Dennis Freeman
The following list provides sample calls for entry into photographic competitions from a variety of sources. Some of these have a standing call for entries every month. Note that some of the providers have additional competitions on their websites.
Note: Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement of the contest or call for entry listed.
Please let me know if there are additional sources or types of competitions that you are interested in, but are not finding in our newsletter. Feel free to tell me in person or email me at cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
- Focus: Shadow and Light, Deadline Apr 11: blackboxgallery.com/Focus-Shadow-and-Light
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘still life’, Deadline Apr 2: asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
New York Center For Photographic Art
- Urban, Suburban, Rural 2018, Deadline Apr 23: nyc4pa.com/urban-suburban-rural-2018
- HUMANS, Deadline June 10: https://www.nyc4pa.com/humans-2018
2018 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest
- Birds, Insects, Flora, Recreation, Scenic Landscapes, Weather & Wonder, and/or Wildlife, Deadline Aug 31: Photocontest 2018
Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center (MN)
- Mono – Kromatik, Deadline Apr 8: praxisgallery.com/calls-for-entry
b. j. spoke gallery (NY)
- FOCUS 2018, Deadline Apr 30: bjspokegallery.org/focus-2018
Midnapore Photo Circle (India)
- Open Colour, Open Monochrome, Nature, Photo Travel, People, Deadline Apr 23: onlinempc.in
New Horizon International Digital Salon 2018 (India)
- Open Color; Color/Monochrome: Street, and Creative;
Monochrome: Open, Portrait, and Woman, Deadline Apr 15: horizon-photo.in/
12th PSAChina International Exhibition of Photography (China)
- Color Open, Child, Monochrome Open, Nature, Travel, Deadline May 19: salon.psachina.org
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests). Many more contests than these:
- Street Art, Deadline Apr 27: street-art-photo-contest
- Dance and Ballet, Deadline May 8: dance-and-ballet-photo-contest
The Maryland Zoo (in Baltimore)
Monthly photo contest of zoo animals, Deadline: last day of the previous month marylandzoo.org/edzoocation/photo-contest/
Many many many PSA-Recognized Contests: psa-photo.org/exhibitions-current-exhibition-list
Want to do your own digging?
Try these!