All Photography Contests

Whether you look for cash prizes, camera equipment, or having your work exhibited, photography contests are a great way to test your skills as a photographer. Most competitions publish early entries and finalist's photographs, aside of winner's galleries, so having your images posted on a photo contest website can give you valuable exposure whether you win or not. We've pulled together a selection of 150+ photography competitions in 2026, from free to paid photography awards, so you can decide what photo contest meets your needs.

ENDS 01/01/26
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
ENDS 01/01/26
Fusion Art invites submissions for the 2026 Urban Landscapes art competition for an online exhibition during the month of January 2026.
ENDS 01/02/26
Exhibition: 7-28 February 2026
ENDS 01/04/26
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
ENDS 01/04/26
This call is about those images that depict either interpretation. The field is far and wide and the choice is yours.
ENDS 01/04/26
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month.
ENDS 01/04/26
Exhibition Dates: Feb 21- Mar 14, 2026
ENDS 01/05/26
Exhibition: March 6 - March 28, 2026
ENDS 01/05/26
A curated international photography exhibition: March 7–31, 2026
ENDS 01/05/26
Fusion Art invites submissions for its 33rd Quarterly Art Competition – the Light & Shadow 2025 Art Competition.
ENDS 01/05/26
Selected photographers will be invited to showcase their projects and create their exhibition in the container during Rotterdam Photo 2026.
ENDS 01/06/26
Dedicated to young photographers under 19 years-old - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/06/26
First place receives Sony Digital Imaging equipment and inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book
ENDS 01/06/26
Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/06/26
Juried by: Paris Chong, Gallery Director, Leica Gallery- Virtual Exhibition: February 19, 2026 – May 19, 2026
ENDS 01/06/26
The winners’ projects/works will be shown in different exhibitions and locations during the festival month of May 2026 in the city of Heidelberg
ENDS 01/07/26
Exhibit Dates: March 5 - March 29, 2026
ENDS 01/07/26
Giovane Fotografia Italiana (Young Italian Photography) promotes the discovery and showcase of emerging photography talents in Italy who approach photography as artistic research.
ENDS 01/07/26
Guest Room aims to spark collaboration.
ENDS 01/07/26
The Minimalism Photography Competition invites photographers to celebrate the power of simplicity by capturing images that embrace clean lines, intentional composition, and thoughtful use of negative space.
ENDS 01/08/26
Each Seed Award recipient will receive an award of €5.000 to invest in developing their artistic and cultural practice on their own terms.
ENDS 01/08/26
We are excited to announce that Photoville is gearing up for its 15th year in New York City!
ENDS 01/08/26
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their fourth “Landscapes” Online Art Competition for the month of January 2025.
ENDS 01/09/26
Fotografia Europea has opened its call for entries for the new edition entitled Fantasmi del Quotidiano (Ghosts of the Moment), which will be held in Reggio Emilia from 30 April to 14 June 2026
ENDS 01/09/26
First-place winners in each category will receive $3,000, while second and third places will get $1,500 and $1,000, respectively.
ENDS 01/09/26
The Grand Prize winner will receive a Leica Q3 camera
ENDS 01/09/26
All Finalists: All five finalists participate in a group exhibition organized by Aperture at AIPAD in New York in April 2026.
ENDS 01/09/26
The winning places will receive downloadable PDF Certificates
ENDS 01/09/26
€ 2,500 to be divided between winners, overnight stays in Siena during the weekend of the Awards Ceremony
ENDS 01/09/26
We will be selecting 6 projects to turn into books
ENDS 01/10/26
Duration of the exhibition: May 14 to 31, 2026
ENDS 01/10/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 01/12/26
Win €1,000 Cash Prize and an exhibition at BBA Gallery
ENDS 01/12/26
The Prize intends to recognise one overall winner who will receive a €10,000 cash prize, and two runners-up who will each receive €2,500
ENDS 01/13/26
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide! Enter for free and you could win $25,000, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/15/26
Artist Grant awards an unrestricted $1200 USD grant to one visual artist three times each year.
ENDS 01/15/26
Issue #135 will focus on constructed still life - photographs of objects like a still life that only live in photograph form, this could be any sort of construction that is made or set up just for the photograph.
ENDS 01/15/26
Selected photographs will be displayed in an online exhibition at Grid Photo Gallery
ENDS 01/15/26
Each awardee will receive $2,500
ENDS 01/15/26
Since starting out in 2006, the London International Creative Competition has been recognising and rewarding the world's most fresh and progressive talents.
ENDS 01/15/26
TERAVARNA announces their "8th STILL LIFE" International Juried Art Competition. All visual artists worldwide are invited to submit their best still-life artworks on the theme for inclusion in the exhibition.
ENDS 01/16/26
Our Open Theme Photography Contest invites photographers to showcase the very best of their work
ENDS 01/16/26
Exhibition: 7-28 March 2026
ENDS 01/17/26
The annual photo contest rewards photographers for the best single exposure pictures contributing to the past year of visual journalism.
ENDS 01/18/26
For this open call, we welcome photographic work that reflects the interior landscape — emotional, psychological, and atmospheric.
ENDS 01/19/26
Exhibition Dates | February 13 to Mach 26, 2026
ENDS 01/21/26
This free-to-enter competition features a £10,000 prize fund and 14 diverse categories, including a People’s Choice award determined by public vot
ENDS 01/21/26
You can win Up to 5000 RMB (600 Euro) Bonus
ENDS 01/22/26
Group Exhibition in Rome. April 2026
ENDS 01/23/26
The mission of the AS International Film Photography Awards is to discover, showcase and promote photographers working across all genres of analog photography worldwide
ENDS 01/23/26
The winning places will receive downloadable PDF Certificates
ENDS 01/26/26
The winning image and three runners-up will be featured in CWA and at the CA Live! conference in London in 2026.
