Featured Photo Contests

Photochamp – Fun and rewarding photo competition

Photochamp – Fun and rewarding photo competition

10/05/2013

You will compete with around 10 other photos at each level, greatly increasing your chances to win generous bonuses and the grand prize. Our level system rewards talent and fresh ideas, regardless of your skill level.

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Water and Life: 2013 ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest

Water and Life: 2013 ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest

30/04/2013

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is organizing a Digital Photo Contest on the theme of ‘Water and Life’ to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. This contest also coincides with the United Nation’s International Year of Water Cooperation 2013. The photo contest aims to draw the attention of the public, policymakers and relevant stakeholders [...]

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The International Fine Art Photography Competition

The International Fine Art Photography Competition

15/03/2013

The renowned jury invites emerging and mid-career fine art photographers from around the world to submit their exceptional work. Don’t miss: $35,000 in awards, a November exhibit in Paris, finalists’ work accepted into the Bibliothèque Nationale collection, travel to Paris for 7 category winners, and much more …

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Shoot The Face – International Portrait Photography Award

Shoot The Face – International Portrait Photography Award

02/03/2013

Shoot The Face is a monthly portrait photography contest, designed to inspire, recognise, expose, and reward talented photographers around the globe.

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San Francisco International Photography Exhibition

San Francisco International Photography Exhibition

22/01/2013

Gallery Photographica presents the San Francisco International Photography Exhibition featuring $6,000 in awards and an exhibition of outstanding photography from around the world.

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Px3 Photography Competition

Px3 Photography Competition

The “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are displayed in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book. Px3 Judges: Juried by leading editors, [...]

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JOBY Phone Photo Contest

JOBY Phone Photo Contest

We think phone photography is the coolest thing to hit photography since the switch from ISO to DPI. There are so many different ways to shoot, different apps to process your photos, plus it’s the camera that’s always with you. First Place: GorillaPod Focus, GripTight Magnetic, Olloclip 3-in-1 iPhone Lens Second Place: GorillaPod SLR-Zoom, GripTight [...]

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Renaissance Photography Prize 2013

Renaissance Photography Prize 2013

Renaissance Photography Prize is an international photography competition that raises money to support younger women with breast cancer. By entering, photographers get the chance to have their work judged by some of the top names in photography, be exhibited in a prestigious gallery in London and win over Ł5,000 worth of prizes. The winners will [...]

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4th International Digital Photo Salon

4th International Digital Photo Salon

FIAP Recognition №: 2013/138 Theme: OPEN Terms of participation: Professionals and amateurs worldwide can participatein this competition.   Calendar: Entry Deadline: 12.05.2013 Judging: 23.05.2013 Notification: 27.05.2013 Exhibition opening and awarding: 06.09.2013 Catalogue sending: 30.08.2013 Three sections: Open Landscape Nude photography (studio produced imagesare not accepted) Participants can produce up to 4 images per section. Requirements: This is [...]

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8X8 PHOTO PARTY

8X8 PHOTO PARTY

Silver Eye Center for Photography announces a call for entries for our first 8 x 8 PHOTO PARTY, a fabulous showcase and celebration of the photographer in all of us, on Friday, May 17, 2013, 7:00 – 11:00 pm. This special event features an exhibition and sale of hundreds of 8 x 8 inch photographs [...]

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Nature

Fujifilm Cameras Wildlife Photo Contest 2013

Fujifilm Cameras Wildlife Photo Contest 2013

The Contest photo theme is as follows “Wildlife Photography” The Judgment Criteria are: (1) Exposure – Image is properly exposed and all pertinent details are visible, (2) Focus – Images must be in focus, focal point should be placed on the subject, effective use of shallow depth of field, artistic quality of the out of [...]

