2025 International Photography Competition

Deadline:
Entry Fee:
$10 per Image
Age Limit:
Over 18 Only
Experience:
Any Experience
Open to Entries:
Worldwide
Competition Details

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts has put out a call for photographers to participate in a worldwide photography competition, sponsored by Visit Tampa Bay. Winners are selected by a jury knowledgeable of art and photography. Winning submissions will be notified by June 2. The top entries will be exhibited at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts from July 10, 2025 to August 8, 2025. Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, artistic merit, and as otherwise determined by the judges. For each category, three winners will be selected. An overall Best in Competition winner will be selected from all submitted photographs for a grand cash prize. Each winning submission will be printed and included in an exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Ybor City, Tampa.

Winners Are:
Judged
Winners Announced:

Prize & Judging Details

Best in Competition:

$1,000 cash (as selected by the judges)
Group exhibition at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Consideration for solo exhibition at FMoPA’s location in the exciting Ybor District in Tampa
Best in Category:

First Prize:

At least $100 value in goods and services
Consideration for exhibition at FMoPA’s location in the exciting Ybor City District in Tampa
Digital art exhibition on FMoPA’s website
Group exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Second Prize:

Digital art exhibition on FMoPA’s website
Group exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Third Prize:

Digital art exhibition on FMoPA’s website
Group exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts


Usage Rights, Copyright & Moral Rights
Usage License

by entering the contest, you grant FMOPA (and those authorized by FMOPA), a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce, in any media now existing or later developed, for the purpose of promoting FMOPA and the IPC competition using all or any portion of the entrant’s winning images. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as is feasible in FMOPA’s judgement. The physical prints that are produced to be displayed in the winner’s exhibition are the sole and exclusive property of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Collection. FMOPA may deaccession any IPC print from the Collection at any time.





Disclaimer: Although we make every effort to provide accurate information, we advise a thorough review of the competitions rules and details to ensure your understanding and acceptance before proceeding with your entry.

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Report Rating Guide

Our goal is to help photographers make informed choices and to support organizers in building trust. This report details our assessment of this competition’s adherence to our Photo Competition Standards, highlighting its strengths and areas for potential enhancement.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Stars ->: Significant Issues

★★☆☆☆ 2.5 Stars ->: Basic Compliance

★★★☆☆ 3.5 Stars ->: Meets Expectations Well

★★★★★ 5.0 Stars: Exemplary Standard

Key Principles of Fair Usage.

  • Respect for copyright: Organizers should acknowledge and respect the photographer’s ownership of their work.
  • Limited use: Usage rights should be limited to purposes directly related to the marketing/promotion of the competition, photos and photographers.
  • Specific Usage: Detailed information regarding where the images will be used for the promotion of the competition, this should include websites, social media, partners website, media outlets, books & calendars etc.
  • Moral Rights: Photographers should be credited whenever their images are used. This includes publication and Media not owned by the organiser. Editing and manipulation of the images should be kept to a minimum.
  • License Duration: The usage license should be limited in time with a maximum of 5 years, but ideally less.
  • Compensation: Photographers should be compensated for commercial use of their images beyond promotional purposes. This can be detailed in the terms or by a separate agreement.

In essence, fair usage in a photo competition balances the organiser’s need to promote the competition, its winning entries and photographers, with the photographer’s right to control their work and receive any appropriate compensation.

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