Photography Contests and Awards

National Geographic Magazine awards first annual photography grant

WASHINGTON (May 11, 2007)-- The National Geographic Magazine has awarded a $50,000 grant to Eugene Richards. The National Geographic Magazine Grant for Photography is one of the largest grants awarded in photography, and the magazine plans to award this annually.

National Geographic Magazine awards first annual photography grant

Pulitzer Prize for feature photography

Awarded to Renée C. Byer of The Sacramento Bee for her intimate portrayal of a single mother and her young son as he loses his battle with cancer.

Pulitzer Prize for feature photography awarded to Renée C. Byer

The annual World Press Photo contest, 2007

The contest is open to all professional press photographers. There is no entry fee. Not only photographers, but photo agencies, newspapers and magazines from anywhere in the world are invited to submit their best news-related pictures of the previous year. Both single images and photo stories are eligible. The closing date for the 2007 contest was 11 January 2007.

http://www.worldpressphoto.org
Winners Gallery 2007

IPC Celebrates 23rd Annual Infinity Awards International Center of Photography

Announces 2007 Infinity Award Winners The ICP Infinity Awards highligh the medium's vital and central place in contemporary culture, by each year honoring those who have both done extraordinary work in and demonstrated dedication to the field.

The nine winners of 2007's:
Lefitime Achievement Award - William Klein
Cornell Capa Award - Milton Rogovin
ICP Trustees Award - Karl Lagerfeld
Young Photographer - Ryan McGinley
Writing: David Levi Strauss
Publication: Somme-Nous? by Tendance Floue
Art: Tracey Moffat
Photojournalism: Christopher Morris
Applied Photography: The Gap

Press release details:
IPC Celebrates 23rd Annual Infinity Awards

The 2007 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography

The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions and activities. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements are welcome.

Submissions due online by July 10th, 2007
Theme: Open…..All subjects eligible
Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all professional and amateur, domestic and international photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both.
Jurors, from England: The Hon. Roger Reynolds FRPS FBPPA, the immediate past president of The Royal Photographic Society, and Mr. Raymond Spence FRPS Warwickshire College School of Art.

The 2007 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography

The Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards

The Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards conducts two competitions each year--one for professional photographers and one for non-professionals. Both are open to photographers anywhere in the world.

"... We accept prints, slides and digital photos in Advertising, Architecture, Book, Editorial, Fine Art, Nature, People and Special categories. Enter for your chance to win the coveted title of International Photographer of the Year and the $10,000 cash prize today."

Deadline: May 31, 2007

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
$10,000 cash prize
Sponsored by AtEdge


DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR AWARD
$5,000 cash prize
Sponsored by Pilsner Urquell

http://photoawards.com/photo_contest/

Shoot Nations 2007

Important Dates:
Sign-Up will not be available until Friday the 15th of June.
Competition closing date is 6pm (GMT) Friday July 20, 2007.

"There are fabulous prizes to be won and the results will be presented to the United Nations, the highest level of global government. Your photos and drawings could be exhibited in selected major cities around the world to celebrate International Youth Day on Sunday 12th August 2007.

Shoot Nations is open to all young people - YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A PHOTOGRAPER - prizes are awarded for photographs that capture something special and stand out from the rest...

Olympus are providing one of the grand prizes of a Digital SLR camera worth over €1,000 as well as providing providing cameras as prizes for the workshops in the selected major cities."

http://www.shootnations.org/main/signup

IVRPA Panoramic Photography Contest 2007

Dates and General Information The last day for submission to the Contest is Thursday May 31, 2007. Entries are closed June 1, 2007. All dates and times are -0800 GMT.
Current members of the IVRPA can enter up to four (4) images in the contest at no cost. For as little as US$25, non-IVRPA members may throw their hat into the ring -- and gain the benefits of entry level membership in the IVRPA to boot!
Contest Judges and their immediate families are not eligible for entry in to the contest; Members of the IVRPA Board of Directors and their immediate families are not eligible for entry in to the Contest, except for the People's Choice awards.

Categories
Landscapes
Cityscapes
Famous places and landmarks
People and events
Architecture and interiors
"Extreme" subjects and locations
Commissioned works
Landscapes
Cityscapes
Famous places and landmarks
People and events
Architecture and interiors
"Extreme" subjects and locations
Commissioned works
Interactive environments

http://conference.ivrpa.org/contest

Take Your Best Shot at a $20,000 Grand Prize and an amazing digital prize package!

University students have the opportunity to enter this 2nd annual competition by submitting three of their best images in any of the following categories:
Nature & Landscape
People & Portraits
Fine Art

For student photographers, this is an opportunity to Kick Start Your Career as a future professional photographer.
The exciting prize packages include a Grand Prize of US$20,000 cash and a digital workflow prize package.
There will also be three First Place winners in the following categories: Nature & Landscape; People & Portraits; and Fine Art who will each win US$2000 cash and a digital workflow prize package as well.

http://prophoto.microsoft.avitivacorp.com

Earth Science Week 2007 Photography Contest

Your photograph should focus on the topic "People Discovering Earth's Treasures."
Earth science is all around us. Many aspects of earth science get overlooked in our day-to-day lives - driving down the highway, walking along the street, and even in your own backyard. Earth science includes geology, oceanography, and meteorology, which focus on earth systems, rock and mineral types, natural hazards, weather, water resources, and energy. What is unique about your local area? What aspects of Earth science are most interesting to you? Be creative!

All eligible submissions must be postmarked or received electronically by 5 p.m. EST, Friday, October 5, 2007.

http://www.earthsciweek.org