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fine art / open
Entry fee€15–€50
Deadline12 Oct 2026

Curator’s choice receives future entry packages; no cash.

2 days remaining
travel

Travel Photographer of the Year

Travel Photographer of the Year

Entry feeFree–£59
Deadline12 Oct 2026

Overall adult winner: GBP 1,000, an agent portfolio review and software. Category packages differ; youth overall winner GBP 500. Rising Talent mentoring package and exhibition venues are not yet confirmed.

2 days remaining
documentary

W. Eugene Smith Grant

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund

Entry feeFree–$50
Deadline12 Oct 2026

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.

2 days remaining
fine art

Aesthetica Art Prize

Aesthetica Magazine

Entry fee£25–£35
Deadline18 Oct 2026

Main Prize £10,000; separate Emerging Prize £1,000. Shortlisted works receive exhibition invitations; entrant transport and insurance costs apply.

8 days remaining
documentary / nature
Entry feeFree
Deadline21 Oct 2026

Three category winners receive £10,000 each; 22 other selected entries receive £1,000 each. £52,000 is the combined pool. Public winners are planned for summer 2027.

11 days remaining
fine art / open

Chromatic Photography Awards

Chromatic Photography Awards

Entry fee$22–$27
Deadline25 Oct 2026

Two overall cash awards: US$2,000 professional and US$1,000 amateur, paid via PayPal with currency-transfer fees deducted. Category winners receive gallery/book opportunities and badges; cash is not per category.

15 days remaining
landscape / nature

International Garden Photographer of the Year

International Garden Photographer of the Year

Entry fee£2–£30
Deadline31 Oct 2026

£4,000 main overall single-image winner, paid in two instalments. Photo projects £250. Portfolio £1,000 maximum, prize page TBC; exhibition/book selections conditional.

21 days remaining
landscape

International Landscape Photographer of the Year

International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Entry fee$25
Deadline31 Oct 2026

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.

21 days remaining
open
Entry fee$20
Deadline31 Oct 2026

US$2,000 monthly first prize plus specified exhibition benefits. US$24,000 is the annual aggregate cash allocation.

21 days remaining
documentary / fine art
Entry fee€25–€35
Deadline5 Nov 2026

First prize €1,000; second €200; third €100. Potential publishing arrangement and promotion are conditional; no guaranteed exhibition.

26 days remaining