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Photo Shoot Awards Oceans 2013

Photo Shoot Awards Oceans 2013

For its second online photography competition, Photo Shoot Awards offers you the opportunity to submit photos which either portray the scandalous destruction of Earth’s greatest untamed resource: our oceans, or which celebrate their inherent beauty and freedom. Contrasting images of desolation and beauty will convey powerful emotions. Prizes: First Place Winner OCEANS 2013 Award Second [...]

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IMS Photography Contest 2013

IMS Photography Contest 2013

Where there is light, there must be shadow. Send us your picture on which the mountain is the protagonist of the interaction between light and shade. Capture a breathtaking moment with your camera: whether a special composition of light and colours or impressive mountain landscapes, rocks and peaks pervaded by shadows. Show us through your [...]

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“Our Landscape: The Trees” Photo Contest

“Our Landscape: The Trees” Photo Contest

Our landscape is not complete without trees. Whether urban, suburban or rural, trees are the integral part of nature of this planet. They are sometimes taken for granted, and sometimes they are revered with awe. We cannot exist without trees. TBM invites you to submit images depicting the beauty, reverence and importance of this botanical [...]

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British Wildlife Photography Awards 2013

British Wildlife Photography Awards 2013

The British Wildlife Photography Awards recognise the talents of photographers practising in Britain, whilst at the same time highlight the great wealth and diversity of Britain’s natural history. Now in its fifth year, this highly acclaimed and prestigious competition has captivated the nation with outstanding and beautiful imagery. It is a celebration of British wildlife [...]

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Misc

Beach snap competition

Beach snap competition

This competition is looking for the best beach snaps out there. Florida 4 Less, one of the UK’s leading holiday providers to Florida have opened this competition for professional and amateur photographers and anyone else who has a passion for photography – Entrants can win photography equipment worth over £300 including a brand new Olympus [...]

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Water and Life: 2013 ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest

Water and Life: 2013 ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is organizing a Digital Photo Contest on the theme of ‘Water and Life’ to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. This contest also coincides with the United Nation’s International Year of Water Cooperation 2013. The photo contest aims to draw the attention of the public, policymakers and relevant stakeholders [...]

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The Light Photo Contest

The Light Photo Contest

The 2013 photo contest will open April 14, 2013 at 9:00 am and close May 10, 2013 at 11:59:00 pm. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to all requirements and conditions set out in the Official Contest Rules and Entrant Release below. This is a skill-based contest and chance plays no part in the [...]

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Animals: Santa Fe Photo Workshops Contest

Animals: Santa Fe Photo Workshops Contest

Santa Fe Photo Workshops ANIMALS contest is an opportunity to review your photography, then join an international community of photographers and share your images with distinguished judges: Crista Dix, Founder and Director, Wall Space Gallery; Elizabeth Cheng Krist, Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic; Ian Shive, Photographer, Founder/CEO, Tandem Stills + Motion, Inc; and Reid Callanan, [...]

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That’s an “Oh, I see” Moment Contest

That’s an “Oh, I see” Moment Contest

What’s the last little thing that made you stop and say, “Oh, I see” to yourself? Share your revelation along with a photo, get your friends to vote for you, and you could be a winner! Eligibility: United States, 18+ Entry Fee: Free Image Specifications: any Deadline: Contest Runs April 1-April 21, 2013 Prizes: 1st [...]

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Travel

Travel photography contest: Win a Samsung digital camera!

Travel photography contest: Win a Samsung digital camera!

Travelbite has an extra-special competition for all those budding travel photographers out there. Put your talents to the test and you could bag yourself a Samsung SMART compact digital camera! HOW TO ENTER: In order to cheer us all up this February, our chosen theme is COLOUR: a beautiful sunset, a striking animal, colourful costumes [...]

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Highlife Photo Contest 2013

Highlife Photo Contest 2013

Connecting to a destination is what InterContinental is all about. They share their knowledge, so guests discover what is special about the places they visit. Could you capture a destination’s secrets? Show us why it’s unique? Over the next six months, we are giving you the chance to win a five-night stay at an InterContinental [...]

