All Photography Contests

Whether you look for cash prizes, camera equipment, or having your work exhibited, photography contests are a great way to test your skills as a photographer. Most competitions publish early entries and finalist's photographs, aside of winner's galleries, so having your images posted on a photo contest website can give you valuable exposure whether you win or not. We've pulled together a selection of 150+ photography competitions in 2022, from free to paid photography awards, so you can decide what photo contest meets your needs.

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The winner of the Anthology Cover Art Award will receive a €500 cash prize and publication on the cover of – and editorial coverage in – a future Issue of Anthology. The winner will also receive a one-year subscription to Anthology
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Looking specifically for those with a bold & innovative approach that disrupts traditional artistic standards, participants can submit entries in up to eight categories.
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From the dense, ancient forests teeming with life to the majestic peaks that touch the sky, let your artistic vision transport viewers to these extraordinary landscapes.
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Entering an image not only offers you the chance to win fantastic prize money, it also plants a tree somewhere in the world.
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For the 2024 edition of the Pride Photo Award we want to ensure an open and inviting contest, and have chosen to remain without a specific theme.
ENDS 12/11/23
We are looking to commission a photographer or a lens-based artist to create a new image to mark and celebrate the start of 2024.
ENDS 12/11/23
In this exhibition, we explore the beauty and powerful expressive ability of monochrome photography
ENDS 12/12/23
The selected works will be featured in both a virtual exhibition and a in-person exhibition, opening scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024
ENDS 12/12/23
Our 37th printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Travels".
ENDS 12/13/23
New York Photography Awards strives to honor, recognize, and promote outstanding photographers, as well as budding talents, worldwide.
ENDS 12/13/23
Exhibition at Photo London 2023 + $10,000 Cash Prizes
ENDS 12/14/23
Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00.
ENDS 12/14/23
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 1st 'Landscapes' Online Art Competition for the month of March 2022.
ENDS 12/15/23
Fotofestiwal is a space for presentation and discussion on society, environment and photography itself. But first of all, invariably, it is a vivid place for meeting, sharing and exchanging.
ENDS 12/15/23
This will take place and be held in conjunction with the 2024 SPE National Conference “New Realities” March 21-23, 2024.
ENDS 12/15/23
The Abstract Image highlights the transformative power of abstraction in photography, allowing us to break free from reality and explore the myriad possibilities within non-representational states.
ENDS 12/15/23
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography's mission is to advance the arts, heritage and cultural sector through exhibitions of photographic works as a means for artistic, community and personal expression.
ENDS 12/17/23
The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, color etc.).
ENDS 12/17/23
BredaPhoto Festival is a biennial that showcases the work of national and international top photographers and visual artists at unique indoor and outdoor locations in Breda, Netherlands.
ENDS 12/17/23
In Search of Blue is a call to artists for works about the color Blue and all that it may convey.
ENDS 12/17/23
The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award recognizes women photojournalists with a commitment to shining a light on important stories around the world through brave and compelling work.
ENDS 12/17/23
Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic art that explores the idea, space, or memory of home.
ENDS 12/17/23
We are looking for the best in contemporary photography and photo-based work. This is an open theme emphasizing creativity, content, and mastery.
ENDS 12/19/23
The festival has become an important meeting place for photography professionals with a large number of exhibitions, artist talks, dummy awards, photobook days and more.
ENDS 12/19/23
Be Featured in our January 2024 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 12/20/23
We promote each online edition via email, web, and social media three times during the publication month.
ENDS 12/20/23
Counter Histories is an initiative supporting projects that creatively reframe the past to engage with questions of the present and future.
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Guest Room aims to spark collaboration. Nadine Isabelle Henrich, Curator of the House of Photography at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, has decided to team up with photo-based artist and founder of Latinx Diaspora Archives, William Camargo
ENDS 12/26/23
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. March 2024
ENDS 12/28/23
interiors: inside, lining, midst, details, furnishings, details, space, indoors, lining, within, internals, contents...
ENDS 12/28/23
The Mobile Photography Awards were founded in 2011 to recognize and celebrate the talent and imagery of the mobile photo & art communities.
ENDS 12/29/23
Panopticon Gallery is pleased to announce a call for art for “First Look 2024,” our annual juried portfolio showcase, where several portfolios will be selected for the exhibition on view from February through March 2023.
