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International
Photography
Contests
Worth Entering
Introduction

Late winter/early spring is commonly known as “photography contest season.” During this time
of year, we see calls for submissions and winner announcements from all the big, established
names as well as new and emerging platforms.

As you get your portfolio ready to submit, we wanted to put together a clear guide to just a few of
the competitions worth considering. This list of seventy-five photography contests to enter has
opportunities for everyone, from emerging talent to established pros. We’ve spanned genres,
including everything from wildlife and street photography to photojournalism and fine art.

In some cases, you’ll compete for coveted gear, and in others, winners are set to receive hefty cash
prizes. Of course, this is just a point of departure; feel free to use it as you ready your submissions,
and add your own as new opportunities come your way.
 Untitled #2 from ‘Slightly Altered’ project © Synchrodogs, Feature Shoot Emerging
Photography Awards winner 2018

Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards

The Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards accepts entries from photographers of all
backgrounds, working across all genres, including (but not limited to): fine art, landscape,
documentary, portraits, fashion, and still life. Photographers not currently represented by a gallery
or photographer’s agent are invited to apply.

Prize: Last year’s prizes included a $3,000 grand prize and a group exhibition at Aperture Gallery
in NYC.

Entry fee: Last year’s fee was $35.

Not open at time of writing.
SkyPixel 5th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video Contest
Launched in celebration of SkyPixel’s 5th anniversary, this annual award is presented by DJI and
SkyPixel, welcoming submissions from aerial photographers and videographers alike. The most
recent awards, which wrapped up submissions in February, included still photography categories
for Portrait, Nature, Architecture, Sport, and Aerial Journey--plus additional videography
categories.

Prize: The most recent prize package included gear, accessories, and other prizes from Nikon,
Western Digital, and more--worth a total of approximately $117,000. SkyPixel will present a series
of exhibitions at DJI flagship stores this spring.

Entry fee: None

Not open at time of writing.

Annual Photography Awards

With an emphasis on originality and innovation, the APA spans eight categories: Abstract,
Architecture, Fine Art, Landscape, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, and Wildlife. This year’s jury
panel includes eight leading names in photography, including Julia Fullerton-Batten, Alex Telfer,
Maxim Dondyuk, and Jordi Huisman, to name just a few.

Prize: In addition to honorary titles of APA Photographer of the Year and APA Category
Photographer of the Year, they’re offering $5,000 in cash prizes, including a $1,000 grand prize
and $500 prizes for the eight category winners.

Entry fee: Early bird fee is $25 for single photo / $35 for series (up to 8 photos). Final deadline
fee is $30 for single photo / $40 for series (up to 8 photos).

IPA Oneshot
This year’s IPA One-Shot competition revolves around the theme of “MOVEMENT.” That
encompasses all images that show change and growth across physical, social, political or artistic
spheres. The competition is divided into five categories: street photography, nature, fine art,
people, and technology/machine.
Prize: IPA is offering a total of $4,500 in cash prizes, with one grand winner receiving $2,500 and
each category winner earning $500.
Entry fee: $20
Deadline: March 15, 2020
© Suzanne Stein, judge of the Feature Shoot Street Photography Awards

Feature Shoot Street Photography Awards

Now in its inaugural year, this competition is open to street photographers worldwide. The jury
includes Alison Zavos, the Founder of Feature Shoot and The Print Swap, street photographers
Michelle Groskopf and Suzanne Stein, and Ray Potes, the Editor and Founder of Hamburger Eyes.

Prize: 10 winners will have their images turned into 36″ x 24″ posters, to be exhibited in 6
locations throughout New York for a week, reaching an audience of hundreds of thousands of
people. One grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of $500.

Entry fee: $20 for up to 5 images (Early Bird), $25 for up to 5 images (Final Deadline)
Deadline: Early bird deadline is March 16th, 2020. Final deadline is March 31st, 2020
ViewBug Photo Contests
Ori Guttin and Jimmy Lozowsky created ViewBug to revolutionize photo contests. Today, their
community includes millions of shutterbugs around the world, and their contests are judged by
leading names in the industry, such as Henry Do, Michael Sidofsky, Roman Königshofer, Donal
Boyd, Mikkel Beiter, and more. They host twenty competitions a month, all around different
themes.

Prize: Prizes include cameras and lenses, accessories and gear, TVs, and more.

Entry fee: Varies. Many are free, and others come with a subscription plan.

Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)

The PX3 photography award was launched in 2007 to discover emerging talent and introduce
industry leaders from the world to Paris’s dynamic artistic community. Since then, it’s gone on to
become one of Europe’s most prestigious and well-known photography awards.

Prize: This year, they’re offering up to $11,500 in cash prizes, including a $5,000 award for PX3
Photographer of the Year (Professional), a $2,000 prize for PX3 Best New Talent (Non-
Professionals and Students), and more for category winners.

Entry fee: $30 per photo for professionals ($20 student), $50 per series for pros ($40 student)
Deadline: May 1, 2020

500px Photo Quests

500px hosts regular Photo Quests for their worldwide community of more than 15 million
creatives, each with a different theme and brief. You can see all their active quests here and check
back regularly for updates.

Prizes: They offer prizes ranging from $200-1,000, exhibition opportunities, and takeovers.

Entry fee: None.

Photo: Ben Thouard / Red Bull Illume

Red Bull Illume

This adventure and action sports photo contest was previously held every three years, but Red Bull
moved to a biennial format starting in 2019; in that year alone, it received a record-breaking 59,551
entries.

The winners and finalists were exhibited at LUMEN – Museum of Mountain Photography in Italy
as part of a spectacular Winner Award Ceremony, followed by an exhibition tour across three
continents.

The next edition will take place in 2021, with a range of prizes from global partners in the
photography, adventure, and action sports industries.

Prize: The prize package for 2019 was valued at an estimated €100,000, with awards ranging from
cameras, lenses, and accessories to photo-editing software, workshops, and more.

Entry Fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.
iPhone Photography Awards
Known within the industry as the “Oscars of mobile photography,” the IPPAWARDS are open
worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. It’s open to all genres, with designated
categories for portraits, still lives, landscapes, travel, architecture, animals, and many more.

Photos edited on your phone or tablet are eligible, though you should steer clear of post-processing
or any manipulations made with a desktop app.

Prize: Prizes include an iPad Air, an Apple Watch Series 3, and more.

