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.
Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR)
- Color Photography, Deadline Nov 9: Black Box Gallery Calls for Entry
- Focus – Landscape and Architecture, Deadline Dec 6
Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center (MN)
- Empty Places : Abandoned Spaces, Deadline Nov 11: praxisgallery.com/calls-for-entry
New York Center For Photographic Art
- Black and White, Deadline Nov 11: https://www.nyc4pa.com
- Primary Colors, Deadline Jan 20
A Smith Gallery (Johnson City, TX)
- ‘black/white’, Deadline Nov 27: asmithgallery.com/calls-for-entry/
- ‘diptych’, Deadline Dec 3
ViewBug (online http://www.viewbug.com/photo-contests). Many more contests than these:
- Creative Shadows, Deadline Nov 9: creative-shadows-photo-contest
- Rule of Thirds, Deadline Nov 12: rule-of-thirds-photo-contest
- Majestic Eagles, Deadline Dec 17: majestic-eagles-photo-contest
- Macro Abstractions, Deadline Dec 26: macro-abstractions-photo-contest
Smithsonian.com Photo Contest 2018 (prizes include cash and travel)
- ‘Natural World’, ‘Travel’, ‘The American Experience’, ‘Altered Images’, ‘Mobile’, and ‘People’. Deadline Nov 30: smithsonianmag.com/photocontest
Outdoor Photographer Magazine
- 10th Annual Nature’s Colors, Deadline Dec 1: outdoorphotographer.com/natures-colors
Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs (Gainesville, VA)
- 9th Annual Joseph Miller Abstract Photography Competition, Opens Sat., Dec 22, 2018 Deadline Feb 23: nvacc.org/home/abstract-exhibit/
Federal Recreation Agencies (National Parks, Reserves, etc)
- Share the Experience Photo Contest, Deadline: Dec 31: sharetheexperience.org/home
Categories: Adventure & Outdoor Recreation, Historical & Cultural, Scenic, Seasons & Landscapes, Family, Friends & Fun, Wildlife, and Night Skies.
The Maryland Zoo (in Baltimore)
Monthly photo contest of zoo animals, Deadline: last day of the previous month marylandzoo.org
Many many many PSA-Recognized Contests: psa-photo.org
Want to do your own digging?
Try these!