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Photo Contests

Many club members submit entries to various local, national, and international competitions, so this page should provide a good starting place to identify potential contests to enter. And, if you haven't tried entering contests before, now's a good time to start! You'll learn from the experience and may even win enough money to buy some film or a new storage disk -- or hit the big time and get published in a national or international magazine!

Based on a recent Google search, the number of websites offering photo contests is astronomical, and very time-consuming to glean useful information from. The links below are a start. I have tried to eliminate most of the cute-baby and cute-pet contests, contests that are not professionally judged, those tied to sites that require paid membership, contests that require that winners relinquish copyrights, and contests that do not offer financial or product prizes or publication in a prestigious magazine. I have included some annual contests even though the closing dates for this year have passed; if you're interested, you can gear up for next year's contest.

Please contact me if you know of any important contests I have omitted, or if you find broken links.

Contest links are grouped in the following categories (click the links to go to the categories):

CONTEST BOOKS AND LISTS WITH LINKS TO CONTESTS
NATURE-RELATED, INCLUDING UNDERWATER
MAJOR THEME COMPETITIONS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPETITIONS

Link	Description
CONTEST BOOKS AND LISTS WITH LINKS TO CONTESTS
http://www.drgp.org New Contact: John P. Brunner, Executive Director Delaware River Greenway Partnership 908-996-0230	Second annual "Soul of a River" Photography Competition. Photographers are invited to submit entries in any photographic medium depicting the outstanding natural, historic, scenic and recreational features that have qualified the Lower Delaware River for inclusion into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Proceeds benefit the river advocacy and education programs of the DRGP. The Soul of A River Opening Show, to be held Saturday, October 30 at Prallsville Mill, will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River Designation, which was signed into law by President Clinton in November 2000. Photographs may be dropped of at the DRGP office on Rt. 29 just south of Frenchtown. Entry dropoff dates: October 6th and 7th 9 AM-5 PM; October 12th, 3th, and 15th 9 AM-1 PM.; October 17th 1-6 PM. Entry forms and a copy of the prospectus may be downloaded from the DRGP website at: www.drgp.org
http://www.ult-media.com/photography.htm	Book: "The World's Biggest Book of Photo Contests Awards & Grants." Access millions of dollars in photography contest prizes and grants. Web page includes sample listings with web links. Delivered in electronic form in Acrobat PDF or MS Word format for $13.95.
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Photography/Contests/	Links to photo contest information.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/ Photography/Contests/	Yahoo listing of photo contests, with links.
http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Family/ Babies/Photo_Contests/	Google directory of baby-photo contests.
http://www.shutterbug.net/community/contest.html	Shutterbug Magazine listings of photo contest information, including those with closing dates in 2004.
http://www.proofpositive.com/contests/ photocontests.htm	Competitions including baby photo contests, travel photo contests, and onlline photo contests.
http://artdeadlineslist.com/	A monthly newsletter (delivered via e-mail or paper) with 600-900 announcements every month listing art contests and competitions, art scholarships and grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs and internships, call for entries/proposals/ papers, writing and photo contests, residencies, design and architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators, and art students of all ages.
http://www.cashnetsweeps.com/ page.php?do=page&cat_id=26	Lists a wide range of photo contests with links (but interspersed with "sweepstakes" contests).
NATURE-RELATED, INCLUDING UNDERWATER
http://www.nationalparks.org/	Gather your most dramatic or unusual National Park picture from 2004 (or take some more: there's still time!), and send them to the National Parks Pass Experience Your America Photo Contest by January 5, 2005. Grand Prize is a trip for four to the U.S. National Park of your choice for four days and your winning National Park photograph will be featured on the 2006 National Parks Pass. The photograph may include any feature(s) of a national park, including monuments and memorials, statues, buildings, battlefields, plants, animals, people, and/or scenery. Judging criteria are photographic quality, visual appeal and appropriateness. Click link for submission details and entry form.
http://mystateparkphotos.com/	The State Park Photo Contest is all about helping photographers bring beautiful photos of the nation's 49 state parks to one website to showcase and promote the historical, recreational, and biodiversity of these lands to potential visitors. A Grand Prize of $1,000 and a 3-day, 2-night cabin rental at any state park of their choice! Each month, a group of 11 monthly winners (10 from visitor-related categories) are chosen.
http://www.picture.com/	International Library of Photography is now accepting entries for its amateur photography competition. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. $60,000 in prizes. Online entry.
http://www.npld.com/Photo_Contest.htm	National Public Lands Day Photo Contests. Calling all amateur photographers! The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation announces the Fourth Annual National Public Lands Day Photo Contest, open to all National Public Lands Day (NPLD) volunteers.
