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All About Photo has selected the best photo contests, photography competitions and call for entries. This list of international photo competitions and photo contests is thoroughly curated to help photographers find their next creative breakthrough and keep up with all the current opportunities to gain exposure. Exhibition, cash prize, publication... find the photo contest that is right for you.
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Deadline: May 06, 2024
2024 Banff Mountain Photo Essay
The Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition 2024, hosted by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada, is a distinguished event that showcases the unique intersection of photography and mountain culture. This competition invites photographers, both amateur and professional, from around the globe to submit photo essays that capture the essence of mountains and the myriad experiences they offer. The emphasis of this event is on storytelling through photography, where each entry, comprising
Deadline: May 06, 2024
2024 FMoPA International Photography Competition
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts has put out a call for photographers to participate in a worldwide photography competition, sponsored by the Tampa International Airport and Visit Tampa Bay. Winners are selected by a jury knowledgeable of art and photography. Winning submissions will be notified by May 23. The top entries will be exhibited at The Tampa International Airport from June 25 - August 25. Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, a
Deadline: May 06, 2024
The Emergence Project 2024
What is The Emergence Project? The Emergence project is to give recently graduated photography students a chance to showcase their work to a wider audience. The exhibition will be held in our gallery and all printing expenses will be covered by us at GGoP, this exhibition will be completely free for the students selected to participate. We will also be making an accompanying zine to go along with the exhibition, which will be available for purchase, any proceeds made from the sell of the zine wi
Deadline: May 06, 2024
fruition: emerging artist residency and exhibition
Do you have a series of photographs that you are interested in making into a completed mixed media body of work? Images that are ready to be edited, printed, and combined with mixed media? A Smith Gallery in conjunction with Fuse Studio is seeking artists who need studio space and equipment to complete or further a body of work and would like to be supported with guidance, time, and the tools needed to create and complete a project. Potential projects should include the combination o
Deadline: May 07, 2024
Prix Virginia 2024
Awarded every two years since 2012, The Prix Virginia is the first photography prize exclusively reserved for a woman photographer, regardless of her age or nationality. The work submitted must never have yet been exhibited in France and must not be the result of an editorial assignment or advertisement commission. The work submitted must never have yet been exhibited in France and must not be the result of an editorial assignment or advertisement commission. The candidate
Deadline: May 07, 2024
Better Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year 2024
The Better Photography Magazine Photographer of the Year Award 2024 offers great prizes and is highly respected around the world on the competition circuit. Every entry receives a judge’s comment to help you improve your photography. Many past entrants have noted how useful these comments have been! Your photographs are professionally judged by three AIPP Grand Masters of Photography and every entry gets a score. The best images will be awarded Bronze, Silver or Gold Award
Deadline: May 07, 2024
Black and White
Black and White is is the theme for this months competition. Black and White is at the core of the art, being the original format of photography and it requires us to look at line, shadow and contrast in such a different way when shooting. ​Share with us your best frames and moments showing your Black and White Visions! Selection Works will be selected based on creativity, quality of execution and uniqueness of vision. The work can be expressed from realism to
Deadline: May 07, 2024
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2024
The Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize returns for its 17th year, showcasing the work of talented young photographers, gifted amateurs and established professionals in the very best of contemporary photography. The competition celebrates a diverse range of images and tells the fascinating stories behind the creation of works, from formal commissioned portraits to more spontaneous and intimate moments capturing friends and family. The annual In Focus display will also highlight new work by an es
Deadline: May 08, 2024
Places Photography Contest 2024
Embark on a visual journey with our Places Photography Contest! From majestic landscapes to intimate cityscapes, this competition celebrates the diverse and breathtaking places that shape our world. Whether you’re capturing iconic landmarks or hidden gems, share your unique perspective and compete for recognition, prizes, and the title of Places Photographer of the Year. Join us in celebrating the beauty and wonder of our planet’s most captivating destinations! PRIZE DETAILS:
Deadline: May 09, 2024
Wells Art Contemporary 2024
Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) is an international art competition giving artists the opportunity to exhibit their work in Wells Cathedral and receive a wide range of prizes. Now in its 14th year, WAC’s next exhibition will take place in August 2024. This annual showcase is a highlight of Wells cultural life and attracts thousands of visitors each summer. Selected artists’ works will be seen by a significant and attentive audience. Submissions can be in any medium or style.
Deadline: May 09, 2024
Portfolio 2024
The Atlanta Photography Group (APG) invites photographers worldwide to enter images using any photographic process for our upcoming, juried exhibition, Portfolio 2024. This exhibition features strong, cohesive bodies of work (8 or more images as a series). Conor Moynihan, is the Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the RISD Museum. Mr. Moynihan will select photographic works from up to eight artists whose work will be exhibited. Established in 1877 as part of a vi
Deadline: May 10, 2024
Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles 2024
Since 2015, the Rencontres d’Arles offers an award supporting the publication of a dummy book. This prize, with a production budget of € 25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book. Special attention is paid to experimental and innovative forms of publishing. An international jury will choose the winner. The 2024 winner’s dummy book, as well as those of the nominees, will be exhibited this sum

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PhMuseum 2024 Photography Grant
Contest
Apr 23, 2024 | Source: PhMuseum
North American photographer Jaclyn Wright’s High Visibility (Blaze Orange) is the recipient of the PhMuseum 2024 Photography Grant 1st Prize.
Sony World Photography Winners Revealed
Contest
Apr 19, 2024 | Source: Sony World Photography Awards
Congratulations to Juliette Pavy for being awarded this year’s Photographer of the Year title for her series Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women. As well as winning a $25,000 (USD) cash prize, Pavy is given a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus global online coverage. Pavy also wins a solo presentation at Somerset House of her work as part of next year’s Sony World Photography Awards exhibition. (...)
Announcing the 2024 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist
Contest
Apr 17, 2024 | Source: Aperture
Aperture’s support of emerging photographers and other lens-based artists is a vital part of our mission. The annual Aperture Portfolio Prize aims to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography—identifying contemporary trends in the field and highlighting artists whose work deserves greater recognition. (...)
Picto Fashion Photography Award 2024 : Finalist photographers
Contest
Apr 15, 2024 | Source: Picto Foundation
The call for applications for the 26th edition of the Picto Fashion Photography Award closed on March 17th. Picto Foundation is pleased to unveil the 24 finalists of this edition, with this year featuring 8 highlighted video submissions for the LGA Management / JANVIER endowment.
Discover the selected projects from nearly 200 international applications, in preparation for the jury deliberations, which will be chaired this year by Alexandre Mattiussi, Founder and Creative Director of AMI Paris.(...)
2024 Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award
Contest
Mar 23, 2024 | Source: Photo London
We’re delighted to reveal the shortlisted artists for the 2024 Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award. The award has seen phenomenal growth this year, with submissions from over 100 nominated students across 46 UK-based universities. Having reviewed and discussed in depth these entries, this year’s judging panel have shortlisted five students whose work will be showcased in a group presentation at Photo London (16 – 19 May 2024).(...)
 Ingrid Pollard 2024 Hasselblad Award Laureate
Contest
Mar 08, 2024 | Source: Hasselblad Foundation
The Hasselblad Foundation is delighted to announce that Ingrid Pollard is the 2024 Hasselblad Award laureate and receives a gold medal and the sum of SEK 2,000,000. The award also includes a Hasselblad camera by the Gothenburg-based company Hasselblad. The award ceremony will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 11th of October 2024.(...)