Still Photography Contests / Awards

ADC Annual Awards

Organisation - The Art Directors Club
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Entries may be submitted by any company or individual involved
in the creation or production of work printed, published
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Enter your Advertising, Design, Interactive, Photography
and Illustration, even unpublished work in Playground
Website - www.adcawards.org

3P Photo Prize

Organisation - 3P Photographers for a Photographic Project
Deadline - 31 October
Eligibility - Professional photographers of any age or nationality
Entry Fee - Proposal and portfolio to compliment the proposed project
Prizes - Monies raised from photo auction funds multiple cash awards
Other - Reportage projects that contribute to understanding man in the
21st Century
Website - http://3p.iotanet.net/

American Photography

Organisation - American Illustration / American Photography
Deadline - 22-Jan
Eligibility - Images made between Jan 1 - Dec. 31 of prior year
Entry Fee - $35/image, $95/series
Prizes - Publication in American Photography 21
Other - North American photographers or publications
Website - http://www.ai-ap.com

Annual College Photography Contest

Organisation - Photographer’s Forum Magazine
Deadline - 14 November
Eligibility - Students enrolled in a current college program
Entry Fee - $3.95/photo entered / Refer Website
Prizes - $1,000 Grand prize, Nikon D70 cameras, publication,
plus other awards
Other - Top 8% of entries published in the Best of
College Photography Annual
Website - http://www.serbin.com/Contests/Contest.html

Annual International Juried Photography Exhibition

Organisation - Northwest Cultural Council
Deadline - 15 April
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Various, Refer Website
Prizes - Various
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://northwestculturalcouncil.org/

Annual Spring Photography Contest

Organisation - Photographer's Forum, Magazine for emerging professional
Deadline - 21 April, Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - $3.95 per photograph
Prizes - $4,000 in Cash Grants, PlusTwo Canon Cameras Awarded!
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://pfmagazine.com/PL/contest.aspx

AOP AWARDS

Organisation - Association of Photographers
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.the-awards.com/

AOP Open

Organisation - Association of Photographers - Great Britain
Deadline - 23-July
Eligibility - Open to all - professional and amateur
Entry Fee - Single image £25, series or portfolio entries £75
Prizes - Products, publication, exhibition, etc
Other - Other awards for members and UK students
Website - http://www.the-aop.org/home.htm

Applied Arts and Illustration Annual

Organisation - Applied Arts Magazine, Toronto
Deadline - 25 February
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - $50/image, $65/series of 3 images
Prizes - Publication in Photography & Illustration Annual
Other - Many different entry categories, including
student competition
Website - http://www.appliedartsmag.com/contests/index.html

Art Directors Club

Organisation - Art Directors Club - New York
Deadline - 31 January
Eligibility - Images published between Jan 1 - Dec 31 of prior year
Entry Fee - $50/image, $75/series, +$25 for offline submission
Prizes - Publication in Art Directors Annual/Exhibition
Other - Student entries $25 / Refer Website
Website - http://www.adcglobal.org/main.html

ASMP Image

Organisation - American Society of Media Photographers
Deadline - 01 March
Eligibility - Images made between March 1 previous year –
March 1 current year
Entry Fee - $20/image members and students, $30/image non-members
Prizes - Products, promotion, exhibition
Other - Professional and student categories / Refer Website
Website - http://www.asmpny.org

Australian Digital Photography Awards

Organisation - Australian Photographic Society
Deadline - 17 June
Eligibility - Restricted to residents of Commonwealth of Australia and
its Territories
Entry Fee - Nil
Prizes - Exhibition + others / Refer Website
Other - Website
Website - http://www.adpa.org.au/

Australian Professional Photography Awards

Organisation - Australian Institute of Professional Photography
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Exhibition, Award certificates and Honours
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.aipp.com.au/

BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Natural History Museum (UK) and
BBC Wildlife Magazine
Deadline - 4 April
Eligibility - Images taken within five years of closing date
Entry Fee - Entry fee of £20 per person
Prizes - Numerous unspecified awards / Refer Website
Other - Awards for innovation and for youth / Refer Website
Website - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visitus/whatson/
temporary_exhibitions/wpy/comp_rules.html

Best Australian Photograph

Organisation - Australian Explorer
Deadline - Every six months
Eligibility - Photos of Australia only
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.australianexplorer.com/free_competition_3.htm

Best of Photojournalism

Organisation - National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
Deadline - 0 February
Eligibility - Open to professional photographers, editors and online
photojournalists
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Contest Designed by Photojournalists for Photojournalists
Website - http://bop.nppa.org

BJP International Photography Award

Organisation - British Journal of Photography
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Images printed by leading art lab Spectrum Photographic,
Master Technika Classic 4x5 camera, Linhof Studio
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=282366

