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.
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.
Popular Photography Magazine (Monthly and Specialty Contests – ongoing)
- Objects and Still Life
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People
- Action and Sports
- Cities and Architecture
- Animals
- Nature and Landscapes
http://www.popphoto.com/enter-2017-readers-photo-contest
The Maryland Zoo (in Baltimore)
Monthly photo contest of zoo animals, Deadline: last day of the previous month http://www.marylandzoo.org/edzoocation/photo-contest/
Montgomery Magazine and NIH Camera Club, Gaithersburg Camera Club
Picture This Montgomery, Submissions Apr 1 – Oct 1: Picture This – Montgomery
2017 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest
- Birds, insects, flora, outdoor recreation, nature in action (storm events), scenic landscapes, and/or wildlife, Deadline Aug 31: http://dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/photocontest.aspx
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests; prizes include cash and gear). Many more contests than these:
- My Best Shot, Deadline April 3: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/my-best-shot-photo-contest-vol-2
- Showcase Abstraction, Deadline May 1: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/showcase-abstraction-photo-contest
- Pastel Tones in Nature, Deadline May 19: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/pastel-tones-in-nature-photo-contest
- Shallow Depth of Field, Deadline May 23: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/shallow-depth-of-field-photo-contest
- Diagonal Shapes, Deadline June 2: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/diagonal-shapes-photo-contest
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (Brooklyn, NY)
Black and White, Deadline May 10 or 31: http://bwac.org/2017/01/black-white-2017/
The Center for Fine Art Photography (Ft Collins, CO)
Center Forward – Open Theme, Deadline Apr 6: http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/center-forward-2017/
1650 Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Trees, Deadline Apr 9: http://1650gallery.com/trees2017_call.php
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
Summertime, Deadline May 5 http://asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
PSA: PID Individual Creative Competition
Deadlines Apr 25, June 25: https://psa-photo.org/index.php?pid-individual-creative-competition
Many many many PSA-Recognized Contests: https://psa-photo.org/index.php?exhibitions-current-exhibition-list
Want to do your own digging?
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