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We tell you about the contests taking place during August, in which both professional and amateur photographers can participate.

International Color Awards

Acceptance of works: until August 31, 2017.

Participation fee: for professionals - $ 35 per photo, for amateurs - $ 30; early deadlines include discounts and special offers.

Reward: prizes from $ 1500 to $ 500 for the owners of the first, second and third places, participation in the exhibition, publication of photos in print media based on the results of the competition.

Color photography competition for professional and amateur photographers. Pictures are accepted for participation without restrictions on the subject and technique of execution.

Environmental Photographer of the Year

Acceptance of works: until September 8, 2017.

Participation is free.

Awards: four prizes of £ 500 - £ 3000 each, participation in the exhibition.

The competition is dedicated to nature and protection environment... Works are accepted in the categories "Built World", "Climate Change" and "People, Nature, Economy". To participate, you must send up to 10 photos, their description and a short biography.

Travel Photographer Society Moments

Acceptance of works: until September 8, 2017.

Participation fee: $7.

Reward: four prizes ranging from $ 500 to $ 1500.

International travel photography competition. There are no restrictions on the genre and the number of photos, the author of the work that will collect the most votes in in social networks, will receive a separate cash prize - $ 500.

Paris Photo - Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards

Participation fee: $30-$60.

Reward: $ 10,000 for First Photobook winner.

A joint photobook competition from the Paris Photo Gallery and the Aperture Foundation. Books of different directions and formats that have been or will be published from September 1, 2016 to September 13, 2017 with a circulation of at least one hundred copies are accepted for participation.

2017 CGAP Photo Contest

Participation is free.

Reward: Certificates worth $ 2000 and $ 500 for seven winners.

World Bank-sponsored competition dedicated to the problems of the low-income population different countries... Works on the topic of expanding the economic rights and freedoms of women, innovations in the field of finance and small business development are accepted for participation. One participant can send up to 20 pictures.

Acceptance of applications for all-Russian competition photo works "Children of Russia-2017". Deadline May 15, 2017.

Organizer: Guild of Interethnic Journalism

All citizens of the Russian Federation can participate in the Competition.

The purpose of the competition is to show the continuity of generations, the beauty and diversity of the cultures of the peoples of Russia through the traditional costume, as well as arouse interest in the revival folk culture in families.

Photos of children under the age of 14 in national costumes of the peoples of Russia are accepted for the competition. Image resolution - 1600x2000 pixels (at least 300 dots per inch).

Participants need to download on the competition website and fill out a questionnaire, indicate the title of the work and a short annotation about the costume of which people of Russia the child is depicted. The time when the photo was taken does not matter.

Photos that have participated in the “Children of Russia” contests of previous years, as well as pictures with captions and frames, noticeable editing in graphic editors and collages are not allowed.

Materials are accepted until May 15, 2017 by email [email protected] The results of the competition will be announced on June 1, International Children's Day.

• The first winner will be determined by the jury, the second will be chosen by users by voting on the competition website. The winners will receive tablet computers.
• The runners-up will receive the Best of Russia-2015 photo album.
• The best photographs of competitions of previous years make up the exhibition "Children of Russia", which travels through the regions of Russia.

Photo contests with a wide range of topics are constantly held in the world, among which there is a genre that is close to you. Below is a list of photo contests covering all areas of photography. You can test your strength and luck in wedding, architectural, underwater, animalistic, landscape, art, sports and architectural photography.

Awards for participation in competitions range from cash prizes and prizes (sometimes in the form of photographic equipment) to publications in photo books and demonstrations of finalists' work in traveling exhibitions. In any case, this is an invaluable experience that can change a career.

Most of the contests are divided into separate nominations for professionals, amateurs and young photographers. Participation can be paid or free. For example, the EyeEm Awards and the Smithsonian Photo Contest do not charge fees. In other cases, participation fees may depend on the number of entries submitted to the judges.

We constantly publish the best works of photo contests. We hope to publish your work among the winners one day. Choose contests that are close to your topic, and send your best shots, and we wish you good luck.

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35AWARDS is an international photo award founded in 2015 by the creators of the professional photo community 35photo.ru. In the first year, 36 thousand people from 110 countries took part in the competition, and in 2016 the number of contestants exceeded 76 thousand. Photographers from any country are allowed to participate without restrictions. The main objective of the award is to create an objective vote based on the opinion of an audience of various competencies. Voting will take place in 3 stages: voting by viewers, voting by the 35PHOTO professional community, consisting of more than 7 thousand full-fledged members, and voting by professional editors, based on the specific features of a particular photo category. The objectives of the award include finding 100 best works years in various nominations. And since 2017 - the definition of the 100 best photographers of the year.

