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)
- Vision: Color Photography, Deadline Nov 8
- Viewpoint: Landscape and Architecture, Deadline Dec 11: Black Box Gallery Calls for Entry
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘small works’, Deadline Nov 25: asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
- ‘water’, Deadline Dec 16: asmithgallery.com/upcoming-call-for-entry/
Gallery and Photographic Arts Center (MN)
- Empty Places : Abandoned Spaces, Deadline Nov 30: praxisgallery.com/calls-for-entry
New York Center For Photographic Art
- Patterns and Shadows, Deadline Nov. 10: https://www.nyc4pa.com/patterns-and-shadows-2019
Smithsonian.com Photo Contest 2019 (prizes include cash and travel)
- Deadline November 30: smithsonianmag.com/photocontest
Categories: ‘Natural World’, ‘Travel’, ‘The American Experience’, ‘Altered Images’, ‘Mobile’, and ‘People’.
Outdoor Photographer Magazine
- Annual Nature’s Colors, Deadline Nov 30: outdoorphotographer.com/natures-colors
Federal Recreation Agencies (National Parks, Reserves, etc)
- Share the Experience Photo Contest, Deadline: Dec 31: sharetheexperience.org/home
Categories: Adventure & Outdoor Recreation, Historical & Cultural, Scenic, Seasons & Landscapes, Family, Friends & Fun, Wildlife, and Night Skies.
Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (Gainesville, VA)
- 10th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Competition, Opens Sat., Dec 28, 2019 Deadline Feb 22: nvacc.org/home/abstract-exhibit/
The Maryland Zoo (in Baltimore)
Monthly photo contest of zoo animals, Deadline: last day of the previous month marylandzoo.org
Many many many PSA-Recognized Contests: psa-photo.org
Want to do your own digging?
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