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Contests are a little random, it depends on what that year's judges likes. Thus surprises happen all the time. Don't be intimidated, enter and only tell people when you get in! Raise your profile.
If you make finalist of any, please send us an email, as we will start a new section giving further publicity to people who use our service to achieve. We are all about making Victoria one of the Photo Capitals of the world.
If you make finalist of any, please send us an email, as we will start a new section giving further publicity to people who use our service to achieve. We are all about making Victoria one of the Photo Capitals of the world.
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Contests
Books
Festivals
Residencies
Portfolios
Grants
Contests
Books
Festivals
Residencies
Portfolios
Grants
APRIL DEADLINE
PhotoESPAÑA Best Photobook 2024
Deadline: 26 April 2024
Entry fee: no cost
Theme: Photo Books in categories of Research, Creation, bibliophilia and first publication.
Why Enter: prestige
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Deadline: 26 April 2024
Entry fee: no cost
Theme: Photo Books in categories of Research, Creation, bibliophilia and first publication.
Why Enter: prestige
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Photo Vogue 2024 Global Open Call
Deadline: 29 April 2024
Entry fee: no cost
Theme: Open
Why Enter: This is a global initiative by Condé Nast, offering artists opportunities to have their work published or commissioned across all 32 markets and commercial partners. This global reach extends to events, talks, exhibitions, and portfolio reviews, fostering creativity and diversity in image-making.
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Deadline: 29 April 2024
Entry fee: no cost
Theme: Open
Why Enter: This is a global initiative by Condé Nast, offering artists opportunities to have their work published or commissioned across all 32 markets and commercial partners. This global reach extends to events, talks, exhibitions, and portfolio reviews, fostering creativity and diversity in image-making.
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Inge Morath Award
Deadline: 30 April 2024
Entry fee: no cost
Theme: Long term documentary project by a women or non-binary person.
Why Enter: Magnum and money.
Link
Deadline: 30 April 2024
Entry fee: no cost
Theme: Long term documentary project by a women or non-binary person.
Why Enter: Magnum and money.
Link
MAY DEADLINE
CLIP Award 2024
Deadline: 1 May 2024
Entry fee: AUD 35-55
Theme: contemporary urban, natural, and conceptual landscape photography.
Why Enter: AUD3000 nice to see a photography contest that is not portrait.
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Deadline: 1 May 2024
Entry fee: AUD 35-55
Theme: contemporary urban, natural, and conceptual landscape photography.
Why Enter: AUD3000 nice to see a photography contest that is not portrait.
Link
DPPF 2024 Sports Photography Grants
Deadline: May 2, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Emerging and early-career sports photographers
Why Enter: $5,000 grant, are eligible for an optional DPPF mentorship, and receive an all-expenses-paid invitation to the next DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.
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Deadline: May 2, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Emerging and early-career sports photographers
Why Enter: $5,000 grant, are eligible for an optional DPPF mentorship, and receive an all-expenses-paid invitation to the next DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.
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Canberra Contemporary Photographic Prize 2024
Deadline: 3 May 2023
Entry fee: USD29 - 65
Theme: New Perspectives
Why Enter: Some money and supporting a photo centre.
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Deadline: 3 May 2023
Entry fee: USD29 - 65
Theme: New Perspectives
Why Enter: Some money and supporting a photo centre.
Link
Creative Arts Fellowship National Library of Australia
Deadline: 6 May 2024
Entry fee: TBA
Theme: Using the Library's collection to make a new body of work.
Why Enter: AUD10k plus an opportunity to see the heart of the library collection and do interesting things.
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Deadline: 6 May 2024
Entry fee: TBA
Theme: Using the Library's collection to make a new body of work.
Why Enter: AUD10k plus an opportunity to see the heart of the library collection and do interesting things.
Link
Analog Sparks 2024
Deadline: 15 May 2024
Entry fee: USD10 - 25
Theme: analogue in eight categories
Why Enter: Some money and being exhibited in Europe. The shortlist last year was of a very high quality. Strong judging panel including Kenro Izu.
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Deadline: 15 May 2024
Entry fee: USD10 - 25
Theme: analogue in eight categories
Why Enter: Some money and being exhibited in Europe. The shortlist last year was of a very high quality. Strong judging panel including Kenro Izu.
Link
Creative Arts Fellowship National Library of Australia
Deadline: 6 May 2024
Entry fee: TBA
Theme: Using the Library's collection to make a new body of work.
Why Enter: AUD10k plus an opportunity to see the heart of the library collection and do interesting things.
Link
Deadline: 6 May 2024
Entry fee: TBA
Theme: Using the Library's collection to make a new body of work.
Why Enter: AUD10k plus an opportunity to see the heart of the library collection and do interesting things.
Link
Prix Virginia
Deadline: 7 May 2024
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Women regardless of age or nationality.
Why Enter: Fair bit of money, exhibition, book and introduction to the Paris photo world. Steve McCurry is one of the 33 judges.
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Deadline: 7 May 2024
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Women regardless of age or nationality.
Why Enter: Fair bit of money, exhibition, book and introduction to the Paris photo world. Steve McCurry is one of the 33 judges.
Link
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024
Deadline: 7 May 2024
Entry fee: GBP22
Theme: Portraits
Why Enter: This perhaps THE portrait photo contest.
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Deadline: 7 May 2024
Entry fee: GBP22
Theme: Portraits
Why Enter: This perhaps THE portrait photo contest.
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Singapore International Photo Festival
Deadline: 10 May 2024
Entry fee: USD45
Theme: Portfolio and books
Why Enter: Fair bit of money, exhibition, book and introduction to the Paris photo world. Steve McCurry is one of the 33 judges.