Entry fee: $3.75 for a single image, plus fixed fees for multiple photos.
Deadline: March 31, 2020

Mobile Photography Awards

Founded in 2011, these annual awards celebrate the talent and ingenuity of the mobile photography
community. Since its founding, the competition has had exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco,
New York, Toronto, Melbourne, San Jose, and beyond. Among the judges are several preeminent
mobile photographers, including Joshua Sariñana, Alon Goldsmith, Nicki FitzGerald, and Sheldon
Serkin.

Prize: One grand prize winner takes home $3,000. MPA has twenty categories, including a special
category for mobile photo essays, the winner of which receives $500. All category winners get a
prize pack and are included in an MPA exhibit tour.

Entry fee: $15 for 1 photo, $30 for 3 photos, $50 for 6 photos, $100 for 15 photos, $29 for MPA
Photo Essay.
Deadline: December 14, 2020
 © Adrien Broom, featured in The FENCE 8th Edition

The FENCE
THE FENCE is a year-round public photography project with open-air exhibitions in major parks
and downtowns throughout North America. With nine host cities--Atlanta, Brooklyn, Boston,
Calgary, Denver, Durham, Houston, Sarasota, and Seattle--THE FENCE features more than 85
photographers annually and draws an estimated eight million visitors.

Prize: Prizes include a $5,000 project grant and a solo exhibition at Photoville 2020 at Brooklyn
Bridge Park for one Juror’s Choice Winner, plus a Leica camera and masterclass for one People’s
Choice Winner.

Entry fee: $35/series

Deadline: April 14, 2020
Critical Mass
The aim of Critical Mass is to provide participants with career-building opportunities and promote
the best emerging and mid-career artists working today. Critical Mass is about exposure,
connection, and community, and it’ll place your work in front of 200 museum curators, gallerists,
publishers, editors, and media producers.

Registration for this year opens May 2020.

Prize: 2019 prizes included a $1,000 grant, portfolio spreads in GUP International Photography
Magazine, a four-week residency at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation’s Captiva Island estate,
a solo exhibition at Blue Sky Gallery during Portland Photo Month, and more.

Entry fee: $75

Not open at time of writing.

American Photography Open 2020

Now in its third year, this annual competition recognizes photographers of all levels, working with
any device on the market. This year’s awards will be juried by staff members at Pro Photo Daily
and other industry leaders, including Julia Sabot from Blink; Tracey Woods, Photo Editor at
Essence; Sarah Jacobs, Senior Photo Editor at ONE37pm and PhotoShelter contributor; Frank Meo
from The Photo Closer; Maureen Cavanagh from The Players Tribune, and several leading
photographers.

Prize: The Open Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000, top-notch gear and accessories from
Tamron, SanDisk, PhotoShelter, and more. One SanDisk “Share Your World” Grand Prize winner
will receive a $2,500 Cash Prize in return for letting SanDisk use the image in marketing with
photographer attribution for 18 months.

Entry fee: First image is $20. $10 for each additional entry.
Deadline: August 31, 2020
© Kristof Vadino, Life Framer 1st Prize for the theme Street Life, November 2019

Life Framer Open Call

For this open call, Life Framer is keeping everything open. All genres are welcome, and they’re
looking for technique, vision, and creativity. The competition will be judged by the world-
renowned photographer Martin Parr.

Life Framer hosts a total of twelve monthly themes, with a cash prize fund of $24,000 and
exhibition opportunities, and guest judges like Parr, Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, and Bruce Gilden.
Other themes from Life Framer that are currently open for entries include Colors and Youthood.

Prize: Prizes include $2,000 for the 1st prize photographer, plus exhibition opportunities in New
York, Tokyo, Milan, and Arles, and more.

Entry fee: $20 for a single image, $30 for three images, $40 for six images, $100 for a
membership
Deadline: March 31, 2020
PHMuseum Mobile Photography Prize
From the PHmuseum Grants Program, which has awarded $130,000 in cash prizes and nine solo
exhibitions since 2012, comes a new award devoted entirely to mobile photography.

2019 saw the first edition of the award and was juried by Caroline Hunter, Picture Editor at The
Guardian Weekend Magazine; visual artist Marcelo Brodsky; Chiara Bardelli Nonino, Photo
Editor at Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, and artist and curator Erik Kessels.

It will continue on an annual basis through 2024.

Prize: The next call opens on May 5, 2020, with $12,000 in cash prizes on the table.

Entry fee: In 2019, submission was free for 1 image, £10 for 2-5 images, and £15 for 6-10
images.
Not open at time of writing.

Arte Laguna Prize

The Arte Laguna Prize is open to all artists and designers, with no restrictions of age, gender, or
nationality. That includes painters; sculptors; installation, performance, virtual, and land artists;
photographic artists; and more.

Prize: The 14th edition included cash prizes totaling $40,000, and 120 finalists were selected to
exhibit at the Arsenale of Venice. A selection of works will be exhibited in 2021 at MMOMA
(Moscow Museum of Modern Art). Other prizes included artist residencies, festivals, and solo
exhibition opportunities.

Entry fee: 100 €+22% VAT (122 €) for artists over 25, 80 €+22% VAT (97,60 €) for artists
under 25.
Not open at time of writing.
 © Jamie Johnson, Going to the Fair, FOCUS photo l.a. Winter 2019 grand prize winner

FOCUS photo l.a.

For nearly 30 years, photo l.a. has celebrated and brought together the photography and arts
community. This biannual competition gives emerging and mid-career artists/photographers the
chance to kickstart their careers and promote their work via an international platform.

Prize: The Top 20 Finalists for the Summer 2020 edition will have their selected photograph
showcased at a special exhibition at Elizabeth Houston Gallery in New York City. One Grand
Prize Winner will receive a round-trip ticket to New York and a two-night stay to see the show.

Entry fee: $40

Deadline: June 21, 2020

The Chelsea International Photography Competition

This competition is open to visual artists from around the world at any stage of their careers, with
a rotating panel of expert jurors. This year’s roster includes the photo editor, educator, and
consultant Alison Morley and the photographer Jaime Permuth.

Prize: A $500 cash prize will be awarded to five selected photographers.

Entry fee: Amateur Photographers pay $25 for up to $5 images, $5 for each additional image.
Professional Photographers pay $45 for up to 5 images, $5 for each additional image.
Deadline: April 28, 2020
 Summer Sunset © Fabio Petry, from The Print Swap collection

The Print Swap

Launched by Alison Zavos, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Feature Shoot, in 2016, The Print
Swap is a worldwide photo-swapping project open to all. Photographers of all genres and
experience levels can submit by tagging their photos #theprintswap on Instagram; a team of
curators selects the best images, which are then chosen to be part of the swap.

