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2026 Nandagang International Wetland Photo Contest

The 2026 Nandagang International Wetland Photo Contest invites photographers worldwide to tell stories of wetland conservation and renewal.

"Traditional Fishing on Inle Lake" by Nay Lin Htun - one of the last year's winners

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Latest Contests

Fotofestiwal 2027 – International Festival of Photography in Łódź

Photo by Arhanti Shrestha

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Photora Awards 2026 – Photography Competition

Image source: Photora Awards

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Creative Quarterly (CQ) 86th International Juried Competition

Image source: Creative Quarterly (CQ) magazine

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Graphic Design

The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026

Image source: The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing

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Indigo Design Award 2027

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Poster for___. International Poster Competition – 6th Edition

Image source: PosterFor.com

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Photography

Communication Arts 2027 Photography Competition

Vanishing Ice: Fjords of Patagonia by Cody Roberts

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LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards 2026

Photo by F Dilek Yurdakul

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Vincent Van Gogh Photo Award 2027

Image source: Rotary Club Nuenen

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Filmmaking

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

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Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

Characters by Jack Sachs, one of artists featured in last year's Pictoplasma conference

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Never Such Innocence International Competition 2026/27

In the Eye of the Machine by Kajsa, 16–18, Sweden. Image source: Never Such Innocence

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Architecture

International Architecture & Design Awards (IADA) 2027

Image source: Architecture & Design Community (ADC)

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Global Design iT Award 2026

Image source: Global Design iT Award

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AZ Awards 2027 – Architecture and Design Competition

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Industrial Design

2027 Rick Merluzzi Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition

E-VAWT – Extending Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - last year's First Place winning entry by Octavia Chitty, Purdue University.

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un Design Award 2026 – Season 2

Image source: International Competition Association (ICA)

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2026 InnovMetal Award

Image source: Yongkang Municipal People’s Government

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Visual Arts

Embracing Our Differences 2028 Exhibition Competition

Image source: Embracing Our Differences

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Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026

Image source: Architecture & Design Collection Awards

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Bogliasco Foundation Fall 2027 & Spring 2028 Fellowships

Image source: Bogliasco Foundation

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Multimedia

Aesthetica Art Prize 2026 – International Competition

Image source: Aesthetica Magazine

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Communication Arts 2027 Interactive Competition

Image source: Communication Arts

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Communication Arts Design Competition 2027

Image source: Communication Arts

7+ months remaining

Video

Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2027

Image source: Revelation Perth International Film Festival

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Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

Illustration by Liangliang Luo from the collection "Hit", awarded in the Communication Arts 2026 Illustration Competition

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Curtas Vila do Conde 2027 – International Film Festival

Image source: Curtas Vila do Conde

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Multiple Disciplines

17th ICMA – International Creative Media Award

Image source: ICMA-Award

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Global Sustainability Challenge 2026-27

Image source: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

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Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027

Image source: Stanford Center on Longevity

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Students Only

HRI 2027 Student Competition: Robots in Public Spaces

Image source: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

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Science Without Borders Challenge 2027

Image source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

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iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

4+ months remaining

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Seoul Design Award 2026

Image source: Seoul Design Foundation

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Poster for Tomorrow 2026-2027: Dignity

Image source: Poster for Tomorrow

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Philo-Photo International Photography Contest 2026

"Hope" by Robert Korkisch, the 1st Place of the Philo-Photo International Photography Contest 2025

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The British Art Prize 2026

Image source: Artists & Illustrators

16th Arbella International Photography Contest

Image source: Arbella Pasta

Design Skill Awards 2026

Image source: Design Skill Magazine

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