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WIN A Solo Exhibition this November — Get the Exposure you deserve!
WIN A Solo Exhibition this November — Get the Exposure you deserve!

Professional Photo Contests

Deadline: October 11, 2025
2025 Alan Hagman Grant
The National Press Photographers Foundation Inc. (NPPF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is charged with advancing photojournalism through education and awarding scholarships and fellowships to deserving individuals who have demonstrated ability or promise in the field of visual journalism. NPPF supports the work of photojournalists who play a critical role in the free flow of visual information in a healthy democracy. Alan Hagman Photojournalism Grant The $6,000 Alan Hagman Photojour
Deadline: October 17, 2025
BredaPhoto Festival Open Call 2026
BredaPhoto exhibits visual stories that inspire, move, confront, raise new questions, and demonstrate that photography is the artistic medium at the heart of society. The BredaPhoto Festival is a biennial where you get the chance to view the work of national and international photographers and visual artists at unique indoor and outdoor locations in Breda, The Netherlands. The call for entries for the edition of 2026 is open to professional photographers and visual artists, either graduate
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Dresden Grant in Photography
The “Dresden Grant in Photography“, awarded by the Dresdner Stiftung Kunst & Kultur der Ostsächsischen Sparkasse Dresden and the Technische Sammlungen Dresden, addresses photographers who work independently or full-time as photographers and/or have an artistic degree, can demonstrate at least one public solo exhibition or publication with her/his works of photography and who do not permanently reside in Dresden. The intention of the residency grant is to offer contemporary photograph
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Henri Cartier-bresson Self-published Photobook Award 2025
When Henri Cartier-Bresson published The Decisive Moment in 1952, the result of a collaboration with a major arts publisher, he created a work that was as striking and singular in its quality as in what it represented: the affirmation of photography as an art form in its own right, beyond its documentary function. Henri Cartier-Bresson would go on to publish other influential books, a testament to his deep interest in the photography book as a work of art and a natural extension of the photog
Deadline: December 31, 2025
The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants
Applications include the following: - A description of the proposed project in no more than 250 words. - A thorough publication plan. Letters of interest or commitment from editors and news outlets should be included. - A preliminary budget estimate, including a basic breakdown of costs. Travel grants cover hard costs associated with the reporting; please do not include stipends for the applicants. Local reporting partner/translator/driver fees are acceptable. Three samples of published
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Gender Equality Grants
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women & girls. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by global crises and face discrimination and violence worldwide. In the fight against the dispar
Deadline: December 31, 2025
FotoAward
The non-commercial, free annual photo contest. In its 7th year. Entry is limited to invited, selected accomplished photographers. There is a special challenge in the absence of genre-based categories or nominations. Awards include medals, diplomas, photo filters, software licenses, and more. Submissions are made by publishing entries on the contest's exhibition site foto.d3.ru, which is a Russian-language platform. This photo site, with the motto "Make raw, not war," promotes photography
Deadline: January 13, 2026
Sony World Photography Awards 2026 - Professional
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide. Entry is free and you could win $25,000, a solo show, a range of Sony Digital Imaging equipment, a professional career-development day - plus more! Free to enter Open to anyone submitting a series of 5 to 10 images per category Ten diverse categories to enter Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photographers plus up to 7 shortlisted photographers per category One overall winner receives the Photographer of the Year title Please see 'Rules' below
Deadline: January 31, 2026
Wex Human Impact Awards 2025
The Wex Human Impact Awards 2025, in collaboration with Sony, invite photographers and filmmakers to share powerful stories of how people shape, and are shaped by, the world around them. From environmental damage and social inequality to community resilience and everyday acts of solidarity, we want to see your perspective. Submit a free-to-enter photo series of 5–10 images for the chance to win cash prizes and Sony gear. Open to all experience levels and devices. The winners will be invited
Call for Entries
AAP Magazine #53 Travels
Publish your work in AAP Magazine and win $1,000 Cash Prizes

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Carmignac Photojournalism Award – 15th Edition Winner
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Photo Contest: Solo Exhibition October 2025
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!
Announcing the 2025 Inge Morath Award
Magnum Foundation, Magnum Photos, and the Inge Morath Estate are pleased to announce Somaya Abdelrahman as the recipient of this year’s Inge Morath Award. Abdelrahman will receive a $7,500 production grant to support the completion of her project, Tired Souls Seeking Home. This year’s finalist, Mariam Giunashvili, will receive a $1,000 grant in support of her project.
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