Photography Contest

New York Photography Awards 2025

Deadline |

11/26/25

Theme |

New York

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Open to all

Entry Fees |

Professional $25 / Amateur & Student $20

Prizes |

Cash Prize
New York Photography Awards strives to honor, recognize, and promote outstanding photographers, as well as budding talents, worldwide. This award is open for photographers who wish to express their emotions and messages through their abstractive images, whilst incorporating the alluring sights of Big Apple’s cityscape.

New York Photography Awards’ mission is to assist photographers from around the world, celebrating and honoring their photos, as well as cultivating a new generation of photographers on a global scale, capturing precious moments for tomorrow’s recollection.

The New York Photography Awards categories consists of New York Photography, Architecture Photography, Commercial Photography, Editorial Photography, Fine Art Photography, Nature Photography, People Photography, Black & White Photography, Covid-19 Related Photography and other special categories, such as Event Photography, Mobile Photography, Film Photography, etc.

Prizes:
Photographer of the Year (Professional Category) will receive $3,000 in cash prize.
Photographer of the Year (Amateur Category) will receive $2,000 in cash prize.
10 Category Winners of the Year (Professional and Amateur Categories) will receive $100 in cash prize each.
All Photographer of the Year, Category Winners of the Year, Gold & Silver winners will receive an e-certificate.
Top tier (Gold and Silver) winners will be featured on New York Photography Awards site's Gallery, where professionals can view your work.
Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
The winning entries from the New York Photographer of the Year & Gold winners will be publicized on the New York Photography Awards' online gallery and any published New York Photography Awards materials.

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