| Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Digital Contest -- Offers a photography contest judged by working photographers, with categories from spot news to features. |
| Eisie Awards -- The Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Magazine Photography: administered by the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, under a grant from LIFE magazine, in recognition of excellence in American magazine photography and to honor the memory and spirit of Alfred Eisenstaedt, a pioneer of photojournalism. |
| Gordon Parks Competition -- Awards $1,000, $500 and $250 annually to photographers whose images reflect variations on the themes of social injustice, the suffering of others and family values. Documentary and news photography. |
| Hasselblad Award -- The Hasselblad award is an international photography award to be granted to �a photographer recognized for major achievements�. The foundation also offers awards to researchers working in the field of photography. |
| Humanity Photo Award -- Biennial contest sponsored by the China Folklore Photographic Association. The subject is folk customs from all over the world. |
| ICP Infinity Awards for Excellence in Photography -- Founded in 1984, the Infinity Awards are dedicated to recognizing the contributions of influential photographers and honoring emerging young talent. |
| International Photographer of the Year Contest -- Photographer of the Year award includes a $10,000 grand prize for categories including advertising, fashion and photojournalism. |
| International Sport Photos Competition -- Sport photos of the year is an international photo competition jointly organized by L'�quipe newspaper and the Olympic Museum Lausanne, open to professional photographers covering national or international sport events. |
| John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award -- Showcase for new talent in portrait photography organised by the National Portrait Gallery. |
| Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards (KINSA) -- Since 1935, The KODAK International Newspaper Snapshot Awards (KINSA) have spotlighted the finest in amateur photography. This contest is co-sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company and over 200 participating newspapers across the United States and Canada, and around the world. |
| Lange-Taylor Prize -- A $10,000 award from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, promoting the collaboration between a writer and a photographer in a documentary project. All subjects welcome. |
| Leica Medal of Excellence -- International competion for professional photographers, with a prize of 5000 Euros, and an exhibition of the winning photo essay in New York. |
| Lucie Awards -- The photography community from countries around the world, gathering with luminaries from the international photography community to laud the year's most outstanding achievements. |
| NPPA Best of... -- National Press Photographer's Association (USA) anual awards, featuring categories from sports to features, started in 2002. |
| Observer Hodge Award -- British award for photographers under 30. |
| Picture Editors Awards -- The Picture Editors' Awards recognise and reward the best of photographic journalism throughout Britain and Ireland. Was formerly the Nikon Press Awards. |
| POY: The Pictures of the Year -- POY is one of the oldest, largest and most highly respected photojournalism contests in the world. |
| The Overseas Press Club of America Awards -- Features the Robert Capa gold medal, and the Feature Photography Award. For US photographers only. |
| World Press Photo -- International award with 22 categories, including sport, the arts, science, people and spot news. Winning entries are published each year in a book, and an exhibition tours worldwide throughout the year. |
