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 [at] msn.com
Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (Gainesville, VA)
- 13th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Competition (Virtual), Deadline Feb 25: nvacc.org/home/
Allegany National Photography Competition and Exhibition (Cumberland, MD)
- Annual Competition, $$ Prizes, Deadline Feb 10: alleganyartscouncil.org
45th Annual Heard Nature Photography Contest (McKinney, TX)
- Beginner-Advanced, $$ Prizes. Submissions: March 25 – April 15: heard nature photography contest
Audubon Photography Awards
- Birds, Deadline March 1: audubon.org/photoawards-entry
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
- ‘Black and White: 2023’, Deadline Jan 11: Black Box Gallery Calls for Entry
New York Center For Photographic Art
- ‘Same but Different’, Deadline Jan 22: www.nyc4pa.com
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘portraits’, Deadline Jan 23: asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
Gallery and Photographic Arts Center (MN)
- ‘The Artist Intervenes’, Deadline Jan 15: praxisgallery.com/calls-for-entry
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
Want to do your own digging?
Try these!