The reFocus Awards have announced the winners of its 2023 Color Photography Contest. The fantastic, vivid entries came from photographers from nearly 70 countries, with winners selected by an esteemed panel of judges from major publications and museums.
One Eyeland has announced the winners of the One Eyeland Photography Awards 2022. Grand prize winners in the "Professional" and "Amateur" sections were awarded cash prizes of $5,000 and $2,000, respectively.
Last week, PetaPixel broke the news about an artist refusing a prize after his AI image won a major photo contest and since then major publications have followed up on the story, creating a firestorm.
The World Photography Organization has announced the overall winners in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2023 competition.
A photographer has stirred up fresh controversy and debate after his artificial intelligence (AI) image won first prize at one of the world's most prestigious photography competitions. He has since declined to accept the prize while the contest has remained silent on the matter.
"Cameras Don't Lie," a climate-themed photo competition, has announced a winner which has been strategically placed on a billboard in New York's Times Square to call out Canon for its supposed climate denial.
The Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) has announced the winners of its 12th annual photo contest. Founded in 2011, the MPA celebrates the best mobile photographers and showcases beautiful photos captured by smartphones.
The winners of the 2023 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) have been announced. An image of a red fox walking through its destroyed habitat has earned the top prize.
Leica has announced the winners of its fourth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. The announcement arrives on International Women's Day, an annual global holiday celebrating the wide-ranging achievements of women.
A new global photography competition has launched with the express purpose of demanding that Canon end its supposed support for climate denial, which the competition organizers say is done through its think tank, the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS).
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Incredible Sunsets" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 56.2 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Xavier Boulenger of France (whose photo is seen above).
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Striking Still Life" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 38.3 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Stephane Gonzo Rabbit of France (whose photo is seen above).
Photography competitions garner hundreds of thousands of entries per year and give away about as much money to a small subset of winners. But when those competitions are judged by well-known photographers —which is expected of any prestigious competition — this industry is small enough that it is mathematically impossible to avoid the possibility of a conflict of interest arising.
Shashank Khanna won the grand prize in Outdoor Photographer's Great Outdoors 2021 photo competition, only to realize his composite image broke competition rules.
The international Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 (BPOTY) photography competition has released the current frontrunners from its annual competition.
The winners of the eighth international Mountain Photography Contest have been announced that features stunning images from outstandingly skilled adventure photographers.
Wiki Loves Monuments, which calls itself the world’s largest photo competition, has announced the winners of its 2021 contest that showcases stunning cultural heritage locations from across the globe.
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Amazing Architecture" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 54.8 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Angelo Di Stella of Italy (whose photo is seen above).
Photographer Mehmet Aslan captured an image in April 2021 of a father and son with amputated limbs in a Turkish refugee camp. His powerful shot went on to tug at heartstrings, win a prestigious international photo competition, go viral online, and completely transform the subjects' lives.
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Traveling The World" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 66.9 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Iryna Raichuk of Switzerland (whose photo is seen above).
Macro insect photographers are up in arms this week after the title of "Bug Photographer of the Year" was awarded to a photographer who drugs his subjects for his ultra-close-up photos.
A powerful photograph of a one-legged Syrian father holding his son born without lower or upper limbs has been recognized as the Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) 2021 photo of the year.
Wikipedia has announced the United States edition of its international photographic competition that invites its community to document and preserve historic sites around the world called Wiki Loves Monuments.
Acclaimed Magnum photographer and judge on VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards 2021, Martin Parr has shared his thoughts on how modern smartphone technology has shaped the documentary genre and opened up new opportunities for photographers of all levels of experience.
Brazilian wildlife and landscape photographer Ary Bassous was documenting the COVID-19 pandemic at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro when he photographed a doctor taking her lunch break after 8 hours of continuous work in the emergency room. The photo, titled "Duty," has now won $120,000, the biggest cash prize in the photography industry.
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Life in Macro" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 75.7 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is MichaMettier of Switzerland (whose photo is seen above).
vivo has launched the new VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards 2021, the latest edition of its professional mobile photography competition hosted in partnership with National Geographic.
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Beach Days" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 53.4 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is amuhlh of the United States (whose photo is seen above).
Meyer Optik Görlitz has launched an anniversary photo competition. Until the end of May, participants can submit photographs taken with lenses from the Meyer universe and win attractive prizes. The winners will be announced at the end of June.
The Military Visual Awards (MVA) has announced the winning photos for 2020 that were captured and submitted by military photographers around the world. This year, the organization added a new category titled "Pandemic" for a total of 10 categories.