Black and White Nudes Photo Competition

Organisation - Photokonkurs.com
Deadline - Weekly
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.photokonkurs.com

Black and White Spider Awards

Organisation - Black and White Spider Awards
Deadline - According to Category / Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to professional and amateur photographers
worldwide
Entry Fee - Professional Entry (single image) USD $35,
Amateur Entry (single image) USD $30 + more options
Prizes - Exhibition, Book, Title, Endorsements
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.thespiderawards.com/

Blue Earth Alliance Sponsors Photographic Projects

Organisation - Blue Earth Alliance
Deadline - 01 January & 01 June
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Project sponsorship
Other - Contract sponsors the project for two years
Website - http://www.blueearth.org

Brides Magazine Photo Contest

Organisation - Brides Magazine and Wedding Photojournalist
Association (WPJA)
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to WPJA members only
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Cash, Trophy and others
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.wpja.com

British Professional Photographer, Kodak Wedding,
Portrait & Under Five Awards

Organisation - Master Photographers Association
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Various
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.thempa.co.uk/

Butterfly Photo of the Year Contest Organisation

Organisation - NABA
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.naba.org

Canon Female Photojournalist Award

Organisation - Canon France and the Association des Femmes
Journalistes (AFJ)
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - 8000 Euros / Refer Website
Other - Only for female photojournalist
Website - http://ifougere.club.fr/CanonAFJindex.html

Canon New Baby Photo Contest

Organisation - Canon, US
Deadline - 31 May
Eligibility - Amateurs only, USA citizens
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - $10,000 Cash + various others
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://estore.usa.canon.com/babyphoto.asp

Carte Blanche

Organisation - Carte Blanche
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Canadian Photographers
Entry Fee - 6 images: $45 ($30 student/senior discount in this
category only); 10 images: $60; 20 images: $100
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.magentafoundation.org

Communication Arts Photography Annual

Organisation - Communication Arts Magazine
Deadline - 13 March
Eligibility - Images made between 15 March previous year –
15 March current year
Entry Fee - $25/image, $50/series of 5 or less
Prizes - Publication in Communication Arts Photography Annual
Other - Many different categories of entry
Website - http://www.commarts.com/CA/magazine/comp/

Conservation Photographer of the Year

Organisation - National Wildlife Federation, North America
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Nominations only
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.naturesbestphotography.com/pages/
conservation_photographer.html

COPY, College Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Pictures of the Year
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.cpoy.org

CWB Calendar Photo Contest

Organisation - CWB
Deadline - 30 April
Eligibility - Pictures of western Canadian agriculture
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Calendar Printing
Other - Pictures of western Canadian agriculture
Website - http://www.cwb.ca/public/en/farmers/surveys/contest/

D&AD Awards

Organisation - British Design and Art Direction
Deadline - 04 February
Eligibility - Commercial work appearing Jan 1 - Dec. 31 of prior year
Entry Fee - Varies according to category: from $215-355/individual to $325-635/campaign series
Prizes - Publication, exhibition and invitation to join D&AD
Other - Has categories for television, writing, illustration, etc
Website - http://www.danad.org/awards06/

Deutsche Bourse Photography Prize

Organisation - Deutsche Bourse Group
Deadline - 16 December
Eligibility - By nomination only
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - £30,000 to winner, £3,000 to runners up
Other - One winner selected from shortlist of four
Website - http://www.photonet.org.uk/index.php?programme/prize

Digital Photography Contest

Organisation - photos-of-the-year.com
Deadline - Various, Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - 3 photography work to each active contest gallery.
Results based on online voting
Website - http://www.photos-of-the-year.com/

Dorothea Lange-Taylor Prize

Organisation - Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Prize Committee
Deadline - 31 January
Eligibility - Collaboration is essential / Refer Website
Entry Fee - $35
Prizes - $20,000
Other - Intended to fund collaborative work by a writer and a photographer in the formative or fieldwork stages of a documentary project
Website - http://cds.aas.duke.edu

Dr. Erich Salomon Prize

Organisation - Dr. Erich Salomon Prize
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Certificate and a Leica M Camera
Other - Yearly, no public application, honours media and photographers
for outstanding applications of photography to publicity works
Website - http://www.dgph.de/english/salomon_award.html

Edinburgh Photographic Society Competition

Organisation - Edinburgh Photographic Society
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.edinburghphotographicsociety.co.uk

