ArtAwards

Featured Photography Contests

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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/

Aperture Portfolio Prize Competition

Organisation - Aperture Foundation
Deadline - 11 July
Eligibility - Open to All
Entry Fee - $25 entry fee, payable during the online entry process, Entrants
must be current, paid subscribers of Aperture magazine
Prizes - First prize is $2,500. The first-prize winner and three
runners-up will be featured on Aperture’s website.
Other - Artists may submit up to two separate portfolios of
15 images each.
Website - http://www.aperture.org/store/apertureprize.aspx

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

Leica European Publishers Award for Photography

Organisation - Dewi Lewis Publishing (UK) & other Publishers
Deadline - Refer website
Eligibility - Open to photographers world-wide
Entry Fee - Refer Website
Prizes - Book Publication / Refer Website
Other - The competition requires the submission of a substantial,
completed and unpublished photographic book project
Website - http://www.dewilewispublishing.com/
EUROAWARD/EUROAWARD.html

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/

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/

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

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

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

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/

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/

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

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/

Upcoming Photo Events 2008

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Photokina 2008
22nd of September (press day)
September 23th - 28th, 2008, Cologne, Germany

Atlanta Celebrates Photography (Atlanta, GA)

Month of October 2008

Christie's Photography Auction (New York)
Sale 2106

October 13, 2008

Christie's Photography Auction (New York)
Sale 2036 William Egglston Images

October 14, 2008

PhotoPlus Expo (New York, NY)

October 23 - 25, 2008

Christie's Photography Auction (London)
Sale 7624

November 19, 2008

FotoWeek DC

November 15 - 22, 2008

Paris Photo

November 13 - 16, 2008

Art Basel Miami Beach
Plus numerous satellite art fairs

December 4 - 7, 2008

Photo Miami (Miami, FL)

December 3 - 7, 2008

PhotoNOLA, New Orleans Photo Alliance

Month of December, 2008

Still Photography Contests / Awards

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

World Press

Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Discussing Photography Awards / Grants

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Feedback and more information on the Awards/Grants related to Photography are welcome here. Efforts have been made to include the correct information in the lists provided however readers must corroborate the data with the respective websites given in each award.
For now the Photography Section has been thoroughly researched and presented for the readers. Other categories are being researched and will be featured very very soon. Also working on filters for sub-categories...

A new feature i.e. of "Photography Festivals Worldwide" was added today. So if you are planning a foreign holiday then why not align it with one of the festivals! Its a great way to meet new international photographers, see great work and maybe even get yours Displayed at these events!!!

Photography Festivals Worldwide

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Angkor Photography Festival

Organisation - Angkor Photography Festival
Overview - The Angkor Photography Festival is the first such event
to be organized in Southeast Asia. This festival was created in 2005
and for the fourth time the temples of Angkor will become a hub that
will draw concerned photographers from across the world.
Other Information - November 23th - 28th, 2008, Siem Reap - CAMBODIA
Website - http://www.angkorphotofestival.com

Aspects – International Meetings of Photography, Thessaloniki

Organisation - Photography Center of Thessaloniki
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.fkth.gr

Auckland Festival of Photography

Organisation - Auckland Festival of Photography
Overview - The Festival celebrates artistic excellence in
photography by programming exhibitions and events featuring
many of New Zealand's most revered photographers. These
exhibitions provide larger audiences access to the very finest
of photographic art.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz

BackLight – Photographic Triennial

Organisation - International Photography Triennial, Tampere, Finland
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.backlight.fi

Berlin Photography Festival

Organisation - Berlin Photography Festival e.V.
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.berlin-photography-festival.de

Breda Photo, Netherlands

Organisation - Breda Photo, Netherlands
Overview - Breda Photo continues to create a tradition of
photographic festivals reacting on social developments.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.bredaphoto.nl

‘Chobi Mela’ International Festival of Photography, Bangladesh

Organisation - International Festival of Photography, Bangladesh
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.chobimela.org/

CONTACT 2008

Organisation - Toronto Photography Festival
Overview - CONTACT is an annual month long festival of photography
with over 500 local, national and international artists at more than 200
venues across the Greater Toronto Area in May.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.contactphoto.com

European Month of Photography

Organisation - European Month of Photography
Overview - The European Month of Photography brings together
the seven photography festivals of Berlin, Bratislava, Luxembourg,
Moscow, Paris, Rome and Vienna in a single network.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.europeanmonthofphotography.eu

Festival of Nature and Landscape Photography, La Gacilly, Brittany,West of France

