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 2014 www.amateurphotographer.co.uk

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

British Wildlife Photographer of the Year  www.bwpawards.org

British Birds: the BB Bird Photograph of the Year competition http://britishbirds.co.uk/birding-resources/bird-photograph-of-the-year/

International Garden Photographer of the Year “Wildlife in the Garden” category www.igpoty.com/

The Mammal Society Photo Competition www.mammal.org.uk/photo_competition

Marwell Photographer of the Year competition www.marwell.org.uk/photocomp/

(Every two years) National Insect Week photo competition, Royal Entomological Society, http://nationalinsectweek.co.uk/competitions/insect_photography.htm

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” www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/families/children/join_in/competitions/wildpix/index.aspx

RSPCA Young Photographer Awards http://ypa.rspca.org.uk/

Society of Biology photography competition www.societyofbiology.org/get-involved/awards-and-competitions/photography-competition

Wildlife Photographer of the Year www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto

The Wildlife Trusts offer a range of local competitions www.wildlifetrusts.org/WildlifePhotography

(Occasionally) WWT Wetland Photography www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/experience/photography/

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

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

Underwater Photographer of the Year http://www.upylondon.com/

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

Wildlife Photo Contest (Will Burrard Lucas) www.wildlifephoto.com/wildlife-photography-competition

EUROPE

Asferico Photo Contest, Italy www.asferico.com/concorso/e_index.asp

GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Germany www.gdtfoto.de

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

​MontPhoto, Spain http://montphoto.com/website/index.asp

Montier Photo Festival, France www.festiphoto-montier.org

Glanzlichter Projekt Natur + Fotografie, Germany http://www.glanzlichter.com/

Oasis Photo Contest, Italy www.oasisphotocontest.com/index.asp

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

C4 Photo Safaris http://exploremore.c4photosafaris.com/#enter

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

Big Picture Natural World Photography Competition, California, USA http://bigpicturecompetition.org/

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

Kuwait Grand Photography Contest, Middle East www.kwtphotography.com​

National Geographic Traveller Photo Competition, USA
www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/photo-competition-2015/

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

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

Por el Planeta Wildlife, Nature & Conservation Photo Competition, Mexico (next in 2017) 
https://porelplanetaphoto.com/

Sony World Photography Awards Nature & Wildlife Category www.worldphoto.org

B&H Wilderness Photo Competition www.wildernessphotocompetition.com/

Audubon Photography Awards www.audubon.org/photoawards

Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/?no-ist 

National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest www.nwf.org/photocontest.aspx 

International Photography Awards www.photoawards.com 

International Ocean Art Photo Competition www.uwphotographyguide.com/ocean-art-underwater-photo-competition​

​Ocean Geographic Pictures of the Year Awards http://ogpicoty.ogsociety.org/
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"Wildlife" category of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Rashid AlMaktoum International Photography award www.hipa.ae/en/happiness-2015-2016/winners
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If I've missed off any great wildlife photo competitions, do let me know!