Editor & Publisher Newspaper Photos of the Year

Organisation - Editor & Publisher Magazine & Nikon
Deadline - 20 August
Eligibility - Photos appearing in newspapers or Web sites in prior year
Entry Fee - $25/photo, $50/entry in multiple image, photo essay
categories
Prizes - $1,000 grand prize, publication, exhibition
Other - Categories are: News, Features, Sports, Multiple Images /
Photo Essay
Website - no Web site, contact Daniela DiMaggio at (646) 654-5285 for more info

Emerging Photographers

Organisation - Photolife Magazine
Deadline - 11 May
Eligibility - Open to all Canadian residents only
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer website
Other - Refer website
Website - http://www.photolife.com/emerging.php

Environment Photographer of the Year

Organisation - epoty.com
Deadline - 31 October
Eligibility - Open to all, Amateur and Professional
Entry Fee - $10 for one category and $20 for more than one category
Prizes - Products, promotion, exhibition
Other - 4 Categories - Natural Environment, Agricultural
Environment, Industrial Environment, Social Environment
Website - http://www.epoty.com/

Euronatur - Nature Photography Competition

Organisation - European Nature Heritage Fund (Euronatur) and Euronatur Service GmbH
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Admitted are all photographers having their principal residence in Europe
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various / Refer Website
Other - Max. 5 pictures per photographer are permitted
Website - http://www.euronatur.org/Competition_2008.660.0.html

Fashion Chapter 2

Organisation - London Photographic Association
Deadline - 29 February
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Single image entry: £10.00, Series of two to six related images: £15.00
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.london-photographic-awards.com

Fifty Crows Fund for Documentary Photography

Organisation - Fifty Crows Foundation
Deadline - 15 October
Eligibility - Project theme: Central Asia and Caucasus regions (2008)
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - $5,000 plus media support
Other - Two winners selected from within region of theme,
two from outside region
Website - http://www.fiftycrows.org

Finch Paper Photography Competition

Organisation - Finch Paper
Deadline - 20 August
Eligibility - Information not available / Refer Website
Entry Fee - $25/entry, $75 for 5 entries
Prizes - $4,000 in cash, calendar publication
Other - Brochure worth $25,000 for grand prize winner
Website - http://www.finchpaper.com/promos/index.cfm

Fujichrome Velvia Contest

Organisation - Fujifilm UK Ltd.
Deadline - 23 November
Eligibility - Open to UK & Eire residents
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, see website for details
Other - Only images must be taken on Fujichrome Velvia series ,
Submit Online
Website - www.velvia50.co.uk

Fujifilm Photo Awards

Organisation - FUJIFILM SOUTH AFRICA
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Four separate competitions / Refer Website
Website - http://www.fujifilm.co.za/teltron/view/teltron/en/page6396

Funny Photos Contest

Organisation - funnyphotoscontest.com/
Deadline - Monthly
Eligibility - Anyone
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://funnyphotoscontest.com/

Garden Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Garden Photographer of the Year
Deadline - 31 January
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Various. Refer website
Prizes - £5,000 cash and various others
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.gpoty.org

Geographical Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Geographical Magazine
Deadline - 16 November
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - £10,000 12-day Zambian safari, £5,000 trip to Dubai
Other - Each photograph must be submitted as an A4 print, No
more than THREE photographs may be submitted by any one person.
Website - http://www.geographical.co.uk/Competitions/

Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography

Organisation - Getty Images
Deadline - 15 June and 15 November
Eligibility - Professional photojournalists only
Entry Fee - None
Prizes - Five grants of $20,000 each
Other - Recipients also get distribution and editorial support
Website - http://contributors.gettyimages.com/

Go Indie Photo Contest

Organisation - GO INDIE
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Pro $15, Amateurs $10 (Refer website)
Prizes - Winners will be published in the PDN Stock Guide
and exhibited at the "GO INDIE" website
Other - Online submissions only
Website - http://www.goindiecontest.com

Golden Light Awards

Organisation - Maine Photographic Workshops
Deadline - 04 October
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Projects- $45/portfolio, prints- $30 up to 8/ $5 ea. addtl.
Prizes - $20,000 total in equipment and tuition grants / more
Other - Awards for projects, individual prints, books / Refer Website
Website - http://www.theworkshops.com/awards

Gordon Parks Photography Competition

Organisation - Fort Scott Community College
Deadline - 24 August
Eligibility - All photographers, up to four entries
Entry Fee - $15/image
Prizes - Exhibition and three cash awards - $1,000, $500, $250
Other - Work to address themes of Gordon Parks’ life & work
Website - http://www.fortscott.edu

Graphis Photo Annual

Organisation - GRAPHIS
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Various, Refer website
Prizes - Various
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.graphis.com

Hasselblad Award

Organisation - Erna and Victor Hasselblad Foundation
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - SEK 500,000
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/