Since its founding, hundreds of photos from The Print Swap have been part of a worldwide
exhibition series, with shows in New York City, Los Angeles, Sydney, London, Paris, Berlin,
Hyderabad, and beyond.

Prize: A print of your choice, plus exhibition opportunities.

Entry fee: It’s free to submit, but it costs $40 per image to participate if you’re selected

Deadline: While The Print Swap is open year-round, the deadline for submissions to the next
exhibition, which will take place for one night at the beautiful BBA Circle Gallery in Berlin later
this year, is March 31st.
FINI International Image Contest
The International Image Contest, organized by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo,
aims to recognize, promote, and encourage work across different genres, including Photography,
Alternative Techniques, Poster and Documentary Film.

The 2020 competition revolved around the theme of Water. The festival will take place in April
2020, with a series of conferences, lectures, film series, workshops, and more. It was the 10th
edition of the award.

Prize: The most recent prizes ranged from 14,000 to 85,000 Mexican pesos.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.

BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition

BigPicture invites photographers from around the world to contribute images that illustrate the rich
diversity and beauty of our planet and its inhabitants. The goal is to inspire action to protect and
conserve our world through the power of nature, wildlife, and conservation photography.

Categories include terrestrial wildlife; winged life; aquatic life; abstract of nature; human/nature,
and landscapes, waterscapes, and flora. Submissions for the 2020 competition just closed, but
entries for the 2021 awards will open in December 2020.

Prize: This year’s prizes included $12,000 total in cash prizes, including one $5,000 grand prize.

Entry fee: $25 for up to 10 single image submissions in any category, $15 for 1 Photo Story
submission (4–6 images).
Not open at time of writing.
 her: I © Alexis Harper, ND Fine Art Discovery of the Year 2019

ND Awards
These awards, presented by the prestigious ND Magazine, span genres, comprising six professional
categories and five for non-professionals.

Prize: This year, they’re offering more than $7,500 in awards, including a $2,500 Professional
Grand Prize, a $1,300 Non-Professional Grand Prize, $500 and $300 for Professional and Non-
professional Category winners, respectively--plus coveted magazine features and more.

Entry fee: Single image entry fee is $20 Non-Professional, $25 Professional. Series entry fee (2-
5 images) is $25 Non-Professional, $30 Professional.

Deadline: Early deadline is April 26, 2020. Final deadline is September 20, 2020
All About Photo Awards
The 5th and most recent edition of the All About Photo Awards featured an all-star panel of jurors,
including the curator and writer Elizabeth Avedon; Julia Dean, the Founder of the Los Angeles
Center of Photography; photographer Laurent Baheux; Juli Lowe, the Director at the Catherine
Edelman Gallery; Ann Jastrab, the Executive Director at Center for Photographic Art in Carmel,
CA; and Alex Cammarano, Founder and CEO of Daylighted. Winners will be announced in April.

The official deadline for the next edition will be January 31, 2021.

Prize: Winners will receive $10,000 in cash prizes, including a $5,000 grand prize, a $2,000
second prize, a $1,500 third prize, a $1,000 fourth prize, and a $500 fifth prize. All winners will
also be featured in a print issue of the AAP Magazine.

Entry fee: $30/3 images

Not open at time of writing.

Fine Art Photography Awards

First launched in 2014, FAPA is open to photographers of all experience levels across the world,
with a focus on passion, imagination, and diverse perspectives. There are no limits or restrictions
on methods, materials, or devices used, and there are categories for both pros and amateurs.

Prize: The most recent awards included $5,000 in cash prizes, with $3,000 and $2,000 awarded in
the professional and amateur categories, respectively.

Entry fee: For amateurs, $20 single entry, $25 series. For professionals, $25 single entry, $30
series.
Not open at time of writing.

Deadline: Early bird deadline is July 7th, 2020. Final deadline is December 6th, 2020
Photo © Matt Grubb, 2019 winner, The Baron Prize for Art and Photography
The Baron Prize for Art and Photography
Launched in 2013, this award is dedicated to honoring and encouraging work that explores sex,
sexuality, and identity politics. It’s open to emerging artists, photographers, and filmmakers.

This year’s judges include Ashleigh Kane, the Arts & Culture editor of Dazed & Confused; the
Canadian artist, filmmaker, photographer, and writer Bruce Labruce; performance artist,
filmmaker, and photographer Nadia Lee Cohen; and Matthew Holroyd, the co-founder and
creative director of Baron and Baroness.

Prize: The winner will receive a £1,000 cash prize plus a selection of art and photography books
worth £1,000.

Fee: £20

Deadline: March 29, 2020

IAPBP Birth Photography Image Competition
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers hosts an annual photography
competition celebrating the field. There are several categories, ranging from Birth Details and
Delivery to Fresh 48, Labor, and Postpartum.

The winners, chosen by an expert panel of judges and IAPBP members, are featured annually in
news stories around the world. In 2020, the association gave back by supporting Mother Heather
International and covering birthing kits for 150 women living in areas of extreme economic
poverty.

Prize: Last year, the overall first prize winner took home $750, and each best-in-category winner
received $150.

Entry fee: $25 for 1 image, $40 for 2 images, $60 for 3 images, $80 for 4 images, $100 for 5
images.
Not open at time of writing.

Science Photographer of the Year

From the Royal Photographic Society comes this annual award that unites the realms of art and
science. It’s open to everyone with an interest in science, ranging from health to technology, from
microscopic wonders to the vast reaches of the cosmos.

There are two categories: Science Photographer of the Year for adults and Young Science
Photographer of the Year for those under eighteen years of age. The newest call for entries is
forthcoming, so watch this space.

Prize: Last year’s awards culminated in a stunning exhibition at the Science Museum in London.

Entry fee: Last year’s fees were £15 (£12 for RPS members) for adults and free for those aged
18 and under.
Not open at time of writing.
‘FridaysForFuture Climate Protests’ by Stefan Boness, Germany, 2019 winner of the Alfred
Fried Photography Award’s world-best picture on the theme of peace

The Alfred Fried Photography Award

Devoted to recognizing photographers from around the globe whose “pictures capture human
efforts towards a peaceful world,” this award was first launched in 2013. While many photography
awards focus on work that reveals and documents humanitarian and environmental crises and
conflicts, this one shines a light on humankind’s capacity for peace, empathy, and hope in uncertain
times.

The Alfred Fried Photography Award will be relaunched this year under a new name; stay up-to-
date by signing up for their mailing list.

