Photo Competitions & Photography Contests

[ September 14, 2012; ] Do you have an eye for what makes the perfect travel photo? The Independent on Sunday/ Insight Guides 2012 travel-photography competition is your chance to prove it. Readers can take a picture of absolutely any travel destination. The only brief they have is to capture the essence of the place and to submit three outstanding, [...]

[ August 30, 2012; ] Enter today to win an iPad, Photography Course day and much more. With so much to celebrate in Great Britain this summer, 2012 is set to be a GREAT year to visit Britain. To mark the occasion Blenheim Palace, the Oxfordshire birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and a World Heritage Site, has launched a special [...]

[ May 18, 2012; ] The AOP Open is run by the Association of Photographers and is the only competition where professionals and amateurs compete on equal terms. There are no categories or themes in this competition so the choice of work submitted is entirely up to the photographer. The competition has been running for 11 years and each year [...]

[ May 15, 2012; ] Welcome to IREX’s Make a Better World Photo Contest! Enter now for a chance to win the Grand Prize worth $1,000. We encourage you to submit your best images of scenes and individuals around the world that reflect IREX’s tagline, “Make a Better World.” Photos should demonstrate one or more of IREX’s seven focus areas: [...]

[ May 14, 2012; ] In conjunction with the 25th World Gas Conference to be organized in Kuala Lumpur in 2012, ItsNotMagicItsScience.com is organizing the Gas, Camera, Action! Online Photography Contest with the aim of increasing the awareness of the general public in gas and gas related areas.

The Gas, Camera Action! Online Photography Contest is sponsored by GasTerra and will [...]

[ July 31, 2012; ] PROJECT WATER is the inaugural global art project sponsored by MUSEA. The goal of PROJECT WATER is to create a body of work that deals with the relationships between water and humans.

We are asking photographers to submit old or new work that showcases the different ways we are connected to water.

Submissions will be accepted until [...]

[ November 30, 2012; ] The sixth annual competition opens in March 2012 with   a deadline of November 30th 2012. There are also three   Photo Projects seasonal competitions, they are based   on specific themes.

Deadlines for these are as follows:

Monochrome: 1 March – 31 March
Macro Art: 1 April – 31 May
Micro Creatures: 1 June – 31 July

Uniquely among major [...]

[ May 17, 2012; ] Use your camera to show what friendship means to you and you could win a fabulous Olympus camera plus an exclusive masterclass with world famous photographer John Swannell.

The National Autistic Society started as a small group of friends who decided to help transform the lives of people affected by autism. Now we’ve grown into a [...]

[ May 12, 2012; ] The British Wildlife Photography Awards were established to recognise the talents of wildlife photographers of all nationalities practising in Britain, whilst at the same time highlighting the great wealth and diversity of Britain’s natural history. The driving motivation to set up the Awards evolved through the nation’s growing awareness of the local environment and the [...]

[ May 6, 2012; ] In the run-up to Global Wind Day on 15 June – the annual day promoting the power of the wind around the world – photographers are invited to let their imaginations take the lead and show wind energy technology in a new way, in line with the competition title, “Wind in Mind”.

The six winners, who [...]

[ September 29, 2012; ] If you are adept at capturing naturally beautiful scenes or landscapes on your digital camera, then enter our Landscape photography competition.
Prizes:
1st Place: £500 of Photographic Equipment of your choice!
2nd Place: £300 of Photographic Equipment of your choice!
3rd Place: £200 of Photographic Equipment of your choice!
3 top photographers from the UK and USA including Nicholas Goodden will judge [...]

[ November 29, 2012; ] It’s time to reveal the details of our 2012 Amateur Photographer of the Year competition, and this year looks set to be bigger and better than ever. We are proud to announce Samsung and Jessops as the official APOY 2012 sponsors. As always, we have thousands of pounds worth of fantastic camera equipment up for [...]

[ April 5, 2012; ] As the festival expands in 2012, the London Festival of Photography Prize is an opportunity for photographers to submit projects for inclusion in a world-class exhibition celebrating the annual festival theme. Each year the festival will explore a relevant and far-reaching theme through photographic exhibitions, workshops, participatory activities and debates.

This prestigious prize will achieve critical acclaim for [...]

[ August 1, 2012; ] OPEN TO ANY PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE WORLD. From undiscovered photographers to emerging artists to seasoned professionals, everyone is welcome to be a part of The Open. It exists to discover – and rediscover – the most inspiring photographers of our generation. It is for any photographer who wants to open the door to worldwide exposure, connections [...]