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iTraveller.com Photo Contest 2012-2013

iTraveller.com Photo Contest 2012-2013

iTraveller.com annual travel photo contest 2012-2013 Eligibility: Open to all Entry Fee: None Image Specifications: No restrictions whatsoever Deadline: February 14th 2013 Prizes: Cannon Power shot point and shoot cameras Copyright: The copyright of the photos submitted would remain with the respective photographers link:https://www.facebook.com/iTravellerIndia

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Caribbean Through My Eyes Photography Competition

Caribbean Through My Eyes Photography Competition

Definitive Caribbean needs your photographs for the 2013 series of eBooks featuring islands such as St. Lucia, Antigua & Barbuda and Dominica, so if you have been to or planning to visit any of these exciting Caribbean islands or more enter our exciting Caribbean photo competition NOW on Flickr. Running from 6 December 2012 through [...]

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Best of 2012 – Travellers Point Photo Contest

Best of 2012 – Travellers Point Photo Contest

The Theme: Best of 2012 With the end of the year approaching, we’re throwing an all-in photo competition. There is no set theme. Instead, just share your best photos taken in 2012. Submit up to three of your best photos for a chance to win one of these excellent prizes. Judge’s Prize: A cool photo [...]

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People

2013 National Environmental Education Week Photo Contest

2013 National Environmental Education Week Photo Contest

Do you have an inspiring photo of how you and your school or organization is engaging students in environmental education? EE Week invites you to upload your photos, including those from digital cameras, camera phones and social media sites like Instagram to the EE Week Photo Contest. Your photo can depict activities either inside or [...]

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Life Framer – May competition theme is “A human touch”

Life Framer – May competition theme is “A human touch”

Life Framer is a monthly photography award and curated exhibition for the present day. It’s a platform designed to source creative work and showcase outstanding photography. Our aim is to bring exposure to talented photographers from all over the world: your talent, your vision, your life. Every month we make a call to arms to [...]

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Home, my PLace in the World Photography Award 2013

Home, my PLace in the World Photography Award 2013

The concept of ‘home’ or ‘homeland’ takes on a whole new meaning. Whilst in the past homeland was represented by one’s place of birth, now it is the place where one feels most at home. From this perspective, ‘political’ barriers between states lose their meaning with everyone becoming citizen of the world. Submissions for this [...]

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Shining a Light International Photo Contest

Shining a Light International Photo Contest

The Muhammad Ali Center, Generation Ali, and MensWork Inc. announce the 2013 First Annual “Shining a Light” International Photo Contest. The goal of this year’s competition is to showcase the global and systemic problem of violence against women and to highlight the actions individuals and organizations are currently taking to combat this issue. In addition, [...]

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International exhibition of photographic and sculptures “In Family Unity-Unity of the World”

International exhibition of photographic and sculptures “In Family Unity-Unity of the World”

The exhibition is dedicated to the theme “Family, Parents, Children”. The main goal of this exhibition is to put across the idea to the world community, that family, traditional family relationships are values, which are common for the whole humanity and that unite the whole mankind. We hope you will support the exhibition’s theme and [...]

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Portrait

Fremantle International Portrait Prize 2013

Fremantle International Portrait Prize 2013

Around 100 short-listed images are then exhibited as prints in the Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, followed by an Exhibition Opening event in August 2013 at which the winners are announced. By participating in the FiPP you can help vital work in the prevention and treatment of arthritis which occurs across all age groups, [...]

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The 4th Perfect Portraits Photo Contest

The 4th Perfect Portraits Photo Contest

Back for its fourth year running, the Perfect Portraits Photo Contest is your time to show off all those beautiful portraits that you are hiding in your portfolio. Just because you nab the first place spot doesn’t mean you have to miss out either, as there are also a whole host of awesome prizes for [...]

