Photo contests
A directory of open photography contests from around the web. Looking for fotoclub.md's own community contest?
iaap youth
Free international digital photo contest from Mala Lehota Biele More (Slovakia) for youth in three age categories.
IAAPOpen to international entrants, with digital works only and up to 8 works per section. Sections A, B and C are U15, U18 and U21 open categories, each in color and monochrome. Entry is free, and the jury has six members.
nature of the world
International digital nature photo contest from Mala Lehota Biele More (Slovakia) with fourteen sections, from landscape to ecology.
IAAPOpen to international entrants, with digital works only and up to 4 works per section. Sections A–N cover landscape, birds, animals, insects and butterflies, reptiles and amphibians, plants and flowers, trees and mountains, seas, rivers and lakes, national parks, macro, drone shots, black and white nature, and negative and positive ecology. Entry fees by section range from EUR 6 to EUR 20, and the jury has seven members.
Deadline: January 10, 2027
Country: Slovakia
Entry fee: 6 EUR
Theme: landscape, birds, animals, insects, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians, plants, flowers, trees, mountains, seas, rivers, lakes, national parks, macro, drone, black and white nature, negative ecology, positive ecology
Prize: IAAP, National and Salon e-certificates (gold, silver, bronze and honorable mentions) per section.
photo salon kokino
International digital photo salon from Photo club Kumanovo (North Macedonia) with nine thematic sections.
IAAPNPUMOpen to international entrants, with digital works only and up to 4 works per section. Sections A–I cover open color, open monochrome, photojournalism, woman, child, nature, street, travel and shadows. Entry fees by section are EUR 6, 12 or 18, and the jury has three members.
morava
International digital photo contest hosted by photo group Art Team (Serbia) across nine sections, from open color to tradition.
IAAPOpen to international entrants, with digital works only and up to 4 works per section. Sections A–I cover open color, open monochrome, architecture, shadows, contrast, water, people, nature and tradition. Entry fees by section are EUR 6, 12 or 18, and the jury has three members.
nostalgia
International digital photo contest from Photo Club Kumanovo (North Macedonia) with nine sections, from open color to animals.
IAAPNPUMOpen to international entrants, with digital works only and up to 4 works per section. Sections A–I cover open color, open monochrome, photojournalism, contrast, seascape, men, women, child and animals. Entry fees by section are EUR 6, 12 or 18, and the jury has three members.
trenutek
International digital photography contest organised by Student Photo Group Koper in Slovenia, with twelve sections.
PGKoperDigital entries are accepted in twelve sections, from Open (color) and Open (monochrome) through Travel, Nature, Landscape, Seascape, Wildlife, Portrait and Architecture, with up to 4 works per section. Fees are charged by section, from EUR 5 to EUR 20, under a member_50 fee mode. The jury is Mehmet ULUYURT, Meri Boshkoska and Sofi Sugiharto.
drone
International digital drone photography contest run by Big Sky photo collective, with one section.
SKYDigital drone photographs are accepted in a single section, Drone, with up to 8 works. Fees are charged by number of works, from USD 2 to USD 16. The jury is Anna Perevozchikova, ANITA ŽIVALJIĆ and Andrija Kasom.
hunter of light
International digital photography contest organised by Photo Club ART 321 in Serbia, with ten sections.
DIPAMOLIAAPDigital entries are accepted in ten sections, including Open Color, Open Monochrome, Nature, Travel, Portrait, Landscapes, Woman and Journalism, with up to 4 works per section. Fees are charged by section, from EUR 0 to EUR 25, and the first section is free. The jury is Zoran Djordjevic, Dimo Hristev and Tomasz Okonievski.
moment of eternity
International digital photography salon organised by PC Simanovci in Serbia, with six sections and FIAP recognition.
FIAPISFIUPICSFSSDigital entries are accepted in six sections: Open Color, Open Mono, Nature, Portrait, People and World in Focus, with up to 4 works per section. Fees are charged by section, from EUR 18 to EUR 23 per section. The jury is Slobodan Cavic, Biljana Latinovic and Vladimir Jovanovski.
Grand NPS 5 Country Circuit
Five-leg circuit of photography salons hosted in the Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland, China and Hungary.
Open to digital works in six sections: Open Color, Open Monochrome, Woman Man Child, Portrait, Nature and Street Life, with up to four works per section. Each leg has its own jury panel drawn from several countries. Fees are set per section, ranging from EUR 15 to EUR 25.