Photo Competitions & Contests 2012 ~ 2013
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Information for Photo Competition organisers
Do you want your photo competition to appear on this page? Then please contact me, and I shall do my best to oblige. But please read the paragraphs below first and ensure that your competition complies with the requirements for listing, otherwise it will be refused.
POSITVE PR
Create positive PR for your organisation and its brands. Read how in this free PDF download. Many organisations now support the Artists' Bill of Rights, including the World Photography Organisation (organiser of the World Photography Awards - proudly sponsored by Sony), Travel Photographer of the Year Ltd., PlanetNikon, International Garden Photographer of the Year, and so on.
If you have a competition listed here that you would like to be removed, then please contact me.
Information for Photo Competition entrants
All photography contests are ordered by closing date - apart from the four 'photographer of the year' competitions (WPOTY, TPOTY, GPOTY & LPOTY) listed at the bottom of this page.
Artists' Bill of Rights
As a keen amateur photographer, who on occasion sells or licenses imagery and photographs for profit, it saddens me to see more and more rights been stripped from photographers without their knowledge or consent. Copyright and licensing exclusions written into the small print of the rules of many competitions often reveals that the competition is merely an excuse for many companies to find a easy way to source professional quality photography for next-to-nothing. This only abuses the rights of individuals while making profits for large organisations.
I am pleased therefore to note the promotion of the Artists' Bill of Rights, and will do all I can to support them. If you notice a competition listed here which does not comply with this Bill of Rights, please notify me and, once confirmed, it shall be removed.
Read the rules!
Please do read the competition rules/terms and conditions on the organisers Website when entering any competition, as your rights may be restricted as regards reproduction, licensing, copyright, etc. I have no affiliations with any of the organisations listed here, and bear no responsibility for either errors or omissions nor for any contract between you and any company or organisation listed here. Have fun and Good Luck!
Currently open contests
Sony World Photography Save the Children Competition
Potential
You can interpret this in whatever way you choose – be that the potential of people, of nature, of man-made objects. We believe that every child should get the chance to fulfil their potential, show us what potential means to you!
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Closing date: Friday 17th February 2012
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012
Wildlife, Nature, Conservation
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the most prestigious competitions of its kind, attracting entries from professional and amateur photographers of all ages worldwide. The competition seeks to promote the discovery, understanding, responsibility and enjoyment of the natural world.
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Closing date: Thursday 23rd February 2012
2012 Kellicutt International Juried Photo Show
Through A Lens: Vibrant!
Vibrant and vibrate have the same Latin root word: “vibrare” meaning to move rapidly and rhythmically to and fro. While vibrate means virtually the same thing in English, vibrant has additional connotations as it applies to brightness of light or colour, or as in how alive or energetic is the given subject – literally vibrating with life. "Through a Lens: Vibrant!" gives the photographer several options. Vibrant could apply to a light or hue in the composition, or it could apply to the subject, as to a person or in a street. It could even be stretched to apply to the process - check out the vibrance adjustment layer in Photoshop. Which definition of "Vibrant!" will you choose? For images juried into the hanging show, you will need to send a framed image no wider than 30". When pricing your piece, keep in mind that the museum will charge a 30% commission.
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Closing date: Wednesday 29th February 2012
CIDPA Wedding and Engagement 2012
Wedding Photography
Canadian International Digital Photography Award (CIDPA) Wedding Photography Competition 2012
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Closing date: Thursday 15th March 2012
CIDPA Travel Photographer 2012
Travel Photography
Canadian International Digital Photography Award (CIDPA) Travel Photography Competition 2012
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Closing date: Saturday 31st March 2012
Epson International Photographic Pano Awards
Panoramic photography
The third Epson International Pano Awards is dedicated to the art of panoramic photography. Advances in digital photography and software such as PTGui and Adobe Photoshop has resulted in an explosion in image stitching, especially in the panoramic format. Panoramic film photography also remains alive and well.
The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography.
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Closing date: Friday 20th April 2012
Nikon Small World Competition
Photomicrography competition: recognising Excellence in Photography through the Microscope.
The Nikon International Small World Competition first began in 1974 as a means to recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the light microscope. Since then, Small World has become a leading showcase for photomicrographers from the widest array of scientific disciplines.
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Closing date: Monday 30th April 2012
Vienna International Photographic Awards - VIPA 2012
Documentary photography
KUNSTNETZWERK (modern contemporary art gallery and network) and founder Raed Bawayah (photographer), in collaboration with « Eyes-On » the European Month of Photography Vienna will organize the first Vienna International Photographic Awards « VIPA » in 2012 for documentary photography. Our mission is to salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talents, and to promote and enhance contemporary photography in Austria and all over the world. The « VIPA » conduct an annual competition for professional, non-professional and student photographers.
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Closing date: Monday 30th April 2012
WORLD OPEN OF PHOTOGRAPHY™
Worldwide Search for great photographers.
THE OPEN is a worldwide search for the hottest photographers of our generation. It features both online and live events and delivers one of the largest prize purses ever offered in the photo industry: $50,000US. It is an exposure powerhouse that connects photographers with a global audience.
True to its name, The Open welcomes all photographers. It is a search across six continents with a simple mission: discover the undiscovered; rediscover the established; bring the best photographers to the forefront.
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Closing date: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Lake District photographic competition 2012
Images Of Lake District Life and Landscape
We're looking for digital photos which capture the essence of the Lake District and the people living there: not necessarily the obvious beauty spots or tourist attractions, though these are very welcome, but images which capture the daily life of the Lakes in all its flavour and variety. Try and go beyond the obvious, and come up with images which add an unusual twist to our view of life in the Lakes. For example, shots of the farmers at work, or the routine of life beyond the tourist hotspots.
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Closing date: Tuesday 31st July 2012
Canadian International Digital Photography Award (CIDPA) 2012
Canadian International Digital Photography Award
The main mission of the Canadian International Digital Photography Award is to discover and support new names in professional photography as well as to acknowledge new digital art of the experienced professionals through the International Photography Contest.
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Closing date: Thursday 27th September 2012
Charnwood Arts 2012 Young Artists Exhibition
Square artworks
We want 2,012 artists aged 18 or under to create and submit square artworks, to be displayed on the exhibition and competition website, and turned into a book. Every month one artwork will be chosen as a winner and given a cash prize.
We are looking for photographers, painters, graphic designers, illustrators. anyone producing visual arts. All young people everywhere in the world are invited to submit one work for this year-long project.
The project will consist of an online exhibition of 2,012 works, which will be displayed in a rolling programme during 2012. Every three months, one work from the exhibition will be chosen as a winning entry and receive a prize of £100.
As a young artist you only have ONE opportunity to enter the competition during the year. Every 3 months 503 entries will be selected. Any entries not selected will be considered for the next 3 months alongside new submissions. Therefore all entrants have a chance to be selected throughout the year. At the end of the exhibition and competition period, a commemorative book will be produced including all of the works selected for exhibition. An online retrospective exhibition archive will also be produced of all 2,012 works selected.More details...
Closing date: Monday 31st December 2012
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