The Beautiful First Winners of The Nature Photography Contest
The Nature Photography Contest, which held its first edition in 2023, announced the inaugural winners' circle, which offers €2,000 in cash prizes, equivalent to just over $2,000 USD.
Winners of the 2023 SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year Announced
This year has already seen stunning examples of wildlife photography, both humorous and otherwise. But the winners of the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers (SINWP) takes the medium to new heights.
CEWE Photo Awards Suspends Winner Who Staged Picture
The CEWE Photo Awards has suspended the overall winner of its 2023 competition after the photographer provided "untrue and misleading information."
Picture That Won ‘World’s Largest Photo Competition’ Was Staged
A photographer who won the “world’s largest photo competition” and took home the grand prize worth over $25,000 won it with a staged picture, PetaPixel has exclusively learned.
Photo of Card-Playing Woman Wins ‘World’s Largest Photo Competition’
A photo of a card-playing owner of a traditional Indonesian cafe has won the CEWE Photo Award 2023. The organizers say it is the "world's largest photography competition."
Photo Competition Slammed for ‘World’s First’ AI Image Contest
A prestigious photography competition has drawn criticism after it held the "world's first" AI image awards.
Landscape Photo Competition Celebrates the Rugged Beauty of Scotland
Scotland is an enchanting destination known for its dramatic landscapes and rugged beauty -- and the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition celebrates photographers documenting the charming country.
Can AI Win a Photography Competition? Take the Turing Test
The Royal Meteorological Society, which runs the Weather Photographer of the Year competition, has posed an intriguing question: Can artificial intelligence (AI) win a photography competition?
Landscape Photo Awards That ‘Value Authenticity’ Announce 2022 Winners
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards, which focuses on recognizing realism in photography, has announced the winners of its 2022 competition.
Close-Up Crocodile Photo Wins the 2022 Mangrove Photography Awards
The winners of the 2022 Mangrove Photography Awards have been announced with a close-up portrait of an American crocodile in Cuba taking being crowned the overall winner.
Underwater Photo of Hippos Wins European Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Russian photographer Mike Korostelev has won 2022’s European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, held by the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT), for his underwater photography of hippos.
The Winning Photos From the reFocus Awards ‘One Shot’ Competition
The reFocus Awards has announced the winners of its One Shot Photo Awards, the first competition from this newly-formed organization.
Two Photo Contests, Two Conflicts of Interests, Two Different Responses
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.
LensCulture’s Street Photography Awards Spark Questions of Bias
One of the judges for LensCulture's 2022 Street Photography Awards selected a member of the photo collective he is a part of as a winner, leading to questions of bias or impropriety.
Shark Circling Whale Carcass Wins Nature Photography Competition
A stark photo of life and death has won the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition for 2022.
The Winners of the 2022 Nature TTL Photographer of the Year Competition
The winners of the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2022 have been announced, with an image of a falmingo in the mouth of a caracal by Dennis Stogsdill taking the top prize.
Photo Contest Winner Pulls Entry After Realizing It Broke the Rules
Shashank Khanna won the grand prize in Outdoor Photographer's Great Outdoors 2021 photo competition, only to realize his composite image broke competition rules.
19-Year-Old Wins Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographer 2022
19-year-old Jodi Weisz has been named the overall winner of Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer 2022 for his documentary portfolio of contemporary youth culture.
Photographer Who ‘Reclaims Black Experience’ Wins $37,400 Prize
Deana Lawson has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2022 for her series of portraits that "reframes and reclaims the black experience." The foundation awarded her £30,000 (about $37,400) for her work.
A Kestrel on a Blossom Branch Wins 2022 Nature Photo of the Year
The German Society for Nature Photographers (GDT) has announced the 2022 winners of its members' competition and an artistic, high-key photo of a kestrel on a branch full of blossoms took top honors.
Photo of Hungry Seal Wins World Nature Photography Awards 2021
The global nature and wildlife photography contest World Nature Photography Awards has announced this year's winners who showcased nature's beauty from around the world across numerous categories.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award Winners
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) contest has announced the winners of the People's Choice Award. The winners were selected by thousands of votes from wildlife and nature enthusiasts.
These are the Winners of the 2021 International Photography Awards
The annual International Photography Awards (IPA) competition has revealed its professional and non-professional winners across its comprehensive group of categories.
Graceful Photo of Jellyfish Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
Photographer Angel Fitor has been awarded the prestigious "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021" title for his serene jellyfish photograph, which he hopes will raise awareness of ecological disasters that affect marine life.
Sony World Photo Awards Leaked Real Name, Forcing Photographer Into Exile
In 2018, Turkish photojournalist Uygar Önder Şimşek says he entered the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards under a pseudonym in order to protect his identity. His work was shortlisted, but the Awards mistakenly sent his real name to the media, forcing him to flee his homeland. He currently lives in exile.
Here Are the Best Astrophotography Photos of 2021
The Royal Observatory astrophotography competition -- which is the largest such competition in the world -- has announced its shortlisted images from this year's submissions.
Dusty Roadrunner Photo Wins the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards
The National Audubon Society has announced the winning photographs and videos of its 2021 Audubon Photography Awards which showcase the beauty of birds and brings attention to species that are threatened by extinction.
WildArt Photographer of the Year 2021 ‘Connection’ Category Winners
WildArt Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its fourth category -- with the theme "Connection" -- that showcase entries from over 1,000 submissions from all around the world.
WildArt Photographer of the Year 2021 ‘Eyes’ Category Winners
WildArt Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its third competition theme "eyes," with seven more themed categories set to be published throughout the year.
BBC Set to Air Photography Show Inspired by the Great British Bake-Off
The BBC has announced its plan to air a Great British Bake-Off-inspired photography show, hosted by Rankin, where see six amateur photographers will compete for the winner's title.