Top photography award

Black and White photography is a fabulous art form, this contest celebrates that. Amateurs and professionals, working in film or digital, can submit images in several categories. People, Landscapes, Abstract, Photojournalism, People, Fine Art, Architecture, Conceptual, Travel, Nature & Wildlife, Street Photography, Portrait, and Nude. Submit as single images or as a series.

Prizes are cash awards of either $2000 or $3000 and extensive media coverage from the sponsors involved. This contest is relatively new, beginning in 2014, but it has already gathered a lot of attention from aficionados of black and white photography.

9. Hamdan International Photography Award

This contest has the highest monetary award, $400,000, so competition is fierce. You really need to submit your A game, top drawer, best images. 

Founded in 2011 under the patronage of crown prince of Dubai sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid bin Mohammed al Maktoum, the purpose of this contest is to put Dubai in the league of top cultural cities in the world. A very worthy goal, since it increases appreciation for the art of photography and at the same time offers artists the opportunity to showcase their work with some of the best in the world.

Open to anyone in the world, at any level of skill, professional, amateur, student, whoever. The focus is on the quality and artistic merit of the image.

10. Proify International Photo Competition

Categories are landscape, street, portrait, after dark, wedding, panoramic, retro, HDR, travel, drone, wildlife, and macro.  

The biggest difference in this contest from the others is that it is only open to photographers who make less than $20,000 from photography per year. What this means is that it’s for photographic enthusiasts more so than established professionals. Someone just starting out in the world of paid photography can use this contest as a jumping off point for a new career. 

Begun in 2013, this contest has rewards including generous cash awards and photographic equipment. The Proify Awards are dedicated to shining a spotlight on up and coming and undiscovered talent. 

The sponsors are interested in giving good talent their ‘big shot’ at becoming a working pro.

Why photography awards are important for photographers

Photography is a visual art. One way or another, a photographer gets paid for what is seen. Besides the client, others often see the finished work. When a photographer does an exceptional job, people do take notice. This can lead to new clients.

Visual advertising also helps a photographer be seen. Only the best images will get picked for an advertising campaign, regardless of the medium. Even when posting to social media, a photographer is wise to choose images that will receive praise, positive comments.

A prestigious award is already a wonderful validation of artistic merit. Those awards can also be used to get a photographer’s work noticed by more people. Besides whatever exposure international acclaim comes with it, the best photography awards are almost like the achievements section of a resume.

Let’s face it, brand names are important to some consumers. A decent handbag is nice to have, but there is a segment of purse consumers that will pay more for Coach or Gucci. Lots of manufacturers make good cars, but a Mercedes or Lexus is more expensive than some other brands for good reasons. And a segment of the market for automobiles will gladly spend extra for them.

A similar effect may occur for the winners of prestigious international awards. The brand of that particular photographer winning the award becomes the Coach bag or Mercedes sedan of their particular photographic genre.

Industry specific awards, national awards, even local awards may also be able to raise the value of a photographer’s brand. It depends on how well an artist leverages it.

Some awards may include a monetary prize. If used in the right way, the prestige and acclaim can result in raising the value of a photographer’s work. All of that is a bonus to the reward of being recognized for the award.

Other contests

There are a number of other contests, some international in scope, others more localized. Keep your options open. Entering a contest can be a great way to  gain recognition and the competition can improve the quality of your work.

Winning a world renown contest could change your professional life, giving your business just the boost you’ve been working for. Hard work, impressive skills, and fantastic images are what you need to succeed in the business of photography. The recognition and exposure of a major award can put your images, thus your business, above the rest.

If you are looking to improve your photography skills, you can check out my post on the top photography schools in the world and also some awesome online photography courses.

Here is a list of some of the best photography awards in the world. Also what type of photography is considered for that award and what the prize actually includes.

Patiently waiting to be photographed to present themselves or to hide the camera from angry mobs to help save lives, or simply to commemorate the very moment of survival or death—that is what many of these photographers experience when documenting events. Numerous great photographers annually submit their work for the Pulitzer Prize, which showcases and celebrates excellence in American journalism.

1. 1968 Kiss of Life

This photograph had a rather dramatic backdrop as photographer Rocco Morabito was driving and spotted an electrician struck by 4160 volts hanging upside down from a seat belt. He called an ambulance, while another electrical worker got up and successfully rescued his colleague by mouth-to-mouth breathing, and Morabito was able to take the picture for which he received the spot news prize.

