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.
Photographer’s Forum Magazine
- Open, Deadline May 19: http://pfmagazine.com/photography-contests/
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
Washington Printmakers Gallery (Washington, D.C.)
- 20th Annual National Small Works Exhibition, Deadline June 3: Call-for-Entries pdf
http://www.washingtonprintmakers.com
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests; prizes include cash and gear). Many more contests than these:
- 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
- Earth Day 2017, Deadline May 25: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/earth-day-2017-photo-contest
- The Golden Hour, Deadline May 26: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/the-golden-hour-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)
Photography as Response, Deadline May 10: http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/photography-as-response/
Water – Deadline June 28: http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/water-2017/
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
Portraits, Deadline May 31: https://santafeworkshops.com/contests/
PSA: PID Individual Creative Competition
Deadline 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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