HCB Award

Organisation - Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Application by nominating institution and artist’s project
description
Entry Fee - None / Portfolio showing significant body of work on reportage
Prizes - 30,000 EUR cash, exhibition and catalogue and is awarded
every other year
Other - Award permits realization of a project that will not
be otherwise accomplished
Website - http://www.henricartierbresson.org

Head On, Portraits

Organisation - Head On
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - For Australian citizens
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - One of the main portrait photography competition in Australia
Website - http://www.headon.com.au

Hey Hot Shot

Organisation - Jen Bakeman Gallery
Deadline - 10 November, Refer website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $60
Prizes - Exhibition and more
Other - Submit max of 3 photos. A unique competition to get your images exhibited.
Website - http://heyhotshot.com/

Honickman Foundation First Book Prize

Organisation - Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman Foundation
Deadline - 12 September
Eligibility - American photographers w/ unpublished book length work
Entry Fee - $35 application fee
Prizes - $3,000 plus book publication and traveling exhibit
Other - Work that is visually compelling with integrity of purpose
Website - http://cds.aas.duke.edu/bp/index.html

Humanity Photo Award

Organisation - Human Photo Award & China Folklore Photographic Association
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $10 for one category and $20 for more than one category
Prizes - Exhibition and various other
Other - Refer website
Website - http://www.china-fpa.org/en/

Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition

Organisation - WETPIXEL & DIVEPHOTOGUIDE
Deadline - 15 February
Eligibility - Various Categories,
Entry Fee - $10 per image
Prizes - Various, Refer Website
Other - Unlimited entries possible
Website - http://www.underwatercompetition.com/

Inge Morath Award

Organisation - Inge Morath Foundation and Magnum Photos
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Female documentary photographer or photojournalist under
the age of 30
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - $5,000
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.ingemorath.org/

International award for concerned photography,
FFF Award, F 25 AWARD

Organisation - Fabrica and Forma, Milan
Deadline - 15 May
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - NA
Prizes - Exhibition and others
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.fff.ph

International Festival of Photojournalism “City of Gijón”

Organisation - International Festival of Photojournalism “City of Gijón”
Deadline - 15 June
Eligibility - Refer website
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - 6.000 Euros
Other - The theme of all projects is open.
Website - http://www.fotoperiodismogijon.com/

IPPA Photographer of the Year

Organisation - iPhone Photography Awards
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Photos shot by iPhone
Entry Fee - $2.50, $5.00, $10.00 for 1, 3 & 5 photographs respectively
Prizes - iMac 20-inch, 2.0GHz computer
Other - category Mobile Photography
Website - http://www.ippawards.com/

James D. Phelan Award in Photography

Organisation - San Francisco Camerawork
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - California natives only
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - $2,500 cash prize
Other - Associated orgs. also offer fellowships in digital,
printmaking, literary, media arts
Website - http:www.sff.org/awards/arts.html

John D. Rockefeller Award

Organisation - Asian Cultural Council
Deadline - 01 Feb
Eligibility - By Nomination only
Entry Fee - $N/A
Prizes - $30,000 cash
Other - Significant contribution to the understanding or
practice of Asian art
Website - http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org

Lets Face IT, The Portraiture Award

Organisation - London Photographic Association
Deadline - 31 January
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Single image entry: £10.00, Series of two to six related
images: £15.00
Prizes - Exhibition and others
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.london-photographic-awards.com

L'OREAL Art & Science of Color Award

Organisation - L'OREAL
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Work that achieves a link between the art & science of color
Entry Fee - Limited to one entry (research paper, artwork/image series)
Prizes - 3 cash prizes - 30,000 EUR, 20,000 EUR, 10,000 EUR
Other - Three prizes, all winners invited to awards ceremony in Japan
Website - http://www.loreal.com/

LUCIE Awards

Organisation - International Photography Awards
Deadline - 31 May
Eligibility - Professional and amateur categories
Entry Fee - $35 ea. professional, $25 ea. amateur, $15 ea. student
Prizes - $10,000 to top professional, $2,000 to new discovery
Other - Numerous categories for either single or series entries
Website - http://www.photoawards.com

Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Photo Contest

Organisation - Microsoft
Deadline - Refer website
Eligibility - Open to all students who are 18 years of age or older. Refer website
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - US$20,000 and others
Other - Refer website
Website - http://prophoto.microsoft.avitivacorp.com/

Mini Clubman Award

Organisation - International Talent
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Euro10,000 prize money, SVA PhotoGlobal Award,
Pitti Immagine Photo Award, Air Dolomiti Photo Award
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.epoty.com/

Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize

Organisation - epoty.com
Deadline - 31 October
Eligibility - Open to all, Amateur and Professional
Entry Fee - $10 for one category and $20 for more than one category
Prizes - Products, promotion, exhibition
Other - 4 Categories - Natural Environment, Agricultural
Environment, Industrial Environment, Social Environment
Website - http://www.itsweb.org/

Nactus Award, Annual Herpetological Photography Competition

Organisation - www.hagen.com
Deadline - 01 November
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $Free
Prizes - Expedition and various others
Other - Only reptiles or amphibians on a natural background
are eligible subjects. Six categories.
Website - http://www.nactusaward.com/

Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest

Organisation - Napa Valley Mustard Festival
Deadline - 22 March
Eligibility - Refer website
Entry Fee - $30 per entry
Prizes - Refer website
Other - A maximum of 6 entries per photographer
Website - http://www.mustardfestival.org

National Photographic Portrait Prize

Organisation - National Portrait Gallery, Australia
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - $25,000
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.portrait.gov.au

National Photography Competition

Organisation - The Camera Club of New York
Deadline - 15 November
Eligibility - Refer website
Entry Fee - $40, entry to consist of 6 digital images
Prizes - Refer website
Other - Refer website
Website - http://www.cameraclubofnewyork.org/

NATJA Awards Competition

Organisation - North American Travel Journalists Association
Deadline - 01 October
Eligibility - Images made between Oct ,previous year - Oct, current year
Entry Fee - $25/entry for members, $50/entry for non-members
Prizes - Travel prizes, conference fee waivers, certificate
Other - Various categories to enter
Website - http://www.natja.org/awards/

Nature Treasures in Europe, Photography Competition

Organisation - The European Nature Heritage Fund (Euronatur)
and Euronatur Service GmbH
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Photographers having their principal residence in Europe.
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, see website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.euronatur.org/

Nature’s Best Photography

Organisation - Windland Smith Rice Awards in association with Sony
Deadline - 26 April
Eligibility - Various Contests
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - $10,000 in cash, $2,500 to the Grand Prize winner
Other - Various Contests
Website - http://www.naturesbestphotography.com/

New Cosmos of Photography

Organisation - Canon, Japan
Deadline - Refer website
Eligibility - Only for residents of Japan
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - JPY 1 Million
Other - Refer website
Website - http://www.canon.com/

Nikon Intl. Small World Photomicrography Competition

Organisation - Nikon
Deadline - 28 April
Eligibility -Open to anyone
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - First place $3,000 in Nikon equipment + winner’s
travel to NYC for award, plus 19 additional prizes
Other - Recognizes excellence in photography through a microscope
Website - http://www.MicroscopyU.com

Nikon Photo Contest International

Organisation - Nikon
Deadline - 30 November
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.nikon-npci.com/

Nikon Photography Competition

Organisation - Nikon
Deadline - 30 November
Eligibility - Two categories for Art or Documentary Projects
Entry Fee - No entry fee - competition theme: At the heart of the image
Prizes - Many Nikon product awards (up to $10,000 equivalent)
Other - Up to 5 entries/category, only first 20,000 jpgs accepted
Website - http://nikonimaging.com/global/activity/index.htm

Nikonians Photographers of the Year

Organisation - nikonians.org
Deadline - Various
Eligibility - Must be a registered Silver, Gold or Platinum Member
to be able to post. Photos must have been taken with a Nikon camera.
Entry Fee - NA
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Various categories for the contest
Website - http://www.nikonians.org

NLGJA Excellence in Photojournalism Award

Organisation - National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
Deadline - 30 June
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - $25/ NLGJA members, $35/ Non-NLGJA members
Prizes - Several $500 First prizes and award citations
Other - Eight different award categories in photojournalism,
writing and media
Website - http://www.nlgja.org/programs/EJA.html

NPPA / Nikon Sabbatical Grant

Organisation - Nikon / National Press Photographers Association
Deadline - 28 December
Eligibility - Photographer selected must take 3-month leave
Entry Fee - No fee, recent portfolio and project proposal required
Prizes - One $15,000 award
Other - Project theme is “The Changing Face of America”
Website - http://www.nppa.org/competitions/nikon_documentary_sabbatical/

Ongoing Photo Tournaments

Organisation - photournament.com
Deadline - Ongoing, as soon as the number of entries is received
Eligibility - Anyone
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - To enter you need to register, it is free
Website - http://www.photournament.com/ptoOngoing.php

Outdoor Life Photo/Adventure Contest

Organisation - Outdoor Life Magazine
Deadline - 15 March
Eligibility - US citizens only
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.outdoorlife.com/article.jsp?ID=55193

Overseas Press Club Awards

Organisation - Overseas Press Club
Deadline - 27 January
Eligibility - Work published by US publ. or broadcast in prior year
Entry Fee - $125 entry fee
Prizes - All winners receive $1,000 cash and certificate
Other - 4 awards in photography and other journalism categories
Website - http://www.opcofamerica.org

