Call for Entries – April, 2017

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
  • 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

ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests; prizes include cash and gear). Many more contests than these:

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


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