ENDS 12/30/23
Every month we will choose 3 artists to win $100 cash, a published interview with our Art Director & Founder Chantal Boynes
ENDS 12/31/23
Every weekend, The Eye of Photography dedicates itself to the portfolios of its readers. By publishing the best portfolios, the magazine enables photographers around the world to show case their photographs.
ENDS 12/31/23
We encourage both professional and non-professional photographers to submit your work to the Social Documentary Network website.
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Open Show holds social screenings worldwide where the public can experience compelling visual stories and interact directly with their creators.
ENDS 12/31/23
Shoot The Frame is a suite of monthly international photography contests, designed to celebrate stunning photography and expose talented photographers.
ENDS 12/31/23
There is no particular theme, but we have an affinity for photos that display humorous, colorful, pattern oriented, and allegorical content.
ENDS 12/31/23
MVIBE Magazine is a magazine created by artists for artists solely for the purpose of advertising worldwide.
ENDS 12/31/23
Promote your work with Al-Tiba9 Interviews and engage with our diverse readership.
ENDS 12/31/23
The total photo safari prize fund for 2022 is over $60,000!
ENDS 12/31/23
The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants support in-depth, high-impact reporting on critical issues that are often overlooked in the media, from global health to climate change.
ENDS 12/31/23
We hope the Gender Equality Grant can help our partner organizations advance their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and commitments.
ENDS 12/31/23
The Muhammad Ali Center is honored to announce the topic of its 10th annual "Shining a Light" International Photography Contest and subsequent exhibition, titled Shining a Light: Women Athletes
ENDS 12/31/23
We invite artists to explore the unique charm and magic that winter brings. Delve into the serene stillness, glistening frost, warm winter light, or the joyous festivities associated with this captivating time of year.
ENDS 12/31/23
The overall Best "Concrete in Life" Photo of the Year winner will win a $10,000 prize.
ENDS 12/31/23
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
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By fostering diversity in visual storytelling, the Xiaomi Imagery Awards encourages photographers to explore the world and share their distinctive perspectives.
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This year the Ali Center is asking participants to submit photographs that illustrate the various ways women compete and the challenges they face in sports all over the world.
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Photometria International Photography Festival wishing to continue the promotion of modern photographic creation, announces the Parallel Voices 2024 portfolio contest.
ENDS 12/31/23
Do you have a body of work or a concept for an exhibition that is photography or photography based? We are looking for compelling solo or cooperative exhibitions to fill our interior salon space.
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The SE Center for Photography is looking for images from women photographers. Juror: Renee Jacobs
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Simply submit your work today for a chance to win $2,000, and thousands more in PR and marketing support!
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Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 6th “Colors” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2024.
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For young passionate photographers aged under 19 years-old, first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment
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Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
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The Aperture Portfolio Prize aims to identify trends in contemporary photography and highlight artists whose work deserves greater recognition.
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We are currently accepting submissions for our upcoming exhibition in Berlin!
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Minimalism or the absence of distractions from shadows, light and often a single subject, line or emotion is also the core of every photograph we take where instead of being subtle and undefined it becomes the dramatic force of the image.
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The Grand Prize winner will receive the Leica Q3 camera and a voucher worth 1,000 € for lens.
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Soho Photo Gallery, New York City's longest running cooperative photography gallery and the originator of the Krappy Kamera® Competition, is looking for extraordinary photographs made with lousy lenses.
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GET YOUR CAMERA READY AND MAKE YOUR SUBMISSION FOR THE SIPA 2024
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Since starting out in 2006, the London International Creative Competition has been recognising and rewarding the world's most fresh and progressive talents.
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The second collaborative book will again unite photojournalists to present their first hand testimony about the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the perspective of those tasked with documenting it.
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Perspective Gallery is pleased to announce our eighth annual juried exhibition of photography, LENS 2024
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The annual photo contest rewards photographers for the best single exposure pictures contributing to the past year of visual journalism.
ENDS 01/12/24
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide! Enter for free and you could win $25,000, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
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Each exhibition will have 24 photographs selected by the juror for exhibiton at the gallery.
ENDS 01/15/24
Submit your best work to our photo competition for a chance to win up to $11,500 in cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the PX3 exhibition in Paris and inclusion in the Annual PX3 book.
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The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), a renowned organization known for its global footprint in the photo and imaging domain, is launching its premier photo contest for 2023, aptly named "Picture This! Camera Shots."
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The Europhotometeo 2024 photography competition is administered by the EMS in collaboration with the Asociación Meteorológica Española (AME)
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We encourage both professional and non-professional photographers to submit your work to the Social Documentary Network website.
