List of photography awards

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Roie Galitz receives award in Siena International Photo 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.

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Americas

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
Canada Scotiabank Photography Award Scotiabank Canadian photography award
United StatesGraphis International Photography Awards Graphis Inc. Honors creative excellence in numerous categories including portraiture, still life, fashion and beauty, sports, product, entertainment, fine art and more.
United StatesInfinity Awards International Center of Photography Various categories
United States$5,000 Excellence in Teaching Award; Personal Award; Social Award; Environmental Award; Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling AwardCENTER Santa FeSupporting dedicated photographers and lens-based artists through education, exhibition, sponsorship, and partnerships.
United StatesLarry Sultan Photography Award Pier 24 Photography Six- to ten-week residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California
United StatesPrestige Grant Getty Images Commercial photographers to realise a dream project
United StatesW. Eugene Smith Grant W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Photographer with an innovative and intriguing sight of humans dealing with social, economical, political or environmental issues
United States Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography Sierra Club Photographers who have used their talents in conservation efforts
United States IPhone Photography Awards IPPAWARDSPhotographers using an iPhone or iPad, various categories
United States Inge Morath Award Magnum Foundation, Inge Morath Foundation Woman photographer under thirty years of age, to assist in the completion of a long term documentary project
United States International Photography Awards Lucie Awards International Photographer of the Year, Discovery of the Year
United States Lange-Taylor Prize Duke University To encourage collaboration between documentary writers and photographers
United States Lucie Awards Lucie FoundationVarious categories
United States Robert Capa Gold Medal Overseas Press Club Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise
United StatesHall of Fame Induction and Awards International Photography Hall of Fame Various categories [1]

Asia

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
China China International Press Photo Contest China Photojournalists SocietyPhotojournalism
Dubai Hamdan International Photography Award Crown prince Hamdan of DubaiLargest monetary prize among photography awards
India National Photography Awards Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award, Professional Photographer of the Year and Amateur Photographer of the Year
Iran Sheed Award Sheed AwardSocial documentary photography
Israel Local Testimony Eretz Israel Museum Photographers from Israel and the Palestinian Authority
Israel Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography Israel Museum Outstanding contributions for field of photography as contemporary art
JapanPhoto City Sagamihara Photo City Sagamihara Various categories
Japan Domon Ken Award Mainichi Shimbun Established photographer for a published book of documentary photographs
Japan Higashikawa Prize Town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido Various categories
JapanTokyo International Foto AwardsTIFAcommends and promotes outstanding photography from all corners of the globe. TIFA connects photographers with the creative community in Tokyo
Japan Ina Nobuo Award Nikon Salon Most outstanding exhibition held in a Nikon Salon
Japan Kimura Ihei Award Asahi Shimbun CompanyNew photographers whose work has been exhibited or published during the previous year
Japan Miki Jun Award Nikon Salon Best photo show at the Nikon Salon by an artist under 35 years old
Japan Miki Jun Inspiration Award Nikon Salon Exhibition by photographers under the age of 35
Japan Photographic Society of Japan awards Photographic Society of Japan Various categories
Japan Society of Photography Award Society of PhotographyPeople, organizations and companies who have helped photography

