Photographers, find the open photography competition you've been looking for. Many of the photo contests and competitions we list feature cash awards and exhibition opportunities.
Monthly C4E Art Competition - June 2025
Add to FavoritesArtists/Photographers - Get showcased by the C4E directory and get noticed by jurors, gallerists, and art organizations from around the world by winning a featured spot on the C4E home page and in our next newsletter
AAP Magazine #49 B&W $1,000 Cash Prizes + Publication
Call for entrie for photographers. Get your work published in our printed magazine and win $1,000 cash prizes.
SPRING 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
Add to FavoritesInnovate Grant is now open for Spring 2025 submissions! We're excited to announce our newly increased award amount of $1,800. Each quarter, Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants—to one visual artist and to one photographer.
Unleash the Unreal | 1st Abstract Photography Contest | NAT PHOTO SOCIETY | Win Cash Prizes up to $500 | Camera and Smartphone Photography
Capture the intangible and non-objective forms of abstraction at NAT PHOTO SOCIETY’s 1st Abstract Photography Contest! Click the bizarre shapes, surreal strokes, colors, and emotions and send your best shots to us.
Places and Spaces
Add to FavoritesThe Decagon Gallery is inviting photographers to submit work to PLACES AND SPACES, an online exhibition exploring the environments we inhabit, pass through, or imagine.
“Open Theme - Free Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
Add to FavoritesCall for artists - FREE ENTRY: $1,000 Award. This is an “Open Theme” online competition and virtual exhibition.
The Homiens Art Prize ($12,000 USD annually)
Add to FavoritesThe Homiens Art Prize is an international art award that grants $12,000 USD annually to visual artists worldwide making it one of the highest paying art prizes offered by an independent, sponsor-free art gallery.
