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 04/01/26
We are pleased to announce our 1st Artist’s Choice nline Art Competition for the month of April 2026.
ENDS 04/01/26
Fusion Art invites submissions for the Colors 2026 art competition for an online exhibition during the month of April 2026.
ENDS 04/01/26
Two book projects can win 100 000 SEK each for book production.
ENDS 04/01/26
Artadia Awards are $15,000 and are unrestricted: The award money can be used however the artist sees fit.
ENDS 04/01/26
Creative Photo Awards is a project of Siena Awards, dedicated to rewarding originality, experimentation, and imagination by encouraging the creative use of the medium of photography in all its forms, including abstract and conceptual ideas.
ENDS 04/02/26
Win an exhibition in Paris
ENDS 04/02/26
$10,000 project development grant for up to eight participants. Funds may be used in whatever way fellows see fit in order to expand and complete projects
ENDS 04/02/26
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the sixth Black & White online art contest for the month of April 2026.
ENDS 04/02/26
Guest Room aims to spark collaboration.
ENDS 04/02/26
This award recognises the diverse photographic styles that encapsulate the world
ENDS 04/03/26
Applicants must submit one portfolio consisting of 10–15 compositionally and technically strong images built around a consistent theme or subject.
ENDS 04/05/26
Exhibition Dates 2026 | June – September
ENDS 04/05/26
Exhibition Dates: May 23 – June 13, 2026
ENDS 04/05/26
Become the Photographer of the Week and win Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
ENDS 04/06/26
$50,000 in Cash Prizes Presented by Kodak
ENDS 04/06/26
June 5 - June 27, 2026
ENDS 04/07/26
Reflections is the theme for this months competition.
ENDS 04/07/26
For the 2026 cycle, the program will distribute over $470,000 in funding.
ENDS 04/07/26
Three separate grants of $5,000 each will be awarded to deserving photographers!
ENDS 04/08/26
We are pleased to announce our fourth Botanicals online Art Competition for the month of April 2026.
ENDS 04/09/26
Cash Prize: 5000,00€
ENDS 04/09/26
Selected works will be featured in an online exhibition hosted on (megalopolitanart.com), where they will be permanently archived for public viewing.
ENDS 04/10/26
Each exhibition will have 26 photographs selected by the juror for exhibiton at the gallery.
ENDS 04/10/26
The book project is a series of focused hardbound photography books published by Black Box Gallery
ENDS 04/10/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 04/10/26
The festival’s Grand Prix prize is 2,000 EUR (cash)
ENDS 04/10/26
Black and White, everything started with black and white and today taking a great photo in B&W is an art.
ENDS 04/10/26
Photographer of the Year: USD 1,000 cash prize and the official Golden Shot Awards trophy
ENDS 04/12/26
The winner will receive a grant of $14,000 for a solo exhibition
ENDS 04/13/26
light : sunny, cloudless, ablaze, lucent, aglow, beaming, shiny, luminous, brilliant, radiant, bright
ENDS 04/13/26
We offer an artist fee of £1,500, plus travel, accommodation and production.
ENDS 04/15/26
Six days of exhibition in Barcelona at the Art Nomade Gallery for the 25 finalists.
ENDS 04/15/26
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
ENDS 04/15/26
Publication in the Portrait Awards 2026 Book, with official credit.
ENDS 04/16/26
The main grant is open to professional photographers worldwide, one $30,000. grant
ENDS 04/16/26
Emerging Photographers (under 30 year old ) 2 X $ 5000 grants.
ENDS 04/16/26
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the sixth Landscapes online art contest for the month of April 2026.
ENDS 04/19/26
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. September 2026
ENDS 04/19/26
Exhibition Dates: May 23 – June 13, 2026
ENDS 04/20/26
We promote each online edition via email, web, and social media three times during the publication month.
ENDS 04/20/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 04/21/26
The first prize winner will receive £15,000, the second prize winner £3,000, and the third prize winner £2,000.
ENDS 04/21/26
Be Featured in our April 2026 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 04/22/26
Top 10 photographers will be exhibited in London
ENDS 04/22/26
Winning submissions will be printed and included in a group exhibition at the museum from June 16, 2026, to August 2, 2026.
