Portrait photography contests
Contests in our verified records with a category for portraits of people, open now or opening later, sorted by deadline.
All our verified contests, open now or opening later, as a calendar file, a spreadsheet and a PDF: Photo Contest Planner 2027, free, by email.
6 contests
| Contest | Closes | Entry fee | AI rule | Originals or RAW | Licence covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monochrome Photography Awards 2026Monochrome Photography Awards (Mono Awards)Category: Portrait (black and white)monoawards.com ↗ · checked | UTC, our reading |
27 USD per image |
No AI rule in the published terms |
Not in its rules |
Every entry |
| Sony World Photography Awards 2027World Photography Organisation (in partnership with Sony)Categories: Series — Portraiture, Single Image — Portraitureworldphoto.org ↗ · checked | London time (UTC+0)Student: 27 Nov 2026 13:00 GMTSingle Image and Youth: 5 Jan 2027 16:00 GMTSeries: 12 Jan 2027 16:00 GMT |
Free |
Bans AI-generated images; editing tools allowed |
Original files can be requestedOriginals Check |
Every entry |
| LCE Photographer of the Year 2027London Camera ExchangeCategory: Portraitpoty.lcegroup.co.uk ↗ · checked | London time (UTC+0), our reading |
Free |
Bans AI-generated images; editing tools allowed |
RAW files can be requestedOriginals Check |
Every entry |
| Fine Art Photography Awards 2026–2027 (13th edition)Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA)Category: Portraitfineartphotoawards.com ↗ · checked | UTC, our reading |
29 USD per image |
No AI rule in the published terms |
RAW files can be requestedOriginals Check |
Every entry |
| iPhone Photography Awards 2027 (20th IPPAWARDS)iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS)Category: Portraitippawards.com ↗ · checked | New York time (UTC-4), our reading |
9.5 USD per image |
No AI rule in the published terms |
Original files can be requestedOriginals Check |
Every entry |
| MonoVisions Photography Awards 2027MonoVisions Photography AwardsCategories: Portrait (Single), Portrait (Series)monovisionsawards.com ↗ · checked | UTC, our reading |
20 USD per image |
No AI rule in the published terms |
Original files can be requestedOriginals Check |
Every entry |
A contest is listed when one of its categories, as the organiser names it, is for portraits of people. 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, with the organiser’s closing time where its rules state one.