Photography Contest
TDM Awards 2025
Deadline |
CLOSEDTheme |
Street PhotographyTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
Open to allEntry Fees |
$15/image or $25/5 imagesPrizes |
Cash PrizeHost |
TDM MagazineTDM Awards 2025 shines a light on the boldest voices in contemporary street photography — offering a global platform for photographers who push the boundaries of visual storytelling in public spaces. This year’s competition invites emerging and established talents to share their most compelling street moments with an international audience.
A distinguished panel of four world-class judges — Siegfried Hansen, Melissa O’Shaughnessy, Kiran Karnani, and Mark Makela — will review all submissions and handpick the most outstanding works. Winners will receive international recognition, valuable cash prizes, and exposure through TDM’s global network.
Our goal is to elevate underrepresented voices and provide a meaningful showcase for artists who see the world in striking and unconventional ways. The contest welcomes all forms of candid street photography, from vibrant urban scenes to quiet, contemplative moments — as long as they capture the essence of life in public spaces.
Join us in celebrating the power of photography to document, provoke, and inspire.
Awards will include:
- 1st $1,000 US
- 2nd $600 US
- 3rd $400 US
- Finalists (4th–14th): €100 + Certificate + Global Exposure
Finalists, winners, and editor’s choice will be published in the TDM Awards 2025 Photobook.
Photo credit: Helen Levitt
A distinguished panel of four world-class judges — Siegfried Hansen, Melissa O’Shaughnessy, Kiran Karnani, and Mark Makela — will review all submissions and handpick the most outstanding works. Winners will receive international recognition, valuable cash prizes, and exposure through TDM’s global network.
Our goal is to elevate underrepresented voices and provide a meaningful showcase for artists who see the world in striking and unconventional ways. The contest welcomes all forms of candid street photography, from vibrant urban scenes to quiet, contemplative moments — as long as they capture the essence of life in public spaces.
Join us in celebrating the power of photography to document, provoke, and inspire.
Awards will include:
- 1st $1,000 US
- 2nd $600 US
- 3rd $400 US
- Finalists (4th–14th): €100 + Certificate + Global Exposure
Finalists, winners, and editor’s choice will be published in the TDM Awards 2025 Photobook.
Photo credit: Helen Levitt
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Best Photography Contests in 2025
Each year, there are hundreds of photography competitions all over the world, so we've decided to select for you the best of the best! Our selection of the best photo contests in 2025 is thoroughly curated to help you, whether you are a professional photographer or an amateur, to help find your next creative breakthrough. These all-star competitions offer the greatest opportunities for international exposure and/or incredible financial benefits. Some of them are closing soon, so get your photo submissions in!
ENDS 08/15/25
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe.
ENDS 08/15/25
The HCB Award is presented once every two years and grants the indivisible amount of 35 000 euros. The winner's artwork project will be exhibited at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson and published as a book
ENDS 08/19/25
Be Featured in our September 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition! Juror: Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art
ENDS 08/26/25
Our 51st printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Colors".
ENDS 08/31/25
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
ENDS 09/01/25
The Ian Parry Scholarship is divided into two categories: The Sunday Times Award for Achievement and The Canon Award for Potential.
ENDS 09/01/25
The winner receives a €25,000 cash award to develop the project within ten months
ENDS 09/01/25
This program is a juried competition open to a diversity of book submissions- from traditionally published to prototypes, hand-made books to zines
ENDS 09/05/25
The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards celebrate the photobook's contribution to the evolving narrative of photography
ENDS 09/15/25
We are excited to offer one (1) $20,000 grant and six (6) $5,000 grants to help bring these vital stories to life.
ENDS 09/15/25
Winners and finalists will be part of a group exhibition at Las Fotos Project in Los Angeles this October.
ENDS 10/01/25
The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is excited to announce the 2025 International Juried Exhibition with $5,000 in awards!
ENDS 10/06/25
For 2025, the amount of the W. Eugene Smith Grant is $30,000 and two additional $10,000 Finalist Grants will be awarded.
ENDS 10/06/25
For 2025, the amount of the W. Eugene Smith Student Grant is $5,000. The grant provides two students with the opportunity to complete a photographic essay.
ENDS 10/31/25
Selected by a jury composed of five professionals from the fields of photography and publishing, the winner of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Self-Published PhotoBook Award will receive a prize of €8,000.
ENDS 01/06/26
First place receives Sony Digital Imaging equipment and inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards exhibition and book
ENDS 01/06/26
Dedicated to young photographers under 19 years-old - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/06/26
Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/13/26
Rewarding the best photo series worldwide! Enter for free and you could win $25,000, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 02/15/26
Art is born out of passion. Fine Art photography is a perfect instrument, which allows a person to communicate with the world and share their vision. It results from the author's deep sensitivity, a need to express feelings through image.
ENDS 05/17/26
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.