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.
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.
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.
World Sports Photography Awards
Entry feeFree
Deadline23 Nov 2026
Sponsor-provided prizes; the current 2027 call does not publish an itemised package or cash value.
Perspectives / Scottish Nature Photography Awards
Entry feeFree + paid entries
Deadline30 Nov 2026
Overall winner: £150 cash, engraved awards, yearbook, Hilltrek gilet and exhibition inclusion. Junior winner: £50 plus specified non-cash benefits. Student package not yet confirmed for 2026 on its linked page.
Entry feeFree
Deadline1 Dec 2026
One US$25,000 production grant paid 50%, 40%, then 10% after twelve-print delivery. Four finalists named, with no cash advertised for them.
Bird Photographer of the Year Limited
Entry feeFree + paid entries
Deadline13 Dec 2026
Overall winner: £3,000. Winners announced September 2027.
Entry feeFree
Deadline30 Dec 2026
Still category first: $450 Kolari credit plus conversion up to $1,150. Lower ranks/film have separate credit awards. $60,000-plus aggregate pool is not cash.
World Photography Organisation
Entry feeFree
Deadline12 Jan 2027
Series winner: US$25,000; Single Image winner: US$5,000, plus Sony imaging equipment. Student and Youth awards have separate equipment prizes.
Entry feeFree–£100
Deadline1 Feb 2027
Main overall £1,000 Park Cameras voucher and £100 Bob Books voucher. Round winners receive software, vouchers and subscription; £24,000 is the combined season package.
World Food Photography Awards
Entry feeFree + paid entries
Deadline7 Feb 2027
£5,000 to the eligible overall winner; finalist Mall Galleries exhibition promised. Innovation category offers £1,400 bursary plus residency. Route exclusions apply to the overall title.
Entry feeFree
Deadline30 Apr 2027
First prize US$3,000; ranked awards through twentieth and additional honours. Dated 2027 rules say cash checks; undated summary still says Visa gift cards.
Entry feeFree
Deadline31 May 2027
Main package: €10,000 trip, €5,000 equipment voucher, €2,500 CEWE-product voucher, with workshop. Roughly €250,000 across1,000 prizes, not cash to one entrant.
Entry feeFree
Deadline16 Mar 2025
Two photo grand prizes, each ¥500,000 plus Nikon Z8 and designated lens. Other photo awards provide Nikon equipment and publication/exhibition benefits; no elective cash replacement for equipment.
Association of Photographers
Entry feeFree–£95
Deadline15 May 2025
Gold/Silver and professional distinctions; successful category work in awards book, possible exhibition/tour with AOP-produced prints. No verified general cash award. Exhibition sales incur 30% commission.
Entry feeFree
Deadline28 Sept 2025
Overall title £1,000 plus CIWEM interview and BBWF feature/promotion; four category winners £500 each. Benefits refer to the completed 2025 edition.
Entry feeFree–€30
Deadline15 Oct 2025
Six finalists: €1,000 artist fee each, opening-weekend accommodation, travel up to €300 and production support €500. Separate Pismo selection PLN8,000 net. Expense allowances are not extra unrestricted cash.
Entry feeFree–£35
Deadline4 Dec 2025
Adult overall £10,000; separate category, portfolio and youth cash awards, plus exhibition and publication opportunities.
Entry feeFree + paid entries
Deadline7 Dec 2025
Overall winner €3,000; Stories winner €1,000; category and youth awards.
Entry feeFree
Deadline15 Dec 2025
Three individual US$30,000 fellowships, paid in three instalments, with professional support and agreed project obligations. US$90,000 is the combined grant total.
Stichting De Zilveren Camera
Entry feeFree
Deadline1 Jan 2026
€10,000 overall award and trophy. €300 excluding VAT per shortlisted single or series, plus exhibition, yearbook and online collection.
Underwater Photographer of the Year
Entry feeFree–£45
Deadline4 Jan 2026
Fixed cash awards, vouchers and equipment/dive-travel prize pool. Overall winner chooses first from pool. Free categories have fixed cash of £500/£300/£200 for first three places, not prize-pool points. No single cash grand prize advertised.
Entry feeFree–€35
Deadline9 Jan 2026
Overall award: €1,500 of photography equipment plus €400 accommodation assistance. Category podium winners also receive the allowance; attendance and shipping conditions apply.
Entry feeFree–$110
Deadline11 Jan 2026
First prize US$5,000 cash plus $1,000 MPB gift card and magazine publication. Four shortlisted artists receive $1,000 each; all five promised April 2026 AIPAD group exhibition.