http://www.nps.gov/samo/photo/	NPS "Spirit of the Mountains" (Santa Monica) photo contest. Deadline passed (August 31).
http://www.valleylandfund.com/	The Valley Land Fund. To preserve, expand and enhance the native wildlife habitat in the Rio Grande Valley through education, land ownership, and creation of economic incentives.
http://www.fieldandforest.com/contest/contestrules.html	Bi-monthly nature photo contest.
http://www.berkshireblanket.com/photo_contest_new.html	The Berkshire Blanket photo contest supports local organizations dedicated to preserving and protecting the natural woodlands, farmlands, rural landscapes, and wildlife habitats that surround and inspire us. Each month we will choose one photo and present the winner a fleece blanket or throw in his or her choice of color. Monthly winners ualify to win the grand prize - a featured image on our website, a free Berkshire Blanket, and a donation of $1,000 in your name to the conservation group of your choice.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/passcontest/default.htm	The Florida State Parks 2004 Annual Park Pass photography contest is designed to highlight the best in what the Florida State Parks have to offer our visitors and the residents of Florida! Your photos of your experiences while at the Florida State Parks will be shared with our online visitors in the various park's Visitor Photo Galleries and could be entered into the yearly Annual Park Pass Photo Contest.
http://www.nps.gov/phso/nhlphoto/	Imaging Our National Heritage IV: National Historic Landmarks Photo Contest. Closed for this year, but this is an annual contest. From National Park Service.
http://www.naba.org/contests.html	NABA holds art and photo contests biennially. The Butterfly Art of the Year Contest is held in odd-numbered years and the Butterfly Photo of the Year Contest is held in even-numbered years. First prize $150, runner-up $50.
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/photos/photoscontest.htm	Fire Management Today contest. Categories: Wildland fire, Aerial resources, Prescribed fire, Ground resources, Wildland-urban interface fire, Miscellaneous. Annual contest, submission deadline 1^st Friday in March.
http://www.hups.org/contestr.htm#subjects	Houston Underwater Photographic Society monthly contest.
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/dynamic/ getInvolved/events/photoContest/guidelines/guidelines.htm	Subject matter must consist of marine wildlife or marine habitats, and must be photographed in a natural setting. Deadline passed (August 31).
MAJOR THEME COMPETITIONS
http://cafeandre.com/PhotoContest2005.html New	The Photography Competition 2005 is an international photography contest organized by TCB-Cafe Publishing of San Francisco. The contest aims to develop and raise the visibility of photographic and creative talent, in the form of a competition and the resulting book publication and exhibition. The 2005 competition has two new themes: Orchid Chic: Passion, Fashion & Orchids Sand: The Human Form in a Formless Medium Submission deadline is March 30, 2005. Questions can be sent to "contest at cafeandre.com" Selected images will be published in a book by TCB-Cafe Publishing. Selected images will also appear in a TCB-Cafe Publishing exhibit on the contest's theme. A total of 40 First and Second Place Finalists will be selected.
http://www.photoprojects.org/programs.cfm?p=VisionEarth	Santa Fe Center for Photography "Assignment Earth". Assignment Earth recognizes outstanding individual photographs in color and black and white. Photographers are invited to submit their most compelling images that illuminate aspects of the world and/or the people who inhabit it. Deadline postmarked January 19, 2004. First Prize, Hasselblad XPan II Kit; includes a camera body, 45mm lens, strap, spirit level, tripod quick coupler, XPan leather case and batteries. See website for details.
www.americanphotomag.com/absolutclick	The theme is "what makes you proud of your home town?" 1 Grand Prize - Nikon D100 Digital SLR and a photo trip to Sweden; 29 1st prizes - Nikon Cookpix 3100 Digital Camera. Entries must be postmarked no later than Dec 1st and rec'd no later than Dec 4th. If selected, you must provide the negative or slide and, where appropriate, model/property release within 7 days of issuance of request. Digital entries accepted; must not exceed 1 MB in size and must be uncompressed JPEG files. If you are a finalist, you must present a high-resolution file for possible publication.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pressReleases/ pr20030716-01.shtml	Assignment: America. Issuing a call to all passionate photographers, Eastman Kodak Company is challenging professional and advanced amateur photographers to "Capture America on America's Favorite Film" as part of its first "Assignment America" contest. Kodak will place images from the winners on the famed Kodarama photo screen in New York City's Times Square with prominent photographer credit during January 2004. What's more, Popular Photography & Imaging magazine will publish the winning photos in its January 2004 issue and winners will enjoy a photo exhibition in his or her hometown, in addition to other prizes. Open to professional and advanced amateur photographers (who are judged separately and awarded duplicate prizes); all images must be submitted on Kodak Professional* film*.
http://www.talktothefuture.com/contest_ home.html?partner_id=6	Have a creative work that expresses your American Experience? What does America mean to you? What's a typical day in your American life? Using literature, photography, music, or multimedia, express yourself in any one of twenty-two categories as diverse as African-American Identity to American Politics. Be part of history. Sponsored by Talk to the Future.
http://www.agfanet.com/en/cafe/contest/cont_ contest.php3	Agfanet contest. Current subject: Motion and Speed