When to participate : completion of registration of works - February 25, 2018.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: 100 best works will be included in the annual photo album, published and distributed by the organizers of the competition, and will also take part in the exhibition.

2. Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards
The Architectural Photography Competition accepts entries in four categories: Exterior, Interior, Sense of Place and Buildings in Use. This is a chance to compete for a cash prize and the opportunity to exhibit your work at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin.

When to participate : annually from April to July.
Entrance fee : A £ 55 registration fee entitles you to submit up to 3 images in each category.
Reward: 3000 dollars and participation in exhibitions in Berlin and London.

3. B&W Child Photo Competition
This international competition black and white photography attracts shots of the most beautiful childhood moments from all over the world. Photographers compete in four categories: Portrait, Fine Art, Lifestyle, Documentation and Street. There is no limit on the number of applications from one photographer.

When to participate : annually from August to December.
Entrance fee : 10 € for one image, 20 € for 3 images, 30 € for 5 images.
Reward: 1000 € to the main winner; € 100 to the winners in each category.

4. Best of the Best Destination Photo Contest
Wedding photographers submit their best wedding shots to the Junebug Weddings competition. You can also separately compete in the competition for the best engagement photos.

When to participate : annually from July to August.
Entrance fee : For $ 28, you can submit up to 15 images. Registered members of the Junebug Weddings community can submit up to 3 photos for free or up to 15 images for $ 18.
Reward: 50 winners are published on the site with links to their personal blogs.

5. BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
Organized by the California Academy of Sciences, this international photography competition is dedicated to "the rich diversity of life on Earth and is designed to inspire action to protect and preserve it through the power of images." Photographers can submit their work in seven categories: Nature Art, Aquatic Life, Terrestrial Wildlife, Winged Life, etc.

When to participate : annually from January to March.
Entrance fee : for $ 25, you can submit up to 10 single images in any category; for $ 15 - 1 series of photos (3-5 images).
Reward: $ 5,000 to the main winner; $ 1000 for the winners of certain categories. Participated in the annual exhibition at the California Academy of Sciences.

6. Bird Photographer of the Year
Photographers wildlife submit their best bird photography in 8 categories to this global competition, including Best Young Photographer. There are also two special prizes - Best Portfolio and Viewers' Choice. Participants can submit one photo at a time or whole series.

When to participate : annually from mid-August to late November.
Entrance fee : For £ 6, participants can submit up to 8 images.
Reward: £ 5000 to the main winner; £ 2,000 to the winner of the best portfolio and the Swarovski CL Companion 8x30 binoculars to the category winners.

Photo by: Sasha Dudkina, winner of the EyeEm Photographer of the Year 2017.

7. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017
A wonderful competition for everyone who loves and knows how to notice funny things in the natural world. Despite the humorous nature of the photographs taken, the competition is held to draw attention to the problems of preserving the natural environment. Please note that photographs of captive pets and wild animals are not allowed.

When to participate : until the end of September.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: The winner receives a photo safari with a guide for a week in Kenya with a flight from Europe and all expenses for two.

8. Dog Photographer of the Year
This annual international competition is hosted by the Kennel Club, the largest and oldest English kennel club, founded in 1873. Photographers can submit their work in 8 categories: "Portrait of a Dog", "Playing Dogs", "Guide Dogs", "Search and Rescue Dogs", etc. There are two categories for young photographers.

When to participate : annually from late October to mid-March.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: Overall winner receives a SmugMug business account and a mentoring day with famous photographer dogs. All winners are awarded with prize kits, and their works are exhibited in art gallery Kennel Club in London.

9. EyeEm Awards
The photography community this year hosted the largest photography competition in the world, attracting over 590,000 entries from over 88,000 photographers. The winners are honored annually in five nominations: "Street Photographer", "Architecture", "Outdoors", "Portraitist" and "Photojournalist". Best photographer the year is chosen based on its scope of work and potential for growth.

When to participate : until mid-June.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: Photographer of the Year is paid a trip to the EyeEm Festival & Awards in Berlin, mentoring with a renowned photographer, and state-of-the-art photography equipment. Smartphones are awarded to five winners in the categories.

10. Fine Art Photography Awards
The international competition is open to amateur and professional photographers who can showcase their creative work in 20 categories.

When to participate : annually until mid-February.
Entrance fee : from $ 15 per photo.
Reward: $ 3000 Professional Photographer of the Year; $ 2000 Amateur Photographer of the Year.

Photo by: bachirm, winner in the City category at the Drone Photography Contest 2017.

11. Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year
The world's largest astrophotography competition attracts amateur and professional photographers from around the world who compete in nine categories. The judges are representatives of NASA and the editor of BBC Sky at Night. Children under 15 participate in the Young Astrophotography category.