PDN Photo Annual

Organisation - Photo District News
Deadline - 20 December (Refer website for extensions)
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $45 per single entry/$55 per series/$25 for student.
Unlimited Entry (Refer website)
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Online submissions only
Website - http://www.pdnphotoannual.com

PDN/Nikon Self Promotion Awards

Organisation - Photo District News
Deadline - 24-May
Eligibility - Actual self-promotion pieces sent within the past year
Entry Fee - $45/entry
Prizes - Publication, equipment prizes
Other - Open internationally, many categories to choose from
Website - http://www.pdnonline.com/contests

PDNedu Student Photo Contest

Organisation - Photo District News
Deadline - 01 Febraury
Eligibility - Currently enrolled students only
Entry Fee - $20/image, $25/up to 10
Prizes - Exhibition, publication, equipment, photo assignment
Other - Three Categories: people, places and things
Website - http://www.pdnedu.com/pdnedu/events/awards.jsp

Photo Laureates

Organisation - Photo Laureates
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - $6,500
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.photolaureates.org

Photo Olympic Photographic Contest

Organisation - "Photo Olympic" Photographic contest
Deadline - Various deadlines for different categories. Refer website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $7 for six images, Refer website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Various Themes
Website - http://www.photoolympic.com

Photo Review Competition

Organisation - The Photo Review Magazine
Deadline - 15 May
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $25 for 3 images & $5/ image for 2 additional
Prizes - $500 cash prizes, products, publication, exhibition
Other - Entries must be received between May 1 - May 15
Website - http://www.photoreview.org/compete.htm

Photographers' Fellowship Fund

Organisation - Refer Website
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.cpw.org/photofund/main/photofund_main.html

Photography Master Cup

Organisation - International Color Awards
Deadline - Various deadlines for different categories (Refer website)
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Cash awards and Exhibitionsm, Various awards
Other - Refer website
Website - http://www.thecolorawards.com

Phototriennale 2008 Hamburg, Germany

Organisation - Marion Zimmermann
Deadline - 15 March
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $45 for upto 5 images
Prizes - Various / Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.marziart.com/

Picture Editors' Awards

Organisation - Picture Editors’ Awards
Deadline - 27 May
Eligibility - Citizens of, or who normally reside and work in,
the United Kingdom, Ireland, The Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Recognise and reward the very best of photographic journalism
throughout the UK and Ireland
Website - http://www.pictureawards.net

Picture of the Year

Organisation - Univ. of Missouri School of Journalism
Deadline - 17 January
Eligibility - Images made between Jan 1 - Dec. 31 of prior year
Entry Fee - $50 entry fee, plus $50 extra fee for some categories
Prizes - Several awards - $1,000 cash, film, tuition, trophies
Other - International submissions, on-line entry forms
Website - http://www.poy.org/

Picture Sustainability Photo Contest

Organisation - Rainforest Alliance
Deadline - 15 March
Eligibility - Legal residents of the 50 United States
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, see website for details
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.raphotocontest.org/

Pictures of the Year International

Organisation - Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Cash Awards and more
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.poy.org

PIX Digital Imaging Contest

Organisation - Photo District News
Deadline - 08 August
Eligibility - Digital capture or film capture with digital output
Entry Fee - $35/image, $50/series
Prizes - Publication, equipment prizes
Other - Open internationally, student entries $20
Website - http://www.pdnonline.com/contests

Prix Nadar

Organisation - Refer Website
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website -http://www.gensdimages.com

Pulitzer Prize for Photography (Various)

Organisation - Pulitzer Prizes
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, Pulitzer Prize for
Breaking News Photography, Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
Website - http://www.pulitzer.org/EntryForms/entry_forms.html

Pushing the Limits of Photographic Art

Organisation - The Center for Fine Art Photography
Deadline - 05 February
Eligibility - Open to all domestic and international open to all
domestic and international, professional and amateur
Entry Fee - Entry fee for non-members is $35 USD for the first
three images
Prizes - Exhibition, various awards, see website
Other - Submit Online
Website - http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2008Edgy/edgy_08.asp

Px3 Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $30 onwards, various, refer website
Prizes - Cash prizes + recognition
Other - Awards in numerous categories
Website - http://px3.fr/

Quantum Leap Strategies - Photography Contest

Organisation - Quantum Leap Strategies
Deadline - Monthly
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - No people in the photographs
Website - http://www.quantum-leap-strategies.com/photo_submit.html

Renaissance, Photographic Competition for Breast Cancer

Organisation - London Photographic Association
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Entrants must be at least 18 years of age
Website - http://www.renaissancephotography.org

