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International street photography competition organized by All About Photo for the 61st printed issue of AAP Magazine. Entry fee is $35 USD for the first 3 images and $5 for each additional image up to 40 images (Early Bird rate of $30 is valid through September 08, 2026 inclusive). Total cash prize pool is $1,000 USD ($500 1st place, $300 2nd place, $200 3rd place). The 3 top winners and 22 merit award winners (25 photographers total) receive publication in the printed volume of AAP Magazine, a complimentary author copy, and showcase in the Winners Gallery. Full copyright retained by photographers; organizer receives non-exclusive promotional license (rights signal: yellow; credit required, but failure to credit is explicitly not a breach if rectified within a reasonable period; includes press sublicensing and viewer non-commercial display; commercial resale is not explicitly disclaimed). Explicit AI policy is not specified in official rules. Deadline is September 29, 2026 (11:59 PM PST, 2026-09-30T07:59:00Z UTC).
Deadline: 2026-09-30
A regional photography contest for citizens or permanent residents of 21 APEC member economies, with SGD 8,000 across five cash awards. Official sources conflict on the deadline, and no entry fee is stated.
Deadline: 2026-08-24
Free worldwide climate-art open call accepting photography and other media. The exact listed cash awards total USD 30,000, excluding an Impact Award whose amount is not stated. Entrants retain copyright but grant Art Partner a perpetual and irrevocable purpose-limited licence that includes trade and syndication. AI-assisted work is allowed only as a disclosed artistic tool, not as a generative replacement.
Deadline: 2026-10-07
An international project grant for vernacular photography and everyday imaging with a EUR 25,000 pool.
An international plant-health photography contest selecting twelve images for the EPPO 2027 Calendar; the official page gives a date-only deadline and does not state an entry fee.
A worldwide image-based exhibition and event proposal call for the FORMAT27 biennale.
Deadline: 2026-09-06
International street photography contest with anonymous judging, USD 15, USD 30 and USD 45 entry tiers, and a confirmed USD 3,000 prize pool. Rule 5 and the Legal Terms specify first, second and third place plus seven finalists, while the Selection section retains a conflicting legacy sentence saying two winners and eight finalists. The deadline is 30 September 2026.
A worldwide photo and visual-art contest linked to JPI Oceans Joint Actions, with EUR 2,000 in total cash prizes and a planned exhibition.
Deadline: 2026-09-06
Black & White is the September 2026 monthly competition of the Life Framer photography award, judged by Andrea Modica, open worldwide to film and digital monochrome work of any genre, new or archival. Entry costs from $20; the monthly 1st Prize winner takes a share of the $24,000 annual cash fund and the top two images are shown in Life Framer's international gallery exhibitions. Entries close 30 September 2026. AI-generated imagery is not accepted.
Major annual international photo contest with six professional and five non-professional categories. Entry fees range from USD 24 to USD 34, plus USD 10 for an additional category. The confirmed net cash prize pool is USD 10,000. The final deadline is 20 September 2026, and results are scheduled for 22 November 2026.
A Hong Kong photo and short-video contest with four open and parents-children groups and HKD 50,000 in total gift vouchers.
Deadline: 2026-09-20
Free worldwide humanitarian and documentary photography contest for legal-age photographers and collectives. Submit one anonymous series of 5–10 images, with at least half made in 2025–2026. The organizer states a EUR 12,000 gross prize fund (EUR 6,000 first prize and three EUR 2,000 awards), plus a separate EUR 1,500 Donostia partner prize. Photographers retain copyright under a credited, non-exclusive award-related licence. Generative AI is prohibited and original RAW files may be requested.
Deadline: 2026-10-11
International photography contest with 22 categories and USD 5,000 in confirmed cash prizes. Regular entry fees are USD 20–35 for a single image and USD 30–50 for a series. The visible current deadline is “Deadline: September 23”; the visible extended deadline is “Extended Deadline: October 21”. Winners are publicly announced on 9 December 2026.
A worldwide single-image competition with ten categories, three free entries, and a USD 5,000 overall prize.
An international travel photography competition celebrating imagery from around the world across 10 categories, including portfolio and single-image formats, Rising Talent and Young TPOTY.
Deadline: 2026-10-12
A worldwide creative bird-photography competition with seven main categories, portfolio and youth awards, and entry packages from GBP 10 to GBP 50.
Deadline: 2026-10-11
A worldwide contemporary visual-art prize with Painting & Drawing, Collage & Fiber Art, and Photography & Printmaking categories. The official final deadline is the date-only 15 September 2026. Eleven phase-based entry routes range from EUR 12 to EUR 45, and the published service prices exclude VAT.
A free international photography award with an extended 20 September deadline, more than USD 60,000 in prizes, exhibition and publication.
