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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: April 30, 2025
2025 Inge Morath Award
We are accepting applications for the Inge Morath Award, a grant given to a woman or nonbinary photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project. The selected recipient will receive a grant of $7,500, and one finalist will also receive a $1,000 grant in support of their project. The recipient and finalist are selected by a jury composed of Magnum Photos members, the Inge Morath Estate, and the Executive Director of the Magnum Foundation.
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Terre Solidaire Photo Award 2025
CCFD-Terre Solidaire has always viewed photography as a powerful tool for documenting its work around the world and supporting its mission to raise awareness. It encourages the commitment of photographers who, through their images, bear witness to social and environmental realities that are often overlooked and give a voice to populations that are too often unseen. Launched for the first time in 2022, CCFD-Terre Solidaire Photo Award reflects our commitment to supporting the work of pho
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Project Groundswell
Project Groundswell invites photographers and lens-based artists to submit projects on the theme of climate action. Project Groundswell is an opportunity to deepen understanding, amplify hope and inspire further action by making visible what is being done to address climate change. What's the theme? We invite artists/photographers to submit work that engages with any of the wide range of climate actions that are currently underway anywhere in the world. To give just a
Deadline: April 30, 2025
The Homiens Art Prize
The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We're excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. - 6 Winning artists are exhibited by Homiens, each receive an unrestricted cash award of $500, may participate in an optional interview, and may request a letter of recommendation from our Jurors. - 12 additional Finalists per round al
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Grand Prize Call For Entries 2025
Call for entries for artists to submit artwork for the COLLEXART GRAND PRIZE 2025. This art call has an open theme. Cash prize and awards totaling $9,500. All mediums are welcome excluding sound and video. Early participants can submit up to 20 entries (before February 28th). Participants submitting after February 28th can submit up to 10 entries. AWARDS and Participation Benefits $3000 Cash Award* One artist will be awarded the Grand Prize 2025 Award at the
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Photographer of the Month
"For Photographers Only" is a platform dedicated to selecting and sharing the finest international opportunities exclusively tailored for photographers. We are excited to introduce our monthly photo contest, an exclusive privilege for our members. The winner will receive an online exhibition, and their work will be prominently featured on our homepage and shared across our social media platforms throughout the entire month. If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer,
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Preus Museum Open Call 2025
If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough. – Robert Capa There are many ways to approach the subject in photography. Proximity and distance are tools that can be used to conceptualize, document, and make the world more beautiful. A photograph, is in itself a fragment of reality, but it can nonetheless represent a larger whole. Moving closer towards something in photography is about more than just physical distance; it can also serve as an entry point into anoth
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Giga Photo Contest 2025: The Joy of Connection
Giga is excited to announce our inaugural competition with the theme "The Joy of Connection". We will accept submissions via Picter from 1st - 30th April 2025. Our contest will feature three categories: Single Image Junior Visual Storyteller Multiple Image We will have a panel of 6 esteemed jury members from around the world. The judging will be held on 6 and 7 May, 2025 in Geneva and winners will be announced on our social media channels. Launched in 2019, Giga
Deadline: April 30, 2025
 YICCA 2025 – International Contest of Contemporary Art
YICCA is an international call for artists, open to professionals and not only from any country in the world. All kinds of contemporary artworks are allowed in the art contest: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media, video, installations and performances. The competition's aim is to promote the enrolled artist, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make this art call a huge chance for the artists, which
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Shoot the Frame
Shoot The Frame is a suite of monthly international photography contests, designed to celebrate stunning photography and expose talented photographers. We are a community that is completely in love with all things photography. If you are a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we would love to see your imagery. You can submit your photos into our contests below. We have three categories every month. Shoot the Face, Shoot the Land and Shoot the Wild. All finalists an
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Nikon Small World Competition 2025
Celebrating 50years of images captured by the light microscope, Nikon invites entries to the Small World competitions for 2025. Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography. The video competition, entitled Small World In Motion encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken thro
Deadline: April 30, 2025
The Independent Photographer - Color 2025
Cool or warm, soft or vivid, how can subtle shades of colors affect mood and our perception of a scene? - In June we invite all photographers driven by their artistic eye and passion for color to join the award and celebrate with us the beauty and diversity of color photography. Portrait, landscape, fashion, street, documentary, fine art, or any other form of photography - classic or experimental: we're open to all genres and want to see YOUR colors! All approaches are vali
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The Solo Exhibition offers an unparalleled opportunity to reach a wider audience through our independent online magazine, recognized as one of the most vibrant portals of photography on the web. This competition is open to photographers of all categories and subject matters, including photojournalism, street photography, artistic photography, portraits, nudes, landscapes, nature, wildlife, urban scenes, architecture, fashion, fine art, and documentary photography. We encourage you to unleash your creativity!
AAP Magazine #48 Portrait: Celebrating Humanity, Diversity & Expression
AAP Magazine is now accepting submissions for its 48th edition, focusing on one of photography’s most enduring and powerful genres: the portrait. More than a visual representation, the best portraits reveal something deeper—a glimpse into the subject’s soul, a connection that crosses cultures, generations, and geography. This new edition of AAP Magazine invites photographers from around the world to share work that explores the aesthetic and emotional essence of portraiture. Whether taken in a controlled studio environment, captured candidly in the street, or created as conceptual fine art, portraits can celebrate diversity, honesty, creativity, and self-expression in countless ways. From classic portraiture to the rise of the selfie, all interpretations of the genre are welcome.
Best Photos Celebrating Women – AAP Magazine 46 Winners Revealed
With this 46th edition of AAP Magazine, we aim to celebrate the women who continue to shape the photographic landscape — not only as subjects, but as visionaries. The theme of this issue centers on women as the subject, but the winning photographers include artists of all genders, united by a shared commitment to portraying womanhood in all its complexity.
2025 World Press Photo of the Year revealed
World Press Photo today announces the Photo of the Year and two finalists of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing a selection of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.
2025 World Press Photo Contest Winners
World Press Photo today announces the winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, showcasing a selection of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography. Gathered from across 2024’s fast-changing political and media landscape, the photos invite viewers to step outside the news cycle and look more deeply at prominent and less-seen stories from across the world and again at familiar events. These works show the power of authentic photojournalism and documentary photography - offering space for reflection in times of urgency through visual excellence and dedication to accuracy.
The winners of the 2024 Gomma Grant Edition
Gomma has officially announced the winners of the 2024 Gomma Grant Edition. This year, the level of submissions was truly extraordinary, making the selection process exceptionally challenging. The remarkable talent and creativity displayed by photographers from around the world have been a source of great inspiration.
The 2025 Saltzman Prize Winner and Shortlist
CPW is pleased to announce that Qiana Mestrich is the recipient of the 2025 Saltzman Prize. The Saltzman Prize recognizes the extraordinary achievements of an emerging photographer whose recent work has garnered wider visibility and whose distinctive voice contributes fresh perspectives to the ongoing dialogue surrounding photography and visual culture. As the winner, Mestrich will receive a $10,000 award, the 2025 CPW Vision Award for Emerging Photographer, and a solo exhibition of her work at CPW in the fall.
All About Photo Presents ’The Illusion of Poppies’ by Julie Wang
All About Photo presents 'The Illusion of Poppie's by Julie Wang, a contemplative solo exhibition that explores the delicate interplay of memory, perception, and impermanence through the ephemeral beauty of poppies.
The Winners of the Female in Focus 2024 x Nikon
By showcasing diverse perspectives and narratives, Female in Focus not only highlights outstanding talent but also contributes to a broader shift toward inclusivity in photography. This year’s winners continue that tradition, offering compelling interpretations of the theme “Renewal.” Their work reflects themes of transformation, resilience, and change, capturing deeply personal and universal stories..

