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 dennisfreeman4510@msn.com
Maryland Renaissance Festival
‘Best Picture’, ‘Best Character Image’, ‘Best Exemplifying the Spirit of the Festival’, Deadline Dec 31: Maryland Renaissance Festival Contest
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘Art + Science’: Deadline Jan 10; asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
Smithsonian.com Photo Contest 2024 (prizes include cash and travel)
- Deadline Dec 2: smithsonianmag.com/photocontest
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
- ‘Street + Night + Architecture’, Deadline Dec 13: Black Box Gallery Calls for Entry
Gallery and Photographic Arts Center (MN)
- ‘The Abstract Image’, Deadline Dec 15: praxisgallery.com/calls-for-entry
New York Center For Photographic Art
- ‘Monochrome’, Deadline Dec 15: www.nyc4pa.com
The Maryland Zoo (in Baltimore)
- Monthly photo contest of zoo animals, Deadline: last day of the month marylandzoo.org
C&O Canal Trust
- Monthly Photo Contest: Deadline: last day of the month: canaltrust.org/news/photo-contest
Many many many PSA-Recognized Contests: psa-photo.org
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