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SDN will award one photographer the ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography and a $2,500 honorarium
ENDS 01/17/24
We are glad to share the news that Anadolu Agency’s international news photography contest Istanbul Photo Awards to be held for 10th time.
ENDS 01/20/24
Filter Photo is pleased to announce Context 2024, our tenth annual spring open call for photography-based work.
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MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
ENDS 01/22/24
The First Prize will receive €2,500 and a trophy. The runner-up will receive the Hotusa Group Prize, valued at €1,000, and a trophy.
ENDS 01/28/24
The Prix Elysée is open to mid-career photographers or artists from around the world. They must be recommended by a reputed professional in the fields of photography, contemporary art, cinema, fashion, journalism or publishing.
ENDS 01/28/24
The SE Center for Photography is looking for non-representational imagery, though it can be from found objects in nature, man made or figurative works.
ENDS 01/29/24
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. April 2024
ENDS 01/30/24
Every month we will choose 3 artists to win $100 cash, a published interview with our Art Director & Founder Chantal Boynes
ENDS 01/31/24
Artist must have a cohesive body of work
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The IPA recognizes photography’s leading talents who are creating, shaping and defining the world of photography today.
ENDS 01/31/24
The Dummy Award is an international competition for the best unpublished photobook dummy of the year.
ENDS 02/04/24
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year is an international contest inspired by the proliferation of wonderful food photography in a huge variety of applications.
ENDS 02/11/24
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 02/14/24
Win Free accommodation for 3 nights with breakfast, for two people in Fira – Santorini at the Hotel Atlantis.
ENDS 02/23/24
The biennial Belfast Photo Festival provided the perfect platform for gaining exposure to an international audience, with previous editions having welcome over 100,000 visitors from all over the world
ENDS 02/28/24
Moments Collective's exhibition will run for 3 weeks and will include all necessary elements for their execution.
ENDS 02/28/24
We accept up to four entries per participant each quarterly, awarding ribbons, medals, and trophies to our coveted category and subcategory winners.
ENDS 02/28/24
The Photo Week Awards, an international nature photography contest that will distribute more than 5,000 euros in prizes.
ENDS 03/01/24
BigPicture encourages photographers from around the world to contribute their work to this competition that will both celebrate and illustrate the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspire action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery.
ENDS 03/15/24
Enter one of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography, the Communication Arts Photography Competition.
ENDS 04/01/24
We are interested in works that use the body to express content.
ENDS 04/06/24
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. June 2024
ENDS 04/26/24
We at Earth.Org strongly believes that photography and imagery has the power to inspire, educate and galvanise action into protecting and preserving our home and planet.
ENDS 04/30/24
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.
ENDS 05/09/24
Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. July 2024
ENDS 05/31/24
The submission of photos for the specific contest is free. Each photographer can participate with up to 5 files.
ENDS 05/31/24
Online Exhibition Publication August 2024
ENDS 09/22/24
Choose your best work, upload photos and give yourself a chance to compete for prestige, fame and more than $ 7,500 in monetary award!
ENDS 10/02/24
The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is excited to announce the 2023 International Juried Exhibition with $5,000 in awards!
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Our aim is to bring resources and support to all types of leaders in visual storytelling who are looking to have significant impact and care about the sustainability of the field.
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The Rencontres d'Arles is having a €20,000 curatorial research fellowship open to all the exhibition curators.
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Decode Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming theme: Three Artist Exhibit
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year harnesses the power of photography to promote the discovery, understanding, and responsible enjoyment of the natural world.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year harnesses the power of photography to promote the discovery, understanding, and responsible enjoyment of the natural world.
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Silhouettes can be both subtle and dramatic. They will always have an impact on the mood, composition and overall flow of our work. Share with us your best frames and moments showing your perception of Silhouettes!
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Submit up to 5 photographs; monochrome, analogue or digital. The submission of photographs is free
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Juried photobook retreat in Montana with Michael Ackerman, Jenia Fridlyand, Baldwin Lee, Kristine Potter, Bryan Schutmaat, Awoiska Van Der Molen and more
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Win an online exhibition.
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Giovane Fotografia Italiana (Young Italian Photography) promotes the discovery and showcase of emerging photography talents in Italy who approach photography as artistic research.
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Step into a world of contemplative beauty with Instant Inspiration, presented by ART SQUARE GALLERY.
