landscape / nature
Entry feeFree + paid entries
Deadline7 Dec 2025
Overall winner €3,000; Stories winner €1,000; category and youth awards.
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underwater / wildlife
Underwater Photographer of the Year
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.
nature / underwater
Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year
Ocean Geographic Society
Entry feeFree–$70
Deadline6 Apr 2026
Advertised combined prize valuation above US$110,000 includes travel, accommodation, equipment and vouchers, plus publication. It is not a single cash prize; exact packages depend on allocation and availability.
nature / underwater
Ocean Photographer of the Year
Oceanographic
Entry feeTo be announced
DeadlineTo be announced