The Mitford Museum is hosting its annual photography contest in honor of founder Jan Karon’s daughter and professional photographer, Candace Freeland.

U.S. photographers up to the age of 18 are invited to enter black and white photos based on the theme: My Family.

“At the age of 16, I was handed a clunky Hanimex Praktika camera and exposed my first roll of Tri-X film. My passion for the medium grew as I discovered the work of the photo-journalism masters: W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier Bresson, and Dorothea Lange. They were concerned photographers…with an eye attuned to those who suffer the snares of war and poverty.”

Inspired by their legacies, Candace went on to launch an award-winning photojournalism career, which included work with the Associated Press; the Charlotte Observer, US News and World Report, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and other leading journals. Her photo exhibitions included Forced Out—The Agony of the Refugee in Our Time, sponsored by Amnesty International, and The Concerned Photographer, sponsored by the International Center of Photography. Candace later moved to Hawaii, where she documented more than a thousand weddings, and later to a final residence in her beloved North Carolina mountains.

The highlight of her life as a photographer was a letter in her early career from W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), often described as the single most important photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay. “Your photographs,” he wrote, “are quite remarkable. I truly believe you can be a magnificent and honest photographic …contributor to humanity.”
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Candace gave the founding gift for the Candace Freeland Photography of Excellence Award. The Mitford Museum is honored to carry forth her legacy of encouragement to young photographers through this heartfelt outreach to youth.

The UNPUBLISHED PHOTO contest is promoted by the Fondazione Culture e Musei of Lugano (hereinafter referred to as FCM) with MUSEC-Lugano; organised in collaboration with the 29 ARTS IN PROGRESS Gallery in Milan and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti in Venice and it is in partnership with the De Pietri Artphilein Foundation in Lugano and the Fondazione Ada Ceschin e Rosanna Pilone in Zurich.

Participation in the international competition is free of charge and open to young photographers born between 1993 and 2005.

Until 16 April applicants must submit a portfolio of ten unpublished images. The portfolio must have a thematic and stylistic unity.

A technical jury of international experts from the world of photography, communication and publishing will chose the four finalist portfolios.

The winners will receive the following cash prizes:

• 1st prize: CHF 2.000 2nd prize: CHF 1.500 3rd and 4th prize: CHF 1.000.
  
• The De Pietri Artphilein Foundation with Artphilein Editions of Lugano will award a special prize to one of the four winners, consisting in the publication of a prestigious monographic art book.

FCM will organize an exhibition with the four finalists at MUSEC in Lugano (Switzerland) from 15 December 2023 to 18 February 2024. The curators will select six images for each portfolio. For the realization of the Fine Art prints, the finalists must be able to provide the appropriate digital files (TIFF file min. 300 dpi and Adobe rgb 1998 color profile). The prints (60x90 cm c.) will be produced by FCM and will become part of the MUSEC photographic collections.

The 2022 World Press Photo Contest is now open for submissions until 11 January 2022. Entering the World Press Photo Contest is free and open to all professional photographers in the field of journalism and/or documentary photography.

Prizes

Winners of this year's contest have a chance to win €1,000 as a regional winner and an additional €5,000 as a global winner, as well as to have their work showcased to a global audience through the annual World Press Photo Exhibition travelling to over 80 countries and global media outreach and exposure on social channels with over 2 million followers.

2022 Contest categories

The 2022 World Press Photo Contest works with 6 worldwide regions – Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia and Oceania. Entries will be judged in the region in which they have been taken, for example a single photograph taken in Canada would be entered into North and Central America in the Singles category. Find out more about the regions here.

Each region has four format-based categories: Singles, Stories, Long-Term Projects and Open Format.

These categories welcome entries that document news moments, events and aftermaths, as well as social, political and environmental issues or solutions.

These format-based categories encompass all thematic categories from previous contests – such as general news, spot news, contemporary issues, environment, nature, sports, portraits – therefore entries on a wide range of themes may be submitted to the appropriate format-based category.

The Shin-Kong Mitsukoshi International Photography Exhibition has been held since 2007 with the aim of providing a stage for photographers to show their talent. Unlike most competitions, this event allows participants to decide their own photographic themes and tell a visual story with five images. Beyond a test of photographic technique, this approach also challenges the artists’ subject selection, conceptual clarity, and communication ability. In addition to the prizewinners receiving generous awards, the prize-winning works will be displayed in a touring exhibition shown at Shin-Kong Mitsukoshi department stores in northern, central, and southern Taiwan, enabling even more people to appreciate the photographers’ visual stories.

PRIZE DETAILS

First Place (1 winner): NTD 120,000
Second Place (1 winner): NTD 60,000
Third Place (1 winner): NTD 30,000
Special Jury Award (2 winners):  SAMYANG AF 35mm F1.4 FE Lens
Outstanding Work Award (5 winners):  FUJIFILM instax SHARE SP-3 Smartphone Printer
Selected Work Award (10 winners):  VANGUARD VEO GO 46M Camera Backpack
Annual Special Award (3 winners):  GARMIN VENU 2 AMOLED GPS SMARTWATCH

Smithsonian magazine 18th Annual Photo Contest begins March 31, 2020, and ends November 30, 2020, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states that he or she is 18 years old or older.