ENDS 01/30/26
This exhibition seeks to explore how these foundational ideals are interpreted, challenged, and reimagined through personal experience, social movements, and collective memory
ENDS 01/30/26
br>The fifth edition of Fotografia Europea photo book award is kicking off: submit your project or dummy and publish it with Skinnerboox!
ENDS 01/31/26
Wildlife, studio, documentary, storytelling, conceptual, candid or staged… All genres welcome.
ENDS 01/31/26
$1,000 Cash Prizes and Solo Exhibition
ENDS 01/31/26
The Mythography series draws from the Greco-Roman pantheon, encouraging photographers—amateur and professional alike—to offer fresh, contemporary interpretations of these timeless myths.
ENDS 01/31/26
The theme explores how people shape – and are shaped by – the world around them, from environmental damage to resilience, inequality to solidarity. Show us your perspective.
ENDS 01/31/26
TERAVARNA announces their "10th Color" International Juried Art Competition. All visual artists worldwide are invited to submit their best color artworks on the theme for inclusion in the exhibition.
ENDS 01/31/26
The theme explores how people shape – and are shaped by – the world around them, from environmental damage to resilience, inequality to solidarity. Show us your perspective.
ENDS 02/01/26
Each participant presents a single Black and White image.
ENDS 02/01/26
Fusion Art invites submissions for the 9th Annual Black & White Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of February 2026.
ENDS 02/08/26
We invite artists working in all disciplines to participate in the Fluid Ecologies Open Call, exploring ecologies in their broadest sense—examining how systems respond, change, adapt, and evolve.
ENDS 02/08/26
Formerly known as Food Photographer of the Year, the World Food Photography Awards is a unique photography competition celebrating the very best in food photography from around the world.
ENDS 02/10/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 02/13/26
Architecture, the art and science of designing structures and buildings.
ENDS 02/13/26
The winning places will receive downloadable PDF Certificates
ENDS 02/15/26
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 02/16/26
1st Place: $5,000 Cash Prize, Named Hotel Canvas Featured Artist 2026, Solo Exhibition at Hotel Canvas Fifth Avenue Gallery
ENDS 02/20/26
One or more of your photographs will be showcased in the Virtual Online Exhibition
ENDS 02/24/26
Grand Prize: $1,000 USD cash, official Phi Trophy, interview and feature, dedicated spread in the Phi Photography Annual, leading placement in the virtual exhibition
ENDS 02/26/26
The MUSE Photography Awards celebrates the creative ethos and underlying afternotes of what makes a photograph so influential.
ENDS 02/28/26
TERAVARNA announces their "11th Flowers" International Juried Art Competition. All visual artists worldwide are invited to submit their best artworks on the theme for inclusion in the exhibition.
ENDS 02/28/26
This month we turn our attention to the bonds that shape our lives. Relationships in all their forms – romantic, familial, platonic, intergenerational, interspecies.
ENDS 02/28/26
By entering, you’ll have the chance to win incredible prizes, including a £1,500 cash award, your work featured on the cover of BIKE Magazine, and the coveted title of Photographer of the Year.
ENDS 03/01/26
Print Exhibition 13th March – 4th April 2026
ENDS 03/01/26
Full Tuition, a Leica camera system on loan for the academic year and an opportunity to present their work at the Leica Store in New York City’s Meatpacking District.
ENDS 03/01/26
BigPicture is open to all photography enthusiasts and professionals alike worldwide to compete for a chance to win the $5,000 grand prize.
ENDS 03/02/26
The biennial Belfast Photo Festival provided the perfect platform for gaining exposure to an international audience, with previous editions having welcome over 100,000 visitors from all over the world
ENDS 03/04/26
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe.
ENDS 03/10/26
Journey to the corners of the world and explore the sky to discover the greatest treasures of our planet.
ENDS 03/27/26
Enter one of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography, the Communication Arts Photography Competition.
ENDS 03/31/26
Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible.
ENDS 03/31/26
The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award recognizes women photojournalists with a commitment to shining a light on important stories around the world through brave and compelling work.
ENDS 03/31/26
TERAVARNA announces their "13th Landscape" International Juried Art Competition. All visual artists worldwide are invited to submit their best artworks on the theme for inclusion in the exhibition.
ENDS 04/15/26
Six days of exhibition in Barcelona at the Art Nomade Gallery for the 25 finalists.
ENDS 04/30/26
Landskrona Foto & Breadfield Dummy Award enables the winner to have his/her or their book project published by Breadfield Press and Landskrona Foto during 2027.
ENDS 04/30/26
Categories span breaking news, feature reporting, and in-depth photo essays, with all entries judged through a blind process by an international jury of respected editors, curators, and industry leaders
ENDS 05/07/26
The 2026 Virginia Prize, worth €10,000, will be awarded to its winner in November 2026.
ENDS 05/17/26
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
ENDS 07/22/26
Submit your best work to our photo competition for a chance to win up to $11,500 in cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the PX3 exhibition in Paris and inclusion in the Annual PX3 book.
ENDS 10/01/26
The winner of the Anthology Cover Art Award will receive a €500 cash prize and publication on the cover of – and editorial coverage in – a future Issue of Anthology. The winner will also receive a one-year subscription to Anthology
ENDS 12/12/26
Imagine capturing the serenity of a moonlit forest, where trees cast long, mysterious shadows.