Organisation - www.festivalphoto-lagacilly.com
Overview - Whilst pursuing its intention of investigating and recording
the state of Nature in all its varied aspects, the Festival offers visitors
every year a varied insight into the fascinating field of nature and
landscape photography.
Other Information - Besides welcoming high profile artists from all
over the world, La Gacilly, a 17th century Breton village, is also home
to thirty- three craftsmen and women. They include sculptors, weavers,
painters and potters.
Website - http://www.festivalphoto-lagacilly.com

Format Festival, Derby, UK

Organisation - International Photography Festival
Overview - FORMAT is an International Photography Festival that takes place in the city of Derby, UK, which celebrates the diversity of photographic practice from darkroom to digital.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.formatfestival.com

Foto and Photo Festival, Cesano Moderno

Organisation - Municipality of Cesano Maderno
Overview - Foto and Photo turns the town of Cesano Maderno into
the center of the Italian photography scene every year.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.cesanofotoephoto.it

Foto Festival Mannheim-Ludwigshafen-Heidelberg, Germany

Organisation - fotofestival-ma-lu-hd.de
Overview - With its pictorial substructure based on documentary
material, the Festival is fundamentally undertaking to argue against
exaggeratedly ideological moulding while tabling for discussion the
speciousness of conditions that imply a threat to the basic living
conditions of particular groups of people.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.fotofestival-ma-lu-hd.de/

FotoGrafia - International Rome Festival

Organisation - City of Rome
Overview - Besides the exhibitions set in historical places in Rome, FotoGrafia hosts also a network of more than 60 galleries, clubs, bookshops and a full program of collateral events, meetings, videos and portfolios that turn Rome into a great Capital of Photography every spring.
Other Information - NEvery year FotoGrafia chooses a theme to refer to, following the echoes and suggestions from the international scene and the facts of the world, selecting photographers that do not limit themselves to representing the Real in mere esthetical terms, but bear important witness to our Time.
Website - http://www.fotografiafestival.it

FotoHoNap, Hungarian Month of Photography, Budapest

Organisation - Association of Hungarian Photographers
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.fotohonap.hu/

‘FotoNoviembre’ Tenerife Biannual International Photography Festival

Organisation - Auckland Festival of Photography
Overview - The festival focuses on the presentation, promotion and
dissemination of photorgraphy.
Other Information - Island of Tenerife, Canary Islands / Refer Website
Website - http://www.fotonoviembre.org/

Funke’s Kolin Festival of Photography

Organisation - The Elbe Cultural Foundation
Overview - Funke’s Kolin festival has become the only regular
event devoted to presenting contemporary photography in the
Czech Republic and continues, albeit on a smaller scale, with
similar foreign projects, such as The Month of Photography
in Bratislava.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.funkehokolin.com

Hereford Photography Festival

Organisation - Hereford Photography Festival
Overview - Hereford Photography Festival is the UK’s
longest running annual celebration of the photographic
image, now in its 18th year.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.photofest.org

International Festival of Artistic Photography

Organisation - Hellenic Photographic Society
Overview - The aim of the Festival is to promote Artistic
Photography and introduce to Greek public, Greek and
Foreigner photographers.
Other Information - This is achieved by exhibiting
photographic works and audiovisual presentations which
are held in galleries of Athens and of other cities in Greece.
Website - http://www.efephoto.gr/

International Festival of Photojournalism, City Gijón, Spain

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.fotoperiodismogijon.com

Kaunas Photo Days, Kaunas, Lithuania

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.light.lt/

Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.moisdelaphoto.com/en

LOOK3, Festival of the Photograph, Charlottesville, VA

Organisation - LOOK3, Festival of the Photograph
Overview - The second annual LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph will convene for a 3-day program of exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops, interviews with world-famous photographers and special events in Charlottesville, Virginia, June 12-14, 2008.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.look3.org

Month of Photography Bratislava

Organisation - Society FOTOFO & Central European House of Photography
Overview - A systematic introduction of what is going on in photography
in Central and Eastern Europe is the principal aim in the concept of the festival.
Other Information - Consists of 35 collective and individual exhibitions
from the whole world and numerous accompanying events which during
the last years became an integral and important part of the festival.
Website - http://www.sedf.sk

New York Photo Festival

Organisation - Frank Evers | Daniel Power / powerHouse Books
Overview - Ten Days Celebrating Contemporary Photography
In addition to the curated pavilions, the festival will offer visitors
an extensive range of activities that will generate dialogue and
buzz among all the communities of photo professionals, amateurs,
students, and aficionados of art and culture: seminars, slide shows,
book signings, photographic workshops, live performances and events,
and a gallery row.
Other Information - PHOTO FESTIVAL 2009 (May 14th - 24th 2009)
Website - http://www.nyphotofestival.com/