2. 1966 "Run to safety"

Kyochi Sawada's picture shows a Vietnamese mother and children trying to swim across a river to escape the war. Once Kyochi Sawada's painting won, he found the family in the photo and gave them half of the prize money.

Below is a list of black-and-white photographs of winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and the Pulitzer Prize for News Photography (renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Urgent News Photography in 2000). We invite you to take a journey through images and stories, admiring the photographer's sometimes difficult position when it comes to positioning yourself in extreme situations or getting involved in the stories themselves.

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3. 1958 "Faith and Confidence"

Image of Police Officer Maurice Cullinan and 2-year-old boy Allen Weaver during a parade in Chinatown, Washington, DC. The police officer warned the boy not to get too close to the dragons, and that's when William C. Beall captured the conversation on tape, and the Pulitzer Prize Council called the shot "an attractive picture that made a deep impression on readers. ”

4. 1963 "Help From the Padres"

The jury marveled at how drama and composition coexisted in this image by Hector Rondon. This is an image of a wounded soldier reaching out to a priest. Rondon himself did not understand how he managed to take this picture, since the situation was quite rough: bullets were flying around, this happened during the uprising of the Marines at the naval base near Caracas, Venezuela, which the photographer learned about.

5. 1973 Horror of War

Nick Ut started photography at the age of 16. Wounded 3 times himself, he continued to cover the Vietnam War and won a prize for this photograph showing 9-year-old naked Phan Thi Kim Phuc running after a South Vietnamese napalm attack. Ut took her and the other children to the hospital, where she ended up staying for 14 months, undergoing 17 surgeries before finally returning home.

6. 1969 Coretta Scott King

Photograph of Coretta Scott King and her daughter Bernice in mourning at the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968 by photographer Moneta Sleet Jr. The day before the assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. assured his supporters that he was not afraid of death and that racial oppression could be defeated in the future.

7. 1944 "Homecoming"

Earle Bunker had to be patient for more than 24 hours waiting for the train that Lt. war. After being away from his family for 16 months, the soldier was reunited with his family and Bunker captured the moment of the meeting.

8. 1976 "Fire Escape Collapse"

This Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Stanley Forman immortalized the fall of a 19-year-old girl and her two-year-old goddaughter from the fire escape of a burning Boston apartment, effectively leading to new laws about the fire escape in the USA. The little girl survived the fall when she landed on top of her godmother, who died a few hours later from multiple injuries.

9. 1954 Pit River Bridge Rescue

The first woman and second amateur photographer to win a Pulitzer Prize for photography, Virginia Schau, took an impressive shot with her Kodak Brownie camera, which had only two frames left on film. When she went fishing with her parents, they witnessed a truck accident that left the cab hanging 40 feet on the Pit River Bridge. One of those who helped rescue the drivers was Virginia Shaw's husband.

10. 1951 "Refugee Escape Across Broken Bridge In Korea"

Max Desfor was on duty traveling with US frontline troops during the North Korean-South Korean War. On December 4, 1950, while driving around Pyongyang, he noticed a bombed-out bridge over which hundreds of war refugees were trying to cross to the other side of the Taedong River. It was very cold, and Max recalls that he could barely press the shutter button due to the low air temperature.

11. 1945 "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima"

More than iconic, this image has been surrounded by controversy regarding its authenticity. The shot was taken by Joseph Rosenthal at the end of the Pacific War, where US Marines raise the flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. It was so difficult to get to the point that photographers began to wonder if it was worth it. “As the trail got steeper, our progress slowed down. I began to doubt and hope that it was worth the effort, when suddenly, from behind the crest of the highest ridge, we saw people working with the flagpole, which they had raised with such difficulty about a quarter of an hour ahead of us.

12. 1955 "Tragedy By the Sea"

John L. Gaunt memorialized the tragedy of two parents on rough seas, realizing that they had just lost their child. The McDonalds were walking on the waves, and their son Michael was playing nearby and disappeared into the waves without them noticing.

13. 1964 "Ruby Shoots Oswald"

Photographer Robert Hill Jackson was to cover the transportation of Lee Harvey Oswald to the country jail after he was convicted of assassinating President John F. Kennedy. Since the action took place in the basement of the Dallas police and courthouse, Jackson had to be strategically positioned to get the best angle. A moment later, a man jumped out of the crowd and fired at Oswald as Jackson pressed the shutter button.

