Professional and amateur photographers can compete across 20 categories for $5,000 in cash prizes
Early deadline: October 11, 2026.
Final deadline: February 14, 2027.
The Fine Art Photography Awards has opened submissions for its 13th edition, inviting professional and amateur photographers from around the world to enter the 2026–2027 international competition.
Founded in 2014, the annual award focuses on photographic work shaped by personal vision, experimentation and artistic expression. Entrants can submit individual photographs or series across a broad range of genres, from conceptual and experimental practices to landscape, portraiture and photojournalism.
Who can enter the Fine Art Photography Awards?
The competition is open to professional and amateur photographers aged 18 or over, with entries accepted from any country. There is no limit to the number of photographs an applicant may submit, and images previously entered into or awarded by other competitions are eligible.
There is also no restriction on when the submitted photograph was created. The same image may be entered into multiple categories, although an additional category fee applies.
All entries must be the original work of the applicant. Entrants must hold the copyright to their photographs and obtain the necessary permissions from any identifiable people appearing in the images.
Twenty photography categories
The Fine Art Photography Awards features 20 categories, each divided into professional and amateur sections:
- Abstract
- Architecture
- Conceptual
- Experimental
- Fashion
- Fine Art
- Landscape
- Nature
- Night Photography
- Nudes
- Open Theme
- Panoramic
- People
- Photojournalism
- Photomanipulation
- Portrait
- Seascape
- Street Photography
- Travel
- Wildlife and Animals
Applicants may submit single images or photographic series. Entries will be assessed on artistic merit, originality, subject matter and visual style by an international panel of photography professionals.
Cash prizes and international recognition
The competition offers a total of $5,000 in cash prizes. The winner of the professional section will receive $3,000 and the title of Professional Fine Art Photographer of the Year.
The amateur grand prize winner will receive $2,000 and the title of Amateur Fine Art Photographer of the Year.
Grand prize winners, category winners and nominees will be presented in the official online Winners Gallery and promoted through international press and publicity. Category winners and nominated photographers will also receive downloadable certificates and award badges.
Entry fees and deadlines
Applicants submitting by the early deadline of October 11, 2026, can access reduced entry fees.
Early entry fees for amateur photographers:
- Single image: $19
- Series: $24
Early entry fees for professional photographers:
- Single image: $24
- Series: $29
After the early deadline, amateur fees increase to $24 for a single image and $29 for a series. Professional fees increase to $29 for a single image and $34 for a series.
Entering the same work into an additional category costs $10 per category. The final deadline is February 14, 2027, and the winners are scheduled to be announced on April 11, 2027.
Image requirements
Submitted files must be JPG images using the sRGB or Adobe RGB 1998 colour space in 8-bit format. The longest side must measure 1,200 pixels.
Entries must not include watermarks, copyright notices, logos or decorative borders. Selected winners must be able to provide a high-resolution file measuring at least 3,000 pixels wide at 300 dpi and may be asked to submit the original RAW file to verify authorship.
Photographers can review the complete conditions and submit their work through the official Fine Art Photography Awards website.
Discover more international photography competitions and opportunities in Lemon Art Magazine’s open calls section.
Final deadline: February 14, 2027.