When to participate : annually from late February to early April.
Entrance fee : Free up to 10 images.
Reward: £ 10,000 for the main winner and £ 1,500 for the category winners. Cash prizes will also be awarded to category participants.

12. International Drone Photography Contest
Love aerial photography and want to show off your drone shots? Submit your work to the international photography competition hosted by Dronestagram in partnership with National Geographic. Photographers from all over the world can compete in the categories: "Nature", "City" and "People" (this year added another one - "Creativity").

When to participate : annually from May to June.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: Category winners receive drone prize packages DJI Spark and a virtual reality headset. Prize packages are also provided for second and third places in each category.

13. International Landscape Photographer of the Year
The competition celebrates the art and craftsmanship of landscape photography by attracting landscape photographers from around the world. The 101 best photographs are published in the annual book. Participants are awarded for the best single images, as well as for a series of four images.

When to participate : Applications will be closed in mid-November.
Entrance fee : $ 25 per photo, every fifth photo is free.
Reward: $ 2000 Grand Prix and Epson SureColor P800 printer, and publication in the awards book. For the second place - $ 1000, for the third - $ 500 and also publication in a photo book.

14. International Photo Awards
This prestigious competition covers wide range genres of photography - from editorial and advertising to art and sports. Applications are considered in different categories: professionals, amateurs and students. This is one of the largest contests with a prize fund of over $ 22,000.

When to participate : Applications are accepted until the end of August.
Entrance fee : $ 15-35 for one image, $ 30-60 for a series, depending on the nomination (professionals, amateurs or students).
Reward: "Photographer of the Year" $ 10,000, "Discovery of the Year" $ 5,000, "Most Promising Photographer" $ 5,000 and Moving Images Award $ 2,500. Finalists of all categories receive two tickets to the Lucie Awards Gala in New York (an annual event celebrating the advancement of photography).

15. International Photographer of the Year
IPOTY is an international competition with a wide range of categories and subcategories open to amateur and professional photographers. Photographers are encouraged to submit work in several categories at once and get widespread media coverage.

When to participate : annually from mid-February to mid-December.
Entrance fee : from $ 20 for one image.
Reward: the main prize in the professional category $ 2500; in the amateur - $ 1500.

Photo by Melissa Amber and Ashley Nicole, finalists for the Conceptual Photography category of the 2017 MonoVisions Photography Awards.

16. iPhone Photography Awards
Only photos taken with an iPhone or iPad are allowed to participate in the IPPA. Any post-processing of frames is limited iOS applications... IPhoneographers compete in 18 categories, including a series of up to 3 images.

When to participate : Applications are accepted until March.
Entrance fee : from $ 3.5 per image.
Reward: the winner of the competition receives an iPad Pro tablet; three winners are presented with an Apple Watch. For the first place in each category - a gold bar.

17. Mobile Photography Awards
Smartphone and tablet photographers can submit their best work to showcase the artistic and creative possibilities of mobile photography. The works are considered in 18 categories, the best of which participate in a traveling exhibition and are available for sale.

When to participate : annually from October to mid-December.
Entrance fee : from $ 15 per image.
Reward: Grand Prix of $ 3,000.

18. MonoVisions Photography Awards
This black and white photography competition is organized by MonoVisions magazine. It is held every year to find the best monochrome photographers in the world. Participants compete in two nominations - "Single photo" and "Series of photos" up to 8 pictures. Each nomination is divided into 12 categories: "Abstraction", "Architecture", "Conceptual Photography", "Fine Art", "Landscapes", "Wildlife", "Nude", "People", "Photojournalism", "Portrait" , "Street Photography" and "Travel".

When to participate : Applications are accepted until mid-May.
Entrance fee : $ 20 per image and $ 25 per episode.
Reward: Cash prizes of $ 5,000.

19. Monochrome Photo Awards
This international black and white photography competition prepares separate prizes for amateur and professional photographers, considering their work in 13 categories. Participants can show all their talent in a variety of genres - from photography of architecture and wildlife to fine art and photo manipulation.

When to participate : Applications are accepted until the end of November.
Entrance fee : $ 20 for amateur participation; $ 25 for a professional.
Reward: to the main winner in professional competition$ 2000; amateur - $ 1000. The works of the winners are also published in the annual book.

Photo by Danny Yen Shin Wong, Color Category Winner at the 2016 Siena International Photography Awards.

20. National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
Who doesn't dream of having his work published in National Geographic? For this honor and cash prizes, wildlife photographers compete in various categories, including Air, Underwater and Landscape.

When to participate : Applications are accepted until mid-November.
Entrance fee : $ 15 for participation.
Reward: Grand Prix of $ 7,500 and the publication of the photo in National Geographic. Category winners will receive $ 2,500 each.