Prize: In 2019, the winning photographer received €10,000, and the winning image joined the
permanent art collection of the Austrian Parliament. All winners were invited to Vienna to attend
the award ceremony in the fall. The Children’s Peace Image of the Year Award, worth €1,000,
was awarded to a twelve-year-old photographer from France.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.
Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Sponsored by Insight Investment and BBC Sky at Night Magazine, this annual competition
celebrates the world’s best space photography, culminating in an exhibition at the National
Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.

Prize: The overall adult award brings in a prize of £10,000. Winners, runners up, and highly
commended entries in the adult and youth competitions receive £1500, £500, and £250,
respectively. Other rewards include magazine subscriptions, a telescope, and more.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.

Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads International Photo

Contest
First launched in 2018 by UNESCO and open internationally to young people ages 14 to 25, this
annual photo contest celebrates the history and heritage of the Silk Roads. Young photographers
living or traveling along the Silk Roads can submit images that fall into several themes:
gastronomy and food production, music and dance, and traditional sports and games.

The international Selection Committee looks for photos that speak to the common heritage,
diversity, and cultural importance of the Silk Roads. Winners are chosen across two categories,
one for photographers aged 14-17 and one for those aged 18-25. There are three winners in each
age group.

Prize: First place winners receive a professional camera, second place winners a semi-professional
camera, and third place winners a standard-model digital camera. All winners also receive an all-
expenses-paid trip to the awards ceremony. Fifty photos are selected to be part of a traveling
exhibition.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.
Dragonfire, Braided Rivers Of Southern Iceland © Mieke Boynton, Open Photographer of the
Year, EPSON International Pano Awards 2019

EPSON International Pano Awards

In 2019, this award received 4,913 entries from an impressive 72 countries around the world. A
true competition for the modern age, it celebrates panoramic photography in all its forms, from
“immersive” VR experiences to classic panoramic film photography.

It is the world’s largest competition for panoramic photography. Submissions to the 2020 Awards
are set to open in April.

Prize: The 2019 edition included a total prize pool worth more than $50,000, including $12,00 in
cash prizes.

Entry fee: $18/image

Not open at time of writing.

National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition

This annual competition welcomes photographers across the UK and Ireland to submit travel
images across four categories: Cities, Landscapes, Nature, and People.

Prize: The 2020 awards offered one grand-prize winner a trip to Mexico with National
Geographic Journeys, plus Manfrotto tripods for the category winners.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.
Depth-color coded projections of three stentors (single-cell freshwater protozoans) by Dr. Igor
Siwanowicz, 2nd Place, 2019 Photomicrography Competition, courtesy Nikon Small Word

Nikon’s Small World

This time-honored photography competition first opened in 1975 to celebrate images made using
a light microscope. Since then, it’s become a leading forum for photomicrographers worldwide,
while connecting the worlds of art and science. The photo competition has been around since the
beginning, but as of 2011, it also includes a video competition titled ‘Small World in Motion.’

Prize: This year’s first prize winner will receive $3,000 and a trip for two to Japan, while the 2nd
and 3rd prize winners will receive $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. For those coming in fourth
through 20th place, there are cash prizes ranging from $800 to $200, and honorable mentions
receive $100.
Entry fee: None.

Deadline: April 30, 2020

Sony World Photography Awards
The Sony World Photography Awards comprises four competitions: Professional, Open, Youth
and Student. Produced by the World Photography Organisation, this prestigious award has
categories for everyone, from documentary and street photographers to wildlife and travel
photographers and all photographers in between.

Every spring, the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition opens at Somerset House in
London, featuring 800-plus images drawing an estimated 25,000 visitors. The exhibition then tours
globally. This year’s exhibition opens from April 17th-May 4th, 2020, and 2021 Awards will open
for entries on June 1st, 2021.

Prize: These awards boast a total prize fund of $60,000, plus gear and tech, to be divided among
the winners.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.

ZEISS Photography Award

Launched in 2016 with the World Photography Organisation and ZEISS, this photography award
invites photographers to submit bodies of work around a particular theme. The most recent jury
panel included Louise Fedotov-Clements, the Director of FORMAT International Photography
Festival and the Artistic Director of QUAD; photo editor Max Ferguson; and Simon Lovermann,
the Founder and Artistic Director of De Greif.

Prize: The 2020 Awards, which closed for submissions in February, offered a prize package
consisting of a range of ZEISS camera lenses worth €12,000, €3,000 to cover the travel costs for
a photo project, and more.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.
Photo: Ignacio Palacios/tpoty.com

Travel Photographer of the Year

Open to all photographers worldwide, TPOTY was founded in 2003, and in the last year alone, it
received entries from 129 countries. Over the years, they’ve had touring exhibitions around the
world, with visitors to the Lisbon and London editions in 2018 exceeding 1.5 million. Winners
will travel to Coal Drops Yard, near King’s Cross and St Pancras stations in London, this spring.

2019’s judging panel boasted an impressive list of industry experts, including TPOTY founder
Chris Coe, Daria Bonera of National Geographic Italy, BBC Human Planet photographer
Timothy Allen, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Essdras M Suarez, and more. The
next competition opens April 7th, 2020.

Prize: Most recent prizes included £5,000 in TPOTY cash bursaries, plus top-of-the-line gear,
expedition opportunities, workshops, mentoring, and more.

Entry Fee: Last year’s fees started at £8 for adult categories, free for Young TPOTY.
Not open at time of writing.
 Photo © Magali Chesnel, courtesy International Landscape Photographer of the Year

International Landscape Photographer of the Year

In 2019, this landscape photography award received 3,403 entries from photographers around the
world. The first edition of the annual awards book was published in the summer of 2014, and the
competition is a joint venture by the Australian photographers David Evans and Peter Eastway.
The judging panel includes a diverse array of photographers working around the world, and every
year, the winner of the previous year is invited to join.

Prize: 2019 included $10,000 in cash prizes, a spot in the annual Awards book, and more.

Entry fee: $25/image

Not open at time of writing.
 White-necked Jacobin. Photo: Mariam Kamal/Audubon Photography Awards/2019 Amateur
Winner
Audubon Photography Awards
At a time when birdlife remains vulnerable around the world, the 2020 Audubon Photography
Awards celebrates the diversity of birds and their habitats.

This year’s panel includes experts like Sabine Meyer, the photography director at the National
Audubon Society; Steve Freligh, the publisher of Nature’s Best Photography; Allen Murabayashi,
chairman and co-founder at PhotoShelter; Jason Ward, bird expert and the host of "Birds of North
America"; John Rowden, senior director of bird-friendly communities, National Audubon Society;
and wildlife photographer (and 2015 grand prize winner) Melissa Groo.

