Photography Contest

PPA Photo Award 2024: Excellence in Contemporary Photography

PPA Photo Award 2024: Excellence in Contemporary Photography

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Open theme

Territory |

North America

Eligibility |

Residence in the United States

Entry Fees |

$42

Prizes |

Cash Prize
Pasadena Photography Arts is pleased to announce an open call for our PPA Photo Award 2024: Excellence in Contemporary Photography (Open Theme). This is an annual award for both emerging and professional photographers with residence in the United States. *Photographer must have a US bank account to complete application.

The winning photographer will receive a $2,000 cash prize, a published interview on our website, a feature on Lenscratch.com, and a virtual hosted artist talk.

The PPA Photo Award 2024 is accepting entries December 22nd, 2023 through March 29th, 2024. Results will be publicly announced August 26th, 2024. Photographers are invited to submit cohesive bodies of work between 10 - 20 images with an accompanying statement. Analogue, digital, portrait, abstract, mixed-media, documentary, street photography, conceptual, still-life photography, landscape, alternative photography, cell phone and AI are acceptable.

The jury panel is composed of Pasadena Photography Arts Advisors alongside esteemed guest juror Rose Shoshana, of Rose Gallery in Santa Monica, CA, for the final round decision. Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, originality, quality, and responsiveness to the call.