Photography Contest
Istanbul Photo Awards 2024
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The competition is open to professional photojournalists from around the world.Entry Fees |
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Istambul Photo AwardsApplications for the Istanbul Photo Awards 2024, Anadolu Agency's international news photography contest, are now open. The competition is recognized as one of the world's top photography contests.
Now in its tenth year, the Istanbul Photo Awards aim to honor and support press photographers for their professional dedication.
Along with many staff photographers, a sizeable number of freelance journalists also enter the contest.
Only professional photographers can enter the contest, using photos of events that made headlines worldwide in 2023.
Entries are being accepted in seven categories:
Single News
Story News
Single Sports
Story Sports
Single Nature and Environment
Canon Story Daily Life
Story Portrait
This year, three awards will be given in the Single Nature and Environment category, featuring works in the field of the environment, one of the world's most pressing issues.
Applications will be open to all published and unpublished works from all over the world.
The contest jury, featuring star-studded figures from the photography world, will award the best photos in March.
Terms and conditions for applications can be found at the contest website. Entries will be evaluated based on multiple factors such as technique, perspective, movement, and feeling.
The Photo of the Year award will be given to the photograph that is first in the Single News category, and the photographer will be awarded $6,000.
The first place winners in each category will be awarded $3,000, the second place winners $1,500, and the third place winners $1,000. The Story Daily Life and Story Portrait categories will have first place winners exclusively.
Besides cash prizes, first prize winners this year will win a Canon camera, Canon EOS R3 to single news and story sports and in other categories Canon EOS R5.
The contest, which attracts thousands of applications every year, is supported by Canon, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), and Turkish Airlines.
Now in its tenth year, the Istanbul Photo Awards aim to honor and support press photographers for their professional dedication.
Along with many staff photographers, a sizeable number of freelance journalists also enter the contest.
Only professional photographers can enter the contest, using photos of events that made headlines worldwide in 2023.
Entries are being accepted in seven categories:
Single News
Story News
Single Sports
Story Sports
Single Nature and Environment
Canon Story Daily Life
Story Portrait
This year, three awards will be given in the Single Nature and Environment category, featuring works in the field of the environment, one of the world's most pressing issues.
Applications will be open to all published and unpublished works from all over the world.
The contest jury, featuring star-studded figures from the photography world, will award the best photos in March.
Terms and conditions for applications can be found at the contest website. Entries will be evaluated based on multiple factors such as technique, perspective, movement, and feeling.
The Photo of the Year award will be given to the photograph that is first in the Single News category, and the photographer will be awarded $6,000.
The first place winners in each category will be awarded $3,000, the second place winners $1,500, and the third place winners $1,000. The Story Daily Life and Story Portrait categories will have first place winners exclusively.
Besides cash prizes, first prize winners this year will win a Canon camera, Canon EOS R3 to single news and story sports and in other categories Canon EOS R5.
The contest, which attracts thousands of applications every year, is supported by Canon, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), and Turkish Airlines.
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Best Photography Contests in 2023
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 2023 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!
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ENDS 10/31/24
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ENDS 11/06/24
Four winners across US, UK, Mexico, and Canada will receive $10,000 and a Leica SL3 set
ENDS 11/07/24
The acclaimed and renonwned photography grant contest from Gomma. The ninth year in the making. High international exposure and funding.
ENDS 11/12/24
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ENDS 11/29/24
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ENDS 12/02/24
Our Annual Photo Contest is now open for submissions, and we’re looking for the best of the best. Grand Prize: $2,500,
ENDS 12/05/24
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ENDS 12/10/24
We’re excited to announce the fifth edition of the Female in Focus award, in partnership with Nikon, a global leader in imaging technology.
ENDS 01/03/25
Dedicated to young photographers under 19 years-old - first prize is top Sony digital imaging equipment plus benefit from global exposure
ENDS 01/03/25
Rewarding the best single images! Enter for free and you could win $5,000, top Sony digital imaging equipment plus more!
ENDS 01/10/25
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 01/19/25
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
ENDS 01/31/25
The biennial Belfast Photo Festival provided the perfect platform for gaining exposure to an international audience, with previous editions having welcome over 100,000 visitors from all over the world
ENDS 02/16/25
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 03/31/25
Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible.
ENDS 04/30/25
Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography.