Photo Competitions 2008 ~ 2009
I try to keep this as up to date as possible - please do let me know of any errors/omissions. Thanks! Competitions are ordered by closing date.
(U.K.) Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008
Last date for submissions is 12th July 2008.
With a top prize of £10,000, the landscape photographer of the year competition is going to attract some entries. Images must have been taken in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel islands.
Categories: Classic view | Living the view | Your view | Phone view
Entry fees:
- Adult entry fees Up to 1 image: £7.00
- Up to 5 images: £15.00
- Up to 10 images: £20.00
- Up to 15 images: £25.00
- Youth entry fees (16 & under on 12th July 2008) Up to 15 images: flat rate of £2.00
The IYP World Photography Contest
Closing date is 1st September 2008.
Unusual one, this. Believe it or not, 2008 has been designated by the UN as the International year of the potato! Not as silly as it may sound, the Mission statement is as at left.
The competition has some big prizes of both cash and Nikon hardware. Full entry details. An idea of the standard they expect can be seen from their last competition held to promote the International year of Rice in 2004.
Travel Photographer of the Year 2008
Closing date: September 9th 2008
The 2008 Travel Photographer of the Year competition opens for entries on Saturday, May 17th, giving photographers worldwide the chance to win superb prizes and gain international exposure for their photography. They have three portfolio categories and a One Shot category (all open to amateur and professional photographers aged 17 and over), Young TPOTY (for those aged 16 and under) and, new for 2008, First Shot - for inexperienced, amateur photographers - plus new awards for the best individual images within the three portfolio categories.
Prizes include: High & Wild Everest Skydive observation expedition; Intrepid Travel 'Slowly Down the Ganges'; Intrepid Travel 'Cuba Rum and Rumba'; Intrepid Travel 'Gorilla Encounter'; Linhof Technorama panoramic camera; Adobe professional imaging software; Wacom interactive pen displays and pen tablets; LEE filters; Lexar Professional CompactFlash cards and Dual-slot USB card readers; Iridius and PhotoIconic photographic and digital imaging courses; Plastic Sandwich leather portfolio books; Pixfizz custom-made books; Journey Three Winners and other highly-ranked photographers will see their images feature in the new Travel Photographer of the Year book, Journey Three.
Portfolio categories
- Call of the Wild
- Joy of Travel
- Life
One Shot category
- Destination Anywhere
First Shot category
- Wish You Were Here
Young TPOTY
- Journey
£1,000 Best Portfolio Image Awards. Print entries accepted immediately, online entry submission coming soon!
Entry costs £10 for a single image category and £15 for a portfolio category, and entry to Young TPOTY is free.
The TPOTY website is currently being updated, and full details of the 2008 competition will go live on the site on Saturday (if, after that date, you still get the old site when you visit, refresh your internet browser/reload the page!).
Garden Photographer of The Year 2009
Last date for submissions is 31st January 2009.
The Garden Photographer of The Year photo competition has now been renamed the International Garden Photographer of The Year for 2009, so expect a lot more entries and competition, as this competition gains in size and popularity.
Entry costs £10 per category. The competition had over £25,000 worth of prizes in 2008, and is bound to equal or better that this year. You must register and images must be uploaded to the site to enter the competition.
Entry categories are:
- Plant portraits
- Garden views
- Wildlife in the Garden
- People in the Garden
- The Edible Garden
- Trees and
- World Botanic Gardens
Page last updated Thursday, 15th May, 2008