The following six contest categories are drawn from subjects of special interest to Smithsonian magazine:

1. Natural World: Animals, plants and landscapes; geological or climatological features; and scientific processes and endeavors.
   
2. Travel: Locales, peoples or activities in the United States and abroad that convey a sense of place.
   
3. People: Portraits and photos of groups or individuals.
   
4. The American Experience: Events, objects or activities connecting the American people to their history or their cultural heritage; photographs that tell us what it means to be an American and provide a sense of what it is like to live in this country.
   
5. Altered Images: Photographs manipulated for artistic purposes by applying digital and/or traditional special effects.
   
6. Mobile: Any photograph taken with a mobile device (phone or tablet).

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Grand Prize winner: $2,500.
Category winners: $500
Readers' Choice winner: $500

OUR FREE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY!

A single image can be burned into one's soul so that it is never forgotten. A video of only a few seconds in length can be shared around the world to create a new trend. In this age when digital technology and social networking platforms have become so popular and anyone can communicate as an artist, the possibilities for imaging expression are expanding without end.

In holding the Nikon Photo Contest yet again, we at Nikon are looking for works that use the power of imaging to appeal to others. This Contest has been held since 1969. That's roughly half a century promoting a vision of supporting creators who influence others through the global language of imaging, regardless of their age, nationality, or background. We hope to provide a place where like-minded artists who seriously pursue imaging expression can acknowledge, inspire, and challenge one another.

This year's Contest will be comprised of a photo competition and a short film competition.
The theme for the Open category in both competitions is "Connect". In today's society, images have become a familiar means of communication with billions of photos and videos shared via the Internet every day. It can be said that we humans are searching for new, never-before-seen ways to bond and communicate. Therefore, we are looking for entries in the Open category that express the connections artists feel now in their own unique ways.
The theme for the Next Generation category open to artists aged 25 years old and younger is "Passion". Passion has the power to stimulate people's feelings, create empathy, and change the future. We are looking for entries in the Next Generation category that convey the passion young artists feel in and around themselves through images.

Our goal with this Contest is to share the new value of imaging with more people as we pursue imaging's ultimate potential. We want artists to express their inner creativity through images and inspire emotion and courage in others as we head into the future together.

Grand Prize *1No. of Winners：1 per competition, total 2

• Prize money of 500,000 yen (Japanese yen)

Excellence AwardNo. of Winners：2 per category, total 4

• Photo Competition : Z 7 and a NIKKOR Z lens 
• Short Film Competition : Z 6 and two NIKKOR Z lenses 

​Special Encouragement AwardNo. of Winners：4 per category, total 16

• Photo Competition : Z 5 and a NIKKOR Z lens 
• Short Film Competition : Z 50 and two NIKKOR Z lenses and video accessories 

Special AwardNikon’s selection Award *2No. of Winners：1 per competition, total 2

• Photo Competition : Z 5 and a NIKKOR Z lens 
• Short Film Competition : Z 50 and two NIKKOR Z lenses and video accessories 

Each month the BBC Wildlife team’s favorite images are featured in the Your Photos pages of the magazine and those with the most votes may even be showcased in our two-weekly e-newsletter.

The BBC Wildlife team may also choose up to 20 images, which will be published in photo contest online galleries at www.discoverwildlife.com
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The overall winning image will be chosen by the BBC Wildlife team and will feature as the main image of the online photo contest gallery after the contest has closed.

Monthly Call For Entry

Join the competition & win $1000, online exhibition and your work published! OPEN TO ALL types of photos: Enter NOW and gain Immediate Exposure!

The Independent photographer offer a monthly competition open to all photographers. We invite both amateur and established artists to share their work in order to promote the very best contemporary photography from all cultures around the world.
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Each month winners and finalists are rewarded with prizes and exposure. At the end of the year, images are printed and published in The Independent Photographer book of the year, and the winners are presented in our annual exhibition in Berlin.

CALL FOR ENTRIES - B&W PHOTO CONTEST

Our aim is to discover the best monochrome photographers from all over the world and deliver the best opportunities to be recognized and rewarded for their work. You can compete for $5000 in cash prizes in two categories: Black and White Photo of the Year 2020 and Black and White Series of the Year 2020.

Our annual competition is open to photographers of all backgrounds and all levels, including - professionals and amateurs. We accept all forms of black and white photography created with traditional or digital methods.

​MONOVISIONS AWARDS 2020 PRIZES

TOTAL PRIZE FUND WORTH $5,000 USD

• $3,000 AWARD - BLACK AND WHITE SERIES OF THE YEAR
• $2,000 AWARD - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO OF THE YEAR