If you love to snap pictures there’s still time to submit your favorite photograph to these contests in 2017. Here are our picks for contests that are diverse, fun and where you can show your shutterbug creds.
2017 Travel + Leisure Photo Contest
Travel + Leisure is looking for the next great travel photographer. Could it be you? Submit your best shots in one or more of the categories for a chance to win a trip to Thailand and have your work featured in Travel + Leisure.
Where to enter: http://www.travelandleisure.com/photos#/layout2/upload/best-travel-photo-of-the-year?_k=665ea2
Deadline: October 30, 2017, 11:59 A.M. EDT
Chromatic Photography Awards 2017
This color photo award offers a total Cash kitty of $3000 (2017 Grand Prize is $2.000 for Professional Winner and $1.000 For Amateur Winner) and book publication. Themes that are eligible are abstract, architecture, cityscapes, conceptual, documentary, fashion, fine art, landscape, macro/micro, multi-categories, nature, nudes, people, portrait, photojournalism, photomanipulation, street, travel, urban and wildlife.
Where to enter: https://chromaticawards.com/
Deadline: November 5, 2017
Entry fee: Professional: 20$ / Single Entry Amateur: 15$ / Single Entry
Monochrome Awards 2017
This annual award is open to for all photographers using black and white medium. Themes accepted are abstract, architecture, conceptual, documentary, fashion, fine art, landscape, nature, nudes, open theme, people, portrait, photomanipulation, photojournalism, seascapes, street, travel, urban, wildlife and black and white.
Where to enter: https://monoawards.com/
Deadline: November 19, 2017
Entry fee: Professional $20 , Amateur $15
Urban Photographer of the Year Competition
The CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the richness and diversity of city life around the world by inviting amateur and professional photographers to capture the essence of the urban environment.
Where to enter: https://www.cbreupoty.com/en/register
Deadline: November 30, 2017
15th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest 2017
The Smithsonian will select 10 finalists per category, a winner for each category and a Grand Prize winner from the 60 finalists.Themes include people, nature and travel.
Where to enter: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/submission/
Deadline: November 30, 2017
Entry fee: Free
International Photographer of the Year 2017
IPOTY showcases the best photographic work and introduces leading talents to the world of contemporary photography. Themes accepted are aerial, abstract, architecture, black and white, cityscapes, conceptual, culture, documentary, environmental, fashion, fine art, landscape, macro/micro, nature, nudes, multi-categories, people, panoramic, portrait, photomanipulation, photojournalism, seascapes, sports, self-portrait, street, travel, urban and wildlife.
Where to enter: https://iphotographeroftheyear.com/
Deadline: December 10, 2017
Entry fee: Professional $20, Amateur $15
Good luck!