More upcoming contest deadlines

American Photography 26Entries must be received by January 22, 2010 online. Fees: $35 per photograph $95 per published book, catalog, annual report, calendar or video $95 per editorial, advertising, or personal series of up to 10 related images

Freelens Award/2nd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism Apply for the Freelens Award from now on until 28 February 2010. We again invite young photojournalists to the 2nd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism which will take place from 16 to 20 June 2010 in Hannover, Germany to compete for one of the 60 exhibitions and the FreeLens Award endowed with 10,000 Euro.

Call For Entries: NPPA's 2010 Best Of Photojournalism Contest. All entries submitted on disk must be postmarked on or before the deadline of February 1, 2010.Best of Photojournalism 2010 is open to professional photographers, editors and online photojournalists, and there is no entry fee.

Pictures of the Year International POYi is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world. The mission of the annual POYi competition is to extend the reach of photojournalists by providing educational public exhibitions that reflect the news events, social issues, and cultural trends of our time. When you enter Pictures of the Year International, your work engages citizens worldwide and becomes a part of visual history. Deadline for entry is Friday, January 15, entry fee $50

World Press Photo The deadline for applications is Sunday, 10 January 2010, 23.59 Central European Time. The contest is open to all professional press photographers. There is no entry fee. Not only photographers, but photo agencies, newspapers and magazines from anywhere in the world are invited to submit their best news-related pictures of the previous year. Both single images and photo stories are eligible.

The Photographers Giving Back Photo Award Deadline January 31, 2010 The purpose of this event is to enhance journalistic photography and to strengthen the position for the professional photographer. It is also intended to inspire young and new photographers and get more people interested in photography. Leica Oskar Barnack Award All entries must be made via the online Application Form between 15th January and 1st March, 2010. To take part, participants must send in a series of photographs taken in 2009 or long-term projects containing at least one photo from 2009.