Latest about Awards and Competitions
Pooch’s prayers answered as it becomes winning scene at 2026 International Pet Photography Awards
Callie Soden is the 2026 International Pet Photographer of the Year, with a creative portfolio of canine captures, including a composite of her pooch praying at a church altar
Award-winning photographers all started somewhere – these are the 10 photo contests to enter this August
NEWS These international photography contests want to see your images and are open to photographers of all levels
"This photo captures the first full Milky Way arch ever taken at this location," revealing the night sky over Argentina's UNESCO site, a landscape shaped over 200 million years and home to Earth's only complete Triassic record
NEWS Award-winning astrophotographer captured the first-of-its-kind astrophotography image at UNESCO World Heritage Site in Argentina, an irreplaceable geological landscape
This mesmerizing image of a galactic mangrove won a photography award – and it stopped me in my tracks
NEWS Japanese photographer Ryuhei Suguri took this incredible shot of a solitary mangrove beneath the starry Milky Way sky, snagging a win at the 2026 Mangrove Photography Awards
Tear-jerking photo of dying elephant in a garbage dump wins another award – but the solution to these deadly wildlife threats is yet to be found
NEWS This photograph of an elephant dying in a Sri Lankan dump has won a second major international award – but despite its growing recognition, the conservation crisis continues to claim lives
Legendary Japanese photographer behind David Bowie's iconic "Heroes" cover honored with Lifetime Achievement Award – Sukita defined decades of music photography
NEWS Inspired by memories of his father taking photos on the front line during WWII, Masayoshi Sukita spent decades capturing music's most influential artists. Now he receives Abbey Road's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
Luminous "ghost net" wins prestigious photography award while shedding light on growing threat to mangrove swamps
NEWS Gaurav Patil is the 2026 Mangrove Photographer of the Year for his image of a discarded fishing net glowing under UV light entangled in a mangrove, highlighting the growing threat "ghost gear" poses to these marine ecosystems
She was handed a camera to capture Albert Einstein and never put it down. Now, as the award that carries Marilyn Stafford's name marks its 10th anniversary, these photographers are continuing her tradition of getting close to the story
Talks, retrospectives and a portfolio day mark ten years of the prize that supports women in documentary photography
