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LCE Photographer of the Year could land you prizes from a kitty worth £10,000 – and it’s FREE to enter

By Mike Harris Published

News London Camera Exchange’s beloved Photographer of the Year competition is back for 2027 with a huge prize pool worth £10,000

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Moss-covered forest waterfall cascading into a calm, reflective pool surrounded by sunlit autumn trees
All award-winning photographers started somewhere – enter these 10 photography contests to get your work noticed this October

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS These international photography contests want to see your images and are open to photographers of all levels

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Black-and-white aerial view of a dense city at night, with illuminated streets radiating from a bright central intersection
"Times Square is one of the most photographed places in the world" – but this award-winning aerial photo turns it into a galaxy of stars

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS 'Center of the Cosmos' captures New York's Times Square from a striking aerial perspective, with countless points of light radiating around the bustling streets like stars surround the centre of a galaxy

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Polar bear pokes head through hole in ice.
Looks cute, but nightmarish for its prey! Wildlife photographer snags major award with image of polar bear seen from a seal’s perspective

By Alan Palazon last updated

Awards Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen rigged his camera directly beneath a seal’s breathing hole in the Arctic drift ice, capturing the moment a hungry polar bear stuck its head through, looking for its next meal

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Aerial landscape of snow-capped volcanoes, rugged terrain, and interconnected lakes beneath a vivid purple-orange sunset
"I spent three days and three nights at around 4,500 metres above sea level, giving myself the best possible chance of photographing the area under ideal conditions," says winner of the world's biggest panoramic photography competition

By Kim Bunermann Published

Awards Captured in Chile, 'The Sleeping Giant' showcases Parinacota Volcano, neighbouring Pomerape and high-altitude lakes, all bathed in vivid hues as the sun sets, creating a spectacular panoramic landscape

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A 3D rendering of a gilded DSLR camera trophy
A compact Nikon mirrorless “videographer’s dream” and a tiny viral keychain camera have just won a major design award in Japan – but one camera company swept 35 awards

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

AWARDS For the eighth year in a row, Fujifilm has swept the most awards in Japan’s Good Design Award, as Nikon and Kodak earn a Top 100

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Black-and-white close-up of a giraffe calf standing between its mother’s front legs
"This young giraffe was no more than a few hours old," says award-winning wildlife photographer. "We watched at a distance as the young giraffe suckled, still wobbly on its legs before coming forwards towards us," captured with a 14-year-old DSLR camera

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS A touching moment that may soon become a thing of the past: a mother giraffe and her infant captured in Kenya's famous Mara North Conservancy wins a major photography award

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Urban puzzle — © Luca Paccusse / Siena Awards 2026
These three award-winning street photographs prove that timing really is everything

By Sebastian Oakley Published

News The art of seeing the unseen: These stunning street photographs just won big at the Siena Awards

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Pride festival.
Get your fix of monochrome: Exposure One announces its International Photographer of the Year 2026 winners

By Alan Palazon Published

Black-and-white photography The major black-and-white award crowns both a professional and amateur Photographer of the Year, along with numerous category winners, in one of the world’s major monochrome photography celebrations

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Black-and-white close-up of a dung beetle rolling a ball of dung, with tiny flies swarming nearby
14-year-old photographer wins one of wildlife photography's biggest awards with image of a dung beetle on a mission to roll its precious cargo up a sandy slope, captured on a family game drive in Zimbabwe

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS With a striking black-and-white image of a determined dung beetle pushing a ball of dung, trailed by a gathering of flies, young photographer Oscar Whitfield scoops the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year title

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