Photography Contest
Annual Photography Awards 2025
Deadline |
12/14/25Theme |
Several CategoriesTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
Open to allEntry Fees |
$30 for single photo / $40 for seriesPrizes |
Cash Prize
The seventh edition of this international photography competition features five main categories, each divided into 25 subcategories, providing participants with a broad platform to showcase their talent and artistic vision on the global stage.
We encourage bold and innovative approaches that challenge conventional artistic standards. Regardless of the chosen theme, participants can submit their work in up to five categories. There are no restrictions on interpretation, creativity, or aesthetics - every form of artistic expression is welcome. Our competition celebrates the diversity of photographic styles and techniques, promoting emerging talent and contributing to the recognition of photography as a true fine art.
This is a unique opportunity to gain international recognition, elevate your career, and present your work to a community of art enthusiasts and professionals. The Annual Photography Awards is not only a prestigious competition but also a chance to win attractive cash prizes, exclusive trophies, and esteemed accolades. Winners will receive official certificates and digital awards, solidifying their exceptional achievements in the field of photography.
If you are passionate about photography and eager to showcase your skills to a worldwide audience, don’t wait - submit your work today!
Prizes:
The Annual Photography Awards offer generous cash prizes, trophies and acclaimed awards for participating winners. Certificates and awards are available as digital downloads endorsed by the APA.
Grand Prize
- $2.500 in cash for overall Winner
- Annual Photographer of the Year 2024 title
Category Winners
- $500 for each of 5 categories Winners
- Category Annual Photographer of the Year 2024 title
We encourage bold and innovative approaches that challenge conventional artistic standards. Regardless of the chosen theme, participants can submit their work in up to five categories. There are no restrictions on interpretation, creativity, or aesthetics - every form of artistic expression is welcome. Our competition celebrates the diversity of photographic styles and techniques, promoting emerging talent and contributing to the recognition of photography as a true fine art.
This is a unique opportunity to gain international recognition, elevate your career, and present your work to a community of art enthusiasts and professionals. The Annual Photography Awards is not only a prestigious competition but also a chance to win attractive cash prizes, exclusive trophies, and esteemed accolades. Winners will receive official certificates and digital awards, solidifying their exceptional achievements in the field of photography.
If you are passionate about photography and eager to showcase your skills to a worldwide audience, don’t wait - submit your work today!
Prizes:
The Annual Photography Awards offer generous cash prizes, trophies and acclaimed awards for participating winners. Certificates and awards are available as digital downloads endorsed by the APA.
Grand Prize
- $2.500 in cash for overall Winner
- Annual Photographer of the Year 2024 title
Category Winners
- $500 for each of 5 categories Winners
- Category Annual Photographer of the Year 2024 title
Featured Photo Contest
AAP Magazine #51 / COLORS
$1,000 cash prizes | Winning image(s) published in AAP Magazine #51 | Extensive press coverage and global recognition
© Nicola Balestrazzi
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 08/19/25
Be Featured in our September 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition! Juror: Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art
ENDS 08/22/25
This program is a juried competition open to a diversity of book submissions- from traditionally published to prototypes, hand-made books to zines
ENDS 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
TIFA connects photographers from around the world with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, providing them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market.
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 09/05/25
The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards celebrate the photobook's contribution to the evolving narrative of photography
ENDS 09/15/25
Winners and finalists will be part of a group exhibition at Las Fotos Project in Los Angeles this October.
ENDS 09/16/25
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 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 10/07/25
Now in its 12th year, the International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards is allowing all landscape photographers to share a total of 12,500 USD in cash prizes.
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.