ENDS 04/23/26
The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
ENDS 04/23/26
Selected works will be featured in an online exhibition hosted on (megalopolitanart.com), where they will be permanently archived for public viewing.
ENDS 04/24/26
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 04/24/26
One grant in the amount of $10,000 USD ($5,000 of which is generously donated by Leica NA) will be awarded to help complete an in-progress, personal project
ENDS 04/25/26
Artists announced on the last day of each month.
ENDS 04/25/26
EXHIBITION DATES: June 6-27
ENDS 04/26/26
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 04/27/26
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces their 16th Annual “Animals” Online Art Competition.
ENDS 04/28/26
Through this competition, one project will be selected as the winner and awarded a publishing contract with Chose Commune
ENDS 04/28/26
The Homiens Art Prize, which awards over $12,000 USD annually to artists, is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights.
ENDS 04/30/26
1 winning photobook will receive a cash prize of €2,000.
ENDS 04/30/26
Tthe Inge Morath Award, a $7,500 grant given to a woman photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project.
ENDS 04/30/26
Wednesdays in March and April
ENDS 04/30/26
Categories span breaking news, feature reporting, and in-depth photo essays, with all entries judged through a blind process by an international jury of respected editors, curators, and industry leaders
ENDS 04/30/26
Landskrona Foto & Breadfield Dummy Award enables the winner to have his/her or their book project published by Breadfield Press and Landskrona Foto during 2027.
ENDS 04/30/26
The IPA recognizes photography’s leading talents who are creating, shaping and defining the world of photography today.
ENDS 04/30/26
Best in Show will receive a $150 cash prize, be featured on the cover of the exhibition
ENDS 04/30/26
This is the second Silk Cities photo event and will take place as a photo festival.
ENDS 04/30/26
Best Nature Photograph of 2026: 500 cash award, a featured interview on the Academy Photo Awards platform
ENDS 05/01/26
Awarded for the best visual arts response to the theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2026 - Joy
ENDS 05/01/26
Fusion Art invites submissions for the Waterscapes 2026 Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of May 2026
ENDS 05/01/26
The winner will receive $2500, a digital feature and a chance to have their project considered for publication.
ENDS 05/01/26
Winners receive $5,000 grant, are eligible for an optional DPPF mentorship, and receive an all-expenses-paid invitation to the next DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.
ENDS 05/03/26
In order to assist photojournalists struggling with the economic hardships associated with this profession, the Association is promoting an annual Grant of 8,000 euros, endowed for the first time by the Douglas Kirkland Estate
ENDS 05/03/26
Exhibition Dates: May 20 – July 20
ENDS 05/03/26
Over $4,000 in cash prizes, global exposure, artist profile, winner's gallery feature, custom press release, interview, and more.
ENDS 05/03/26
We would be delighted if the cash prizes (€5,000, €2,000 and €1,000) helped spark new initiatives – be it in Hellerau or back home: a talk, a workshop, a pop-up show or something entirely your own.
ENDS 05/03/26
Selected works featured in a professionally curated online exhibition hosted on Allora Gallery's website
ENDS 05/04/26
This award pays tribute to the memory of Jalón Ángel with two annual categories: Portrait, a genre in which he excelled at a national level, and Travel, to which he devoted much of his photographic creativity and interest.
ENDS 05/04/26
For the tenth year running, the Société des Auteurs des Arts Visuels et de l’Image Fixe (SAIF) is funding the €8,000 prize to encourage the work of a photojournalist committed to long-term projects.
ENDS 05/05/26
Fusion Art invites submissions for its 34th Quarterly Art Competition – the Still Life 2026 Art Competition
ENDS 05/07/26
The 2026 Virginia Prize, worth €10,000, will be awarded to its winner in November 2026.
ENDS 05/07/26
This competition invites photographers to capture the quiet anticipation of dawn and the reflective calm of dusk—those brief windows when color, shadow, and atmosphere converge to create something extraordinary.
ENDS 05/07/26
The competition’s aim is to promote the enrolled artists, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make YICCA a huge opportunity for the artists.
