Photo contests with clean licence terms
Open contests whose licence is graded Clean on our Rights & AI-Policy Ledger, sorted by deadline.
Clean is the lightest of the three licence grades on the Rights & AI-Policy Ledger: you keep your copyright, and the licence is non-exclusive and limited to promoting the contest.
7 contests
| Contest | Closes | Entry fee | AI rule | Licence | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Wildlife Fair International Photo Awards 2026Global Wildlife Fair | Asia/Kolkata |
2,360 INR for up to 6 images |
Bans AI-generated images and composites |
Clean |
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| World Street Photo Awards 2026World Street Photo | Europe/Berlin |
18 EUR per image |
Bans AI-generated images; editing tools allowed |
Clean |
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| The Independent Photographer Monthly Awards 2026The Independent Photographer | UTC |
15 USD per image |
Strict ban on AI-generated images |
Clean |
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| Getxophoto 2027 Open Call — "Tide" (21st edition)Begihandi Kultur Elkartea (Getxophoto International Image Festival) | Europe/Madrid |
22 EUR per project |
No AI rule in the published terms |
Clean |
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| RPS International Photography Exhibition 168 (open call)The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) | Europe/London |
Free |
Bans AI-generated images; editing tools allowed |
Clean |
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| Glanzlichter der Naturfotografie 2027 (29th International Nature Photo Competition)Glanzlichter Competition (Florian & Lisa Marie Smit) | Europe/Berlin |
30 EUR for up to 30 images |
Bans AI-generated images and composites |
Clean |
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| Communication Arts Photography Competition 2027Communication Arts (Coyne & Blanchard, Inc.) | America/Los Angeles |
40 USD per image |
Bans AI-generated images; editing tools allowed |
Clean |
Each row comes from our record of the contest, checked against the organiser’s published rules on the date shown. Closing dates are given in the time zone on record; the exact closing time is in the organiser’s rules, linked from each contest’s page.
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