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Lens Culture Student Photography Awards 2013

Lens Culture Student Photography Awards 2013

These awards are open to all students and recent photography school graduates, worldwide. We aim to discover and promote talented, emerging photographers who have dedicated themselves to completing a formal education in pursuit of their careers. Deadline for Submissions: April 15, 2013 7 Categories: • Fine Art • Documentary • Conceptual • Fashion • Photojournalism [...]

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Am I Invisible? A Portrait of New York City Bicyclists

Am I Invisible? A Portrait of New York City Bicyclists

“Am I Invisible? A Portrait of New York Bicyclists” is an open call for photographs and photography-based art that capture the style and diversity of New York City’s distinctive bicycling community. A portion of the entry fee will be donated to Transportation Alternatives, New York City’s leading transportation advocacy organization. Eligibility: Anyone can enter Entry [...]

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Alter Ego

Alter Ego

Self-portraiture is often used to explore and manipulate identity. There is a performative aspect to this genre. By turning the camera on oneself the photographer is brought out from behind their lens, and able to choose how they would like to the world to see them. The photographer invites judgment and critique on not only [...]

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Street

Urban Photographer Of The Year Competition 2013

Urban Photographer Of The Year Competition 2013

World’s Largest Annual Urban Photography Competition Offers Luxury Photo Safari Prize for Best Image Depicting ‘Cities at Work’ The search for this year’s coveted CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year prize was launched today. The competition, which was established in 2007 by CBRE, the world’s largest property advisor, is open to photographers worldwide and last [...]

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URBAN 2013 Photo Contest

URBAN 2013 Photo Contest

Now in its fourth edition, URBAN has as its main theme daily life in the city, which is seen through street photography: real, instant images, that capture moments, people, faces, streets, buildings and other elements capable of telling stories woven into the urban fabric. The star of the show: the City. To take part, just [...]

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Fotoura International Street Photography Awards 2013

Fotoura International Street Photography Awards 2013

THE BEST STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FROM AROUND THE WORLD After the success of the International Street Photography Awards in 2011 and 2012, we are pleased to announce that the Awards will return for a third year running in 2013. The format will be similar to the previous two years, but the Awards are now organised by [...]

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Urban Picnic Street Photography

Urban Picnic Street Photography

A community for photographers to publish, collect and share street photographs. Start your free street photography collection now by posting here. Submit your best work to the 2013 photography competition and potentially win £1000. The best entries will also be printed, framed and exhibited with Urban Picnic Photographic Gallery. The Urban Picnic Street Photography website [...]

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Trees in the city Photo Contest

Trees in the city Photo Contest

By creating this new photo contest, Tree-Nation wants to show the relation among trees and cities. Share with our community the beauty of trees oxygenating and coloring the cities! Eligibility: Judged Entry Fee: No Prizes:The winners will be awarded with: 1st prize: Baobab, 2nd prize: Ziziphus Mauritiana, and 3rd price: Moringa Oleifera Image Specifications: Minimum: [...]

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Documentary

Shining a Light International Photo Contest

Shining a Light International Photo Contest

The Muhammad Ali Center, Generation Ali, and MensWork Inc. announce the 2013 First Annual “Shining a Light” International Photo Contest. The goal of this year’s competition is to showcase the global and systemic problem of violence against women and to highlight the actions individuals and organizations are currently taking to combat this issue. In addition, [...]

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Award for the Emerging Photojournalist

Award for the Emerging Photojournalist

Award for the Emerging Photojournalist now open for submissions PROOF: Media for Social Justice knows that emerging photojournalists want to do meaningful projects related to human rights and social justice issues but oftentimes do not have the funds or connections to do so. For this reason, we’re offering an award to help an emerging photojournalist [...]

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The Vienna International Photo Awards 2013

The Vienna International Photo Awards 2013

The Vienna International Photo Awards, or VIPA for short, mission is to draw more attention to documentary photography in Austria and worldwide. Ever since we have established the first edition, VIPA has become one of the leading documentary photography contests. We wanted VIPA to be different as we focus on a niche between press and [...]

