Photography Contest
Best Picture
Deadline |
12/31/25Theme |
OpenTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
Open to allEntry Fees |
1 FreePrizes |
Cash PrizeHost |
Art WeekTo discover the best pictures and have your work seen by leading publications and galleries, we encourage you to submit your best works.
Entries
Open to everyone worldwide.
Accepted Media : Photography, visual graphics and photo based art.
All submissions must be the entrant’s own work, or they must own the copyright to any photographs entered.
No stamp, watermark or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry.
Photographs must have been taken within three years before the date of entry.
Each entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks.
No animals were harmed or manipulated in the making of the image.
Judge
Pictures will be judged based on the story and overall artistic ability.
The story behind each image and the reasons for its creation are as important as the image itself.
Judging will be based on a single image and not the series of images.
Selected Pictures
Selected pictures and photographers will be promoted extensively through ArtWeek's gallery network.
Photographer will be provided with publicity in the form of email marketing to all media partners.
Selected pictures will be promoted to our wide-spread social media.
Photographers will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects, not limited to publications, and exhibitions.
Entries
Open to everyone worldwide.
Accepted Media : Photography, visual graphics and photo based art.
All submissions must be the entrant’s own work, or they must own the copyright to any photographs entered.
No stamp, watermark or any other identifying mark is allowed anywhere on the entry.
Photographs must have been taken within three years before the date of entry.
Each entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks.
No animals were harmed or manipulated in the making of the image.
Judge
Pictures will be judged based on the story and overall artistic ability.
The story behind each image and the reasons for its creation are as important as the image itself.
Judging will be based on a single image and not the series of images.
Selected Pictures
Selected pictures and photographers will be promoted extensively through ArtWeek's gallery network.
Photographer will be provided with publicity in the form of email marketing to all media partners.
Selected pictures will be promoted to our wide-spread social media.
Photographers will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects, not limited to publications, and exhibitions.
Featured Photo Contest
AAP Magazine #47 / SHADOWS
$1,000 cash prizes | Winning image(s) published in AAP Magazine #47 | Website feature and International Press
© Shinji Ichikawa
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