Europe

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
Austria Camera Austria Award City of Graz Contemporary photography
Denmark Fogtdal Photographers Award Palle FogtdalDanish photography
Europe European Publishers Award for Photography Several European publishersWork on a particular subject that had not previously been published as a book
FrancePrix de la Photographie Px3 photography award
FranceCarmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award Fondation Carmignac Investigative photographic report on a region of the world where fundamental rights are threatened
France ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award Visa pour l'Image Professional photojournalist who has covered a humanitarian issue related to an armed conflict
France Niépce Prize Association Gens d'ImagesProfessional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years
France Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Paris Photo, Aperture Foundation First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year
France Prix Nadar Association Gens d'ImagesPhotography book edited in France
FranceDiscovery Award; Author's Book Award; Historical Book Award; Photo-Text Book Award; Dummy Book Award Rencontres d’Arles Summer photography festival in Arles
GermanyGerman Society for Photography Awards German Society for Photography Various categories
GermanyWorld Street Photography Awards World Street Photography Street photography: Free style, Urban Geometry, Street Portraits, Decisive Moment, Shades and Lights, Reflections, Juxtaposition and Without Humans
Germany David Octavius Hill Medal Deutsche Fotografische AkademiePhotography
Germany Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize Deutsche Börse, The Photographers' Gallery Contemporary photography
Germany Deutscher Fotobuchpreis Hochschule der MedienVisual-led book publishing originated in Germany
Germany Dr. Erich Salomon Award German Society for Photography Lifetime achievement award for photojournalists
ItalyCastelfiorentino Award Banca di Cambiano - Fondazione Teatro del PopoloTwo categories: Open and Student. Contemporary Photography
Italy Romano Cagnoni Award Romano Cagnoni Foundation Supporting photographers who investigate, with depth and participation, topics related to the human condition
Italy Siena International Photo Awards Siena International Photo AwardsPhotojournalism, wildlife photography, street photography, nature photography
Italy"Werner Bischop - Flauto d'argento" (Silver flute) Photo AwardPhoto Clubs: Werner Bischof and Avellino PhotoPhotojournalism, social reportage and civil commitment
NetherlandsFoam Paul Huf Award Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam Young, talented photographer under the age of 35
NetherlandsLensCulture Awards LensCulture magazineVarious categories
Netherlands Lex van Rossen Award Eurosonic Noorderslag Young European music photographers
Netherlands No Man's Art Slum Photography Contest No Man's Art Gallery Photography in an underprivileged neighborhood in the world
Netherlands Oskar Barnack Award World Press Photo Professional 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
Netherlands World Press Photo of the Year World Press Photo FoundationPhotojournalism
RussiaMoscow International Foto AwardsMIFAThe mission of the Moscow International Foto Awards is to recognize, reward and expose talented photographers from around the world and introduce them to the creative community in Russia
Spain PHotoEspaña International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts of MadridWork by Spanish and international image-makers. Several categories
SpainPremio Internacional de Fotografía Lúdica / International Boardgame Photography Award Asociación Cultural Jugamos Tod@s - Festival Internacional de Juegos Córdoba Photographs about the act of playing, people playing, games of the world, modern or classic boardgames, details of game components, set-ups and generally any display of games or playing.
Sweden Hasselblad Award Hasselblad Foundation Photographer recognized for major achievements
Sweden Hasselblad Masters Award Hasselblad Exceptional accomplishment through photography
Sweden Lennart Nilsson Award Karolinska Institute Outstanding contributions to scientific photography
Switzerland Prix Pictet Pictet Group Photography of the highest order applied to current social and environmental challenges
Turkey Istanbul Photo Awards Anadolu Agency news photography contest
United KingdomPhotography Prize Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers Final year student at the annual Royal College of Art Degree Show
United KingdomAOP Awards Association of Photographers Professional, Assisting Photographer & Student photography
United KingdomBritish Wildlife Photography Awards British Wildlife Photography Awards Images of wild species and habitats taken in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands
United KingdomJerwood/Photoworks Awards Photoworks Emerging photographers in the UK who make their own photography, or those who use photographs, archives or found photography
United KingdomJohn Kobal Foundation Award John Kobal Foundation Portrait Photography
United KingdomRoyal Photographic Society Royal Photographic Society Various awards and medals
United KingdomTim Hetherington Visionary Award Tim Hetherington Trust Innovation in visual storytelling
United Kingdom Astronomy Photographer of the Year Royal Observatory, Greenwich Astronomy photography
United Kingdom Cherry Kearton Medal and Award Royal Geographical Society Traveller concerned with the study or practice of natural history, with a preference for those with an interest in nature photography, art or cinematography
United Kingdom Food Photographer of the Year The Food Awards CompanyExcellence in food photography
United Kingdom Photo London Somerset House Various awards
United Kingdom Portrait of Britain British Journal of Photography Portraits showing the diversity of British people
United Kingdom Sony World Photography Awards World Photography Organisation Variety of photographic genres
United Kingdom Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize National Portrait Gallery, London Photographic portrait prize
United Kingdom LIF Award London Image Festival Prize for Film and Photography
United Kingdom Travel Photographer of the Year Travel Photographer of the YearInternational travel photography award
United Kingdom Wildlife Photographer of the Year Natural History Museum, London Wildlife photography
United KingdomThe Architectural Photography Awards (APA) World Architecture Festival Annual international architectural photography award

Oceania

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
Australia Australian Photographic Portrait Prize Art Gallery of New South Wales Photographic art prize, discontinued in 2007
Australia Bowness Photography Prize Monash Gallery of Art Excellence in photography
AustraliaHead On Portrait Award; Head On Landscape Award Head On Photo Festival
AustraliaNational Photographic Portrait Prize National Portrait Gallery

See also

References

  1. Bandara, Pesala (2023-11-08). "The International Photography Hall of Fame Honors Four Women". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2024-04-10.