The Nexus International Photography Awards (NIPA) invites photographers from around the world to participate in its 2026 edition. Created to recognize outstanding photographic talent and celebrate the power of visual storytelling, NIPA provides an international platform for photographers whose work reflects creativity, artistic vision, and technical excellence. Open to both professional and amateur photographers, the […]
RAW — Real And Wild — is a new kind of nature photography competition, one that begins at your front door. Most competitions reward distance: the passport stamp, the remote expedition, the species found only after three flights and a chartered boat. Beautiful work can come from those journeys, but they represent only a sliver […]
Deadline: 30 September 2026
Entry fee: free for Juniors under 18 with 10/25/40 dollar bundles for amateur or professional
The FESTAS 2026 – Climate Extremes International Photo Contest is part of the first edition of FESTAS, an art and science festival entitled NEXUS, taking place from 22 to 26 June 2026 in the historic centre of Naples (Italy). FESTAS 2026 – NEXUS explores connections, relationships, and intersections: between art and science, between sensory and […]
Landscape photography is not only about places. It is about the feeling of being in front of space that feels larger than you, quieter than you, or completely indifferent to you. It can create distance, calm, unease, nostalgia, or emptiness without needing to explain itself. A landscape image holds time in suspension. It turns movement […]
Deadline: 20 June 2026
Entry fee: £20 for one showcased artwork. £30 for two showcased artworks. £35 for three showcased artworks.
Berlin Photo Awards is an international photography competition dedicated to discovering and promoting exceptional visual talent from around the world. With a strong focus on creativity, originality, and artistic expression, the award welcomes both emerging and professional photographers across a wide range of categories, including street photography, portrait, architecture, fine art, landscape, and more. Designed […]
Home / Away, the polarity being explored in this exhibition will be that between familiarity and novelty/otherness. Photography can capture the different feelings of the familiar, love, calm and comfort that we associate with the theme of home. This may be done by creating a feel of nostalgia with use of film photography, or by […]
Deadline: 31 May 2026
Entry fee: Free to submit, Participation fee based on number of images selected
The International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition is a juried competition celebrating nature and highlighting conservation issues. The juror is award-winning National Geographic photographer and conservation advocate Brian Skerry and the competition is organized by Chris Sloan, former Art Director of National Geographic and Arcadian Gallery owner. Award categories include wildlife, flora, landscapes, ocean, and aquatic life […]
Deadline: 15 May 2026
Entry fee: $35 for first three images. $5 for each additional image after that.
The American Meteorological Society invites you to enter its 2026 Photo Contest, open to all professional and amateur photographers ages 13+. Prizes for the four winners range from $200 to $500, and all winners will receive a free one-year associate membership to AMS, connecting you with a worldwide network of weather enthusiasts and professionals. Your […]
The world’s largest competition devoted to panoramic photography – With a huge $50,000 prize pool! The 17th Epson International Pano Awards is dedicated to the craft and art of panoramic photography, and is the world’s largest competition devoted to the genre. Each year the top performing photographers are showcased in hundreds of publications worldwide – […]
Deadline: 13 July 2026
Entry fee: US$20-22 with early-bird discounts until June 22, 2026
The European Photography Awards welcome photographers from worldwide nations ready to hone their photography skills and their extraordinary takes on diversity, whilst portraying the majestic cultures passed down for generations. Recognising exquisite and artistic content, the awards honours vast arrays of genres in the photographic medium, extending the reaches of your talents all across the […]