Prize: This year’s awards offer cash prizes up to $5,000, plus a Special Youth prize consisting of
six days at the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine.

Entry fee: $15 per image until 12:00 pm (noon) ET on March 30, 2020, $20 through April 6,
2020. No fee is required for submissions to the Youth Division and the Plants for Birds Division
for entrants who are 13 to 17 years of age.

Deadline: April 6, 2020

Bird Photographer of the Year
2020 drew a record 15,000 images from photographers from more than 60 countries worldwide,
all vying for the title of Bird Photographer of the Year. This annual competition celebrates bird
photography and the diversity of the avian world while underscoring the critical importance of
conservation.

Prize: The top prize is £5,000, and one winner of the Inspirational Encounters Award will receive
a £1,500 travel voucher from Wildlife Worldwide. This year, BPOTY also offered top-notch
Olympus equipment, Swarovski Optik binoculars, Country Innovation clothing, portfolio reviews
and advice from Alamy, and more.

Entry fee: Last year’s fees started at £6 for adults, free for Young BPOTY.
Not open at time of writing.

The Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest

This annual contest, named for the pioneering Russian photojournalist who was tragically killed
in 2014 while covering the war in Ukraine, honors young photojournalists aged eighteen to thirty-
three. The 2019 awards saw a record-breaking 6,000 entries from 80 countries across five
continents.

Each year’s awards culminate in a series of touring exhibitions in cities around the world.
Submission periods open annually on Stenin’s birthday, December 22nd.

Prize: The Grand Prix Winner receives 700,000 rubles, and the first place and second place
winner in each category get 125,000, 100,000, and 75,000 rubles, respectively.

Entry fee: None.

The Huddle © Stefan Christmann, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

This internally-renowned award was founded in 1965, and it’s been going strong ever since; the
2019 edition drew over 48,000 submissions from 100 countries. Produced by the Natural History
Museum in London, WPY culminates in a stunning exhibition of nature photography, with the
55th exhibition currently on view. The exhibition’s global tour reaches an audience of millions of
people.

This year, submissions to the competition will open on October 19th and will close on December
10th. There are competitions for adults and young people.

Prize: Last year’s prizes included £10,000 for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, £2,500 for
the Wildlife Photographer Portfolio Award and the Wildlife Photojournalist Story Award, £1,500
for the Rising Star Portfolio Award, £1,250 for adult category winners, £1,00 for Young Wildlife
Photographer of the Year, and more.

Entry fee: Last year’s fees were £30.00-£35.00 for adults.

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Comedy Wildlife Awards
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is all about finding humor in the natural world, while
promoting its conservation at the same time.

This year’s competition has several categories, including those for devoted bird photographers,
land wildlife photographers, underwater photographers, videographers, and juniors. The
competition supports the Born Free Foundation, an international charity working tirelessly on
behalf of all wildlife.

Prize: The 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year will receive a hand-made trophy
created in Tanzania, as well as a one-week safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara for two people with
Alex Walker’s Serian. Other prizes include portfolio websites and bags by ThinkTank.

Entry fee: None.

Deadline: May 31, 2020

British Wildlife Photography Awards

This award, devoted to the celebration of British biodiversity, is open to professional and amateur
photographers alike. Photographers from around the world are welcome to apply, as long as the
photos were taken in the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, or
the Channel Islands.

The awards span fifteen categories, including one for film and two for juniors. The annual awards
culminate in a coffee table book and an exhibition tour that moves throughout Great Britain,
beginning at the Mall Galleries in London.

Prize: The first prize-winning photographer receives £5,000.

Entry fee: Young Photographers can submit up to 6 images free. For adults, £10 for 1 image,
£20 for up to 5 images, £30 for up to 20 images, £40 for up to 40 images.
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Black & White Spider Awards
Now in its fifteenth year, Black & White Spider Awards is an international competition for
monochrome photography. Traditional and alternative techniques are accepted, as are a wide range
of genres. The judges are looking for classic photography with a contemporary, artistic twist.

Prize: Winners receive exposure, publication in The Journal, and exhibition in the Winners
Gallery, medals, and certificates.

Entry fee: $35 for a professional single image entry, $30 for an amateur single image entry

Deadline: March 20, 2020

MonoVisions Black and White Photography Awards

Open to pros and amateurs from around the globe, these awards span eight categories: Abstract,
Architecture, Conceptual, Fine Art, Landscapes, Nature and Wildlife, Nude, People,
Photojournalism, Portrait, Street Photography, and Travel.

Prize: These international awards offer $5,000 across two categories: Black and White Photo of
the Year 2020 and Black and White Series of the Year 2020.

Entry fee: $25 for a single image, $30 for a series.

Deadline: May 17, 2020

Monochrome Photography Award

Open to amateurs and pros, this annual competition celebrates black and white photography with
two award-winning titles: Monochrome Photographer of the Year and Monochrome Discovery of
the Year.

Prize: The overall winner in the professional section receives a $2,000 cash prize, and the overall
winner in the amateur section will receive $1,000. Work from the first, second, and third place
winners will be included in the Monochrome Photography Awards annual book.

Entry fee: $25 for professional single entry ($20 for early birds), $20 for amateur single entry
($15 for early birds).

Deadline: Early Bird deadline is July 5, 2020. Final deadline is November 15, 2020
 ‘
Dealing with distance’ © Renee Osubu, Portrait of Britain 2019 Winner. “Nicholas and Michael
are identical twins who share life’s highs and lows. They have experienced distance for the first
time as one is attending university out of London while the other pursues a career in the capital.
Meeting the brothers has opened my mind to the importance of companionship among men.”

Portrait of Britain
As one of several internationally acclaimed photography awards run by 1854 Media and British
Journal of Photography (in partnership with JCDecaux), Portrait of Britain is “an exhibition for
the people, by the people,” viewed by an audience of millions around the country. Photographers
of all levels can submit portraits that reveal the face(s) of Britain today.

Prize: The 100 winning entries from 2020 will be exhibited across JCDecaux’s network of digital
Out-of-Home screens, appearing in rail stations, bus stops, airports, shopping malls, and high
streets around the nation for one month in September. 200 shortlisted entries will also be included
in the third volume of the Portrait of Britain book, published by Hoxton Mini Press. Selected
images are featured in BJP’s annual Portrait issue.

