documentary photography competitions

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Prize: €1000 for the main winner; €100 for winners in each category. I’ve made a list of 30 photo contests covering all types of photography. Entry fee: FREE To do this, simply upload a photo taken on an iPhone or iPad to the site. It was created for amateurs and students to raise their professional level and improve their knowledge and skills. The competition sees thousands of entries each edition, so you’ll have to work hard to stand out from the crowd – but winning the award can set you on a life-changing path. Prize: $3,000 Grand Prix. There are six categories for professionals, and five categories for beginners. When: annually from November to January. It is an ideal place for all professional and novice photographers, who work in a variety of genres, ranging from landscape to abstract and nude photography. Prize: The main prize is $5000. Similar photography competitions: The Paris Aerial Photography Awards; LensCulture Journeys Photography Awards 2020; Fine Art Photography Awards 2020 – 2021; Festival of Ethical Photography NGO Contest; Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize 2020 Prize: starting from titles on the platform and ending with cash prizes and equipment. When: monthly When: April-September annually. There are many portrait photography contests held throughout the year. Submit up to five of your best travel or documentary shots. Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle events or environments both significant and relevant to history and historical events as well as everyday life.

Photographers can participate in 8 categories: “Portrait of a Dog,” “Playing Dogs,” “Guide-Dogs,” “Search and Rescue Dogs,” etc. The main selection criterion is the age of the model in the pictures, only up to 18 years. When: annually from August to December. Since the first competition in 1969, more than 410,000 photographers took part in Nikon Photo Contest, presenting 1,620,000 works. For several years, Nature Photographers Ltd, a special photo library and the British Ornithology Foundation, have held Bird Photographer of the Year, an international photography competition that glorifies and emphasizes the beauty and diversity of birds, as well as paying respect to the flexibility and quality of modern digital visualization systems. Entry fee: from $18 to $30 Professionals and amateurs of any age are eligible to enter. The works of the winners are published in the annual book. Interestingly, the jury evaluates each work blindly, not knowing who the author is. Entry fee: FREE When: from May to July, every three years. Image requirements: JPG format; less than 5MB. Additional payment for each of the following categories is $10.

This is the first and largest mobile online photo contest in the world. I want to warn you right away that in some categories only photos taken in the UK are accepted. Prize: equipment for 3 winners worth more than $5000. You can compete in different genres of photography from nature to architecture and ending with portrait, creative, or even historical photos.

Entry fee: FREE Wedding photographers should show their best wedding works at Junebug Weddings competition. There are two main categories in the competition: “Leica Oskar Barnack Award” for professional photographers and “Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer” for amateurs under 25 years old.

Entry fee: £6, participants can present up to 8 images. Prize: £5,000 award to the main winner; the holder of the best portfolio will receive a set of s camera and lens. The main requirement for photographers is being 18+ years old. We do, however, require that individuals under the age of 18 years obtain guardian consent before submitting. For over 40 years, the National Wildlife Federation has been holding these prestigious photography competitions dedicated to the greatness of nature.