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World Press Photo - http://www.worldpressphoto.org/
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. |
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Visions of Science Photographic Competition - http://www.visions-of-science.co.uk
Includes the aims of the competition, categories (which change each year), rules and on-line entry form, together with the previous year's winners. |
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POY: The Pictures of the Year - http://www.poy.org/
POY is one of the oldest, largest and most highly respected photojournalism contests in the world. |
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Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Digital Contest - http://www.photojournalism.org/
Offers a photography contest judged by working photographers, with categories from spot news to features. |
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Lange-Taylor Prize - http://cds.aas.duke.edu/l-t/
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. |
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NPPA Best of... - http://www.nppa.org/bestofpj/
National Press Photographer's Association (USA) annual awards, featuring categories from sports to features, started in 2002. |
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Lucie Awards - http://www.lucieawards.com
The photography community from countries around the world, gathering with luminaries from the international photography community to laud the year's most outstanding achievements. |
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Picture Editors Awards - http://www.pictureawards.net/
The Picture Editors' Awards recognise and reward the best of photographic journalism throughout Britain and Ireland. Showcases winners, special awards and (from 2006) all entries received. |
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Observer Hodge Award - http://observer.guardian.co.uk/hodgeaward/
British award for photographers under 30. |
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John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award - http://www.johnkobal.org/
Showcase for new talent in portrait photography organised by the National Portrait Gallery. |