Entry fee: £10.00 for 1 image, £25.00 for 3, £35.00 for 10. 1854 Access Members enter for free.

Deadline: May 14th, 2020

Portrait of Humanity
This award, launched by 1854 Media and Magnum Photos, evolved naturally from Portrait of
Britain. The goal is to celebrate portraits that highlight our individuality and unite us all, across
geographical and political boundaries.

Prize: Selected photographers will exhibit as part of a worldwide tour, taking place in festivals
and galleries in New York and Budapest. 200 shortlisted images will be included in the Portrait of
Humanity book--and they’ll also be sent into space and transmitted through the universe in binary
code.

Entry fee: Fees start at £15 for non-members; members enter for free.

Not open at time of writing.

Dorothea Lange–Paul Taylor Documentary Prize

First announced in 1990, this award from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
was created to encourage collaboration between documentary photographers and writers. It’s
named for the photojournalist Dorothea Lange and the writer and social scientist Paul Taylor, who
together published An American Exodus in 1941.

Since 2011, the prize has opened up to single artists as well as groups; the Center for Documentary
Studies is looking for “extended, ongoing fieldwork projects that fully exploit the relationship of
words and images in the powerful, persuasive representation of a subject.”

Prize: The winner receives $10,000 and inclusion in the Archive of Documentary Arts at
Rubenstein Library, Duke University.

Entry fee: $70

Deadline: May 15, 2020

Three Orthodox youth have fun by climbing the modern sculpture "Surpenteen" at Yarkon Park,
Tel Aviv © Efrat Sela, Female in Focus 2019, Single Image Winner

Female in Focus
Female in Focus from 1854 Media is an award for women photographers. This year’s judges
include leading editors, gallery directors, including Sandra M. Stevenson from The New York
Times; Kate Bubacz from Buzzfeed News; author Laylah Amatullah Barrayn; Chiara Bardelli
Nonino from Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue, gallery owner Elizabeth Houston; Gulnara
Samoilova, the founder of Women Street Photographers; and photographer, curator, and educator
Carol Allen-Storey.

Prize: This year, up to 22 photographers will be chosen to have their work exhibited at a New
York Gallery, and two series winners will be flown in for the show.

Entry fee: Open Category fees are 3 images/$25, 10 images/$35, 20 images/$50. Story Category
fees are 1 story/$45, 2 stories/$45. Members enter for free.

Deadline: March 26, 2020

Photo © Jeanne Taris, courtesy Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards

Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards

Open to photographers of all levels, these international awards celebrate contemporary portrait
photography, culminating in an exhibit of the final projects in Kuala Lumpur in September. They’ll
be looking for work that’s portrait-based and has a compelling, contemporary story at its core.

Prize: KLPA includes a single image category, with first, second, and third place prizes of $3,000,
$1,500, and $500, respectively. For the first time, they’re also offering $1,000 grants to five
photographers working on photo essays.

Entry fee: $15 per image for 1 to 3 images, $55 flat rate for 4 to 6 images, $65 flat rate for 7 to
10 images, $45 for photo essay (minimum 6 images, maximum 12).
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Prix Virginia
First launched in 2012 and now in its Fifth edition, this award is the first photography prize
exclusively reserved for a woman photographer. Previous winners include Cig Harvey, Siân
Davey, Dina Goldstein, and Liz Hingley. Awarded by the Sylvia S. Association, the Prix Virginia
is open to all living women photographers.
Prize: Every other year, a jury of eight specialists deliberate and nominate a winner to receive
€10,000. Other rewards include a Carte blanche for a Portrait de Ville edited by Be-Pôles editions
for the winner or one of the 10 shortlisted photographers and a book publication of the winner’s
photographs and the 10 shortlisted photographers by Filigranes editions.
Entry fee: None.
Deadline: May 7th, 2020
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CDS Documentary Essay Prize

From the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University comes this annual prize, presented
to photographers and writers on alternating years. 2020 is a photography year, and the next year
for photographers will be 2022. They’re looking for work that’s recently been completed (within
the last two years).

Prize: The winner will receive $3,000, inclusion in the Archive of Documentary Arts at the
Rubenstein Library, and features in the Center’s digital publications.

Entry fee: $40

Deadline: March 15, 2020

Umana Solidarietà International Human Rights Photo

Contest
Now in its first edition, this photo contest is part of the Umana Solidarietà Festival. Amateur and
professional photographers alike can submit single photos or a project of up to ten photos that
revolve around the subject of human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly.

Prize: The winning images will be exhibited in Lecce in September.

Entry fee: None.

Deadline: May 3, 2020

Palestinians protest U.S.’s decision to announce Jerusalem as a capital for Israel and move the
embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A Palestinian woman takes a picture of a member of the
Israeli security forces as he takes her picture in a street in Jerusalem. Photographer: Ahmad
GharabliAFP / Palestine, Photo of the Year 2019 & Single News 1st Prize, Istanbul Photo Awards

Istanbul Photo Awards

This international news photography contest is organized by the global news agency Anadolu
Agency to celebrate photojournalists from around the world. In the first five years of competition,
the awards drew almost 100,000 photographs from 10,000 photographers from 150 nationalities.

Every year, the international jury meets in Turkey. In the past, they’ve awarded unforgettable
photos that illustrate the biggest stories in global news, from the Ebola crisis to the refugee crisis
and more. The 2020 winners--selected by a jury of experts (including the photojournalist Yuri
Kozyrev)--will be announced soon.

Prize: Each year’s award-winning photos are published in a photobook and exhibited in galleries
around the globe. Cash prizes have included an $8,000 prize for Photo of the Year, $5,000 for the
winners of the Story News, Single Sports, and Story Sports categories, and more.

Entry fee: None.

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World Press Photo Contest
Run by the World Press Photo Foundation out of Amsterdam, this annual photography award has
been given to some of the most iconic pictures in history, from Malcolm W. Browne’s 1968 photo
of the self-immolation of the Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc in Saigon to Charlie Cole’s 1989
photo of a demonstrator in Tiananmen Square.

This award celebrates photos that capture--and ultimately reshape--public consciousness, and it’s
been a fixture of the photo community for decades. Categories include Contemporary Issues,
Environment, General News, Portraits, Sports, Spot News, Long-Term Projects, and Nature. The
2020 nominees were announced at the beginning of March.

Prize: The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year and the World Press Photo Story of the
Year each receive €10,000, and all nominees are invited to the Awards Show in Amsterdam in
April. The prize-winning photos go on a traveling exhibition, touching down in 45 countries and
reaching an estimated four million people annually.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.