[ April 30, 2012; ] The capital city of Austria, Vienna one of the most important cultural cities in Europe enjoys a good reputation in its music, literature, theater and fine arts for many years. However, in the field of contemporary photography Vienna has a rising demand to follow up with the rest of the world. Inspired by many international [...]

[ March 31, 2012; ] The first competition in our 2012 photo contest series is now open for entries! The theme is “Pets”. We are looking for striking and original photographs of your beloved dogs, cats and other pets. For some inspiration, checkout the results of last year’s Pet Photo Contest.

[ May 31, 2012; ] This competition, in its ninth year, is being run on Flickr for the seventh time! It closes on May 1st and has cash prizes!
Theme:
The theme of the competition is: COMMUNICATION FOR ALL

[ December 31, 2012; ] From small shoots, Been there’s photo competition has now grown into a superb format for unearthing hidden photography talent.
Monthly prize: A £200 voucher for Point 101 who specialise in large format printing.
Overall prize: The trip of a lifetime to the Antarctic Peninsula with Quark Expeditions offering unprecedented opportunities for wildlife viewing and photography and worth over $30,000. PLUS you’ll [...]

[ July 31, 2012; ] This year is going to be all about London. With the Olympics, the Paralympics, and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee all taking place in the next 12 months, 2012 will be a spectacular, and memorable, one for the capital. To reflect this, we are looking for photographs that celebrate London in all its diversity. From a [...]

[ June 30, 2012; ] This year Snowden has included four new categories for the competition as a way of providing additional options and inspiration in  ’celebrating the mining industry’.
Overall winner: $10,000

Category prizes:

Significant achievements in Mining: $1,000

Technology and innovation in Mining : $1,000

Environmental or sustainability successes in Mining : $1,000

People in Mining and their stories: $1,000

People’s Choice winner: $1, 000
Each year, amateur photographers from around [...]

[ June 29, 2012; ] Trainspotting: the Powerhouse Museum International Photo Competition 2012 is proudly presented by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, commonly known as the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences also includes the Sydney Observatory and the Powerhouse Discovery Centre and is Australia’s leading cultural institution dedicated to celebrating human ingenuity. Now [...]

[ May 31, 2012; ] This contest is sponsored by Kenko Tokina Co.,Ltd. and is open to photos that have been taken with the aid of a filter with the aim of expanding creative possibilities. Kenko Tokina Co.,Ltd. looks forward to receiving your entries that explore the full expanse of the unknown possibilities of filters.

Period during which applications are accepted:
Wednesday, [...]

[ October 8, 2012; ] DRT Show 2012 will feature the largest underwater photo competition in northern Asian region. If you have great underwater photo, please submit your underwater images online to join our competition, you will got the chance to win over US$30,000 in world class prizes. Event Hosted by: DRT Show, DiverCommunity.com & EZDIVE Magazine Behavior

Reefscapes
Conservation
Nudis
Sharks
Big Stuff
Over-under
Super Macro

Grand Prize: [...]

The Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 call for entries, photographer may submit the work online between January 16 and March 1, 2012. The Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award is for 25 and under age photographers, entry is free and Leica Oskar Barnack Award winner will get Leica M9-P camera with lens, and Leica Oskar Barnack [...]

[ May 18, 2012; ] Originally named the’ Kodak Wedding & Portrait Awards’ and more recently sponsored by Fujifilm, they are administered by the Master Photographers Association, entry open for 2012 Wedding & Portrait Photography contest, only UK based Professional Photographers can participate, entry fee is £2 per picture and the winners of the contest will get £1000 cash prize [...]

[ July 31, 2012; ] Images Of Lake District Life and Landscape
We’re looking for digital photos which capture the essence of the Lake District and the people living there: not necessarily the obvious beauty spots or tourist attractions, though these are very welcome, but images which capture the daily life of the Lakes in all its flavour and variety. Try [...]

[ November 23, 2011; ] Each week at the Telegraph we offer you the chance to win a nikon camera simply by sending as your holiday snaps.

Send your picture, which must be at least 1Mb in size, along with a brief description, your name, address, telephone number, the date and location of the photo to thebigpicture@telegraph.co.uk.

Deadline: Weekly

Website

[ April 30, 2012; ] The Nikon Small World Competition is open to anyone with an interest in photography through the microscope. The subject matter is unrestricted and any type of light microscopy technique is acceptable, including phase contrast, polarized light, fluorescence, interference contrast, darkfield, confocal, deconvolution, and mixed techniques.

Entries submitted to Nikon are then judged by an independent panel [...]