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The award is made up of 12 monthly competitions – each judged by an industry leader with a wealth of experience and expertise.
CLOSING SOON
FOUR SEASONS
Judge: Alex Snyder
Deadline: 31 January 2025
THE BRIEF:
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all.” – Stanley Horowitz
Each season has its own character, shaping how we live, work, and play. From the warmth of summer beach trips to the crisp air of autumn hikes; the fresh start of spring blossoms to the icy excitement of winter sports. This month, we want you to capture the essence of any season—whether it’s a rainy spring afternoon, a sun-drenched summer day, the colors of fall, or winter’s frosty embrace. Dramatic weather, seasonal activities, nature in transition.
All genres are welcome: landscapes, street photography, documentary, sports, wildlife, portraiture, or something more conceptual. Images new or old from all types of photographer. Show us how you experience the four seasons!
FOUR SEASONS INSPIRATIONAL GALLERY
FOUR SEASONS INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) © MATT PAYNE, MARK BOWEN, KUBA ŚWIETLIK, CHAD CREWS, JACK KENYON, JUAN CARLO CALINGO, ANAIS STUPKA, TIM BORROW.
FOUR SEASONS INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) © MATT PAYNE, MARK BOWEN, ANAIS STUPKA, CHAD CREWS, JACK KENYON, JUAN CARLO CALINGO, KUBA ŚWIETLIK, TIM BORROW.
COMPETITION JUDGED BY ALEX SNYDER
Alex Snyder is Senior Photo Editor at The Nature Conservancy, where he works to showcase the beauty and urgency of environmental conservation through powerful imagery across the organization’s magazine and other channels. Collaborating with a network of world-class photographers, Snyder assigns, curates and edits visual narratives that highlight the organization’s global efforts to protect land, water, and biodiversity, bridging the gap between scientific research and public engagement .
Alongside this role he is Communications Director at the The Photo Society, a collective of over 200 National Geographic photographers, where he manages an online community of almost 5 million and hosts the groups monthly virtual talk, “The Photo Society Presents.” He was previously Official Photographer for the Peace Corps, which took him to 15 countries photographing the volunteer experience. With a background in photojournalism and extensive experience in environmental media, he has worked tirelessly to highlight the immense beauty of our shared planet and some of the challenges we and its other inhabitants face.
IMAGES © ALEX SNYDER / THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
ANIMAL KINGDOM
Judge: Petros Koublis
Deadline: 28 February 2025
THE BRIEF:
This month we want to explore animal life. Exotic or domestic, wild or tamed – out in nature or sharing our urban spaces. Thriving or merely surviving – animals as wildlife, companions or commodities. Show us the creatures that share our planet Earth.
Wildlife, studio, documentary, storytelling, conceptual, candid or staged… All genres welcome, from all types of photographer, with new images or those from your archives.
ANIMAL KINGDOM INSPIRATIONAL GALLERY
ANIMAL KINGDOM INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) © SKOTT CHANDLER, BRENDON KAHN, TOM BROOK, ANJES GESINK, AJIT MENON, LAURA DAMASKINOS, EMMA KISIEL, ANDREW BRUCE.
ANIMAL KINGDOM INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) © SKOTT CHANDLER, BRENDON KAHN, EMMA KISIEL, ANJES GESINK, AJIT MENON, AJIT MENON, TOM BROOK, ANDREW BRUCE.
COMPETITION JUDGED BY PETROS KOUBLIS
Petros Koublis is a photographer known for his deeply philosophical work inspired by the natural world. He started out as a painter, and that sensibility is apparent in his work, blending the real and the surreal into ethereal landscapes free from human intervention. His projects frequently draw on the beauty of the landscapes of his homeland Greece, capturing majestic animals and desolate nature to invite the viewer to contemplate the subtle power and complexity of the natural world. The resulting images are not only aesthetically arresting, but have a deeper emotional, perhaps spiritual dimension, and have rightly won him a raft of admirers, awards, and publication with prestigious platforms such as Phaidon and iGNANT.
IMAGES © PETROS KOUBLIS
COLORS
Judge: Alixandra Fazzina
Deadline: 31 March 2025
THE BRIEF:
“A photographer must choose a palette as painters choose theirs.” – Joel Sternfeld
Life is a stream of color. Red, blue, yellow, and a billion pigments in between! We are looking for color-inspired photographs…literally and figuratively. A scene, a detail, a narrative or mood. A single tone or a technicolor daydream. New images or ones from your archives, taken by any type of photographer with any type of camera.
Urban street scenes, portraits, travel adventures, landscapes, editorial, conceptual, still life… Color our lives.
COLORS INSPIRATIONAL GALLERY
IMAGES (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) © MAX STURGEON, ASH DANIELSEN, ELLEN JANTZEN, FINN EVANS, KILLA SCHUETZE, GILI BENITA, ARIE BOTBOL, VIKRAM KUSHWAH.
IMAGES (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) © MAX STURGEON, ASH DANIELSEN, ARIE BOTBOL, GILI BENITA, ELLEN JANTZEN, FINN EVANS, KILLA SCHUETZE, VIKRAM KUSHWAH.
COMPETITION JUDGED BY ALIXANDRA FAZZINA
Alixandra Fazzina is a British/ Irish photographer and author renowned for her compassionate and deeply human approach to documenting the lives of displaced individuals and the consequences of war. A graduate of fine arts, her work focuses on underreported humanitarian crises, often in remote and dangerous regions such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan. Her book A Million Shillings is a powerful account of the perilous journeys of Somali migrants and refugees across the Gulf of Aden in search of a better life. It was shortlisted for the Prix Pictet and the prestigious Pictures of the Year International Best Photography Book of the Year Award.
Her fearless and tireless dedication to humanitarian documentary has won her the Nansen Refugee Award from the UNHCR. A member of NOOR photo agency, she continues to tell these important stories, while teaching masterclasses and workshops for organisations that have included World Press Photo, Reporters Without Borders and The Royal Photographic Society.
IMAGES © ALIXANDRA FAZZINA
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UPCOMING COMPETITIONS
FOUR SEASONS – January 2025
ANIMAL KINGDOM – February 2025
COLORS – March 2025
BLACK & WHITE – April 2025
YOUTH – May 2025
OPEN CALL – June 2025
PLANET EARTH – July 2025
COLORS – August 2025
PORTRAITS – September 2025
BLACK & WHITE – October 2025
CITIES – November 2025
HUMANS – December 2025
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