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.

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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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Urban street scenes, portraits, travel adventures, landscapes, editorial, conceptual, still life... Color our lives.
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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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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 Photos should not be published previously anywhere.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.
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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.
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Nature photographers watch out: In the 32nd year EuroNatur has organised this international nature photo competition.
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You are invited to enter your best photos and videos in the 2025 Nature's Best Photography International Awards! Cash prizes and awards totaling $20,000!
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The Visual Expression Awards by NOICE Magazine offer photographers a unique platform to showcase their work, gain global recognition, and compete for a growing dynamic prize pool to support their creative journey.
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Exhibition dates: May 17 - June 14, 2025
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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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The Rebecca Vassie Trust today announces the sixth Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award for emerging photographers, which includes a cash bursary of £2,000.
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elsewhere : somewhere, formerly, remote, outside, away, gone, abroad, hence, removed, far off, parts unknown, otherwhere, not here, away from ……
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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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The selected projects will be part of the central exhibition of the SCAN festival held at Tinglado 2 at the Port of Tarragona, Spain, from October to December 2025.
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Five selected photographers will each receive a commission grant of USD 10,000 funded by the END Fund
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An Architecture Photography Exhibition
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This year’s theme, “Community Connections,” encourages you to capture and share the essence of human connection and community spirit.
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Fusion Art invites submissions for the Colors 2025 art competition for an online exhibition during the month of April 2025.
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Awarded for the best visual arts response to the theme of the Alpine Fellowship 2025 - Fear
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Two book projects can win 100 000 SEK each for book production.
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For our last exhibition of the year, we invite artists to take part in a group exhibition in August 2025 at B-Part Exhibition, the gallery of B-Part Berlin, managed by Loop Raum.
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The 12th annual LensCulture Portrait Awards aim to discover and reward more than 35 photographers around the globe who are making exceptional photographic portraits today.
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The work of photography students emerging into the art world is how we picture the future.
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This is the popular participation space of Getxophoto, an open format for anyone who wants to take part in the Festival by submitting a single photo related to this edition’s theme, REC.
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The Felix Schoeller Photo Award not only offers substantial cash prizes—€5,000 for winners in the Sustainability and Emerging Photographer categories, and €10,000 for the German Peace Prize for Photography
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Boost your visibility and showcase your work to a passionate audience with the Annual Photography Awards
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FREE ENTRY Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. June 2025.
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This call is about images where the original shot was only the beginning.
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Become the Photographer of the Week and win Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
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Reflections is the theme for this months competition.
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Artdoc Photography Magazine invites photographers to submit work for The Meditative Lens, an exploration of photography as an act of deep attention and presence.
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For this exhibition, we seek photographs that embody the spirit of dreaming—images that are deeply personal, ethereal, mysterious, or even unsettling.
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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.
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Black and White, everything started with black and white and today taking a great photo in B&W is an art.
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Exhibition Dates: April 5th, 2025-April 26th, 2025
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The Prix Viviane Esders is awarded to a professional, independant, European photographer who is still active, and demonstrates a personal style and artistic approach.
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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.
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Announcing ViewPoint Gallery's international juried call for submissions. The competition is open to all subject matter from photographers located anywhere worldwide.
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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 Fellowship offers a unique, experiential opportunity to work collaboratively with an established, non-profit arts organization.
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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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Our 47th printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Shadows".
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A prize of $500 will be awarded to the top submission as determined by a panel of Penn-affiliated judges. Other exemplary submissions will be awarded Honorable Mentions.
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Exhibition Dates: May 17 - June 14, 2025
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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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We promote each online edition via email, web, and social media three times during the publication month.
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Exhibition Dates 1 July – 17 August, 2025
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The project Transversalities: Photographs without Frontiers uses photography as a means of promoting the inclusion of territories and breaking with processes of exclusion to which vast areas of the planet are subjected by the media.
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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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Applicants may request between US$20,000 (Level I) to US$100,000 (Level II) per grant.
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The winner will receive £15,000, the second prize is £3,000, and the third prize is £2,000.
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Be Featured in our May 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
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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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Gomma invites you to take part in this new adventure. Show us the limitless nuances of our world in monochrome.
