photography competitions you should enter

There are so many wildlife photography competitions out there, how do you know which ones are worth your time and effort to enter? I've compiled a list of some competitions worth considering, from the most prestigious to little-known gems.

UK

Amateur Photographer of the Year www.amateurphotographer.co.uk

BBC Countryfile Photographic competition www.countryfile.com/subject/photographic-competition

Bird Photograph of the Year www.birdpoty.co.uk

British Photography Awards www.britishphotographyawards.org
 
British Wildlife Photography Awards www.bwpawards.org
 
International Garden Photographer of the Year “Wildlife in the Garden” category www.igpoty.com

Landscape Photographer of the Year http://www.take-a-view.co.uk

Luminar Bug Photography Awards www.photocrowd.com/photo-competitions/photography-awards/bpa-2020
 
(Every two years) National Insect Week photo competition, Royal Entomological Society www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/competitions

*Outdoor Photographer of the Year www.opoty.co.uk
 
Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition (celebrates the power of photography to communicate science) https://royalsociety.org/journals/photo-competition/

RSPB Photography Contest‎ “Wildpix” (for children up to age 18) www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/families/children/join_in/competitions/wildpix/index.aspx

RSPCA Young Photographer Awards https://young.rspca.org.uk/ypa/home

Royal Society of Biology photography competition www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/rsb-competitions/photography-competition
 
The Wildlife Trusts offer a range of local competitions www.wildlifetrusts.org/WildlifePhotography

Travel Photographer of the Year http://www.tpoty.com/ 


Underwater Photographer of the Year https://underwaterphotographeroftheyear.com/
 
Wildlife Photo Contest (Will Burrard Lucas)
www.wildlifephoto.com/wildlife-photography-competition


Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Natural History Museum of London www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/

WWT Waterlife Photography Contest https://www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/waterlife-magazine/waterlife-photography-competition/


Zoological Society London Animal Photography Prize  https://www.zsl.org/about-us/zsl-animal-photography-prize

 
EUROPE

Asferico Photo Contest, Italy https://lnx.asferico.com/concorso/en/home_english/
 
GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Germany www.gdtfoto.de
 
Glanzlichter Projekt Natur + Fotografie, Germany http://www.glanzlichter.com

MontPhoto, Spain http://montphoto.com

Montier Photo Festival, France  www.photo-montier.org
 
Nature Photographer of the Year, The Netherlands www.naturephotographeroftheyear.com
 
Oasis Photo Contest, Italy www.oasisphotocontest.com/
 
Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA), Siena, Italy https://sipacontest.com

World Press Photo Award, Amsterdam, the Netherlands www.worldpressphoto.org


REST OF WORLD
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Audubon Photography Awards www.audubon.org/photoawards-entry

Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year http://naturephotographeroftheyear.com.au

Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition, California, USA www.bigpicturecompetition.org

Global Arctic Awards International Photography Competition, Russia https://arcticawards.ru/en

Golden Turtle international wildlife contest, Moscow http://wncontest.ru/en/about/

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Rashid AlMaktoum International Photography award, wildlife category (HIPA) www.hipa.ae
 
International Ocean Art Photo Competition www.uwphotographyguide.com/ocean-art-underwater-photo-competition​

International Photography Awards www.photoawards.com 
 
International Landscape Photographer of the Year, Australia https://www.internationallandscapephotographer.com/
 
Kuwait Grand Photography Contest, Middle East www.kwtphotography.com​

Mangrove Action Project World Mangrove Day Photography Awards https://mangroveactionproject.org/mangrovephotographyawards
 
National Geographic Travel Photo Competition, USA
www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2019/11/national-geographic-traveller-photography-competition-2020
 
National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest www.nwf.org/photocontest.aspx 

Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards, USA www.naturesbestphotography.com

Nikon Photo Contest, Japan www.nikon-photocontest.com/en

Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year Awards http://ogpicoty.ogsociety.org
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Picture of the Year International https://www.poy.org

Sony World Photography Awards www.worldphoto.org
 
Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest 
https://photocontest.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/
 
Wilderness Photo Competition https://wilderness-safaris.com/photo-competition

If I've missed off any great wildlife photo competitions, do let me know!