What are some reputable online photography competitions or challenges?

Asked 2/19/2011

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I’m looking for online photography competitions or photo challenges to enter. Are there any reputable options, and are there things I should watch out for before submitting my images?

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Just a word of warning on online competitions, a lot of them are simply rights grabs, meaning they run the competition to simply get hundreds or thousands of photographs to use as they wish without paying for any rights or license fees :( Most important thing is to READ THE SMALL PRINT!!

Personally I entered an online competition with Microsoft and did not read the small print, the image I entered did not win anything, however Microsoft did use it in an email that went out to every Hotmail user world-wide, so several million people. I got no tag line, no recognition at all and no compensation ... in the small print Microsoft now own copyright on my image to use as when they wish, how they wish, in any media and at any time.

Some online competitions are good and fair, just not many, so READ THE SMALL PRINT before submitting any entries to any competitions if you care about both your copyright to your images and your moral rights on the images too.

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A few options mentioned by the community are DPReview’s photo challenges and the National Park Service’s “Share the Experience” contest. DPReview’s challenges are community-based, with winners chosen by participants and site members.

The main caution is to read the terms carefully before entering any online competition. Some contests are effectively "rights grabs," where entering gives the organizer broad rights to use your photo without payment, credit, or further permission. One community member shared an example where an entered image was later used widely with no compensation or attribution because the contest terms allowed it.

So, yes—online competitions can be worthwhile, but check the fine print first. Look for contests that clearly explain copyright, licensing, attribution, and how submitted images may be used.

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