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.
WATER: ELEMENT OF CHANGE
Add to FavoritesCall for Entries for photographers. For this exhibit we are inviting photographers to submit work that explores water in all its variations.
The Colburn School Arkatov Photography Contest
Add to FavoritesThe Colburn School presents the 2026 Arkatov Photography Contest, celebrating the personal, human perspective of performing artists through still imagery, in honor of cellist and photographer James Arkatov.
WINTER * $1,800.00 Innovate Grants for Art + Photo
Add to FavoritesWINTER 2026 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is pleased to introduce the newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. Innovate Grant awards two $1,800.00 grants each quarter. One goes to an Artist and one Photographer.
Monthly C4E Art Competition - March 2026
Add to FavoritesArtists/Photographers - Showcase your work in the C4E directory. Get noticed by jurors, gallerists, and art organizations by winning a featured spot on the C4E home page and in our next newsletter. Free Entry!
AAP Magazine 56 Shadows: Cash + Publication
Winning photographers will receive $1,000 in cash awards, have their winning image(s) or full portfolio published in AAP Magazine #56, get a copy of the magazine, and extensive press coverage and global recognition.
NIGHT WORKS
Night Works invites photographers to submit images made after dark, where night is not simply a setting but an active collaborator. These photographs may be dramatic or understated, urban or rural, populated or solitary.