NPPA Best of Photojournalism

The National Press Photographers Association’s BOP Contest spans four divisions--still
photography video, online visual journalism, and editing--and nearly 100 categories.

Prize: Winners of the 2020 awards will receive tons of rewards, from cash prizes of $750 to the
latest Sony Alpha series cameras and Engraved Tiffany Crystals and plaques.

Entry fee: A $75 entry fee is required to enter the contest but that is waived with NPPA
membership.

Not open at time of writing.

 © Tom Putt, ‘Iceland’, IPA 2019 Nature Photographer of the Year

International Photography Awards

IPA is a prestigious annual competition for professionals, non-professionals, and students,
culminating in the world-renowned Lucie Awards Gala. The 2020 awards include $47,500 in cash
prizes, plus an annual book of photography and an exhibition in New York City.

Judges for this year include David Clarke, Head of Photography at Tate; Amy Salzman, Senior
Art Producer Saatchi & Saatchi NY; Brett Rogers, The Photographers Gallery; Roy L. Flukinger,
Independent Curator Emeritus; Paris Chong, Gallery Manager and Curator at Leica Gallery LA;
Collier Brown, Photography Critic, Harvard University; and Susan Baraz, IPA Head of Judges.

Prize: This year’s International Photographer of the Year Award includes a $10,000 cash prize
and Lucie Trophy, while the Discovery of the Year Award will include the trophy and $5,000.
Category winners will receive $1,000 (professional) and $500 (non-professional), two tickets to
attend the Lucie Awards, and more.

Entry fee: $35, $25, and $15 for single images in professional, non-professional, and student
categories, respectively. $60, $50, and $30 for series in professional, non-professional, and
student categories, respectively.

Deadline: March 31, 2020

Pictures of the Year International Competition
Run by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri, this
competition draws more than 48,000 submitted works of documentary photography and
photojournalism each year. Judging takes place annually in February over three weeks, and the
process is webcast live for the public. In the end, the panel selects 240 winners across more than
forty categories.

Prize: Winners of the Photographer of the Year, International and Photographer of the Year, Local
titles, and recipients of the World Understanding Award, Community Awareness Award, and
Environmental Vision Award receive $1,000 cash prizes and a Tiffany crystal trophy. Other prizes
include trophies, free tuition to the Missouri Photo Workshop, and more.

Entry fee: $50

Not open at time of writing.

Chromatic Awards
These annual awards are open internationally to color photographers, spanning twenty categories
like abstract, architecture, environmental, fine art, people, street, sports, photojournalism,
photomanipulation, portraits, travel, wildlife, and many more.

Prize: The winner in the professional category receives $2,000, and the winner of the amateur
category is awarded $1,000. The annual 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Winners, along with the Honorable
Mentions chosen by the editors, are included in the Chromatic Awards Annual Book.

Fee: Early deadline fees are $20/single entry (professional), $15/single entry (amateur). Final
deadline fees are $25/single entry (professional), $20/single entry (amateur).

Deadline: Early deadline is July 19th, 2020. Final deadline is October 25th, 2020.
Moscow International Foto Awards
Organized by Farmani Group, these awards celebrate and promote talented photographers from
around the world, while introducing them to Russia’s creative community.

Prize: One MIFA Photographer of the Year receives a cash prize of $3,000 plus the prestigious
MIFA trophy, while one New Talent of the Year receives the trophy and $2,000. All First Place
category winners receive $100 each. All winners of MIFA are also featured in the Best of Show
exhibition in Moscow and beyond.

Fee: Professional fees are $20 per single image, $30 per series (2-8 images). Emerging/Non-
professional fees are $15 per single image, $20 per series. Student fees are $10 per single image,
$15 per series. Portfolio category is $50.

Deadline: Final deadline is March 29th, 2020. Extended deadline is April 12th, 2020.

Smithsonian.com’s Annual Photo Contest

In 2019, the Smithsonian’s annual photo contest drew more than 36,000 entries from
photographers from 145 countries and territories. Sixty finalists are selected across six categories-
-Natural World, People, Travel, The American Experience, Altered Images, and Mobile.

Prize: This year, the Grand Prize Winner, to be announced on March 31, will receive $2,500, plus
a four-night hotel stay for two at Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island and a $1,000 flight voucher
for travel to Southwest Florida, sponsored by The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. Each category
winner receives $500. In March, Smithsonian readers can vote for one Reader’s Choice Winner,
who will also receive a cash prize of $500.

Entry fee: None.

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Dog Photographer of the Year
Presented in The Kennel Club in the UK, this competition celebrates our canine friends. 2019 saw
its 14th edition, attracting nearly 7,000 submissions from more than seventy countries. Categories
include Rescue Dogs, Oldies, Assistance Dogs, Man’s Best Friend, Dogs at Play, and more. The
‘I Love Dogs Because…’ category is open to youngsters ages 12 to 17.

Prize: Sponsors and prizes change from year to year, but past rewards include donations from The
Kennel Club Charitable Trust to the charity of the winner’s choice, custom prints, websites,
trophies, and more. Selected photographs are also exhibited at The Kennel Club in London.

Entry fee: None.

Not open at time of writing.

Women Street Photographers Exhibition

Launched by the New York City-based fine art and street photographer Gulnara Samoilova in
conjunction with the @WomenStreetPhotographers Instagram account, the Women Street
Photographer Exhibition welcomes submissions for their traveling exhibitions.

Prize: 50 women photographers from the current call for submissions will be chosen for a juried
exhibition during the FIAP Biennale (International Federation of Photographic Art) at the State
Historical Museum in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

They will also receive promotion and widespread exposure through the Women Street
Photographers Instagram account and website. A Best in Show winner will receive $150 in
memory of the street photographer Patti Fog.

Entry fee: $15 per entry

Deadline: March 23rd, 2020

 Tiana © Renée Jacobs, courtesy Photo de Femmes

seeingWOMEN 2020
Photos de Femmes is a traveling festival created by the photographer Renée Jacobs and her wife
and collaborator Wendy Hicks, motivated by the principle that “women can’t be heard if we can’t
be seen.” The seeingWOMEN 2020 exhibition will take place in two stunning chateaux in France,
as part of a series of workshops and discussions.

Photographers of all genders and identities are welcome to apply, and the exhibition isn’t limited
by genre or technique. Submissions can be traditional or experimental. The theme is ‘Women’ in
a broad and all-encompassing sense, across cultures and political boundaries.

Prize: One Grand Prize Winner will receive a one-week Artist Residency at Maison des Rêves
in the South of France.

