nature / underwater
World ShootOut Underwater Photo Competition
World ShootOut
Entry feeFree
Deadline15 Oct 2026
Dive trip + underwater camera gear
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nature / underwater
Amazonia Underwater Photography Awards
Amazon Aquatic Research Institute
Entry fee$10
Deadline15 Nov 2026
$3,000 + Amazon expedition
landscape / nature
World Nature Photography Awards
World Nature Photography Awards
Entry fee£15
Deadline31 Dec 2026
£1,000 + exhibition
nature / underwater
Underwater Photographer of the Year
Underwater Photographer of the Year
Entry fee£15
Deadline4 Jan 2027
£1,000 + diving trips
nature / underwater
Underwater Photography Awards
Underwater Photography Awards
Entry fee£15
Deadline5 Jan 2027
Dive trip package ($5,000 value)
documentary / nature
Ocean Photography Awards
Oceanographic Magazine
Entry fee£15
Deadline15 Feb 2027
£4,000 + publication
nature / underwater
Close-up Photographer of the Year
Close-up Photographer of the Year
Entry fee£10
Deadline28 Feb 2027
£2,500 + exhibition
landscape / nature
Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice Awards
Nature's Best Photography
Entry fee$25
Deadline15 Mar 2027
$5,000 + Smithsonian exhibition
landscape / nature
Entry feeFree + paid entries
Deadline7 Dec 2025
Overall winner €3,000; Stories winner €1,000; category and youth awards.
landscape / nature
Oasis Photo Contest
Oasis Magazine
Entry fee€10
Deadline15 Apr 2026
€1,500 + safari trip
nature / underwater
Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition
Underwater Photography Guide
Entry fee$20
Deadline30 Jun 2026
Dive trips + equipment (value $80,000+)
nature / underwater
DivePhotoGuide Underwater Photo Contest
DivePhotoGuide
Entry feeFree
Deadline31 Jul 2026
Dive trips + camera equipment ($50,000+ total)
documentary / landscape
Caribbean Photography Awards
Caribbean Photo Network
Entry fee$5
Deadline15 Aug 2026
$2,000 + regional exhibition
nature / underwater
DEMA Underwater Photography Competition
Diving Equipment & Marketing Association
Entry feeFree
Deadline31 Aug 2026
Dive equipment worth $5,000
nature / underwater
Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year
Ocean Geographic Society
Entry feeA$20
Deadline15 Sept 2026
AUD 5,000 + publication