A fox hunting a little crab in Norway wins another major photography award – captured with a professional DSLR and popular 70-200mm telephoto lens

Award-winning photographers all started somewhere and these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels

This year's overall winner will scoop an AU$10,000 prize, as the annual photography competition has chosen its 2026 shortlist

Rising talent from Thailand secured a major award, showcasing technical skills in a genre that's well known for its challenges

The winning images from the prestigious Hasselblad Masters 2025 showcase the very best in contemporary photography, spanning wildlife, architecture, portraiture and more

Notre Dame University student has won a photography award for a striking image revealing a world most never see

Gunnar Hartmann recently won the 2026 Scientists at Work photo contest and hopes the unexpected award marks the start of a professional wildlife photography career

The winning images from the United Nations-hosted competition have been announced – with this year’s edition including a new “Connecting Oceans” category

Blanche Mortemard's blurry, lens-flared shots of Iceland reveal a fundamental truth about photography.

A marine ecologist used a custom Nikon setup to capture an award-winning photograph of a fellow diver interacting with a whale shark

The colorful lilies were captured in the turquoise waters of a Mexican cenote – and won a UN World Oceans Day photography award

Hundreds of thousands of photographers enter the Sony World Photo Awards every year, which offers a top prize of $25,000 (£18,600 / AU$35,340) and widespread recognition for all winners

The image of a diver navigating a colossal, pitch-black underwater cave system in Mexico recently won a United Nations World Oceans Day award

Shot at a dumplings stand in a Korean market, this image recently won the Food category of the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Awards

Decanter Wine Photography Competition 2026 is looking for your best wine images – from landscapes to abstract photography and more

The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Awards were personally congratulated by Prince Albert II of Monaco at the inauguration of the awards exhibition

Award-winning teen photographer uses 8-year-old top gear to capture a fleeting wildlife moment of an owl flying through the frame in warm lighting

A major wildlife photography award has been won with a bridge camera, in a genre usually dominated by long telephoto lenses

A mouse on the tube and a sunbathing fox are winners in a competition designed to get you to explore London on a bike

The Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards cleebrates the best publications about photography and filmmaking, and now has whittled down this year’s entries to seven finalists

An Australian science photography competition has selected its shortlist, with the finalists highlighting just how majestic our planet is, from endearing wildlife to breathtaking landscapes

One of the world’s most celebrated monochrome photographers is gifting a lucky winner his personal Leica Typ 246, a camera he’s used for the past 15 years

These two images are undoubtedly powerful – but are they truly among the best of the year so far? Here’s my take, and hopefully you’ll share yours

After a “mountain of bad photos,” Iceland Air has found a terrible photographer, with the winner taking home a cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip

Using a 70-200mm telephoto lens, the photographer transformed a dusty daily ritual into an award-winning image

The “24-hour photographic adventure” prioritizes speed and creativity with participants capturing an array of images with a tight turnaround

The image is a brilliant example of Cartier-Bresson’s “Decisive Moment” philosophy: the split second when all elements of a scene come together in perfect harmony

Award-winning Milky Way image over Queenstown shows a rare alignment of a galaxy, alpine terrain and human presence

The award-winning image features a vegetable that the young photographer had never tasted before!

Prestigious food photography competition crowns its overall winner – a visual feast that left the founder emotional