It’s that time of the month again…time to present five photo contests that piqued our interest that end in December. In addition to cash prizes listed here ranging from $1,000 to $28,984, many of these competitions are also offering photo gear, tours, and other valuable goodies for the winners.
Good luck to all, and may the best photographers win!
International Photographer Of The Year 2017
Deadline: December 10
Submission fee: $20 (pro), $15 (amateur)
Prizes: $2,500 (pro), $1,500 (amateur)
Who can enter: Anybody 18 and up.
A few words from the sponsor: “IPOTY creates new opportunities to showcase the best photographic work and introduce leading talents to the world of contemporary photography. Be recognized and rewarded for your photographic accomplishments, submit your best work to the International Photographer of the Year.”
PhotoLife Magazine – The World We Live In Photo Contest
Deadline: December 11
Submission fee: $10 per 10 images for subscribers; $15 per 10 images for non-subscribers
Prizes: $28,984 (Grand Prize); $1,627 (1st Prize)
Who can enter: US and Canadian residents 18 and older
A few words from the sponsor: “Photographers are invited to submit images under four themes: Humanity, Environment, Interconnections and, new this year, Series (open theme). Follow your curiosity, share your photographic talent, and show us your vision of the world we live in — you could get published in Canada’s #1 photography magazine and win fabulous prizes!”
International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2017
Deadline: December 11
Submission fee: $18
Prizes: $3,000
Who can enter: All
A few words from the sponsor: “We live in an exciting time with technology that is allowing photographers of all genre’s greater scope, flexibility and expression of concepts and emotions, and none more-so than Wedding Photography. The IWPOTY showcases the work of Wedding Photographers worldwide and will no doubt be the new benchmark for wedding photography competitions.”
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
Deadline: December 14
Submission fee: £30
Prizes: £10,000
Who can enter: All photographers worldwide 18 and older.
A few words from the sponsor: “Wildlife Photographer of the Year calls on photographers worldwide to put nature in the frame. Whether you’re young, old, professional or amateur, we’d like to see work that raises awareness of the beauty and fragility of the natural world. The panel will be looking for photographic excellence, artistic merit, relevance to themes of biodiversity and sustainability, freshness of composition, technical proficiency, innovation, narrative form and ethical practice, so this should be reflected in all submissions.”
Notindoor Photographer of the year Awards 2017
Deadline: December 20
Submission fee: $25/1 image; $50/5 images
Prizes: $10,000
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
A few words from the sponsor: “NOTINDOOR Photography magazine is looking to find the most inspiring photographers of 2017, along with discovering new talents that really deserve the stage and eyes of millions of people around the world. We always believed that photography can save the world, but we all know it takes big communities to do so. Some of the best ways are photography contests that donate their profits to the organizations that are most active and serious about reversing climate change and global warming. We want to see your view of the world through your vision and what inspires you to get out and shoot. Yes, techniques and knowledge in photography are important but they should never be the determine factor of how good a photograph is.”