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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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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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$24,000 Awarded Annually
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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 winner will receive $2500, a digital feature and a chance to have their project considered for publication.
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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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$3000 CAD Grand prize
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Welcoming both individual image and series submissions that honor and explore black and white photography.
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Prizes: 1.000 euros + Publication of Book for two winners
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The mission of the AS International Film Photography Awards is to discover, showcase and promote photographers working across all genres of analog photography worldwide
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The winner will receive a payment of $3,000 CAD.
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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.
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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
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MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
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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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All art is eligible as long as it engages with technology in some form.
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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.
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The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
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TERAVARNA gives artists $2,000 in financial grants two times each year.
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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.
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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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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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Wildlife photography is a breathtaking journey into nature, capturing the beauty, power, and fragility of the animal world. F
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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.
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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.
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This year, the contest reaches new heights with an expanded prize pool valued at €8,500.
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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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Underneath the Floorboards is based in London's buzzing artistic area of Hackney.
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Türkiye Mobile Photography Awards is an international contest designed to promote mobile photography and encourage photographers.
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Eight $200 Winners: One in each judged category for youth and adult, as well as one community choice award for youth and adult.
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Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. October 2025
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Numéro+ Switzerland is pleased to announce its third photography contest, a celebration where imagination and talent shape timeless beauty. This year's theme is "Timeless Beauty".
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The Open competition is open to all photographers. The EPSON International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography.
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$ 2,000 USD, twice a year (two cycles of contest: Spring & Fall) + publication on our website
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers.
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New York Photography Awards strives to honor, recognize, and promote outstanding photographers, as well as budding talents, worldwide.
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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
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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.
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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.
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We encourage both professional and non-professional photographers to submit your work to the Social Documentary Network website.
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Open Show holds social screenings worldwide where the public can experience compelling visual stories and interact directly with their creators.
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MVIBE Magazine is a magazine created by artists for artists solely for the purpose of advertising worldwide.
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Promote your work with Al-Tiba9 Interviews and engage with our diverse readership.
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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.
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We hope the Gender Equality Grant can help our partner organizations advance their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and commitments.
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To discover the best pictures and have your work seen by leading publications and galleries, we encourage you to submit your best works.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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An exclusively professional portfolio review featuring premier photographers and contemporary art buyers, art producers, creative directors, photo editors and reps.
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Become the Photographer of the Week and win Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
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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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Outdoor Exhibition
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The 2025 KLPA Portrait Prize is now open for entries with the thematic requirement of street portraiture.
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The prizes are expected in photographic material (tripods, backpacks, photo accessories, etc., but also local products, books, etc.)
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The third edition of this photo exhibition will take place in the magnificent setting of the living and working area of Vincent van Gogh.
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Exhibition Dates: May 3rd – May 31st
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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.
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This distinguished event invites photographers from around the world to capture the architectural splendor of Binghatti's renowned facades.
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Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00.
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We invite all photographers to submit entries for this prestigious event. Online exhibition on view May1–31
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All entries support the National Wildlife Federation's conservation mission, which is dedicated to saving wildlife species and habitats.
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Become the Photographer of the Week and win Exposure on the Home Page & Social Media
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Head On Photo Festival represents a global selection of the best work from established and emerging photographers. Our 2025 Festival will be a mix of online and in-person exhibitions and events across Sydney, Australia.
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Be Featured in our April 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
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Enter one of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography, the Communication Arts Photography Competition.
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With a long standing tradition, Milvus Photocontest is the most important nature photography competition in Romania, exhibiting extraordinary photographers and images during its 14 annual editions.
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Show Dates: April 15- May 10, 2025
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Filter Photo hosts an annual call for proposals for the exhibition calendar at Filter Space. We welcome photography proposals of all types, whether traditional or experimental or coming from an emerging curator or a veteran artist.
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The World.Report Award aims at a new form of social commitment through photography. The award is open to both professional and amateur photographers from all over the world.
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The application is eligible if the applicant is a photographer, an artist-author (or a collective of artists made up of individuals) who meets cumulative conditions
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Shape the story of gender and disability. Enter This is Gender today!