The summer deadline crunch: every photo contest closing June–August 2026, and the AI line each one draws
Eleven photo competitions close between now and the end of August, and five of them land in a single 30 June–1 July cluster. Here they are in deadline order — free or paid, and crucially, what each one will and won't allow you to do to the file. They span the whole AI spectrum, from absolute ban to AI-welcome, which is exactly where most entrants get disqualified without realising.