Full List of Competitions for Elopement, Wedding and Portrait Photographers
There are so many competitions for portrait, wedding and elopement photographers, it can be hard to keep track! Here is a complete list of competitions, their approximate costs and deadlines for 2024.
Elopement Photography Award Competitions
- Elopement Legend Awards – The only elopement photography competition worldwide!
Awards run quarterly, pay per round to submit: $19usd to submit up to 5 images.
2024 Submission deadlines are:
March 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2024
Wedding Photography Competitions
- Fearless Photographers: The most prestigious wedding photography competition.
Subscription based: $120usd/year and you can submit up to 12 images in each of the 6 annual rounds. - WPJA – Wedding Photojournalists Association: Has many categories for awards including engagements, photojournalism, artistic guild, and more. Subscription based: $75usd for 5 months. Engagement Photo competitions are monthly, Journalism and Artistic Guild Competition deadlines vary but generally run 4 times a year.
- WBWP – World’s Best Wedding Photos: Membership based competition, you must apply and be accepted to submit.
- Flash Masters: A wedding and portrait competition focused on excellent use of flash. Subscription based, $197/year, then submit 10 images in each of their 6 rounds per year.
- ISOPWP – International society of professional wedding photographers: You must apply to be a member to be accepted, then $99usd/year. Then you can submit 15 images 4 times a year.
- This is Reportage: – A photojournalistic wedding photography competition. Subscription based at $100eu/year, offering single image and 20-image story awards.
2024 Deadlines:
May 24 - Junebug Weddings Best of the Best – an annual round for wedding and engagement photos.
- Rangefinder Rising Stars – A portfolio review award for photographers who have been pro 5 years or less. You must be nominated by someone other than yourself.
- IWPOTY – International Wedding Photographer of the Year – Actually gives out cash prizes to winners. $10 to $30 per image to enter in multiple categories.
- Icon Awards at WPPI – A global competition and print competition with engagement, wedding, and portrait photography categories. $30 Per image to enter.
2024 Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024 - Inspiration Awards – Membership must be accepted before you can submit.
Photography Competitions for Portrait, Birth & Family Photographers
- Fearless Families
- This is Reportage: Family
- Documentary Family Awards – Temporarily closed
- Inspiration Awards Family
- Icon Awards Portrait Division
- Click & Company Awards
- Shine Photo Award
- International Association of Birth Photographers
- Birth Becomes You
Portfolio Reviews and Print Competitions:
- Wedding Professional Photographers Institute (WPPI) – An annual photographers conference in Las Vegas, NV. Next Conference Dates: March 16-20th, 2025.
- Check your local photo club, town, or county
Check out Photo Competition Deadlines for more info about deadlines.