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Selected photographers through the Project Open Call will be invited to showcase their projects and create their exhibition in the container during the Rotterdam Photo 2024.
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The 34 edition of the Memorial Maria Luisa de Photography and video is about to begin. This time the contest is made up of fourteen thematic categories on the Mountain, Nature and Adventure, in addition to the specific category of videos.
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The Aftermath Project is open to working photographers worldwide who are interested in creating work that helps illumine aftermath issues, and encourages greater public understanding and discussion of these issues.
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International Color Awards is open to professional and amateur photographers shooting in all forms of color photography using traditional or digital methods.
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The winner will receive a €500 cash prize and editorial coverage in a future issue of Anthology Magazine, plus a one-year subscription to Anthology
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Our artist page directory will serve as a development space for new and emerging talent as well as facilitate professional connections and collaborations.
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The theme of this competition revolves around patterns and textures. We invite artists to explore this theme through their unique artistic lens, whether it be through representational or abstract approaches.
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The LuganoAward photo contest evolves and becomes Swiss Storytelling Photo Grant for its ninth edition
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Our Annual Photo Contest is now open for submissions, and we’re looking for the best of the best. Grand Prize: $2,500,
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Every month we will choose 3 artists to win $100 cash, a published interview with our Art Director & Founder Chantal Boynes
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From fierce predators roaming untamed landscapes to beloved companions in our homes, capture the captivating essence of wild or domesticated animals.
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Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 1st 'Landscapes' Online Art Competition for the month of March 2022.
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Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic art of any genre and any subject matter that represents the artist's endeavor to reveal through the photographic process a personal declaration of visual significance.
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Every month we will choose 3 artists to win $100 cash, a published interview with our Art Director & Founder Chantal Boynes
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Monthly Photo Contest is organized keeping in mind the theme of the photo contest for everyone.
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LaScam rewards each year, in memory of Roger Pic,great French photographer director and dedicated defender of copyright, the author of a portfolio documenting reality and questioning our humanity with singularity.
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Be Featured in our December 2023 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
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The Glasgow Gallery of Photography's mission is to advance the arts, heritage and cultural sector through exhibitions of photographic works as a means for artistic, community and personal expression.
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Group Exhibition in Rome city, Italy. February 2024
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€2000 in prizes and 10 gorgeous categories
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The Arte Laguna Prize is an international free-themed art competition aimed at enhancing Contemporary Art. The contest stands out in the global art scene for the growing variety of its partnerships and opportunities offered to artists and photographers,
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TIFA connects photographers from around the world with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, providing them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market.
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All selected artists will be promoted on our website, social media, and newsletters.
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Getxophoto's Open Call offers the opportunity for visual artists and photographers from all over the world to exhibit their works at the next edition of the Festival, in June 2023.
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The criteria for selection by a jury of professional in the photographic field are a height creative level, originality and a coherent personal vision.
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Praxis Gallery’s biennial small group exhibition returns for its third year with an open call for narrative-based collections of photographic art. Nine artists’ collections of four photographs will be featured in the 2024 ANTHOLOGIES
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Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio - capturing the weird and wonderful moments unfolding around you! The subject is completely up to you.
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''Big Ideas for Small Subjects" photography contest, where photographers showcase their talent by capturing the beauty of small subjects in creative ways, including food photography, still life photography and product photography.
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The Rencontres d'Arles is opening its call for applications for the 2024 Discovery Award, part of the festival's 55th edition.
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Get the chance to sell your work at Grisebach, the market-leading auction house for photographic works in Germany.
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Now in its 10th year, the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards is allowing all landscape photographers to share a total of 10,000 USD in cash prizes.
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The Art of Food is an exhibition exploring the intersection of food, art, and culture in a rich and universal theme.
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Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic works that explore the fundamental qualities that make night photography – from dusk to dawn – a compelling contemporary art form.
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This year's CIPC rewards selected artists with an exhibition in Chelsea, New York, along with other numerous PR opportunities. The event also provides invaluable exposure to the community while promoting career growth and recognition.
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We are offering grants in the amount of $3,500 (2 available) and $1,000 (4 available) to artists & photographers worldwide working in all media. In total, 6 artists will receive unrestricted cash grants totaling $11,000.
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A juried call for street, documentary, and news photography of and about the people within the county of Los Angeles (inclusive of the City of Los Angeles).
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color : hue, glow, chroma, dye, iridescence, luminosity, pigmentation, tinge, value, wash, cast, intensity, undertone, tint...