Photo Competitions & Contests 2010 ~ 2011
On this page: Optimalprint UK Photo Contest | Falklands Exposed Competition | SnapAlley March photography competition | Nikon Small World Competition | Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Travel Photographer of the Year | International Garden Photographer of the Year | Landscape Photographer of the Year | Wanderlust Travel Photo Of The Year
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.
All entry fees are listed in UK Pounds Sterling, where available as such. Free entry is listed as £0.00. If the entry fee is in a non-GB currency, see the organisers Website for details.
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.
If you have a competition listed here that you would like to be removed, then please contact me.
Bill of Rights for Photography Competitions
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 Bill of Rights for Photography Competitions, 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
Optimalprint UK Photo Contest
Business Card Photo Contest
The challenge is to send us photos that are suitable for business cards. Your photos can be of any genre from landscape to animation, portrait to still life. As long as it is appropriate for a business card.
Entry eligibility: All participants must be of age 18 or older. Participants are not required to be UK residents.
Prize(s): Win £1000 or a Canon EOS 500D Digital SLR Camera and More!
Entry fee: £0.00
Photo competition organisers Website and further details
Closing date: Thursday 18th March
Falklands Exposed Competition
Images taken in the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands have it all for budding, amateur and professional photographers including captivating wildlife and stunning views. Whether you have waited patiently to snap a close-up shot or climbed up high to capture sweeping scenes, now is your chance to enter a competition dedicated to photography taken on the Falklands. With top prizes and plenty of chances to win, all levels of photographer should enter the international photography competition for the Islands - Falklands Exposed.
Categories: Wildlife, Landscapes (including coastal scenery), Heritage, Island Life (including events), Active/Outdoors, A Face from the Place
Prize(s): Nikon D3000 with 18-55mm lens; A year's subscription to Outdoor Photography magazine; Footprint's guide to Travel Photography by Steve Davey
Entry fee: £0.00
Copyright: Entrants will retain full copyright for each entry. In addition your moral rights are respected. Whenever a submitted image is published by FITB or sponsors, the photographer will be credited. Failure to publish a credit due to error or oversight shall not be deemed a breach of this condition.
Photo competition organisers Website and further details
Closing date: Wednesday 31st March
SnapAlley March photography competition
Water
Produce a photo featuring water. Your interpretation and how you present the water to us is entirely up to you. We want to see how creative you can be, so submit your photo now for your chance to win an acrylic printed by Photobox, Europe's largest online photo printers. In addition to the acrylic, you'll also receive exposure on the home page of SnapAlley for everyone to see.
Entry eligibility: 18 years and over, International entries
Prize(s): Acrylic Print; Sponsored by Photobox
Entry fee: £0.00
Copyright: The photographer must be the sole author and owner of the copyright of photos entered in to the competition. SnapAlley respects photographers rights and does not claim copyright for images You submit to this contest, You will retain full copyright in each entry. In addition your moral rights are respected. Whenever Your image is published by SnapAlley You will be credited. Failure to publish a credit due to error or oversight shall not be deemed a breach of this condition.
Photo competition organisers Website and further details
Closing date: Wednesday 31st March
Nikon Small World Competition
Photomicrography competition
Photographs taken through light microscopes. Some fabulous inspiration from the 2008 competition can be seen in the Nikon Small World Gallery on the New YorkTimes website.
Entry eligibility: Open to entrants over the age of 18
Prize(s): $3,000
Photo competition organisers Website and further details
Closing date: Friday 30th April
Popular Annual Competitions
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010
Closing date: 5th March 2010
The 2010 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is now open.
Need some inspiration? Take a look at some of the amazing winners from the 2009 WPOTY competition.
Travel Photographer of the Year 2010
2009 Competition now closed
Entries are now closed for TPOTY 2009. TPOTY 2010 launches Spring 2010.
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2010
Closing date: 30th November 2010
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2010 (Competition 4) opens in February 2010 with a BRAND NEW format. It will have four seasonal competitions - winter, spring, summer and autumn PLUS the main competition as normal. There will be cash prizes for seasonal competition winners.
The first of the seasonal competitions will run during February on the theme: "Winter Beauty".
From 2010 onwards, International Garden Photographer of the Year will be decided by the number of points achieved by photographers in the new seasonal competitions PLUS points awarded by judges when Competition 4 closes on November 30th 2010.
Full details when the new website goes live in February.
This is a huge garden photography competition with multiple entry categories and prizes and a special award. Read the rules, and then enter the competition.
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010
2009 Competition now closed
Entries are now closed for the 2009 Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Entry dates for the 2010 contest will be announced later in the year.
Wanderlust Travel Photo Of The Year Competition 2010
2009 Competition now closed
The 2009 competition has now closed. Entry dates for the 2010 contest will be announced later in the year.
Page last updated Monday, 1st February, 2010