Photo contests
A directory of open photography contests from around the web. Looking for fotoclub.md's own community contest?
ether
An international digital photography contest hosted in North Macedonia with twelve sections and a closing date of 18 March 2027.
IAAPNPUMDigital entries are accepted in twelve sections, A to L, covering topics such as Travel, Architecture, Religion, Open Monochrome, Minimalism, Lines, Nature, Landscape and Symmetry. Up to four works per section are allowed. The fee is priced by sections, starting at EUR 5, and the jury is three judges from North Macedonia, Romania and Cyprus.
Deadline: March 18, 2027
Country: North Macedonia
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Theme: color, travel, architecture, religion, monochrome, contrast, minimalism, light and shadow, lines, nature, landscape, symmetry
Prize: IAAP, NATIONAL and SALON Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention E-Certificates in each section
hope
An international digital photography contest hosted by EPS Art Group in North Macedonia, with twelve sections and a closing date of 13 March 2027.
IAAPNPUMDigital entries are accepted in twelve sections, A to L, covering topics such as Nature, Travel, Cityscape, Architecture, Emotion and Family. Up to four works per section are allowed. The fee is priced by sections, starting at EUR 5, and the jury is three judges from Germany, North Macedonia and Romania.
Deadline: March 13, 2027
Country: North Macedonia
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Theme: color, monochrome, nature, trees, photojournalism, travel, light and shadow, minimalism, cityscape, architecture, emotion, family
Prize: IAAP, NATIONAL and SALON Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention E-Certificates in each section
motion
An international digital photography contest organised by Photo Art Group Prilep in North Macedonia, with nine sections and a closing date of 9 March 2027.
IAAPNPUMDigital entries are accepted in nine sections, A to I: Open Color, Open Monochrome, Street, Women, Nature, Man at Work, Birds, Contrast and Motion. Up to four works per section are allowed. The fee is priced by sections, starting at EUR 6, and the jury is three judges from the Isle of Man, Serbia and the United Kingdom.
mare
An international digital photography contest by Photo group Art Nouveau in Italy, with nine themed sections and a closing date of 5 March 2027.
IAAPDigital entries are accepted in nine sections, A to I: Open Color, Open Monochrome, Photojournalism, Nature, People, Animals, Summer, Tradition and Water. Up to four works per section are allowed. The fee is priced by sections, starting at EUR 6, and the jury is three judges from Cyprus, North Macedonia and Turkiye.
The 2027 IAAP Collection
IAAP's 2027 international digital photography collection, with open colour and monochrome sections plus Nature and My Country sections.
Digital photography entries are accepted in four sections: A (Open, colour), B (Open, monochrome), C (Nature) and D (My Country). Four works per section are accepted, and entry is free. The jury is Francesco Casole, Gerd Hannemann and Stefan Stuppnig.
city lights
International digital photo contest by NPUM in North Macedonia, with nine sections.
NPUMIAAPInternational digital contest with nine sections: A Open Monochrome, B Open Color, C Streets, D Photojournalism, E Nature, F Landscape, G Nude, H Woman and I Man, with up to 4 works per section. Judges are Burak Senbak, Dejan Kocev and Igor Jovevski. The fee is listed in EUR by number of sections under fee mode member_50, with the first listed price of 6 used here.
alvor
International digital salon by Zalira Photo Group in Portugal, with twelve sections.
IAAPInternational digital salon with sections A to L (Open Color, Open Monochrome, Shadows, Architecture, Lines, Travel, Photojournalism, Nature, Landscape, Nature, Cityscape and Emotion), with up to 4 works per section. Judges are Gottfried Catania, Hasan Hulki Muradi and Ryszard Lomnicki. The fee is listed in EUR by number of sections under fee mode member_50, with the first listed price of 5 used here.
Жените и фотографијата
National digital photo contest on women, organised by Фото клуб Куманово in North Macedonia.
NPUMOpen national contest with two digital sections: A (слободна, free theme) and B (жена, woman), with up to 4 works per section. The jury is Zoran Zdravev. Entry is free.
miroc
International digital photo contest by Photo club Danube in Serbia, with ten sections.
DIPAOpen to international entries with digital works in ten sections: Open Color, Open Mono, Nature, Travel, Portrait, Water, People, Landscapes, Woman and Journalism, with up to 4 works per section. Judges are Romos Kotsonis, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Anton Savov. The fee is listed by number of sections in EUR, with the first listed price of 0 used here.
Pulse
International digital photography contest run by Ceylon Photo Group across twelve sections.
IAAPDigital entries are accepted in twelve sections, including Open Color, Landscape, Street Life, Seasons and Nude Art, with up to 4 works per section. The entry fee is member-priced and varies by section, starting from EUR 5 (up to EUR 20 for the higher-priced sections). The jury is Karel Sevcik, Mohammed Muhtasib and Rumen Somov.
Deadline: December 4, 2026
Country: Sri Lanka
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Theme: color, monochrome, landscape, architecture, nature, insects, portrait, street, photojournalism, woman, seasons, nude art
Prize: IAAP and CPG Gold, Silver and Bronze E-Certificates, plus Honorable Mention E-Certificates, awarded in each section.