14. 1960 "The Last Rites of José Rodriguez"

Former soldier José Rodriguez was among the thousands of other people executed by forces led by Fidel Castro. Here he undergoes his last rites, as he was sentenced to death by a firing squad. The picture was taken by Andrew Lopez, who covered the Cuban Revolution.

15. 1974 "Explosion of Joy"

Although the photo shows the happiness of the family reunion at the moment when Col. Robert Stirm returned home from a POW camp in North Vietnam with a sad story. His wife sent him a letter three days before returning home announcing the end of their marriage, so Stirm himself admitted that he had mixed feelings about the photo, which was supposed to depict hope and healing.

16. 1949 "Babe Ruth Bows"

The first shot on the sports field was taken during the final baseball game of George Herman Ehrhardt (aka "Babe Ruth"). Although he was one of the many photographers present that day, Nathaniel Fein excelled more than anyone else, he took a photo that really captured the moment Ruth was wearing the number 3 shirt and using his baseball bat as a cane, at the time as the whole stadium applauded. Ruth passed away two months after the photograph was taken.

17. 1961 "Tokyo Stabbing"

This situation actually happened in front of 3000 people during the hot elections in Japan. When the situation got out of control, one angry student pulled out a sword, which entered the politician's stomach. And, well, Yasushi Nagao was there to capture the moment the student pulled out the blade after the second strike. Because the image was reprinted in many American newspapers, it earned Nagao the Pulitzer Prize, making him the first foreign photographer to win it.

18. 1943 "Water!"

The second winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, Frank (aka “Pappy”) Noel (Frank Noel), who received the award, photographed a sailor in a lifeboat, reaching out to the water. Noel himself was in another lifeboat in the Indian Ocean when his ship was torpedoed.

19. 1978 "Three photographs from the guerrilla areas of Rhodesia"

A series of photographs by J. Ross Baughman depicting the atrocities committed by Rhodesian security forces against prisoners have been questioned as to their authenticity. While the debate was going on, Bowman continued his career and lectured on journalistic ethics and methods at various universities and educational institutions.

20. 1980 "Firing squad in Iran"

First, the prize was given anonymously to this photograph to protect its author. It depicts 11 Kurds who were shot by Islamic supporters of Ayatollah Khomeni. The Iranian authorities insisted that the newspaper reveal the name of the photographer, but the editors refused. In 2016, with his permission, it was revealed that it was Jahangir Razmi who was behind the camera.

21. 1942 "Ford strikers"

This photograph was taken during a workers' strike at the Ford manufacturing plant on 1941 years old. Apparently, Milton Brooks took the picture very quickly, hiding his camera behind his jacket and blending into the crowd so that he would not be noticed, since, according to him, many people would like to beat him up.

22. 1962 "Serious Steps"

The jury was "impressed by the importance of thoughtful, meaningful photographs illustrating the news." This picture, taken during a meeting about the Cuban crisis between Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower, was taken at the moment when the Secretary of State said “No more photos”, and Paul Vathis (Paul Vathis) took two shots from behind.

23. 1947 Leap of Death from the Burning Hotel

This photograph of the fire that killed 119 people at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, was taken by a 24-year-old Georgia Institute of Technology graduate student. He took this heartbreaking photo using a high shutter speed and his new flash. He eventually went into manufacturing X-ray equipment, although the Associated Press offered him a job.

24. 1967 "The shooting of James Meredith"

During the 1966 Mississippi Fear March, James Meredith, who was a civil rights activist, was attacked and wounded by a sniper, and Jack R. Thornell took this photo.

25.1952 "The Johnny Bright Incident"

A sequence of photographs taken by John Robinson and Don Ultang highlighted racial tensions associated with African-American player Johnny Bright during an American College football game in Stillwater, State Oklahoma. Photographers deliberately set the camera to focus on Bright, following numerous rumors that he was being targeted. In a sense, they were lucky to capture this footage, as they only planned to shoot in the first quarter of the game, and that's when Bright was knocked down three times by the opposing team and eventually received an elbow that broke his jaw.

26. 1953 "Adlai Stevenson"

William M. Gallagher had to kneel at the base of the platform to photograph this Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, specifically the hole in his right shoe. Apparently, after the image was posted, Stevenson received a lot of shoes as a gift.

