List of photography awards

This list of photography awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given for photography. It does not include photojournalism, which is covered in the list of journalism awards. The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that gives the award, but some awards are open to international competitors.

Americas

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
CanadaScotiabank Photography AwardScotiabankCanadian photography award
United StatesInfinity AwardsInternational Center of PhotographyVarious categories
United StatesLarry Sultan Photography AwardPier 24 PhotographySix- to ten-week residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California
United StatesPrestige GrantGetty ImagesCommercial photographers to realise a dream project
United StatesW. Eugene Smith GrantW. Eugene Smith Memorial FundPhotographer with an innovative and intriguing sight of humans dealing with social, economical, political or environmental issues
United StatesAnsel Adams Award for Conservation PhotographySierra ClubPhotographers who have used their talents in conservation efforts
United StatesIPhone Photography AwardsIPPAWARDSPhotographers using an iPhone or iPad, various categories
United States Int'l photography award IPA Various categories
United StatesInge Morath AwardMagnum Foundation, Inge Morath FoundationWoman photographer under thirty years of age, to assist in the completion of a long term documentary project
United StatesInternational Photography AwardsLucie AwardsInternational Photographer of the Year, Discovery of the Year
United StatesLange-Taylor PrizeDuke UniversityTo encourage collaboration between documentary writers and photographers
United StatesLucie AwardsLucie FoundationVarious categories
United StatesRobert Capa Gold MedalOverseas Press ClubBest published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise

Asia

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
ChinaChina International Press Photo ContestChina Photojournalists SocietyPhotojournalism
DubaiHamdan International Photography AwardCrown prince Hamdan of DubaiLargest monetary prize among photography awards
IndiaNational Photography AwardsMinistry of Information and Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award, Professional Photographer of the Year and Amateur Photographer of the Year
IranSheed AwardSheed AwardSocial documentary photography
IsraelLocal TestimonyEretz Israel MuseumPphotographers from Israel and the Palestinian Authority
IsraelShpilman International Prize for Excellence in PhotographyIsrael MuseumOutstanding contributions for field of photography as contemporary art
JapanPhoto City SagamiharaPhoto City SagamiharaVarious categories
JapanDomon Ken AwardMainichi ShimbunEstablished photographer for a published book of documentary photographs
JapanHigashikawa PrizeTown of Higashikawa, HokkaidoVarious categories
Japan Tokyo International Foto Awards TIFA commends and promotes outstanding photography from all corners of the globe. TIFA connects photographers with the creative community in Tokyo
JapanIna Nobuo AwardNikon SalonMost outstanding exhibition held in a Nikon Salon
JapanKimura Ihei AwardAsahi Shimbun CompanyNew photographers whose work has been exhibited or published during the previous year
JapanMiki Jun AwardNikon SalonBest photo show at the Nikon Salon by an artist under 35 years old
JapanMiki Jun Inspiration AwardNikon SalonExhibition by photographers under the age of 35
JapanPhotographic Society of Japan awardsPhotographic Society of JapanVarious categories
JapanSociety of Photography AwardSociety of PhotographyPeople, organizations and companies who have helped photography
Russa MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS MIFA recognize, reward and promote talented photographers from around the world and introduce them to the creative community in Russia

