COMPETITIONS
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iPhone Photography Awards (IPPA) – Winners of the 2015 iPhone Photography Awards Announced – UPDATED
I published this post earlier as news of the the IPPAWARD winners was published to their site. It seems that this was a mistake, on their part, they did not intend to publish this when they did. So, therefore, the information that you see below may not remain/be current and may also not be accurate as the final official announcement – according to the organisers. As soon as the official announcement is made, we will let you know… The iPhone Photography Awards™ (IPPAWARDS) is proud to announce the winners of the 8th Annual Awards. They were selected from thousands of entries submitted by iPhone photographers from 120 countries around the…
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The Florence International Photography Awards (FIPA) PRO SERIES Awards 2015 – Winners Announced
As a very proud member of the International Jury for the FIPA Florence International Photography Awards, I am delighted to announce the twenty four winners below, all will be exhibited at the Chiostro di Santo Spirito in Florence, Italy between June 17 and 18th, 2015. Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to everyone who entered, it was no easy task being a member of this Jury, all your work was to such a high standard. I also want to thank Andrea Bigiarini who has worked tirelessly and organised this complete event, outstanding job Andrea! Sacha Domen, Jennifer A Thomas, Jane Schultz, Dani Salvadori, Ale Di Gangi, Brendan O…
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2016 Edition of the World’s Largest Photography Competition Opens for Entries
The 2016 Sony World Photography Awards, the world’s largest photography competition organised by the World Photography Organisation, are open for entries. Free to enter at www.worldphoto.org, photographers of all abilities are invited to submit work to any of the awards’ five competitions: Professional; Open; Youth; National Awards and Student Focus. Now in its ninth year, the awards are an authoritative voice in the photographic world. Each year they attract both emerging talent and established artists and presents the world’s best contemporary photography from the last 12 months. New for 2016, the 14 Professional categories are now divided into two distinct genres – Art and Documentary. The change is to provide a clearer structure in…
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Photo Competition – Global Photographer of the Year
Global Photography Awards aims to promote the beauty of the photograph. It does not matter if the photo was shot in the past or shot in the present, framed by a professional or an amateur. The competition is open to any photographer age 18 and over. You should enter each image into the best suited category. Images cannot be placed into multiple categories. The photographer’s name is never displayed during judging so each photo is scored on its own merit. Submissions for this competition open 1st July 2015 and there’s a $150,000 grand prize. There is a charge of $35 per image entered. To find out more, please go here.
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Mobile Street Photography – StreetWise – Challenge 1 – with Fabulous Prizes!
Welcome to our first challenge to our brand new mobile street photography group, StreetWise. Unlike our women only mobile photography StreetsAhead group, StreetWise is an open group for all mobile street photographers, whatever their gender. StreetWise is edited by Sheldon Serkin, Serkin has been a mobile street photographer in New York City since 2010. In 2014, he was named the Grand Prize winner and “Mobile Photographer of the Year” in the Mobile Photo Awards, placing first in the category of Street Photography, read more about Serkin (here). For this Challenge we are delighted to be working closer with Thomas Hurst, Founder of COVR Photo. Hurst has created an incredible iPhone…
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Current Photography Competitions and Grants – May 2015
There are a huge number of photography competitions and grants currently vying for your images. We have listed the details and deadlines below, with links, to help make it easier for you to enter and find them all. Hope this helps! If you know of anymore competitions, please let me know and I will add them to this list.
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iPhotographer Magazine & Competition – Coming Soon!
The Preview Issue of iPhotographer Magazine has been submitted to the Apple Newstand and is expected to be approved in the next few days. This magazine edited by Knox Bronson and will feature many well known mobile photographers and artists. There’s also a contest running in this new issue until June 14, 2015. The theme is ‘water’ – so have a think about that. There is a charge to enter this competition but also a $500 top prize among others. We have a discount code to slightly bring down the cost of entering for our readers. Instead of paying $6, the code will reduce it to $5. Enter this code:…
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FIPA Mobile Photography Most Wanted Visionaries Exhibition – 2015
Huge congratulations to the twenty artists whose works have been selected for the incredible honour to be exhibited at the Tethys Fine Art Gallery, Florence, Italy. This exhibition is one part of the Summer 2015 series of mobile photography and art exhibitions in association with the NEM the Florence International Photography Awards (FIPA), organised by Andrea Bigiarini (see here). Many congratulations to the following artists for their incredible talent and beautiful works: Angie Johnson, Robin Robertis, Diana Nicholette Jeon, Brett Chenoweth, Vivi Hanson, Captain Flam, Janine Graf, Eddie X, AlexVisage, Jiri Dvorak, Karen Divine, Lorenka Campos, Michelle Robinson, Rob Pearson-Wright, Dieter Gaebel, Kim Martino, Patricia Larson, Erika Brothers, Benamon Tame…
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The Exposure Award Offering Photographers $75K In Awards & Prizes
Exposure is a photography award and a global celebration of the image, premiering July 13th 2015, at The Louvre Museum in Paris with submissions from 191 different nations over the past five years; the photography submitted to Exposure has beeen seen by over 3 million viewers. Click here to find out more
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Reminder: Call for entries – Renaissance Photography Prize 2015
WIth just weeks to go, now is the time to register for Renaissance Photography Prize 2015. The prize is looking to discover talent and celebrate the best in photography, giving image makers access to new opportunities and world-wide audience for their work. It is open to anyone worldwide, and closes 12 June 23:59 GMT+1, London, UK time. A prestigious judging panel, exhibition in London and over £6000/$9000 worth in prizes. All profit from entry fees is donated to the Lavender Trust at Breast Cancer Care, to help younger women suffering from breast cancer. To enter, please go here.