ENDS 05/10/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 05/11/26
The Bibliothèque nationale de France will present the work of the Bourse du Talent winners alongside other prestigious photography awards as part of the exhibition La Photographie à tout Prix in December
ENDS 05/12/26
We have recently increased grant amounts to $4,500.
ENDS 05/13/26
Thirty stories will be selected by Mr Hossein Farmani, the curated Exhibition will be presented at the Paris Photo Prize in Paris, then will be traveling around the world.
ENDS 05/13/26
This prize, with a production budget of €25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book.
ENDS 05/15/26
TERAVARNA announces their "13th Landscape" International Juried Art Competition. All visual artists worldwide are invited to submit their best artworks on the theme for inclusion in the exhibition.
ENDS 05/15/26
Landscape photography invites us to pause, explore, and reconnect with the natural world, capturing its beauty through light, scale, and atmosphere
ENDS 05/15/26
Issue #137 will have no theme. All photography welcome.
ENDS 05/15/26
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
ENDS 05/17/26
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
ENDS 05/17/26
Winners will receive $4,000 in cash prizes, an immersive, dedicated digital gallery to showcase their work in a global Artist Directory, and much more.
ENDS 05/18/26
In addition to the four entries selected for exhibition, ten additional entries will be selected by gallery directors to receive reviews of their submitted projects.
ENDS 05/18/26
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported generously by Nikon UK, is granted annually to a professional female photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay,
ENDS 05/20/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 05/26/26
All art is eligible as long as it engages with technology in some form.
ENDS 05/27/26
Welcoming both individual image and series submissions that honor and explore black and white photography.
ENDS 05/27/26
On the recommendation of its committee of experts, the Foundation awards an annual grant of CAD 5,000 to CAD 10,000 $ (depending on the scope of the project) along with a four-week residency to an established artist in the visual arts community.
ENDS 05/31/26
The Top Winners from each Category of the VIEpa Vienna International Photo Award will be awarded in the yearly VIEphoto Exhibition, which will be held during the Vienna Summer Photo Festival in Summer 2026
ENDS 05/31/26
Create a cohesive body of work responding to the theme and stand a chance to win over $8,000 worth of prizes!
ENDS 05/31/26
This season will feature five main categories, with ‘Family’ serving as the primary theme.
ENDS 05/31/26
Artists worldwide are cordially invited to submit their finest artworks, exploring the captivating theme of water, to be considered for inclusion in this prestigious exhibition.
ENDS 05/31/26
The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
ENDS 05/31/26
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 05/31/26
Best in Show will receive a $150 cash prize, be featured on the cover of the exhibition
ENDS 06/01/26
The Lenscratch Student Prize has opened up a whole new line of connections, opportunities and exposure.
ENDS 06/03/26
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 06/12/26
The winner receives $3,000, and two honorable mentions each receive $500 towards the purchase of work to be added to the MoCP's permanent collection.
ENDS 06/13/26
The fellow engages in educational programming and presents their work in a final exhibition at Glass Curtain Gallery
ENDS 06/13/26
Exhibition Dates: August 1st, 2026-October 31st, 2026
ENDS 06/14/26
Deloitte’s Photo Grant, under the artistic direction of Denis Curti, aims to stimulate social reflection and, through intellectual awareness, promotes the theme Proximities, offering two grants totaling 75,000 euros.
ENDS 06/15/26
TERAVARNA announces their "16th ABSTRACT" International Juried Art Competition. All visual artists worldwide are invited to submit their best still-life artworks on the theme for inclusion in the exhibition.
ENDS 06/15/26
Submit your best photographs now and get your chance to be one of the winners awarded in Siena!
ENDS 06/15/26
Several prizes will be awarded during the Rencontres Giono on Saturday, August 1, 2026. As with the shortstory competition, the photography prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st prize €500 – 2nd prize €300 – 3rdprize €200.
ENDS 06/15/26
Issue #76 will feature the work of photographers exploring Home VS Away — with UNIQUE, LENS BASED methods
ENDS 06/21/26
Winners will receive career-enhancing cash prizes, an immersive, dedicated digital gallery to share their works in a global Artist Directory, and much more.
ENDS 06/29/26
Photographer of the Year: $1,000 Monetary Award, The exclusive 12AWARDS Trophy, an honorary seat on the 2027 Grand Jury
ENDS 06/30/26
Eight $200 Winners: One in each judged category for youth and adult, as well as one community choice award for youth and adult.
ENDS 06/30/26
The finalists’ exhibition will take place from November 6 to 29, 2026.
ENDS 06/30/26
The mission of the World Nature Photography Awards is to celebrate the world’s best nature photographers whilst showcasing nature’s beauty to a wider audience.
ENDS 06/30/26
Solo Exhibition in Exposure Photo Gallery, Río Tercero, Argentina
ENDS 06/30/26
Submit your work and gain international visibility. Award-winning projects will be exhibited at FotoDoc Festival, taking place in November in São Paulo, Brazil.
ENDS 07/13/26
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 07/15/26
Artist Grant awards an unrestricted $1200 USD grant to one visual artist three times each year.
ENDS 07/17/26
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 9th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts.
ENDS 07/17/26
Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers.
ENDS 07/19/26
Chromatic Awards is an international competition of color photography open to both professionals and amateurs. Participation in the Chromatic Awards offers not only prestige, but also the opportunity to win extra money for the development of passion.
ENDS 07/22/26
Group Exhibition in Rome. November 2026
ENDS 07/22/26
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 07/31/26
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 07/31/26
Each winner receives a prize of 8,000 euros and the production of an exhibition.
ENDS 09/06/26
The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates contemporary art in all its forms, offering opportunities for exhibition at a major public gallery alongside online publication and £10,000 prize money.
ENDS 09/30/26
Be part of this esteemed tradition—submit your work, gain international recognition, and showcase your creative brilliance to the world.
ENDS 10/01/26
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 11/03/26
The 8th Chelsea International Photography Competition offers selected photographers the opportunity to exhibit in one of our New York spaces, located in the heart of the Chelsea art district.
ENDS 11/30/26
The winner will receive a €500 cash prize and editorial coverage in a future issue of Anthology magazine
ENDS 12/13/26
Looking specifically for those with a bold & innovative approach that disrupts traditional artistic standards, participants can submit entries in up to eight categories.
ENDS 12/31/26
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.
ENDS 12/31/26
We encourage both professional and non-professional photographers to submit your work to the Social Documentary Network website.
ENDS 12/31/26
MVIBE Magazine is a magazine created by artists for artists solely for the purpose of advertising worldwide.
ENDS 12/31/26
Promote your work with Al-Tiba9 Interviews and engage with our diverse readership.
ENDS 12/31/26
The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change.
ENDS 12/31/26
We hope the Gender Equality Grant can help our partner organizations advance their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and commitments.
ENDS 12/31/26
To discover the best pictures and have your work seen by leading publications and galleries, we encourage you to submit your best works.
ENDS 12/31/26
ARTIST DATABASE invites artists from around the globe to submit their work to our 'Artists to Watch' program, designed to spotlight those with the greatest potential for growth.
ENDS 12/31/26
We support artists from Maine and beyond, focusing on innovation and cross-disciplinary art. Denise Froehlich, our expert reviewer, brings museum leadership, curation, and contemporary art expertise.
ENDS 12/31/26
Top photography experts, including Gabriel Sanchez (NYT), Anna Goldwater Alexander (WIRED), Polly Irungu (VP’s Office, BWP Founder), and Caroline Hunter (The Guardian), offer portfolio reviews.
ENDS 12/31/26
Portfolio feedback is based on a theme or sets of images and covers: editing, organising and sequencing, which we will cover during 3 x 1.5 hour online Zoom sessions.
ENDS 12/31/26
Our education program connects you with top photography experts in live, private sessions to review projects, prep submissions, or get feedback. Tailored advice, no pre-recorded classes—just practical guidance!
ENDS 12/31/26
An exclusively professional portfolio review featuring premier photographers and contemporary art buyers, art producers, creative directors, photo editors and reps.
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Selected artists will take part in a group exhibition at B-Part Exhibition, the gallery curated by loop in the heart of Berlin in July / August 2026.