Photography Contest

CPA Artist Grants

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Open

Territory |

North America

Eligibility |

The CPA Artist Grants are open to all photographers over the age of 18 living in the US. All photographic media welcome.

Entry Fees |

$30

Prizes |

Exhibition

Host |

Center for Photographic Art

Four separate grants of $5,000 each will be awarded to deserving photographers: one emerging photographer (students are encouraged to apply), one more mid-career photographer, one landscape photographer, and one LGBTQ+ photographer. We’ve invited Brian Paul Clamp, Frank Yamrus, and Jan Watten to be on our selection committee this year (see bios below). The award includes a grant project exhibition, which will take place in Spring 2025 in our historic gallery in Carmel, California.

About Photo Contests 2022

What best way to showcase your work than photo contests? Successful photographers from around the world are discovered by submitting their work to photography competitions. By taking part in these contests, you can either win cash prizes, equipment, or traveling exhibitions at renowned institutions. In any case, the best photography contests give you the opportunity to gain more exposure and to show your best work to a large audience.

For all these good reasons, we have decided to select the world’s best photography contests, competitions, and calls for entries of 2022. Some of them are free of charges, some other prestigious photography awards charge nominal fees to enter multiple photographs. But whatever you choose, it's worth a try!