Europe

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
AustriaCamera Austria AwardCity of GrazContemporary photography
Budapest Budapest International Foto Awards BIFA promote the work of professional and emerging international photographers to the fast-growing artistic community of Budapest
DenmarkFogtdal Photographers AwardPalle FogtdalDanish photography
EuropeEuropean Publishers Award for PhotographySeveral European publishersWork on a particular subject that had not previously been published as a book
FrancePrix de la PhotographiePx3photography award
FranceCarmignac Gestion Photojournalism AwardFondation CarmignacInvestigative photographic report on a region of the world where fundamental rights are threatened
FranceICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or AwardVisa pour l'ImageProfessional photojournalist who has covered a humanitarian issue related to an armed conflict
FranceNiépce PrizeAssociation Gens d'ImagesProfessional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years
FranceParis Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook AwardsParis Photo, Aperture FoundationFirst PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year
FrancePrix NadarAssociation Gens d'ImagesPhotography book edited in France
FranceDiscovery Award; Author's Book Award; Historical Book Award; Photo-Text Book Award; Dummy Book AwardRencontres d’ArlesSummer photography festival in Arles
GermanyGerman Society for Photography AwardsGerman Society for PhotographyVarious categories
GermanyWorld Street Photography AwardsWorld Street PhotographyStreet photography: Free style, Urban Geometry, Street Portraits, Decisive Moment, Shades and Lights, Reflections, Juxtaposition and Without Humans
GermanyDavid Octavius Hill MedalDeutsche Fotografische AkademiePhotography
GermanyDeutsche Börse Photography Foundation PrizeDeutsche Börse, The Photographers' GalleryContemporary photography
GermanyDeutscher FotobuchpreisHochschule der MedienVisual-led book publishing originated in Germany
GermanyDr. Erich Salomon AwardGerman Society for PhotographyLifetime achievement award for photojournalists
ItalySiena International Photo AwardsSiena International Photo AwardsPhotojournalism, wildlife photography, street photography, nature photography
NetherlandsFoam Paul Huf AwardFoam Fotografiemuseum AmsterdamYoung, talented photographer under the age of 35
NetherlandsLensCulture AwardsLensCulture magazineVarious categories
NetherlandsLex van Rossen AwardEurosonic NoorderslagYoung European music photographers
NetherlandsNo Man's Art Slum Photography ContestNo Man's Art GalleryPhotography in an underprivileged neighborhood in the world
NetherlandsOskar Barnack AwardWorld Press PhotoProfessional photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form in a sequence of a minimum of 10 up to a maximum of 12 images
NetherlandsWorld Press Photo of the YearWorld Press Photo FoundationPhotojournalism
SpainPHotoEspañaInternational Festival of Photography and Visual Arts of MadridWork by Spanish and international image-makers. Several categories
SwedenHasselblad AwardHasselblad FoundationPhotographer recognized for major achievements
SwedenHasselblad Masters AwardHasselbladExceptional accomplishment through photography
SwedenLennart Nilsson AwardKarolinska InstituteOutstanding contributions to scientific photography
SwitzerlandPrix PictetPictet GroupPhotography of the highest order applied to current social and environmental challenges
TurkeyIstanbul Photo AwardsAnadolu Agencynews photography contest
United KingdomPhotography PrizeWorshipful Company of Painter-StainersFinal year student at the annual Royal College of Art Degree Show
United KingdomAOP AwardsAssociation of PhotographersProfessional, Assisting Photographer & Student photography
United KingdomAwards for Mack titlesMack (publishing)Established and emerging artists, writers and curators, and cultural institutions
United KingdomBritish Wildlife Photography AwardsBritish Wildlife Photography AwardsImages of wild species and habitats taken in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands
United KingdomJerwood/Photoworks AwardsPhotoworksEmerging photographers in the UK who make their own photography, or those who use photographs, archives or found photography
United KingdomJohn Kobal Foundation AwardJohn Kobal FoundationPortrait Photography
United KingdomRoyal Photographic SocietyRoyal Photographic SocietyVarious awards and medals
United KingdomTim Hetherington Visionary AwardTim Hetherington TrustInnovation in visual storytelling
United KingdomAstronomy Photographer of the YearRoyal Observatory, GreenwichAstronomy photography
United KingdomCherry Kearton Medal and AwardRoyal Geographical SocietyTraveller concerned with the study or practice of natural history, with a preference for those with an interest in nature photography, art or cinematography
United KingdomFood Photographer of the YearThe Food Awards CompanyExcellence in food photography
United KingdomPhoto LondonSomerset HouseVarious awards
United KingdomPortrait of BritainBritish Journal of PhotographyPortraits showing the diversity of British people
United KingdomSony World Photography AwardsWorld Photography OrganisationVariety of photographic genres
United KingdomTaylor Wessing Photographic Portrait PrizeNational Portrait Gallery, LondonPhotographic portrait prize
United KingdomTravel Photographer of the YearTravel Photographer of the YearInternational travel photography award
United KingdomWildlife Photographer of the YearNatural History Museum, LondonWildlife photography

Oceania

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
AustraliaAustralian Photographic Portrait PrizeArt Gallery of New South WalesPhotographic art prize
AustraliaBowness Photography PrizeMonash Gallery of ArtExcellence in photography
AustraliaHead On Portrait Award; Head On Landscape AwardHead On Photo Festival

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