVARNA gives artists $2,000 in financial grants two times each year.
ENDS 03/31/25
Beauty can be found in every facet of life. The Lucie Foundation invites you to explore the concept of beauty especially in places less obvious.
ENDS 03/31/25
Nature photographers watch out: In the 32nd year EuroNatur has organised this international nature photo competition
ENDS 04/01/25
An Architecture Photography Exhibition
ENDS 04/15/25
Submit your best work to our photo competition for a chance to win up to $11,500 in cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the PX3 exhibition in Paris and inclusion in the Annual PX3 book.
ENDS 04/17/25
This new initiative is dedicated to empowering photographers globally, providing grants and resources to support the creation of compelling documentary photo essays
ENDS 04/22/25
Applicants may request between US$20,000 (Level I) to US$100,000 (Level II) per grant.
ENDS 04/27/25
Choose your best work, upload photos and give yourself a chance to compete for prestige, fame and more than $ 7,500 in monetary award!
ENDS 04/29/25
30 artists will be able to showcase their work in a collective exhibition in New York City.
ENDS 04/30/25
Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography.
ENDS 05/07/25
Welcoming both individual image and series submissions that honor and explore black and white photography.
ENDS 05/15/25
The mission of the AS International Film Photography Awards is to discover, showcase and promote photographers working across all genres of analog photography worldwide
ENDS 05/17/25
Win exhibition at Modern Art Oxford, a meeting with the juror of your choice, instagram takeovers as well as prominent distribution of your series to many arts institutions.
ENDS 05/30/25
Unleash your creativity by submitting up to 100 of your breathtaking photos into the CEWE Photo Award 2025 and stand a chance to win amazing prizes.
ENDS 05/31/25
The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
ENDS 05/31/25
POWER will be the main theme of the season. The Grand Prize of USD $200,000 will be awarded to one winner from any category this season, not limited to the main theme.
ENDS 06/21/25
Underneath the Floorboards is based in London's buzzing artistic area of Hackney.
ENDS 07/14/25
The Open competition is open to all photographers. The EPSON International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography.
ENDS 07/15/25
$ 2,000 USD, twice a year (two cycles of contest: Spring & Fall) + publication on our website
ENDS 10/07/25
Seasons come and go, but each season can have its own distinct look and feel. From the greens of Spring to the blues and whites of Winter
ENDS 10/31/25
The winner of the Anthology Cover Art Award will receive a €500 cash prize and publication on the cover of – and editorial coverage in – a future Issue of Anthology. The winner will also receive a one-year subscription to Anthology
ENDS 11/26/25
New York Photography Awards strives to honor, recognize, and promote outstanding photographers, as well as budding talents, worldwide.
ENDS 11/30/25
The winner will receive a €500 cash prize and editorial coverage in a future issue of Anthology Magazine, plus a one-year subscription to Anthology
ENDS 12/04/25
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists
ENDS 12/15/25
Women photographers can participate with her female visual perspective in 23 thematic categories.
ENDS 12/31/25
Every weekend, The Eye of Photography dedicates itself to the portfolios of its readers. By publishing the best portfolios, the magazine enables photographers around the world to show case their photographs.