21. National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
A photo competition sponsored by National Geographic brings together the best shots in three categories: People, Nature and Cities. Participants demonstrate to the world their ability to notice interesting moments while traveling.

When to participate : annually from April to June.
Entrance fee : $ 15 for participation.
Reward: The top winner receives a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with a National Geographic Expedition. The category winners will receive $ 2,500 each.

22. National Wildlife Photo Contest
For over 40 years, the National Wildlife Federation has hosted this prestigious competition for the greatness of nature. Works are accepted in seven categories: "Animals babies", "Habitat", "Mammals", "People in nature", etc.

When to participate : annually from January to March.
Entrance fee : $ 20 for 10 photos.
Reward: The main prize is $ 5000. For the first places in the $ 500 categories; for the second - $ 250 each.

23. Nikon Small World
This year, the competition was held for the 43rd time and traditionally attracted microphotographs, in which you can see the captured objects in the smallest details that are invisible to the unarmed human eye... Participants do not need to use Nikon equipment, but images must be created using a light microscope.

When to participate : Applications are accepted until the end of April.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: grand prix $ 3000. Winners from 2nd to 20th place will receive cash prizes ranging from $ 2,000 to $ 200.

24. Red Bull Illume
It is the largest international competition for action photography and extreme sports. It was first held in 2007 and has been organized every three years since then, that is, the next one will be held in 2019. The works of all finalists participate in an international traveling exhibition.

When to participate : from December to March.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: The prize fund in 2016 was € 100,000, prizes were handed out both in money and in the form of photographic equipment.

25. Siena International Photo Awards
Amateur and professional photographers submit more than 50,000 of their best works to this international competition. The winners are announced at an annual ceremony in the Italian city of Siena. There, the best photographs are exhibited at an exhibition entitled “On the Other Side of the Lens”.

When to participate : annually from December to February.
Entrance fee : for 15 € you can submit up to 3 images (10 € for photographers under the age of 20).
Reward: 1500 € for the author of the photo of the year; 500 € to the author of the best storyboard. Also, they and the winners in the categories are paid for their stay in Siena for the weekend, when the ceremony of honoring the winners takes place.

Photo by: Sergey Gorshkov, finalist of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition in the Animal Portraits category.

26. Smithsonian Photo Contest
For 15 years, Smithsonian Magazine has been running an international photography competition, to which photographers from all over the world submit their best photographs in six categories: Travel, Natural World, Meaningful Journey, People, American Experience, Modified Images " and " Mobile photography". The works are judged on the basis of creativity, quality, originality, prompt response and overall implications.

When to participate : annually from the end of March to the end of November.
Entrance fee : is free.
Reward: the main prize is $ 2500; $ 500 for the winners in each category and the winner of the "Viewers' Choice" nomination.

27. Sony World Photography Awards
For over a decade, Sony and the World Photography Organization have been running this competition in the Professional, Open and Youth nominations. Professionals are assessed by a number of works, and the rest of the participants - by single images. This is one of the most prestigious and largest photography competitions in the world. The prize fund is $ 30,000. The best competition photographs are selected to exhibit at Somerset House in London and published in the Sony World Photography Awards book.

When to participate : The deadline for applications is from December to January, depending on the nomination.
Entrance fee : is free .
Reward: $ 25,000 and gifts from Sony "Photographer of the Year"; category winners are paid travel to London for the awards ceremony.

28. Travel Photographer of the Year
The international competition, also known as TPOTY, celebrates travel photography and culminates in an exhibition in London for which a selection of best shots in 9 nominations, including "Earth and Climate", "Food", "Adventure Stories", etc.

When to participate : Applications are accepted until the end of September.
Entrance fee : £ 8 for single images and £ 15 for photo series. Participation in the youth nomination is free.
Reward: £ 4,000 to the main winner and a prize package. Prize packages to the winners in the categories.

29. Underwater Photographer of the Year
Underwater photographs submitted to the competition are considered in 10 categories. This is an international competition, although only footage taken in UK waters can be submitted to some categories (eg British Waters Macro, British Waters Wide Angle).

When to participate: annually from November to January.
Entrance fee : from £ 5.
Reward: The winner receives a $ 5,000 voucher to purchase from Nauticam. Prize packages for winners in categories.

30. Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The British Museum of Natural History has hosted this prestigious competition since 1964, bringing together the finest wildlife photography. Participants submit their works in 16 categories, including: "Animals in their environment", "Wildlife in the city", "Behavior", etc. Separately evaluate the work in the youth nomination.

When to participate : annually from late October to mid-December.
Entrance fee : £ 30.
Reward: £ 10,000 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, £ 2,500 for author best series and a journalist award. Cash prizes for the winners in each category.