Noorderlicht Photo Festival

Organisation - Noorderlicht Photography Foundation
Overview - Noorderlicht emphatically seeks to combine social
engagement with powerful visual imagination.
Other Information - Noorderlicht is the largest international
photo-festival in The Netherlands.
Website - http://www.noorderlicht.com

ODENSE FOTO TRIENNALE

Organisation - Funen Festival of Photography, Denmark
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.oftfyn.dk

Paris Photo

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - The 2008 edition, which brings together some one
hundred galleries and publishers from around the world, will
coincide with Paris Photography Month, making the City of Lights
the international epicentre of art photography.
Other Information - From November 13 to 16, 2008, Paris Photo,
the world’s leading fair for 19th century, modern and contemporary
photography, will bring together 107 exhibitors (86 galleries + 21
publishers) from 19 countries at the Carrousel du Louvre
Website - http://www.parisphoto.fr

"Photobiennale" and "Fashion and Style in Photography"
Moscow International Festivals

Organisation - Moscow House of Photography
Overview - The festivals have not only been widely acclaimed
by the general public and the media, they have restored the
artistic and social value of the phenomenon of photography in
the Russian social perception.
Other Information - Consistent efforts in study and promotion
of the artistic heritage of the Russian masters along with the
publishing activities of the Moscow House of Photography
contribute to strengthening of authority of the national photo
art both in Russia and abroad.
Website - http://www.mdf.ru/english/

PhotoEspana, Madrid

Organisation - La Fa`brica
Overview - PhotoEspana, the International Festival of Photography
and Visual Arts was founded in 1998 with the aim of finding its
inspiration in contemporary society, and is now one of the most
important visual art events in the world.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.phedigital.com/festival/

Photolucida, Portland, OR

Organisation - Photolucida
Overview - By promoting in-depth, informed, and supportive
dialog between photographers, gallery owners, publishers and
pundits of various sorts, Photolucida promotes the culture of
photography.
Other Information - An intensive four-day portfolio review lies
at the heart of the festival.
Website - http://www.photolucida.org

Photomonth in Krakow, Poland

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Largest photography festivals in Poland and the most
rapidly developing in Europe
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.photomonth.com/

Pingyao International Photography Festival, China

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Pingyao, as a famous ancient city, is the sole ancient
city with the Hans’ style in China listed as a World Cultural Heritage.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.pipfestival.com

Rhubarb-Rhubarb, UK

Organisation - Rhubarb-Rhubarb.Net
Overview - Rhubarb-Rhubarb works to build the confidence
of photographers facing the rapidly changing fine art image
world and marketplaces - virtual and in real time.
Other Information - Rhubarb-Rhubarb also curates, organises
and manages exhibitions and commissions, and is developing its
approaches to selling fine art photographs, working with some of
the world’s most renowned galleries, curators, publishers, collectors
and agents.
Website - http://www.rhubarb-rhubarb.net/

Stockholms Fotofestival

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.xposeptember.se/

TransPhotographiques

Organisation - International Festival of Phtotography, Lille, France
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.transphotographiques.com/

The International Festival of Photography, Poland

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - The International Festival of Photography in Lodz
is the biggest event of this kind in Poland. It is organized by
Foundation of Visual Education and Lodz Art Center, located in
a complex of 19th century factories.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://fotofestiwal.com

The International Photojournalism Festival in Sundsvall, Sweden

Organisation - Photomuseum
Overview - The Photo Festival has three main pillars: political/social,
journalism, aesthetics. None of these three our formore rather they
cooperate, but the political or social side has from the beginning
been one of the main pillars.
Other Information - Never is the exhibition only focus on Swedish
photography neither is photography it self the only purpose. It is
always the discussion, the pictorial and social debate that we stress.
Website - http://www.fotomuseet.sundsvall.se/

Toscana Foto Festival

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - Refer Website
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.toscanafotofestival.net/

Triennial of Photography, Hamburg, Germany

Organisation - Triennial of Photography
Overview - It is about women and men from various countries
throughout the world, with inputs of their personal experiences
and ideas, who are showing what is happening throughout the world
Other Information - Nationally and internationally renowned photo
art is shown in solo and group exhibitions. From historical to
contemporary photography, the whole range of the medium is on display.
Website - http://www.phototriennale.de

Vivid, National Photography Festival, Canberra

Organisation - Australian National University & Other Universities
Overview - The core of the Festival program will be photographic
exhibitions by several of the national collecting institutions.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.nla.gov.au/vivid/

X Ottawa Photography Festival

Organisation - Refer Website
Overview - X OTTAWA Photography Festival is a leading proponent
of photography in Ottawa. Through its programming, X increases
exposure and recognition for local, Canadian and International Artists.
X is committed to advancing photographic knowledge, creativity and
innovation in Ottawa and Gatineau.
Other Information - 11-day photographic art celebration that will
take place in many art exhibiting locations and other venues across
Ottawa and Gatineau from September 18th to the 28th 2008.
Website - http://www.festivalx.