Link
Deadline: 10 May 2024
Entry fee: USD45
Theme: Portfolio and books
Why Enter: Fair bit of money, exhibition, book and introduction to the Paris photo world. Steve McCurry is one of the 33 judges.
Link
Monovisions
Deadline: 19 May 2024
Entry fee: USD25/30 single/series
Theme: Monochrome
Why Enter: Fair bit of money and PR.
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Deadline: 19 May 2024
Entry fee: USD25/30 single/series
Theme: Monochrome
Why Enter: Fair bit of money and PR.
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View Camera Australia
Deadline: 27 May 2023
Entry: no cost
Theme: Made on Sheet Film
Why enter: No cost. Being seen with the best of sheet film makers in this country.
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Deadline: 27 May 2023
Entry: no cost
Theme: Made on Sheet Film
Why enter: No cost. Being seen with the best of sheet film makers in this country.
Link
JUNE DEADLINE
Magnum Submissions
Deadline: 4 June 2024
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Open
Why Enter: Being a magnum member is the goal of so many photographers.
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Deadline: 4 June 2024
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Open
Why Enter: Being a magnum member is the goal of so many photographers.
Link
Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
Deadline: 12 June 2024
Entry fee: AUD25
Theme: conceptual photographic works
Why Enter: AUD30k for the acquisition of your work. Exhibition.
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Deadline: 12 June 2024
Entry fee: AUD25
Theme: conceptual photographic works
Why Enter: AUD30k for the acquisition of your work. Exhibition.
Link
Mullins Conceptual Photography Prize
Deadline: 12 June 2024
Entry fee: AUD25
Theme: conceptual photographic works
Why Enter: AUD30k for the acquisition of your work. Exhibition.
Link
Deadline: 12 June 2024
Entry fee: AUD25
Theme: conceptual photographic works
Why Enter: AUD30k for the acquisition of your work. Exhibition.
Link
Bowness Prize
Deadline: 13 June 2024
Entry: AUD55 up to 3 entries
Theme: Contemporary Photography.
Why enter: Lots of money and lots of respect.
Link
Deadline: 13 June 2024
Entry: AUD55 up to 3 entries
Theme: Contemporary Photography.
Why enter: Lots of money and lots of respect.
Link
Hariban Award 2024
Deadline: 15 June 2024
Entry fee: USD50
Theme: work that will look great at collotypes.
Why Enter: Residency in Japan, work published as collotypes and book.
Link
Deadline: 15 June 2024
Entry fee: USD50
Theme: work that will look great at collotypes.
Why Enter: Residency in Japan, work published as collotypes and book.
Link
JULY DEADLINE
Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards
Deadline: ? July 2024
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Music photography
Why Enter: Interesting judging panel including performers. Cant find prizes except your work being used by Abbey Rd Studios and others. They aim to be the most important awards for music photography.
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Deadline: ? July 2024
Entry fee: Free
Theme: Music photography
Why Enter: Interesting judging panel including performers. Cant find prizes except your work being used by Abbey Rd Studios and others. They aim to be the most important awards for music photography.
Link
Deloitte's Photo Grant 2024
Deadline: 1 July 2023
Entry fee: USD45-140
Theme: photographers under 35
Why Enter: €20,000 towards the execution of their project idea. The resulting work will become an exhibition when the next edition of the Award is held.
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Deadline: 1 July 2023
Entry fee: USD45-140
Theme: photographers under 35
Why Enter: €20,000 towards the execution of their project idea. The resulting work will become an exhibition when the next edition of the Award is held.
Link
Encontros da Imagem - Photobook Award 2024
Deadline: 1 July, 2024
Entry fee: Euro 20
Theme: Material for a book
Why Enter: Money and your project exhibited.
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Deadline: 1 July, 2024
Entry fee: Euro 20
Theme: Material for a book
Why Enter: Money and your project exhibited.
Link
AUGUST DEADLINE
The Arnold Newman Prize
Deadline: This one has a short announcement to close.
Entry fee: USD 60 (in 2023)
Theme: New directions in Portraiture
Why Enter: This is the man who invented the environmental portrait + USD20k
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Deadline: This one has a short announcement to close.
Entry fee: USD 60 (in 2023)
Theme: New directions in Portraiture
Why Enter: This is the man who invented the environmental portrait + USD20k
Link
SEPTEMBER DEADLINE
2024 Lucie Photo Book Prize
Deadline: 15 September 2024
Entry fee: EUR32-50
Theme: Books published/prototype/hand-made books
Why Enter: Chosen by an interesting jury. USD2-3000 and exhibition with the book at Los Angeles Centre for Photography.
Link
Deadline: 15 September 2024
Entry fee: EUR32-50
Theme: Books published/prototype/hand-made books
Why Enter: Chosen by an interesting jury. USD2-3000 and exhibition with the book at Los Angeles Centre for Photography.
Link
NOVEMBER DEADLINE
6th Chelsea International Photography Award
Deadline: 12 November 2024
Entry fee: from USD 45
Theme: Open
Why Enter: Group exhibition in Chelsea NYC, some cash, media exposure.
Link
Deadline: 12 November 2024
Entry fee: from USD 45
Theme: Open
Why Enter: Group exhibition in Chelsea NYC, some cash, media exposure.
Link
OPEN CALLS
XYZ Photo Gallery
What: We would like to know about all considered photography in Victoria
Deadline: open
Cost: no initial costs (options if selected)
Theme: open
Why Enter: This is a gallery set up to provide to local photographers/artists working in photo-media, a gallery experience that the director would have liked when he started out.
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What: We would like to know about all considered photography in Victoria
Deadline: open
Cost: no initial costs (options if selected)
Theme: open
Why Enter: This is a gallery set up to provide to local photographers/artists working in photo-media, a gallery experience that the director would have liked when he started out.
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