Helping photographers since 2006
Extraordinary work deserves the right opportunity. Discover photography competitions with the details that matter, and your rights in focus.
The discovery edit
W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
Main grant $30,000; two finalist grants $10,000 each. Separate student grants $5,000 each. Payments are staged against required image/print delivery and final reporting.
International Landscape Photographer of the Year
US$12,500 total cash pool. Photographer winner US$5,000; Photograph winner US$2,000; runners-up and five special awards receive separate amounts. Named winners receive trophies and printed books; Top 101 selection alone is not a cash prize.
World Photography Organisation
Series winner: US$25,000; Single Image winner: US$5,000, plus Sony imaging equipment. Student and Youth awards have separate equipment prizes.
Follow your eye
From the wild and unexpected to the quietly extraordinary. Find a competition for the way you see.
Opportunity, with your eyes open
A great prize is only part of the picture. We put the terms alongside the opportunity, so you can decide where your photographs belong.
Understand your image rightsOur rights ratings make the licence a competition asks for easier to understand. Your copyright matters.
Deadlines, entry fees, eligibility and prizes together. The practical details, before you commit.
Every listing links to the organiser. Check the latest terms and enter directly on the official website.
On the horizon
The journal
Many photography competitions include clauses that sign away your image rights. Here's how to spot them, what they mean, and which competitions to avoid.
Read the guideFrom epic vistas to intimate details, these landscape photography competitions offer serious prizes and global recognition for photographers who love the outdoors.
Read the guideA practical guide to writing artist statements for photography competition entries — what judges look for, common mistakes, and examples that work.
Read the guideBehind a great photography competition?
Let’s put it in the picture
