Competitions

The World Photography Organisation is seeking entries to the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious photography competitions, which is open to all.

The winners of the two photography awards, the Felix Schoeller Photo Award and the German Peace Prize for Photography, were announced on Thursday, 25 September.

Sony has announced the winners of its tenth annual Sony Alpha Awards, which celebrate the spectacular talents of Australian and New Zealand photographers captured on Sony Alpha cameras and lenses.

Victorian photographer, Anna Higgins has won this year’s Bowness Photography Prize with a layered image based on a 16mm film captured during a visit to the Victorian Alps in Summer 2024.

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, in partnership with SEK International University, have announced the opening of entries for the 2026 edition of its Environmental Photography Award.

Noongar and Spinifex visual storyteller, Tace Stevens, was announced as Winner of the 2025 Olive Cotton Award at the official opening of the finalist exhibition at the Tweed Regional Gallery.

Naarm/Melbourne-based visual artist, Hoda Afshar, has won the National Photographic Portrait Prize for the second time with the work Untitled #01 (from the series code Black/Riot) 2024.

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has launched the 10th annual World Sight Day Photo Competition, with this year’s theme being #LoveYourEyes.