Photo contests
A directory of open photography contests from around the web. Looking for fotoclub.md's own community contest?
visual poetry
International digital salon with twelve sections, organised by Infinity Frame Society in India.
IAAPDigital entries are accepted in twelve sections (A to L), with up to four works per section. The entry fee varies with the number of sections entered, from EUR 5 to EUR 20. Jury: Stefan Stuppnig, Gottfried Catania and Ryszard Lomnicki; judging is scheduled for 2027-03-19.
Deadline: March 5, 2027
Country: India
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Theme: open monochrome, open color, photojournalism, minimalism, cityscape, emotion, shadows, architecture, lines, travel, nature, landscape
Prize: E-certificates at IAAP and SALON levels (Gold, Silver, Bronze or Honorable Mention) and SALON Gold and Silver medals awarded per section.
marisya
International digital salon with nine sections, organised by Photo club Pirin in Bulgaria.
IAAPDigital entries are accepted in nine sections (A to I), with up to four works per section. The entry fee varies with the number of sections entered, from EUR 6 to EUR 18. Jury: Ivan Stojanovic, Umberto DEramo and Lewis Ka Yin Choi; judging is scheduled for 2027-03-16.
dance of shadows
International digital salon with twelve sections, organised by Bistra Art Group in North Macedonia.
IAAPNPUMEPSDigital entries are accepted in twelve sections (A to L), with up to four works per section. The entry fee varies with the number of sections entered, from EUR 5 to EUR 20. Jury: Jovan Naumoski, Ranga Edirisinghe and Steven Stavri; judging is scheduled for 2027-03-14.
Deadline: February 28, 2027
Country: North Macedonia
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Theme: open color, open monochrome, shadows, architecture, lines, people, photojournalism, sport, landscape, minimalism, nature, travel
Prize: E-certificates at IAAP, NATIONAL and SALON levels (Gold, Silver, Bronze or Honorable Mention) awarded per section.
art story
International digital salon with nine sections, organised by Photo group Stobi in North Macedonia.
IAAPNPUMDigital entries are accepted in nine sections (A to I), with up to four works per section. The entry fee varies with the number of sections entered, from EUR 6 to EUR 18. Jury: Flavian Savescu, Zeka Slavisa Stanković and Alexandra Timofeeva; judging is scheduled for 2027-03-12.
Deadline: February 26, 2027
Country: North Macedonia
Entry fee: 6 EUR
Theme: open color, open monochrome, photojournalism, nature, people, child, animals, motion, life
Prize: E-certificates at IAAP, CLUB and NATIONAL levels (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Honorable Mention or Diploma) awarded per section.
only analog
Free international digital-entry contest for analogue photography by OZ MLBM (Slovakia), closing 1 October 2027.
IAAPEntries are digital and organised into four sections: Analogue Photography and Photographed Film Negative Proof (both mandatory), and Behind the Analog Process and My Analog Equipment (both optional), with up to 8 works per section. Entry is free. Jury of six.
sss ibrahim zaman
International digital photography contest by Sille Sanat Sarayı in Türkiye, closing 1 August 2027.
FIAPIAAPOpen to digital entries in three sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome and Fishermen (colour and/or monochrome), with up to 4 works per section. The flat fee is EUR 20. Jury of five.
photographes reunis senegal
International digital photography contest by Photographes Reunis Senegal, closing 11 July 2027.
Open to digital entries in four sections: Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Portrait and Nature, with up to 4 works per section. The fee is EUR 20 for one or two sections and EUR 25 for three or four sections. Jury of five.
benin
International digital photography contest organised by ANAPHAB in Benin, closing 13 June 2027.
Open to digital entries in four sections: Open Colour, Portrait, Children and Nature, with up to 4 works per section. The fee is EUR 15 for one section and EUR 22 for three or four sections, depending on the number entered. Jury of five.
maximilian f/3.6.
International digital photography salon by OZ MLBM (Slovakia) with twelve themed sections, closing 9 May 2027.
IAAPOpen to digital entries in twelve sections (A–L): analogue photography, film negative proof, photos at f/0.95–f/3.5, open monochrome, WOW open theme, nude art, architecture, travel, birds and animals, landscape, portrait and photojournalism, with up to 4 works per section. The fee starts at EUR 6 for one section and rises with the number of sections entered. Jury of six.
nature of slovakia
A free national digital photography contest organised by OZ Mala Lehota Biele More in Slovakia, with six sections and a closing date of 31 March 2027.
IAAPZSFDigital entries are accepted in six sections, A to F, covering birds, animals, nature, landscape and the High Tatras, with some sections limited to Slovak territory and one open to worldwide nature. Up to four works per section are allowed. Entry is free, and the jury is six judges from North Macedonia, Slovakia, Ireland and the Czech Republic.