Annual Photography Awards 2026

The eighth Annual Photography Awards is a worldwide photography competition with Architecture, Fine Art, Nature, People, and Special categories. A $5,000 prize pool is conditionally distributed as a $2,500 Grand Prize and five $500 Category Photographer of the Year awards; winners and honorable mentions also receive downloadable medals and certificates and inclusion in an online gallery.

Architecture, Fine Art, Nature, People, and Special

Open worldwide to professional and amateur photographers, including students, who are age 18 or older, are legal residents worldwide, and are the original authors of their submissions. Entries may be a single image for $30 or a series of up to 8 images for $40. Submissions are accepted in five main categories and 25 subcategories. The conditional prize pool is $5,000: a $2,500 Grand Prize and five $500 Category Photographer of the Year awards.