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 cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.
Oak Park Art League
- Art for Social Change: Sanctuary, National Exhibition of Postcard Art, Deadline Mar 31: oakparkartleague.org/sanctuary
1650 Gallery
- TOGETHER: A Photography Show, Deadline Mar 11: 1650gallery.com/TOGETHER
The Center for Fine Art Photography (Ft Collins, CO)
- Black and White 2018, Deadline Mar 28: c4fap.org/exhibitions/black-white-2018
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
- Taking Pictures 2018, Deadline Mar 8: blackboxgallery.com/Taking Pictures 2018
- Focus: Shadow and Light, Deadline Apr 11: blackboxgallery.com/Focus-Shadow-and-Light
Linus Gallery (Southern California)
- Femme, Deadline March 7: linusgallery.com/call-for-entries/femme
- Realism, Deadline March 29: linusgallery.com/call-for-entries/realism
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘the photographic performance 2018’, Deadline Mar 16
- ‘still life’, Deadline Apr 2
asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
New York Center For Photographic Art
- Portals 2017-2018, Deadline Mar 4: nyc4pa.com/portals-2017-18
- Urban, Suburban, Rural 2018, Deadline Apr 23: nyc4pa.com/urban-suburban-rural-2018
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests; prizes include cash and gear). Many more contests than these:
- Abstract Architecture, Deadline Mar 8: viewbug.com/contests/abstract-architecture-photo-contest
- Animals in the Winter, Deadline Mar 13: viewbug.com/contests/animals-in-the-winter-photo-contest
- Dance and Ballet, Deadline May 8: viewbug.com/contests/dance-and-ballet-photo-contest
The Maryland Zoo (in Baltimore)
Monthly photo contest of zoo animals, Deadline: last day of the previous month marylandzoo.org/edzoocation/photo-contest/
2018 Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest
- Birds, insects, flora, outdoor recreation, nature in action (storm events), scenic landscapes, and/or wildlife, Deadline Aug 31: dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/photocontest
Many many many PSA-Recognized Contests: psa-photo.org/exhibitions-current-exhibition-list
Want to do your own digging?
Try these!