Photography Grants

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Aaron Siskind Foundation

Overview - Individual Photographer’s Fellowship
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.aaronsiskind.org

Alexia Foundation for World Peace

Overview - Established in memory of Alexia Tsairis, an honor photojournalism
student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse
University, and victim of
the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://newhouse.syr.edu/alexia

Alicia Patterson Foundation

Overview - The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program was established in 1965
in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly
23 years before her death in 1963. One-year grants are awarded to
working photojournalists/journalists to pursue independent projects of
significant interest and to write articles based on their investigations
for the The APF Reporter, a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.aliciapatterson.org/

Archibald Bush Foundation Artist Fellows Program

Overview - The Bush Artist Fellowships provide artists with significant financial
support that enables them to further their work and their contribution to their
communities. Fellows may decide to take time for solitary work or reflection,
engage in collaborative community projects, embark on travel or research,
or pursue any other activity that contributes to their lives as artists.
Note narrow geographic restrictions. Michigan residents not applicable.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.bushfoundation.org/programs/ArtistFellowsProg.htm

Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Documentary Prize

Overview - A $10,000 award given annually by the Center for Documentary
Studies. First announced a year after the Center’s founding at Duke University,
the prize was created to encourage collaboration between documentary
writers and photographers in the tradition of the acclaimed photographer
Dorothea Lange and writer and social scientist Paul Taylor.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www-cds.aas.duke.edu/l-t/

Duke and Duchess of York Prize In Photography

Overview - The Duke and Duchess of York Prize was endowed by the
Government of Canada in 1986 on the occasion of Prince Andrew’s
marriage. The prize, worth $8,000 is awarded annually to a
professional Canadian artist for personal creative work. The
winner is chosen from among the recipients of arts grants in
the Canada Council’s annual competitions for professional
photographers. Administered by the Canada Council of the Arts.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/more/prsh05-e.asp

FiftyCrows Fund for Documentary Photography

Overview - For thirteen years, the Photo Fund competition has been one of the
premier documentary photography programs in the world. Its goal is to
enable emerging and mid-career photographers to create in-depth essays
that become catalysts for positive action and social change.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.fiftycrows.org/fund.htm

Hasselblad Foundation

Overview - The main aim of this Foundation is to promote research and
academic teaching in the natural sciences and photography.
This aim is achieved by means of donations and grants for .
scientific research, through the awarding of an international
prize in photography, and by distributing scholarships and
grants for research projects in photography.
Other Information - Stipends and Research Grants in Photography
Website - http://www.hasselbladfoundation.o.se/indexe.html

HCB Award

Overview - Application by nominating institution and artist’s project description
Other Information - 30,000 EUR cash, exhibition and catalogue and is awarded
every other year
Website - http://www.henricartierbresson.org/prix/home_en.htm

Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography

Overview - Professional photojournalists only
Other Information - Recipients also get distribution and editorial support
Website - http://contributors.gettyimages.com/article.asp?article_id=912

Photo Resource

Overview - Although the original Photo Resource site no longer
exists, the funding announcements are still available courtesy of
the Internet Archive.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://web.archive.org/web/20010804104323/

Ansel Adams Fellowships in Photography

Overview - Through a generous endowment provided by the Polaroid
Corporation in honor of Ansel Adams, the Center for Creative
Photography (CCP), the University of Arizona, offers annual
Research Fellowships. The program is intended to provide
research time for scholars needing to use the archives,
photograph collection, or library of the Center for
Creative Photography.
Other Information - Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
Website - http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/ccp/education/internships.html

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund

Overview - The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is
presented annually to a photographer whose past work and
proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows
the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s compassionate dedication
exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.smithfund.org/apply.html

Worldstudio Foundation Scholarships

Overview - Worldstudio Foundation scholarships allow young people
from minority and economically disadvantaged backgrounds not
only to realize their artistic dreams, but also to give back
to their communities. Areas of study include: architecture,
cartooning, crafts, environmental graphics, fashion design,
film/theater design (costume, set, lighting), film/video,
fine arts, furniture design, graphic design, illustration,
industrial/product design, interior design, landscape
architecture, new media, photography, surface/Textile design,
and urban planning.
Other Information - Refer Website
Website - http://www.worldstudio.org/schol/index.html

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