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Humanity Photo Awards 2013

Humanity Photo Awards 2013

We call upon responsible photographers who respect life and love to take their cameras, in the form of special photo series: 1. to explore and rescue the endangered folk cultures of worldwide nationalities by means of photography; 2. to profoundly record the changes and evolution of various folk cultures in a genuine and vivid form; [...]

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The Vienna International Photo Awards

The Vienna International Photo Awards

The Vienna International Photo Awards, or VIPA for short, mission is to draw more attention to documentary photography in Austria and worldwide. Ever since we have established the first edition, VIPA has become one of the leading documentary photography contests. We wanted VIPA to be different as we focus on a niche between press and [...]

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Black and White

B & W Magazine Photo Contest

B & W Magazine Photo Contest

2014 BLACK & WHITE SINGLE IMAGE CONTEST ENTRY INFO SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED FROM 01/01/13 TO 06/30/13 NEW SPOTLIGHT AWARDS: A best photograph will be chosen from each category and will be featured in a regular issue of Black & White with a short bio of the photographer and background information on the shot. CONTEST AWARDS: More [...]

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International Call for Entries: “Black and White 2013″

International Call for Entries: “Black and White 2013″

THEME All Black and White imagery is eligible for submission. This includes alternative process, traditional, digital, and toned black and white images. All subjects are welcome. Entry fee: $35for the first three images; additional images for $10 each. Entry deadline: 24 April 2013 JURORS Elizabeth Corden and Jan Potts of Corden|Potts Gallery. The Corden|Potts Gallery [...]

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2013 Black & White Spider Awards

2013 Black & White Spider Awards

We encourage classic styles, new creative ideas and photographers who are driven by their artistic eye and a desire to excel in this classic art form. Sections: Professional Amateur Categories: Abstract Advertising (Professional only) Architectural Fashion Fine Art Nature Nude People Photojournalism Portrait Silhouette Sport Still Life Wildlife Entry deadline: 22 February 2013 Awards: Black [...]

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Monochrome Photography Contest

Monochrome Photography Contest

Are you passionate about seeing the world in single hue? If so, then prove it with your interpretive and subtle monochromes. Desitara.com, the world’s leading talent hunt portal has come up with an online photo competition to encourage all amateur and skillful photographers. Take your photography to the next level by capturing the essence with [...]

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2012 The Zebra Photo Awards

2012 The Zebra Photo Awards

Black and white photography is as simple as it is complex, carefully weaving streaks of light into the black-unknown, giving rise to lines, shapes, textures, emotions and stories. TZIPAC is proud to celebrate this magic of black and white photography with The Zebra Award 2012 . With US$5000 worth of grand prizes and our custom-made [...]

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Sport

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013

Red Bull Illume is the world’s premier international photography competition dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports. Its purpose is to showcase the most exciting and creative action sports photography on the planet as art and bring the public into the world of action sports. The Image Quest 2013 is the 3rd edition [...]

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Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013

Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2013

Red Bull Illume is the world’s premier international photography competition dedicated to the world of action and adventure sports. Its purpose is to showcase the most exciting and creative action sports photography on the planet as art and bring the public into the world of action sports. The Image Quest 2013 will be the 3rd [...]

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Spirit of the Games – Photographic Competition

Spirit of the Games – Photographic Competition

To celebrate the 2012 Olympics, Sigma UK has teamed up with Sigma User and are holding a ‘Spirit of the Games’ online photographic competition. It’s free to enter and has some big prizes! Not only that, but we’re inviting you to help us with the judging! The Spirit of the Games competition is all about [...]

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Celebrate it, Commemorate it, Frame it!

Celebrate it, Commemorate it, Frame it!

Celebrate it, Commemorate it, Frame it! Sports Photo Contest 2012 Send us the best picture of you displaying “true celebration of a sport.” It might be an image scoring the big goal, hitting the game winner, or sealing the victory for your team. Submit a celebratory sports photo for your chance to win a $500 [...]

