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It's well known that competition can bring out the best in you. It makes you want to win. You learn in a competition more than a course can teach you in weeks and what you learn stays with you for a long time. It's for these reasons that one must participate in competitions. Oh, and there's a chance to win great prizes too. Here are some free-to-enter photography competitions from many different genres. Pick the ones you find suitable and submit your photographs as soon as you can. Who knows you may go on to win the competition. All the best! (Listed in order of approaching deadlines)
1. The North American Photo Challenge
On the occasion of completing 20 years in 2014, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America is organizing this photographic competition on the theme – ‘Celebrating Our Shared Biodiversity.' Theme: Celebrating our shared biodiversity Deadline: 23 May Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to residents of Canada, Mexico, or the United States Prizes: An exclusive invitation to the 2014 CEC Council Session to be held in Canada, and a photography exhibition there
The Cortona On The Move festival of Italy invites photographers to submit photos on the theme ‘Happiness ONTHEMOVE – travel photography'. Theme: Happiness ONTHEMOVE – travel photography Deadline: 31 May Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide Prizes:€4,000
Asia's largest biennial photography festival that takes place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, invites photographers to submit photos on the theme – ‘Intimacy' in the eighth edition of the festival. Theme: Intimacy Deadline: 8 June Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide Prizes: Photography exhibition at the festival
Participants are encouraged to submit photos capturing people's livelihoods. They will have to submit a 200-250 word description of the story behind the subject. Theme: Capturing people's livelihoods through portraits Deadline: 8 June Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide Prizes: First prize winner – $5000, second prize winner – $2000, third prize winner – $1000
BBC Wildlife is inviting photographers and field researchers to participate by submitting wildlife photographs captured using a remote camera or using the camera-trap technology. Categories: Camera-trap Research Project of the Year – New Behavior, New Range, Rare Species, Camera-trap Photo of the Year – Animal Portraits, Animal Behavior and British Wildlife. Deadline: 30 June Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide Prizes: Camera-trap Research Project of the Year receives a prize of £3000 (approx. $5071)
The contest in its 3rd edition, organized by LMW, India, invites submissions from photographers on the theme ‘Nature except mammals'. The photographs must be captured within India. Theme: Nature, except mammals Deadline: 30 June Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide but the photographs must be captured within India Prizes: Contest total prize money INR 725,000 (approx. $12,200)
Presented by Horticulture magazine, participants can submit up to 20 photographs in this competition about gardening. Categories: Nature's Bounty, Gardens of the South, City Gardens, Small-Space Gardens, The Garden Landscape, Wildlife in the Garden, Beauty in the Details Deadline: August 15 Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide Prizes: The grand prize winner will receive $1000
World's biggest photography competition in terms of prize money, the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award invites photographers to participate in three categories in the third edition of the award. Categories: Life in Color, General/Entrant's Choice, Faces and Night Photography Deadline: 31 December Entry Fee: Free Winner Selection: Judged Eligibility: Open to all worldwide Prizes: The grand prize winner will receive $120,000
Copyright/Usage Rights: As much as we could find about it, the entrant, in the competitions listed above, retains the copyright of the submitted photos but grants the organizers the right to use the photos in connection with or promoting the event/contest and the photographer receives credit. Don't take our word for it though. We strongly recommend you to go through the usage rights of the contest before submitting your photos. Good luck!
About Author
Ritesh has been photographing since 2010 and his photographic interests have varied from nature and landscapes to street photography. You can see his photography on Flickr or on his website.
IT TOOK ME A LOT OF COURAGE TO ENTER INTO THESE PHOTO CONTESTS. THE WAY GOD DISPLAYS HIS HEAVENLY ART UPON THIS WORLD ALWAYS MAKES ME FORGET THE UGLINESS THAT IS COMMING TO BE IN THIS WORLD. I GUESS GOD KNOWS HIS HEAVENLY ART ALWAYS MELTS AWAY MY TROUBLES DURING MY STRUGGLES OF PUSHING TO BECOME A SOMEBODY IN THIS WORLD* I HOPE IF AND WHEN YOU SEE MY PHOTOS YOUR TROUBLES WILL MELT AWAY LIKE MINE DO EVERYTIME I SEE THE BEAUTY LEFT IN THIS WORLD INSTEAD OF THE UGLY THAT’S CURRENTLY TAKING FORM* BE BLESSED STEPHANIE RESA*
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IT TOOK ME A LOT OF COURAGE TO ENTER INTO THESE PHOTO CONTESTS. THE WAY GOD DISPLAYS HIS HEAVENLY ART UPON THIS WORLD ALWAYS MAKES ME FORGET THE UGLINESS THAT IS COMMING TO BE IN THIS WORLD. I GUESS GOD KNOWS HIS HEAVENLY ART ALWAYS MELTS AWAY MY TROUBLES DURING MY STRUGGLES OF PUSHING TO BECOME A SOMEBODY IN THIS WORLD* I HOPE IF AND WHEN YOU SEE MY PHOTOS YOUR TROUBLES WILL MELT AWAY LIKE MINE DO EVERYTIME I SEE THE BEAUTY LEFT IN THIS WORLD INSTEAD OF THE UGLY THAT’S CURRENTLY TAKING FORM* BE BLESSED STEPHANIE RESA*
What’s up it’s me, I am also visiting this web site regularly, this website is actually nice and the people are truly sharing
good thoughts.