27.1950 "Air Show Collision"

On his day off, Bill Crouch attended an air show with more than 60,000 spectators who were almost stunned by the almost collision of a biplane and a huge B-29. The latter was supposed to fly through the biplane's smoke screen and got to the right point too early, but by sheer luck escaped a terrible tragedy.

28. 1948 "Boy Fighter and Hostage"

The picture probably would not have been so touching without the story of two 15-year-old boys. Ed Bancroft is holding Bill Ronan hostage in an alley. Since the robbery happened nearby, two police officers approached Ed and asked about it. The boy took out a gun, shot one of the policemen and took Bill hostage. Frank Cushing, a photographer, was on assignment nearby, quickly sizing up the best vantage point to photograph the action, which happened to be on the back porch of someone else's house.

29. 1970 Campus Guns

Steve Starr captured the epitome of student rebellion against the status quo on the campus of Cornell University in New York. It depicts armed students leaving a building they had just taken over and held for 36 hours.

30. 1957 Andrea Doria Drowning 2

The dramatic wreck of the luxury sea liner Andrea Doria was captured from a small plane by airsick Harry Trask. He had the pilot make several passes over the scene of the incident, which resulted in 16 photographs, including this particular one selected by the Pulitzer Prize Board and Jury.

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On April 16, the Pulitzer Prize was presented in the USA. It is awarded annually for achievements in literature, journalism, photojournalism, music and theatre. The photojournalism award is presented in two categories - for the best news and feature photography. The winners in the "artistic photography" nomination for the last 20 years are in the RBC photo gallery.

1997, Alexander Zemlyanichenko (Russia)

Photo: Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP

For a photograph of Boris Yeltsin dancing at a rock concert during the election campaign

1998, Clarence Williams (USA)

Photo: Clarence Williams / Los Angeles Times

For a series of photographs of children of drug addicted parents

1999, Associated Press Photo Service

Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

For a series of photographs of events and figures associated with the scandal over Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky

2000, Carol Ghusi, Michael Williamson and Lucien Perkins (USA)

Photo: Lucian Perkins / The Washington Post

For a series of photographs of refugees from Kosovo

2001, Matt Rainey (USA)

Photo: Matt Rainey / The Star-Ledger

For a series of photographs of students injured in a fire in a dormitory

2002, The New York Times photo service

Photo: Ruth Fremson / The New York Times

For a series of photographs from a refugee camp in Afghanistan

2003, Don Barletti (USA)

Photo: Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times

For a series of photographs of young people trying to leave Central America for the North USA

2004, Carolyn Cole (USA)

Photo: Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

For a series of photographs about the war in Iraq

2005, Deanne Fitzmaurice (USA)

Photo: Deanne Fitzmaurice / San Francisco Chronicle

For a series of photographs of an Iraqi boy maimed by an explosion

2006, Todd Heisler (USA)

Photo: Todd Heisler / Rocky Mountain News

For photographs of the funeral of officers who died in Iraq

2007, Rene Byer (USA)

Photo: Renée C. o Byer / The Sacrament

For photographs of a single mother and her son battling cancer

2008, Preston Gannaway (USA)

Photo: Preston Gannaway / Concord (NH) Monitor

For a series of photographs of Caroline St. Pierre battling a rare form of cancer

2009, Damon Winter (USA)

Photo: Damon Winter / The New York Times

For a series of photographs of Barack Obama's presidential campaign

2010, Craig Walker (USA)

Photo: Craig F. Walker / The Denver

For the photo series "Jan Fischer: American Soldier"

2011, Barbara Davidson (USA)

Photo: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times

For the photo series from the Long Beach Medical Center (California). The pictures show the victims of an urban shootout between opposing gangs

2012, Craig Walker (USA)

Photo: Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post

For the series "Welcome Home, The Scott Ostrom Story" about a former military man who suffers from panic attacks

2013, Javier Manzano ( USA)

Photo: Javier Manzano / East News

For a series of photographs about the rebels in Syria

2014, Josh Haner (USA)

Photo: Josh Haner / The New York Times

For a series of photographs of Jeff Bauman, who suffered as a result of the terrorist attack that occurred at the Boston Marathon in April 2013

2015, Daniel Berehulak (Australia)

Photo: Daniel Berehulak / The New York Times

For a series of photographs on the subject of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa

2016, Jessica Rinaldi (USA) 900 Ri03

Photo: Jessica / Thesica Boston Globe

For a series of photographs of a boy who survived being severely beaten by his mother's friend

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