Entry fee: 20€ for 1 image, 35€ for 2 images, 45€ for 3 images, 55€ for 4 images, 65€ for 5
images. 55€ for 1 series (4-6 images), 85€ for 2 series, 115€ for 3 series.

Deadline: April 1st, 2020

Emanuele Biggi won the inaugural Close-up Photographer of the Year with this photograph of a
Peringuey’s adder, taken in Namibia. Credit: Emanuele Biggi | www.cupoty.com

Close-up Photographer of the Year

Spanning six adult categories--including Insects, Animals, Plants & Fungi, Intimate Landscape,
Manmade World, and Micro--and category for young people, CUPOTY is open to photographers
worldwide.

Prize: One overall winner will receive £2,500, and all adult category winners get £300. This year’s
Young CUPOTY winner will receive two Sigma lenses to continue their close-up practice.

Up to 100 photos will be chosen for an online exhibition, and all shortlisted photographers will
have their work seen by the jury. What’s more, all entrants will receive vouchers from the contest’s
sponsors, with discounts on gear, Affinity Photo software, and more.

Entry fee: For adults, £10 for 1 picture, £20 for 6 pictures, £30 for 15 pictures, £30 for 30
pictures. For photographers 17 and under, £5 for 15 pictures

Deadline: May 17th, 2020

Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award
This annual bursary from the Rebecca Vassie Trust, worth £3,000, is open to emerging
photographers based in the UK. They’re looking to support a narrative photography project, i.e.
“one that focuses on human stories within a social or political context.”

This year’s jury includes Guardian Weekend Magazine picture editor Caroline Hunter, critic and
curator Jennifer Thatcher, BBC News Online picture editor Phil Coomes, and trustees Adam
Barnard and Janet Vassie.

Prize: The award includes a cash bursary of £2,000 and £1,000-worth of printing at Metro
Imaging.

Entry fee: None.

Deadline: March 27th, 2020

CENTER Project Development Grant

CENTER in Santa Fe has been supporting photographers for more than twenty-five years, and
their Project Development Grant provides a cash award for works-in-progress. It’s open
internationally to documentary photographers, photojournalists, and photo-based fine artists.

Past jurors for the CENTER Project Development Grant include Erin O’Toole from the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Virginia Heckert from the Getty Museum, Sarah Hermanson
Meister from the Museum of Modern Art, Christy Havranek from The Huffington Post, and other
leading experts in the field.

Prize: $5,000. In addition to the cash grant, CENTER provides ongoing support for the project
through feedback and professional development. There is a winners exhibition at El Museo
Cultural de Santa Fe during the Review Santa Fe Photo Festival, and the selected photographer
receives complimentary participation in Review Santa Fe, as well as free admission to the pre-
Review Professional Development Workshop.

Entry fee: $35 for members, $45 for non-members.

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A woman that once performed female genital mutilation (FGM) holds the tool that she used to
perform the FGM with in West Pokot on March 3, 2017. © Lori Hawkins from the project Too
Far to Walk, 2019 Me&EVE Award Recipient

Me&EVE Award
The Me&EVE Award from CENTER helps support a female-identifying, non-binary, or two-
spirited photographer, age forty and over, whose work addresses social justice. Submissions for
the Me&EVE Award will open up again in January 2021. CENTER has several calls for entry
each year, including grants, awards, and juried portfolio reviews. Stay up-to-date here.

Prize: $5,000. In addition to the cash grant, this award also includes an exhibition and presentation
at Review Santa Fe Photo Festival as part of CENTER’s career advancement package.

Entry fee: $30 for members, $40 for non-members.

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LensCulture Competitions
LensCulture hosts a number of prestigious photo competitions throughout the year, including the
Exposure Awards, Emerging Talent Awards, Portrait Awards, Art Photography Awards, Street
Photography Awards, Black & White Photography Awards.

LensCulture’s judges are industry experts at the top of their game; last year’s competitions were
judged by a veritable who’s who of movers and shakers the museum and gallery worlds and
publishing sphere, along with internationally renowned photographers like Ron Haviv, Alex Webb
and Rebecca Norris Webb, Shahidul Alam, and more.

Prize: These awards offer international exposure, exhibition opportunities at leading photo
festivals around the world, publication opportunities, significant cash prizes up to $5,000, portfolio
reviews, and more.

Entry fee: Varies.

Not open at time of writing.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

This annual prize from the National Portrait Gallery in London draws thousands of submissions
from dozens of countries, establishing itself as one of the foremost photo competitions in the world.
The awards culminate in a prestigious exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, featuring work
from the winners.

Past winners of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize include Pat Martin, Alice Mann,
César Dezfuli, Claudio Rasano, David Stewart, David Titlow, Spencer Murphy, Jordi Ruiz Cirera,
Jooney Woodward, David Chancellor, and Paul Floyd Blake.

Prize: In 2019, the winners of the first, second, and third prizes received £15,000, £3,000, and
£2,000, respectively.

Entry fee: £30.00 per photograph.

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Tokyo International Photography Competition
This annual contest from United Photo Industries and the Tokyo Institute of Photography just
wrapped up its seventh year. Every year, a jury of acclaimed professionals nominate eight
photographers to be part of an international traveling exhibition. With stops in cities like Tokyo,
Taipei, Dublin, and NYC, the awards promote cross-border collaborations and a sense of
community across global cultures.

Prize: Selected photographers are part of the international traveling exhibition.

Entry fee: $40

Not open at time of writing.

Aperture Portfolio Prize

The Aperture Foundation presents this annual award for new work (created within the last five
years). Submission to the 2020 prize just wrapped up in January. The shortlisted finalists and
winner will be announced in April, and the awards will open up again in 2021.

Prize: One first-prize winner will receive a $3,000 and exhibition in New York. The winner and
four runners-up will be featured on aperture.org, and all finalists will be included in the
foundation’s e-newsletter, reaching more than 50,000 people within the photo community.

Entry fee: A subscription to Aperture magazine.

Not open at time of writing.

International PhotogrVphy Grant

This initiative from International PhotogrVphy Magazine offers seeks emerging talent across
genres, locations, and subjects. Jurors include Rohit Vohra of APF Magazine, Robyn Lange of
Shutterstock, Sarah Krueger of Phillips, Kim Aram of BLINK Magazine, and more industry
leaders.

Prize: $1,000 for one Talent of the Year 2020 winner.

Entry fee: First project is free to submit, additional projects are $19 per project

Deadline: July 31st, 2020