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Bicycles! Photography Contest

Bicycles! Photography Contest

Submit your best bicycle pictures and upon contest closing, we’ll donate proceeds to the amazing organization, “88Bikes.” With your help this contest will be able to provide children in a developing country a reliable mode of transportation. The contest will close and will open to voting on July 18th, 2012. Top voted image wins $85. [...]

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Architecture

CHROMOTECTURE – Architectural Photography Competition

CHROMOTECTURE – Architectural Photography Competition

Homemade Dessert is excited to invite you once more to participate in our architectural photography competitions. This time we would like you to think about COLOR in architecture. Color has a tremendous influence on human emotions. As Picasso once said, colors, like features, follow the changes of emotions. Although, and while perception of color is [...]

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Arch-Photography Competition – EDITED ARCHITECTURES

Arch-Photography Competition – EDITED ARCHITECTURES

Homemade Dessert invites you to think critically about a space that has been re-purposed, the architecture or environment transformed from its original function to accommodate a new set of programmes or uses. Even the most successful of spaces can be subject to change over time, in relation to advancements in technologies, or evolving political, social [...]

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Erotic Architecture Photography Competition

Erotic Architecture Photography Competition

Introduction Erotic and Architecture are not two words often used together. That does not mean they should not be, so we welcome you to change your usual perception of space and look around yourself to find buildings, constructions, bridges and other places and spaces that arose erotic associations. By Erotic Architecture we don’t mean only [...]

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The Urban Landscape

The Urban Landscape

TeraBella Media is sponsoring “The Urban Landscape” competition. Enter for a chance to win a $500.00 award. Skyscrapers and other buildings of steel, concrete and glass dominate the landscape of today’s cities. They are monuments to the skills and talents of the architects of the modern world. The landscape of a city is about the [...]

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TeraBella Media Presents: “The Urban Landscape”

TeraBella Media Presents: “The Urban Landscape”

Description: TeraBella Media is sponsoring “The Urban Landscape” competition. Enter for a chance to win a $500.00 award. Skyscrapers and other buildings of steel, concrete and glass dominate the landscape of today’s cities. They are monuments to the skills and talents of the architects of the modern world. The landscape of a city is about [...]

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Mobile

The GoPix Awards

The GoPix Awards

Photographic art is no longer confined to those who splurge on big, fancy and expensive cameras and equipments. Now, the power of creation lies in everyone’s hands, limited only by the imagination. Mobile phones and tablets are unprecedented tools to capture and create artwork anywhere anytime. The fleeting moment is just a click away. The [...]

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Mobile Photo Awards 2013 Winners announced

Mobile Photo Awards 2013 Winners announced

The winners of the Mobile Photo Awards 2013 have been selected, There are 18 categories in which photographers could submit their work and the winner and first runner up in each category will have their photos printed and framed for the MPA gallery tour. All honourable mentions will be on display at the MPA premier [...]

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PicYourCity Mobile Photo Contest

PicYourCity Mobile Photo Contest

Social Media Week has grown at an incredible rate over the past four years, hosting conferences in more than 26 cities around the world. In honor of the global nature of SMW, for September SMW12, we launched Instagram Your City, an online competition asking you to show us our host cities through your eyes. More [...]

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Tribegram Photo Competition

Tribegram Photo Competition

How to enter the awards competition? The competition for the Tribegram Mobile Photography Awards will be held from September 24th through October 19th. The challenge will be held in six categories. Landscapes, Street, Asbtract, Black and White, Selective Color : Sponsored by ColorStrokes (MacPhun Software), Portrait. Winners will get to be rewarded by our sponsors, [...]

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Mobile Photography Awards

Mobile Photography Awards

The Mobile Photo Awards have announced that the second annual awards are now open for submissions through December 15, 2012. The world’s largest exhibited open call for entries/competition is also pleased to note that a Grand Prize of $3,000 will be awarded to the MPA Photographer of the Year, making the MPA award the biggest [...]

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