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.
Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (Gainesville, VA)
- 7th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Competition, Deadline Feb 17: http://nvacc.org/home/abstract-exhibit/
Popular Photography Magazine (Monthly and Specialty Contests – ongoing)
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/
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests; prizes include cash and gear). Many more contests than these:
- Dancing Flowers, Deadline Jan 26: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/dancing-flowers-photo-contest
- Above or Below, Deadline Feb 1: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/above-or-below-photo-contest
- Celebrating Nature, Deadline Feb 15: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/celebrating-nature-photo-contest-vol-2
- Around the World, Deadline Feb 20: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/around-the-world-photo-contest-by-discovery
- Showcase Abstraction: Deadline May 1: https://www.viewbug.com/contests/showcase-abstraction-photo-contest
ArtSpace Herndon (Herndon, VA)
- 2017 Fine Art Photography Competition, Deadline Jan 9: http://www.artspaceherndon.com/calls-for-art/
The Center for Fine Art Photography (Ft Collins, CO)
- Landscapes, Deadline Jan 25: http://www.c4fap.org/exhibitions/landscapes-2017/
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
http://www.blackboxgallery.com/Juried%20Photo%20Shows%20and%20Competitions.html
- Black and White 2017, Deadline Jan 10
Embracing Our Differences (Sarasota, FL)
- Deadline: Jan. 10, 2016 http://embracingourdifferences.org/
Linus Gallery (Southern California)
- Crowded, Deadline Feb 10: http://linusgallery.com/call-for-entries/crowded-open-art-call/