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 04/27/25
Become the Photographer of the Week and win Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
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Choose your best work, upload photos and give yourself a chance to compete for prestige, fame and more than $ 7,500 in monetary award!
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Exhibition Dates 1 July – 17 August, 2025
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The only requirement for this call is that your photobooks must be self-published. You must also have a printed copy (hard or soft cover) available, if selected for the exhibition.
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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.
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Your best shot. On display.
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Women photographers can participate with her female visual perspective in 23 thematic categories.
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The Juror of the 22nd Pollux Awards will select four Winners: two Photographers in the Professional Section (Series and Single Image) and two Photographers in the Non-Professional Section (Series and Single Image).
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The goal of this open call is to give participants the opportunity to see their work exhibited at a renowned international photo festival and, consequently, promote their visibility.
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30 artists will be able to showcase their work in a collective exhibition in New York City.
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Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. July 2025
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Shoot The Frame is a suite of monthly international photography contests, designed to celebrate stunning photography and expose talented photographers.
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If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
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$24,000 Awarded Annually
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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.
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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.
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One artist will be awarded the Purchase Award at the conclusion of this call and entered as a finalist for the Annual Grand Prize.
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The OnePlus Photography Awards 2025 is a global photography competition that celebrates creativity, innovation, and storytelling through mobile photography
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Four Overall Winners each receive: A fee of €5,000
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Three laureates will each be awarded a prize of €10,000, one of which will be fully funded by the SAIF.
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The best black and white photography allows us to see more sharply and feel more deeply.
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The Open Call Photography Award is now open for entries! Color Photo Award
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An international photography festival celebrating the impact of being connected.
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Get closer to the subject and into another dimension of understanding!
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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.
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The aim of this competition is to show still or filmed images of wild flora, fauna, landscapes, as well as accounts supporting the conservation of habitats, species and biodiversity.
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Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the first Red online art contest for the month of May 2025.
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The winner will receive $2500, a digital feature and a chance to have their project considered for publication.
ENDS 05/01/25
An Abstract Photography Exhibition
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Entrants whose work is long listed for the Self Portrait Prize exhibition will then be considered for the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize
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By winning “The Boomer Art Prize,” you not only gain a significant boost in visibility but also join an elite group of artists recognized for their unique artistic contributions and potential.
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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.
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Send us your pictures by May 2 for a chance to win 2000 Swiss Francs and exhibit at the Verzasca Foto Festival 2025!
ENDS 05/02/25
$40,000 (USD) in cash prizes across 5 categories
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Exhibition Dates: June 21 – July 12, 2025
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$3000 CAD Grand prize
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Five winning artists will exhibit their work in a major exhibition in Photo Museum Ireland, the national centre for contemporary photography.
ENDS 05/07/25
Welcoming both individual image and series submissions that honor and explore black and white photography.
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Reflections is the theme for this months competition.
ENDS 05/08/25
TIFA connects photographers from around the world with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, providing them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market.
ENDS 05/08/25
Exhibition Dates: June 7th, 2025-June 28th, 2025
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The goal of the landscape photography is to capture a moment in time and space that inspires aw and power of nature or the beauty and complexity of human-made environments.
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Each exhibition will have 26 photographs selected by the juror for exhibiton at the gallery.
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Exhibition Dates | June 6 to July 17, 2025
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At least 12 photographers will be selected to be published in 8 to 12 pages portfolios. Three of them will be featured in the cover, in different issues of the magazine.
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Exhibition: July 3 - July 25, 2025
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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 05/13/25
Our 48th printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Portrait".
ENDS 05/15/25
The next edition of the festival will be held this year from Friday, September 26th to Sunday, November 2nd.
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 05/15/25
At the Golden Shot, we believe that photography is not only an art but also a medium for storytelling, expressing emotions, and representing cultures
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The winner will receive a payment of $3,000 CAD.
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35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
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This year’s Photo Review International Photography Competition will be juried by pioneering collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman.
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Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the sixth Landscapes online art contest for the month of May 2025.
ENDS 05/16/25
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 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 05/17/25
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,
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Total prizes value of 6.000 EUR
ENDS 05/18/25
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
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Prizes: 1.000 euros + Publication of Book for two winners
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The Global Peace Photo Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the quest for beauty and goodness in our lives.
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Exhibition Dates: June 21 – July 12, 2025
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Best in Show will win a cash prize of $1000, the 7 Best in Category will win $100 in goods/services. The 24 winners will be featured in a group exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
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The competition is open to all types of photography and is aimed at photographers from near and far. A distinguished international jury will select the projects that show a deep understanding of the theme “SYNTHESIS”
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We are pleased to announce our 2nd Still Life online Art Competition for the month of May 2025.
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All art is eligible as long as it engages with technology in some form.
ENDS 05/23/25
Exhibition Dates: JULY 5TH – JULY 26TH
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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
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Winners, Runners-Up, and up to 20 finalists will be exhibited in FotoNostrum Gallery in 2026, at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona
ENDS 05/28/25
Celebrating distinctive images that celebrate and honor color photography
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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.
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) invites you to tell the story of your connection to the environment and showcase your photographic talent in the 2025 edition of our annual photo competition.
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
TERAVARNA gives artists $2,000 in financial grants two times each year.
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.
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The international photography contest URBAN Photo Awards is here: registrations will open on March 28th and this 16th edition will be the largest and most important ever.
ENDS 05/31/25
1st place: NIKON Z 30 camera with NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR lens, sponsor courtesy by Damkalidis
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Candidates must be able to demonstrate research, publication or curatorial experience. Candidates must be referred by a research or curatorial professional.