News from the Web

Announcing the 2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist
Contest
Apr 16, 2025 | Source: Aperture
Aperture’s support of emerging photographers and other lens-based artists is a vital part of our mission. Founded in 2006, 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. We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize: Sara Abbaspour Alana Perino Emma Ressel Hashem Shakeri Daria Svertilova
The Nature Photography Contest Winner
Contest
Mar 14, 2025 | Source: The Nature Photography Contest
For the second year, The Nature Photography Contest has united photographers worldwide, celebrating the beauty of our planet. This edition reaffirms photography’s power as both art and advocacy for nature. After a rigorous selection, the winners present a breathtaking journey through landscapes, wildlife, and Earth's delicate balance.

Photography of the Year: Polar Bear Amid Fireweed Blooms by Christopher Paetkau
 Sophie Ristelhueber 2025 Hasselblad Award Laureate
Contest
Mar 10, 2025 | Source: Hasselblad Foundation
The Hasselblad Foundation is delighted to announce that Sophie Ristelhueber is the 2025 Hasselblad Award laureate, the world’s largest photography award, consisting of SEK 2,000,000, a gold medal, and a Hasselblad camera. The laureate is honoured with a solo exhibition at the Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg
Leica Street Photo Contest Grand Prix
Contest
Mar 08, 2025 | Source: LFI
Mingzu Liu has won the Grand Prix of this year’s Leica Street Photo Contest. What started as a regional photo contest in Poland has evolved into a competition with international reach: more than 12,000 entries were submitted for the 14th Leica Street Photo Contest by photographers from 99 countries around the world. After their presentation in Warsaw, the 30 shortlisted works are now displayed at the Leica Gallery Vienna, where they can be viewed from 7 March to 30 April 2025.
The Sony World Photography Awards announces the finalists and shortlists of the 2025 Professional competition
Contest
Feb 25, 2025 | Source: The Sony World Photography Awards
The Sony World Photography Awards reveals today the 30 finalists and shortlisted photographers in the 2025 Professional competition. Now in its 18th year, the Professional competition rewards outstanding series of work both for their compelling approach to narrative and for their photographic execution. Across this year’s competitions, over 419,000 images from over 200 countries and territories were submitted to the Awards.
The Sony World Photography Awards announces the winning photographers of the 2025 National and Regional Awards
Contest
Feb 04, 2025 | Source: The Sony World Photography Awards
The Sony World Photography Awards announces today the 2025 National & Regional Award winners, celebrating a great diversity of visual storytelling from across the globe. The National & Regional Awards programme is an initiative set up by Sony and Creo under its photography strand the World Photography Organisation to support local photographic communities around the world, with 56 countries taking part this year. Across this year’s Awards over 419,000 images from over 200 countries and territories were submitted to the Sony World Photography Awards 2025.