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.
Victoria Circuit 2018
- Open Monochrome, Open Color, Nature, Travel, Photo Journalism, Deadline May 8: Victoriacircuit.co
Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center (MN)
- The Abstract Image, Deadline May 11: praxisgallery.com/calls-for-entry
Photographer’s Forum Magazine
- Open, Deadline May 18: http://pfmagazine.com/photography-contests/
12th PSAChina International Exhibition of Photography (China)
- Color Open, Child, Monochrome Open, Nature, Travel, Deadline May 19: salon.psachina.org
The Center for Fine Art Photography (Ft Collins, CO)
- Center Forward 2018, Deadline May 20: c4fap.org/calls for entry
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘street’, Deadline May 21: asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
- Camera Work: Landscape and Architecture, Deadline June 7: Camera Work: Landscape and Architecture
New York Center For Photographic Art
- 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
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests). Many more contests than these:
- Dance and Ballet, Deadline May 8: dance-and-ballet-photo-contest
- Composition and Leading Lines, Deadline May 16: composition-and-leading-lines-photo-contest
- Black and White Landscapes, Deadline May 29: black-and-white-landscapes-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!