This list of photography awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given for photography. It does not include photojournalism, which is covered in the list of journalism awards. The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that gives the award, but some awards are open to international competitors.
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Canadian photography award | |||
| United States | Graphis International Photography Awards | Honors creative excellence in numerous categories including portraiture, still life, fashion and beauty, sports, product, entertainment, fine art and more. | ||
| United States | Infinity Awards | Various categories | ||
| United States | $5,000 Excellence in Teaching Award; Personal Award; Social Award; Environmental Award; Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award | CENTER Santa Fe | Supporting dedicated photographers and lens-based artists through education, exhibition, sponsorship, and partnerships. | |
| United States | Larry Sultan Photography Award | Six- to ten-week residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California | ||
| United States | Prestige Grant | Commercial photographers to realise a dream project | ||
| United States | W. Eugene Smith Grant | Photographer with an innovative and intriguing sight of humans dealing with social, economical, political or environmental issues | ||
| United States | Photographers who have used their talents in conservation efforts | |||
| United States | IPPAWARDS | Photographers using an iPhone or iPad, various categories | ||
| United States | Woman photographer under thirty years of age, to assist in the completion of a long term documentary project | |||
| United States | International Photographer of the Year, Discovery of the Year | |||
| United States | To encourage collaboration between documentary writers and photographers | |||
| United States | Lucie Foundation | Various categories | ||
| United States | Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise | |||
| United States | Hall of Fame Induction and Awards | International Photography Hall of Fame | Various categories[1] |
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | China Photojournalists Society | Photojournalism | ||
| Dubai | Crown prince Hamdan of Dubai | Largest monetary prize among photography awards | ||
| India | Lifetime Achievement Award, Professional Photographer of the Year and Amateur Photographer of the Year | |||
| Iran | Sheed Award | Social documentary photography | ||
| Israel | Photographers from Israel and the Palestinian Authority | |||
| Israel | Outstanding contributions for field of photography as contemporary art | |||
| Japan | Photo City Sagamihara | Various categories | ||
| Japan | Mainichi Shimbun | Established photographer for a published book of documentary photographs | ||
| Japan | Various categories | |||
| Japan | Tokyo International Foto Awards | TIFA | commends and promotes outstanding photography from all corners of the globe. TIFA connects photographers with the creative community in Tokyo | |
| Japan | Most outstanding exhibition held in a Nikon Salon | |||
| Japan | Asahi Shimbun Company | New photographers whose work has been exhibited or published during the previous year | ||
| Japan | Best photo show at the Nikon Salon by an artist under 35 years old | |||
| Japan | Exhibition by photographers under the age of 35 | |||
| Japan | Various categories | |||
| Japan | Society of Photography | People, organizations and companies who have helped photography |
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Contemporary photography | |||
| Denmark | Palle Fogtdal | Danish photography | ||
| Europe | Several European publishers | Work on a particular subject that had not previously been published as a book | ||
| France | Prix de la Photographie | photography award | ||
| France | Carmignac Gestion Photojournalism Award | Investigative photographic report on a region of the world where fundamental rights are threatened | ||
| France | Professional photojournalist who has covered a humanitarian issue related to an armed conflict | |||
| France | Association Gens d'Images | Professional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years | ||
| France | First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year | |||
| France | Association Gens d'Images | Photography book edited in France | ||
| France | Discovery Award; Author's Book Award; Historical Book Award; Photo-Text Book Award; Dummy Book Award | Summer photography festival in Arles | ||
| Germany | German Society for Photography Awards | Various categories | ||
| Germany | World Street Photography Awards | Street photography: Free style, Urban Geometry, Street Portraits, Decisive Moment, Shades and Lights, Reflections, Juxtaposition and Without Humans | ||
| Germany | Deutsche Fotografische Akademie | Photography | ||
| Germany | Contemporary photography | |||
| Germany | Hochschule der Medien | Visual-led book publishing originated in Germany | ||
| Germany | Lifetime achievement award for photojournalists | |||
| Italy | Castelfiorentino Award | Banca di Cambiano - Fondazione Teatro del Popolo | Two categories: Open and Student. Contemporary Photography | |
| Italy | Romano Cagnoni Award | Romano Cagnoni Foundation | Supporting photographers who investigate, with depth and participation, topics related to the human condition | |
| Italy | Siena International Photo Awards | Photojournalism, wildlife photography, street photography, nature photography | ||
| Italy | "Flauto d'argento" (Silver flute) Photo Award | Photo Clubs: Werner Bischof and Avellino Photo | Photojournalism, social reportage and civil commitment | |
| Netherlands | Foam Paul Huf Award | Young, talented photographer under the age of 35 | ||
| Netherlands | LensCulture Awards | LensCulture magazine | Various categories | |
| Netherlands | Young European music photographers | |||
| Netherlands | Photography in an underprivileged neighborhood in the world | |||
| Netherlands | Professional photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form in a sequence of a minimum of 10 up to a maximum of 12 images | |||
| Netherlands | World Press Photo Foundation | Photojournalism | ||
| Russia | Moscow International Foto Awards | MIFA | The mission of the Moscow International Foto Awards is to recognize, reward and expose talented photographers from around the world and introduce them to the creative community in Russia | |
| Spain | International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts of Madrid | Work by Spanish and international image-makers. Several categories | ||
| Sweden | Photographer recognized for major achievements | |||
| Sweden | Exceptional accomplishment through photography | |||
| Sweden | Outstanding contributions to scientific photography | |||
| Switzerland | Photography of the highest order applied to current social and environmental challenges | |||
| Turkey | news photography contest | |||
| United Kingdom | Photography Prize | Final year student at the annual Royal College of Art Degree Show | ||
| United Kingdom | AOP Awards | Professional, Assisting Photographer & Student photography | ||
| United Kingdom | British Wildlife Photography Awards | Images of wild species and habitats taken in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands | ||
| United Kingdom | Jerwood/Photoworks Awards | Emerging photographers in the UK who make their own photography, or those who use photographs, archives or found photography | ||
| United Kingdom | John Kobal Foundation Award | Portrait Photography | ||
| United Kingdom | Royal Photographic Society | Various awards and medals | ||
| United Kingdom | Tim Hetherington Visionary Award | Innovation in visual storytelling | ||
| United Kingdom | Astronomy photography | |||
| United Kingdom | Traveller concerned with the study or practice of natural history, with a preference for those with an interest in nature photography, art or cinematography | |||
| United Kingdom | The Food Awards Company | Excellence in food photography | ||
| United Kingdom | Various awards | |||
| United Kingdom | Portraits showing the diversity of British people | |||
| United Kingdom | Variety of photographic genres | |||
| United Kingdom | Photographic portrait prize | |||
| United Kingdom | Travel Photographer of the Year | International travel photography award | ||
| United Kingdom | Wildlife photography | |||
| United Kingdom | The Architectural Photography Awards (APA) | Annual international architectural photography award |
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Photographic art prize, discontinued in 2007 | |||
| Australia | Excellence in photography | |||
| Australia | Head On Portrait Award; Head On Landscape Award | |||
| Australia | National Photographic Portrait Prize | National Portrait Gallery |