Robert Capa Gold Medal

Organisation - Overseas Press Club
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.opcofamerica.org/

Santa Fe Center for Photography Project Competition

Organisation - Santa Fe Center for Photography
Deadline - 01 December
Eligibility - Long term projects, individual prints / Refer Website
Entry Fee - $45 for Project Competition ($35 online) 20 slides or
prints, $35 for Singular Image (up to 4 slides or prints)
Prizes - $5,000 grand prize, publication, scholarships, products
Other - Also hosts a competition called the Singular Image
Website - http://www.sfcp.org/

Santa Fe Prize for Photography

Organisation - Santa Fe Center for Photography
Deadline - 22 December
Eligibility - By nomination only
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - $5,000 cash
Other - Awards individual near completion of meaningful project
Website - http://www.sfcp.org

Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize

Organisation - Schweppes/National Portrait Gallery
Deadline - November / Refer Website
Eligibility - Photographic portraits
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - £12,000 top prize
Other - Several prizes awarded
Website - http://www.npg.org.uk/live/schweppes.asp

Scottish International Salon of Photography

Organisation - Scottish Photographic Federation
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - £1.00 per photograph (Refer website)
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Five sections - Monochrome Print, Colour Print,
Colour Dual Projected Image, Nature Dual Projected Image &
Photo Travel Dual Projected Image
Website - http://www.scottish-photographic-salon.org

Scripps Howard National Journalism Award

Organisation - Scripps Howard Foundation
Deadline - 31 January
Eligibility - Individual photojournalists at daily newspaper or wire service
Entry Fee - $50 entry fee
Prizes - $10,000 award and trophy
Other - 10-12 items from current year, photo story is 1 item
Website - http://foundation.scripps.com/foundation/

Scuba Diving Photo Contest

Organisation - Scuba Diving Magazine
Deadline - 15 March
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $10 per entry/image
Prizes - Cash, travel and others
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.scubadiving.com/photo_video/
2008_photo_contest_entry_form

Smithsonian Magazine, Annual Photo Contest

Organisation - Smithsonian Magazine
Deadline - 03 January
Eligibility - Amateur photographers ages 18 and over
Entry Fee - Refer website
Prizes - Various, Refer website
Other - 5 different categories
Website - http://photocontest.smithsonianmag.com

Spider Awards for Black & White Photography

Organisation - Spider Awards
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Professional and amateur categories
Entry Fee - $35/image plus additional category/organization discounts
Prizes - Publication and title
Other - Numerous categories to enter
Website - http://www.thespiderawards.com/

Tamron WET & WILD Photo Contest

Organisation - Tamron USA, Inc.
Deadline - 31 October
Eligibility - Open to US residents only
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, refer website
Other - Open to amateurs & preofessionals using Tamron products
Website - http://www.tamron.com/enews/archives/contest.asp

The Nikon Small World Competition

Organisation - Nikon
Deadline - 30 April
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, cash for equipment from Nikon
Other - Photography through microscope
Website - www.nikonsmallworld.com/index.php

The AL-Thani Award for Photography

Organisation - Qatar Photographic Society
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - US$ 50.000 cash plus a luxury edition Leica M6 camera
Other - Sheik Saoud Al-Thani from Qatar, the world’s most important
art collector, is founder and name giving personality of a unique
international photo contest
Website - www.al-thaniaward.com

The Ambience Photography Contest

Organisation - Refer Website
Deadline - 28 February
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - From $15 per entry
Prizes - Cash awards, various
Other - email your entries -
photocontest@ambienceproductions.com.au
Website - http://www.ambienceproductions.com.au/photocontest.htm

The Center Awards

Organisation - Center for Photographic Arts
Deadline - 09 August
Eligibility - Open theme, all types of photographic media accepted
Entry Fee - $35 Members, $40 non-members for up to 15 slides
Prizes - Substantial grand prize, inclusion in group exhibition
Other - Open internationally, slide entries only
Website - http://www.photography.org

The Environmentally aware Photographic Image Competition

Organisation - EPIC
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all amateur photographers and/or videographers
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.epicphotocontest.org

The Everyman Photo Contest

Organisation - Refer Website
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.theeveryman.com/

The Eyes of History Award

Organisation - White House News Photographers Association
Deadline - 19 January
Eligibility - Active or life members of WHNPA, Refer Website
Entry Fee - $35 per entrant, $20 if entering less than 5 pictures
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Content must not have been altered in Photoshop
Website - http://www.whnpa.org