MISCELLANEOUS COMPETITIONS
http://www.calumetphoto.com/pr.jsp?p=id&i= ZSSM0251&t=e359&US=1	Silver International Conference and Competition March 3-5, 2006. Ilford Photo and Calumet Photographic are jointly sponsoring this international forum for devotees of traditional black-and-white photography, including a conference, a photo competition and a commemorative book, along with informal discussion gatherings and related events. Speakers include Keith Carter, George DeWolfe, Jeff Dunas, Les McLean, Alan Ross, John Sexton, and Mary Virginia Swanson. The number of attendees will be limited to 350. First prize $3,000 plus a Santa Fe Workshop session; second and third place prizes $2,000 and $1,000.
http://www.berkscamera.org	Berks Camera Club Photographic conference. The 46th annual conference and competition,June 10-12 at Kutztown University, features 11 photographic programs, models, anumals from Hershey's Zoo America, tabletop setups, digital photography software demos, and a print/slide competition. Click here for the program and here for a registration form. Churchville member Russ Armstrong will make two presentations: "Street Photography History & Practice" and "Digital Truths/Digital Lies".
PDF file with instructions and entry form. New	*2005 Photography as a Fine Art* Contest and Exhibition, Susquehanna Museum of Art.** Limited to Pennsylvania photographers. Submit up to four slides by July 15, 2004. Exhibited from January through March 2005.
Phillips_Mill_2004.pdf New	2004 Phillips' Mill Photographic Exhibition. 12th annual competition. On Rt. 32 just north of New Hope, PA. Juried exhibition, all prints for sale. Fee $30 for up to four entries. Submit either framed finished work or preliminary prints or slides; shipped entries must be received by March 10, hand-delivered entries on March 12 or 13. Click link at left to view and download PDF file with conditions and entry forms.
http://www.photoprojects.org/programs.cfm?p=VisionProject	Santa Fe Center for Photography Project Competition. Honors committed photographers working on long-tem projects and fine-art series. Deadline postmarked January 19,2004. First prize $5,000, scholarship to 2004 Project Workshop, and other prizes. Entry fee $35. See website for details.
http://www.perkinscenter.org/index1.html	Perkins Center for the Arts (Moorestown, NJ) annual juried photography exhibition, "Photography 23". Submit framed prints only. Maximum of three prints, any subject, taken during the past 3 years. $8 fee per entry. Awards: up to 10, each for $100. Hand delivery Jan. 9, 2004, 10 am-3:30 pm; Jan.11, 10 am-4 pm. Juror is Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, photographer. To request entry form, call 856-235-6488 or e-mail create@perkins.center.org.
http://www.workshop.org/pages/infocus/infocus_jurried.html	7th Annual Juried Exhibition for INFOCUS members associated with Palm Beach Photographic Centre. June 13-August 9, 2003. (Click here for membership information.) Nationally known jurors. Awards: Best of Show - $750 Cash Award; 2 Merit Awards - Free Tuition for a Photography Workshop of your choice. Check later for 2004 contest details.
http://www.digitalphotocontest.com/	Membership required; cash prizes up to $500 for first place.
http://www.picture.com/contest/enter.asp? Suite=2381-cd15662	International Library of Photography is now accepting entries for its amateur photography competition. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free. $60,000 in prizes. Online entry.
http://www.blueribbonbaby.com/home.asp	International online baby and child photo contest for children ages birth to ten. Winners of the baby and child categories receive cash, prizes, and gifts. Associated with modeling agencies. A new contest every two months.
http://www.photoawards.com/	International Photography Awards. Honoring the achievements of the world's finest photographers. Discovering new and emerging talent from all over the globe.
http://www.picture.com/	Two $50 winners every day. Categories: People, Travel, Animals, Children, Sports, Nature, Action, Humor, Portraiture, Other.
http://www.brpub.com/contest/contest_info.htm	Black River Publishing publishes custom calendars and conducts an annual photography contest, now in it's 15th year, with a $1,000 First Prize and the winning photos are published in one of their calendars. (Contest ended June 30, 2003.)
http://www.handcolor.com/workshops/	Hand-coloring workshops plus monthly contests.
http://www.worth1000.com/	Worth1000 is "the top creative competition and Photoshop contest site on the web." 1,666 galleries of 53,710 original images.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/archive/	National Geographic Traveler contests.
http://www.fortscott.edu/wp/special_gpphotography.asp	Gordon Parks Phtography Competition. The 2003 FSCC Gordon Parks Contest is currently currently calling for entries. Rules and guidelines can be found by downloading the PDF file at the bottom of the page. All entries must be paid by and postmarked by September 30, 2003. The contest is open to photographers from around the world. Deadline passed (September 30), but this is an annual event.
http://www.shutterline.com/	"The Internet's premier digital photography community." Hosts a wide variety of digital photo contests and a high-traffic photography discussion forum. Need to join to participate in some contests.
http://www.nyip.com/sub_idx_pgs/contestidx/contests_ idx.php	New York Institute of Photography contests. Also has a monthly list of other contests with links and very helpful contest entry tips, including how to avoid giving up your copyrights.
http://www.betterphoto.com/contest.asp	Win one of several cool prizes by entering a monthly photo contest!
http://www.fotofanatic.com/	Cash prizes associated with the monthly photo contests. Current cash prizes are $50 for first, $25 for second, and $10 for third.