ENDS 06/01/25
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. September 2025
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The fellow engages in educational programming and presents their work in a final exhibition at Glass Curtain Gallery
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This call is about images where the original shot was only the beginning.
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This year’s PhotoVogue Global Open Call celebrates the limitless ways women see and are seen—embracing photography and film as powerful tools to reclaim, redefine, and expand visual storytelling
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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.
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Jon Lee Anderson, president of the jury of the 32nd edition
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Wildlife photography is a breathtaking journey into nature, capturing the beauty, power, and fragility of the animal world. F
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We will be selecting 6 projects to turn into books
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Now in its 8th year, the Women in Art Prize is once again welcoming submissions. This year, we’ve expanded our eligibility to include all emerging women photographers.
ENDS 06/13/25
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 06/13/25
Each exhibition will have 26 photographs selected by the juror for exhibiton at the gallery.
ENDS 06/15/25
This year, the contest reaches new heights with an expanded prize pool valued at €8,500.
ENDS 06/15/25
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
ENDS 06/15/25
Created in 1990, the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Grants help young media and culture professionals.
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Now in its tenth year, the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year showcases the world’s most striking weather and climate photographs
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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.
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Be Featured in our June 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 06/21/25
Underneath the Floorboards is based in London's buzzing artistic area of Hackney.
ENDS 06/29/25
The Past Perfect / Present Tense Open Call and resulting exhibition will explore the dynamic interplay between representations of culture in the past and the present as portrayed through a contemporary lens.
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Türkiye Mobile Photography Awards is an international contest designed to promote mobile photography and encourage photographers.
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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.
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Eight $200 Winners: One in each judged category for youth and adult, as well as one community choice award for youth and adult.
ENDS 07/04/25
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. October 2025
ENDS 07/10/25
Numéro+ Switzerland is pleased to announce its third photography contest, a celebration where imagination and talent shape timeless beauty. This year's theme is "Timeless Beauty".
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 07/14/25
The Joan Wakelin Bursary offers £2000 for the production of a photographic essay on an overseas social documentary issue.
ENDS 07/15/25
$ 2,000 USD, twice a year (two cycles of contest: Spring & Fall) + publication on our website
ENDS 07/17/25
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts.
ENDS 07/20/25
We promote each online edition via email, web, and social media three times during the publication month.
ENDS 07/20/25
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 07/20/25
This call is about those images that depict either interpretation. The field is far and wide and the choice is yours.
ENDS 07/30/25
Over $4,000 in cash prizes, global exposure, artist profile, winner's gallery feature, custom press release, interview, and more.
ENDS 07/31/25
The Arte Laguna Prize is an international free-themed art competition aimed at enhancing Contemporary Art. The contest stands out in the global art scene for the growing variety of its partnerships and opportunities offered to artists and photographers,
ENDS 07/31/25
A competition for world class commercial photographers, judged by a prestigious panel of experts from renowned advertising agencies, magazines & brands.
ENDS 08/05/25
The 2025 Global Contest promotes climate justice. We believe climate change is a human rights issue, so we are looking for images that show people impacted by the escalating climate crisis.
ENDS 08/07/25
Over $4,000 in cash prizes, global exposure, artist profile, winner's gallery feature, custom press release, interview, and more.
ENDS 08/31/25
Eidolon centre for Everyday Photography is calling artists, academics, enthusiasts, and professionals, who have a passion and serious interest in vernacular photography and everyday imaging.
ENDS 09/01/25
€14,000 in prizes, including cash awards, photography equipment, and features in specialized magazines
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The shortlisted series will be exhibited at La Caserne, 12 rue Philippe de Girard, 75010 Paris, in November 2025
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Split into 4 categories of wildlife, landscape, people, and architecture, the IMACRES Awards helps some of the best photographers in Europe showcase their work to an international audience
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 10/20/25
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 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 11/16/25
Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers.
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 12/30/25
Be part of this esteemed tradition—submit your work, gain international recognition, and showcase your creative brilliance to the world.
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.
ENDS 12/31/25
We encourage both professional and non-professional photographers to submit your work to the Social Documentary Network website.
ENDS 12/31/25
Open Show holds social screenings worldwide where the public can experience compelling visual stories and interact directly with their creators.
ENDS 12/31/25
MVIBE Magazine is a magazine created by artists for artists solely for the purpose of advertising worldwide.
ENDS 12/31/25
Promote your work with Al-Tiba9 Interviews and engage with our diverse readership.
ENDS 12/31/25
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 12/31/25
We hope the Gender Equality Grant can help our partner organizations advance their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and commitments.
ENDS 12/31/25
To discover the best pictures and have your work seen by leading publications and galleries, we encourage you to submit your best works.
ENDS 12/31/25
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 12/31/25
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 12/31/25
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 12/31/25
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 12/31/25
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 12/31/25
An exclusively professional portfolio review featuring premier photographers and contemporary art buyers, art producers, creative directors, photo editors and reps.
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TERAVARNA announces their "8th STILL LIFE" 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.
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Be Featured in our May 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
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Exhibition Dates: JUNE 7TH – JUNE 27TH
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Turn your unique perspective on architecture into an award-winning visual narrative in the Luis Ferreira Alves Photography Competition.
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This new initiative is dedicated to empowering photographers globally, providing grants and resources to support the creation of compelling documentary photo essays
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Gomma invites you to take part in this new adventure. Show us the limitless nuances of our world in monochrome.
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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.