Awards and Competitions
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This is your chance to be published as an "excellent" photojournalist: The Tom Stoddart Awards returns for 2026
By Alan Palazon Published
News The award recognizes one established photojournalist with publication in a custom book along with £5,000 in prize money

This award-winning drone photo juxtaposes the small scale of humans against our “massive impact” on the environment
By Alan Palazon Published
News Biology PhD uses a camera drone to tell the eye-opening story of human impact on freshwater ecosystems, winning a Scientists at Work photo award

Shot at 2 AM in broad daylight, this DSLR wildlife image wins its 5th photo award – "I spent several nights in the midnight sun with a small family of foxes here in Finnmark," says photographer
By Kim Bunermann Published
NEWS A fox hunting a little crab in Norway wins another major photography award – captured with a professional DSLR and popular 70-200mm telephoto lens

Your next award-winning image could be sitting on your hard drive – these are the 10 photo contests to enter this July
By Kim Bunermann Published
NEWS Award-winning photographers all started somewhere and these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

100 finalists vie for AU$10,000 crown, as Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2026
By Alan Palazon Published
News This year's overall winner will scoop an AU$10,000 prize, as the annual photography competition has chosen its 2026 shortlist

14-year-old underwater photographer scoops top prize in prestigious professional competition – illuminating a world rarely seen with slow shutter speeds
By Kim Bunermann Published
NEWS Rising talent from Thailand secured a major award, showcasing technical skills in a genre that's well known for its challenges

"The most compelling photography does not simply record, it constructs" – award-winning images revealed from world-renowned professional photo competition
By Kim Bunermann Published
NEWS The winning images from the prestigious Hasselblad Masters 2025 showcase the very best in contemporary photography, spanning wildlife, architecture, portraiture and more

Shot by a chemistry student, this award-winning photo of a glowing mosquito shines a light on the unseen beauty of scientific research
By Alan Palazon Published
News Notre Dame University student has won a photography award for a striking image revealing a world most never see

Science photo contest winner hopes “unexpected” award will kickstart a professional photography career
By Alan Palazon Published
News Gunnar Hartmann recently won the 2026 Scientists at Work photo contest and hopes the unexpected award marks the start of a professional wildlife photography career

Colossal underwater caves and playful bear cubs among winning scenes from World Oceans Day photography competition
By Alan Palazon Published
News The winning images from the United Nations-hosted competition have been announced – with this year’s edition including a new “Connecting Oceans” category
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