Photography videography awards calendar
Here’s a list of photography and videography awards to mark in your diary.
Image by Jocelyn Pride
Mid 2018 – Mid 2019 Awards
What: Xposure – annual international competition
Several categories including travel, architectural, street and short film
Who: Open to anyone over 18 living anywhere in the world
When: 2018 entries close 30 August
How: Free to enter.
What: International Photography Awards (Lucie Awards)
Highly respected competition with various categories including nature, people, editorial
Who: Professional and non-professional photographers – world wide competition
When: 2018 competition closed on 31 August.
How: Entry fees are US$35 for a single image and each additional is 20% off. Submission fees go to supporting the Lucie Awards and Foundation programs. Comprehensive guidelines on the website. www.photoawards.com/how-to-enter/
What: Hawai’i Magazine annual photo contest
Who: world wide competition
When: 2018 entries close 14 September 2018
How: Entry fee = US$4.99 per entry (limit of 8 entries per person). Only photos of Hawaii are eligible and must have been taken after January 2016. Specific guidelines are on the website.
www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/hawaii-magazines-20th-annual-photo-contest
What: Australian Photography Awards
Popular competition that looks for ‘original thought provoking imagery’. Various categories including portrait, landscape, documentary, mobile and wildlife.
Who: Australian citizens (ok if living overseas)
When: 2018 competition closes 16 September 2018
How: Cost AU$25 per entry.
What: The Ultimate Traveller video competition
Who: world wide competition
When: 2018 entries close in last September (there’s a countdown on the website)
How: Specific guidelines on the website. Sponsored by Cover-More travel insurance
Free to enter. Website has quite specific guidelines and current entries are displayed as
www.ultimatetravelcompetition.com/
What: Capture magazine photography awards
Annual event with several categories including travel, photojournalism, landscape and portrait.
Who: Australasian competition for emerging photographers
When: Call for the 2019 competition will go out in October 2018.
How: Entry fees will be listed on the website with early bird specials.
www.capturemag.com.au/atep-2018
What: Australian Photography Photographer of the Year
All images must have been taken after 1 June 2017. Several categories including wildlife, landscape, black & white, aerial.
Who: Freelance writers and photographers are only eligible to enter if they haven’t contributed to Australian Photography or Capture magazines since 14 June 2016.
When: 2018 entries close on 15 November
How: Costs to enter are based on date the portfolio is submitted – e.g. standard 11 Sept – 31 Oct =AU$15.00. Australian Photography magazine also runs monthly competitions based on themes.
www.australianphotography.com/poty/terms-and-conditions
What: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A prestigious competition and exhibition of winners run by the Natural History Museum UK. Various categories including animal portraits, Earth’s environment, animal behaviour, underwater, wildlife photojournalist photo story (up to 10 images) and many more.
Who: The competition is open worldwide to amateurs and professionals.
When: 2019 entries open on 22 October 2018 and close 13 December 2018.
How: A one off non refundable fee of UK£30 for each entrant. This allows the entrant to submit up to 25 entries into the adult competition. www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy/competition.html
What: Smithsonian.com photo contest
Several categories including the natural world, travel, people and a separate section for photos taken on a mobile phone or tablet.
Who: world wide competition for people over 18.
When: 2018 entries close 30 November 2018
How: Free to enter.
www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/archive/2018/
What: Sony world photography awards. Many categories including travel, wildlife, culture, landscape and street photography.
Who: This award has a huge following and covers all levels of photographers from pros to emerging
When: Current competition closes in January 2019. Some categories close on 4 Jan and others on 11 Jan.
How: Free to enter. Detailed information re specific guidelines. www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards
A competition for travellers to showcase their best images
Who: world wide travel photographers
When: Closed for 2018. The competition to be in the running for a spot on the 2020 calendar will open late 2018 or early 2019.
How: Free to enter. Keep an eye on the website for dates for submissions.
www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/2017-photo-contest-2019-calendar
What: Australian Weather Calendar competition
An opportunity to have an Australian weather image featured in the BOM (Bureau of Meteorology) annual calendar.
Who: Open to everyone
When: Entries for the 2020 calendar close 31 March 2019.
How: Free to enter. Hard copies of photographs need to be mailed together with the entry form to the BOM office in Melbourne. Comprehensive guidelines are on the website.
www.bom.gov.au/calendar/contest/
What: Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year
Various categories including animal habitat, animal behaviour, animal portrait, threatened species and landscape
Who: open all photographers
When: Closed for 2018. Check the website for 2019 submission dates, usually around March / April
How: All images need to be taken in the ANZANG bioregion (Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, sub Antarctica and New Guinea).
Cost of a single entry is AU$38 and AU$22 for subsequent entries. Entries must have been taken within seven years of the competition period. Comprehensive guidelines are on the website.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/miscellaneous/anzang
What: IPPA Awards – iPhone Photography Awards
Super popular annual event with many categories including travel, sunset, animals, lifestyle, landscape, nature etc.
Who: Open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos can’t be published previously except on personal FB or Insta accounts.
When: Entries close 31 March 2019
How: Entry fee to enter – price various according to how many entries submitted, e.g. single entry = US$3.50, bundle of 15 – US$35.50. Specific guidelines on the website and the 2018 winners page is inspirational.
www.ippawards.com/2018-entries-3/?doing_wp_cron=1533447574.6377170085906982421875
What: Travel Photographer Society awards
Various categories including, street, people, landscape, animal, architecture, sports
Who: world wide competition
How: Fee to enter – US$9 – US$12.50 depending on early bird or late entry.
www.travelphotographersociety.com/
What: ASTW Travel Photographer of the Year
Who: ASTW members
When: Entries close 30 April 2019
How: AU$25 per entry. Series of five images required.
What: ASTW Travel Photograph of the Year
Who: ASTW members
When: Entries close 30 April 2019
How: AU$25 per entry.
What: ASTW Best Instagram Photograph
Who: ASTW members
When: Entries close 30 April 2019
How: AU$25 per entry
What: Adventure in Motion Short action films (no more than 5 mins). Sponsored by ATTA and AFAR
Who: world wide competition
When: Closed for 2018. Submissions for 2019 will open in May
How: Free to enter. Finalists decided by FB likes and live vote determines winners.
www.adventure.travel/film-contest
What: National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
Categories are – nature, people and cities.
Submissions must have been taken within two years of the date of entry.
Who: List of residents of eligible countries is on the website (Australian residents are eligible)
When: Closed for 2018. Check out 2018 winners on the website. Entries for 2019 competition will open in early April.
How: Each entry is $15USD (based on 2018 competition) Comprehensive guidelines are on the website.
www.travel.nationalgeographic.com/photographer-of-the-year-2018/
What: World Nomads – annual international competitions based on scholarship programs
Who: Competitions for video, photography and writing.
When: 2018 competitions are closed. Keep an eye on the website for 2019 competitions.
How: Free to enter. The website also has a series of articles with great tips for travel videography, photography and writing.
Wild magazine
www.wild.com.au/photos/wild-shots/
get lost magazine
www.getlostmagazine.com/competition-page/
Great Walks magazine
www.greatwalks.com.au/yafphotocompetition/photo-competitions
International Traveller magazine ‘your shot’ competition
www.internationaltraveller.com/
Photo Review magazine
www.photoreview.com.au/competitions
Also check out the Photo Contest Guru website for a round up of international competitions.
