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Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest 2025

Posted on 25 September 2025 Deadline1 December 2025 Who may enterThe competition is open to anyone aged 18 or over. Short description This photo contest is organized by Smithsonian Magazine. There are 6 categories: • Wildlife• Travel• People• The American Experience at 250• Artistic Images• Drone/Aerial To be eligible for any category, a photograph must […]
  • Deadline: 1 December 2025

Sanctuary

Decagon Gallery invites photographers from around the world to submit images for Sanctuary, an online exhibition exploring the spaces, places, and moments that offer us refuge, peace, and renewal. What does sanctuary mean to you? It might be a quiet corner of your home, a place of worship, a stretch of untouched landscape, a gathering […]
  • Deadline: 30 November 2025
  • Entry fee: $24 for 4 entries, then $4 each additional entry. Two free entries after 8 paid.
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Current World Archaeology Photo of the Year 2026

Send us your best archaeological photos from any location around the world for your chance to win first prize in Current World Archaeology magazine’s annual photo competition. As summer comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect on any heritage-filled travels, archaeological projects, or visits to historical sites around the world. Dig […]
  • Deadline: 26 January 2026
  • Entry fee: Free
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In the garden

Photographers have long been drawn to the beauty of a garden, inspired to capture its essence in an image. Shepton Snowdrop Festival’s Photography Competition has opened; each of the three age categories carries prize money for the winner. This year the focus is on the garden. It could be a cultivated space or a natural […]
  • Deadline: 16 January 2026
  • Entry fee: £4 per photo for entrants aged 18 and over; free for under 18's
  • Theme: Nature
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Forgotten Architecure

Abandoned buildings are more than relics of the past—they are silent monuments to history, memory, and the passage of time. Their peeling paint, fractured walls, and quiet interiors hold stories that have slipped into stillness. In this juried exhibition, Decagon Gallery invites photographers to explore the strange allure and poetic resonance of architectural spaces left […]
  • Deadline: 31 October 2025
  • Entry fee: $24 for 4 entries, then $4 each additional entry.
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AMERICAN ROAD “CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES” PHOTO CONTEST

From scenic byways to famous highways, we want to see your favorite vacation pictures. Show us where you “Celebrate Good Times” on the American Road: cruising in a classic car down Route 66, waving to Wendover Will, checking out cool cars at the Oldies But Goodies Fest, riding the waves, or visiting the waterfront in […]
  • Deadline: 30 September 2025
  • Entry fee: Free
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Insect Photography Competition 2025

Photographs entered for the Competition should feature an insect (or group of insects) occurring naturally in the situation in which it is photographed. The subject can be of any life-stage, from egg through nymph, larva or pupa to adult, and can be an insect from anywhere in the world. Photographs of other invertebrates (e.g. spiders, […]
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Bergger Analog Photography Prize 2025

The Bergger Analog Photography Prize is aimed at emerging photographers using black and white analog photography as a means of expression and aims to be a springboard for new photographic writing in black and white. The jury will evaluate the projects based on the following criteria: Personal perspective and uniqueness of artistic expression. Coherent development […]
  • Deadline: 28 September 2025
  • Entry fee: 18€
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Night Photography Contest 2025 by The Artist Gallery Awards

The magic of photography doesn’t end when the sun goes down—in fact, it often begins. Our Night Photography Contest celebrates the art of capturing the world after dark, from star-filled skies and glowing cityscapes to the quiet beauty of moonlit scenes. Photographers from around the world are invited to showcase their unique vision of the […]
  • Deadline: 12 December 2025
  • Entry fee: Early Bird fee (before October 20th): 1 Photo = 9USD / 3 Photos = 22USD / 5 Photos = 31USD / 10 Photos = 49USD
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Sonntag Grant For Photography 2025

Launched in 2025 and based in Berlin, this annual photography grant aims at supporting FLINTA artists (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender). For the first edition of this grant, we’re keeping the theme open. We’re interested in different types of photography that explore how the world is shaped, whether through the lens of politics, sociology, […]
  • Deadline: 31 October 2025
  • Entry fee: €10
  • Theme: Open Theme
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