The Great Outdoors Photography Contest

Organisation - PDN, National Geographic Traveler
Deadline - 15 March
Eligibility - Entrants must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of entry
Entry Fee - $12 per entry for amateurs. $35 per entry for professionals
Prizes - Various, see website
Other - Upload online
Website - http://www.thegreatoutdoorscontest.com/index.shtml

The Nikon Discovery Awards

Organisation - Nikon and British Journal of Photography
Deadline - 31 October
Eligibility - Open to Students
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - Cash prize of £5000, Cameras, Lens etc
Other - Portfolio of work of between six to 20 photographs
Website - http://www.bjp-online.com/public/
showPage.html?page=bjp_awards_nikon

The POYi Endowment

Organisation - Picture of the Year international
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.poy.org

Top Knots Wedding Contest

Organisation - Photo District News
Deadline - 21 February
Eligibility - Open to US citizens only
Entry Fee - $35/image, $50/series
Prizes - Publication, equipment prizes
Other - Open to US citizens only, several categories to choose from
Website - http://www.pdnonline.com/contests

Travel Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Travel Photographer of the Year
Deadline - 17 September
Eligibility - Open to all, Amateur and Professional
Entry Fee - Entry fees of £5-£15 per single image/portfolio
Prizes - Travel, equipment and exhibition
Other - Also has a student award / Refer Website
Website - http://www.tpoty.com/

Travelers with Purpose Photo Contest

Organisation - Mobility International USA
Deadline - 31 March
Eligibility - Contest is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various, see website
Other - Photos must be submitted in digital format on a CD
Website - http://www.miusa.org/ncde/spotlight/photocontest08

TRIERENBERG Super Circuit

Organisation - Hasselblad Austrian Super Circuit
Deadline - 28 April
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Starting at $45 and above
Prizes - Various, refer website
Other - A catalogue containing up to 900 reproductions
of excellent printing quality will be sent to all participants.
Website - http://www.supercircuit.at/

Ultimate Eye Foundation

Organisation - Ultimate Eye Foundation
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Two grants for $5,000 each
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.ultimateeyefoundation.com/

Underwater Images

Organisation - Underwater Images
Deadline - 01 March
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $10 each entry
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - International Non-Profit Underwater Photo/Video Competition
Website - http://www.uwimages.org/

Urban Photographer of the Year

Organisation - CB Richard Ellis
Deadline - 31 January
Eligibility - Open to all, 16 years and above, Living in UK
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://portal.cbre.eu/portal/page/portal/urban/index.html

Venice International Photo Contest

Organisation - VIPC
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Various / Refer Website
Other - Maximum of 4 prints in each section
Website - http://www.vipc.it

Visions of Science and Technology Photographic Awards

Organisation - Visions of Science and Technology
Deadline - 01 July
Eligibility - Resident in the UK and Eire only
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Up to six images may be entered in each category
Website - http://www.visions-of-science.co.uk/

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund

Organisation - W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
Deadline - 15 July
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Nil
Prizes - $30,000, with an additional $5,000 in fellowship money
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.epoty.com/

Wanderlust Photo of the Year Competition

Organisation - Wanderlust Magazine
Deadline - 01 December
Eligibility - Open only to UK Citizens
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Various Categories, Various Prizes
Other - Entries must be made by post (CD or prints).
Website - http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/photocomp

Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide International Underwater Photography & Video Competition

Organisation - Underwater Holdings, Inc.
Deadline - 15 January
Eligibility - Open
Entry Fee - $10 per image
Prizes - Various, see website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.underwatercompetition.com/owu08.php

WHO Photo Contest

Organisation - WHO
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Refer Website
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/site/icftemplate.cfm

Windland Smith Rice International Awards

Organisation - Nature's Best Photography
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all
Entry Fee - $25
Prizes - Refer Website
Other - Various categories
Website - http://www.naturesbestmagazine.com

World Photography Awards

Organisation - World Photography Awards
Deadline - Refer Website
Eligibility - Open to all, Amateur and Professional
Entry Fee - Free
Prizes - Professional - $25,000 / Refer Website
Other - Refer Website
Website - http://www.worldphotographyawards.org/

World Press

Organisation - World Press Photo Organization
Deadline - 12 January
Eligibility - Images made between Jan 1 - Dec. 31 of prior year
Entry Fee - N/A
Prizes - 10,000 EUR top prize
Other - Professionals only, single image or 2-12 image stories
Website - http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/

Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Organisation - Natural History Museum, UK & BBC Wildlife Magazine
Deadline - 31 March for online. 24 March for postal submission
Eligibility - See website for details
Entry Fee - £20 to enter online and £27 to enter by post
Prizes - Eric Hosking Award - Prize: £1,000 / Refer Website
Other - One of the main wildlife photography competition
Website - http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/
temporary-exhibitions/wpy-entry/