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This is a compilation of my favorite photography contests on steemit. I started this list offline to keep track of the contests that I am interested in and figured I might as well share it online.

_{I update this post as/if new contest topics get announced/updated (until payout)}
LATEST UPDATE: June 5

All times are given in my timezone: PST - USA west coast (*you may need to convert it for your location*). *For all contests, only photos taken and owned by the submitter may be used!* _{I'll update this post as/if new contest topics get announced/updated in the coming few days} ## Weekly photography contests: (*or bi-weekly or monthly*)


tag / owner	*this week's theme & link to contest post***	rules	prices
#bwphotocontest by @daveks	[*Travel*](https://steemit.com/bwphotocontest/@daveks/4qcjvm-b-and-w-photo-contest-new-theme-announcement-travel)	* Style: B&W * Use #bwphotocontest * Which camera? * Max 3 entries * Starts Sun - Ends Fri 5pm PST	2 - 10 SBD
#portraitcontest by @portraitcontest (@jasonrussell)	[*Low Key*](https://steemit.com/portraitcontest/@portraitcontest/steemit-portrait-photography-contest-week-35-starts-today-1st-2nd-and-3rd-place-steem-prizes)	* Style: Any * Use #portraitcontest as 1st tag * Upvote and Resteem contest post * Ends Fri	3 - 10 Steem
#aswcontest by @customnature	[*Black & White*](https://steemit.com/aswcontest/@customnature/new-theme-abandoned-shit-weekly-contest-19-black-and-white-aswcontest)	* Style: Any * Use #aswcontest * Give short description of photo * Max 1 entry * Starts Tue - Ends Sun	2.5 - 10 SBD
#googlyeyes by @googlyeyes	[*Googly Eyes 👀*](https://steemit.com/googlyprize/@googlyeyes/googlyprize-this-week-s-winners-issue-no-46)	* Style: Any * Use #googlyeyes * Get some [Googly Eyes 👀](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googly_eyes), stick them on something, and take a picture * Starts ~Sun? - Ends ~Sat?	[some](https://steemit.com/googlyprize/@googlyeyes/googlyprize-prize-pool-balance-sheet-and-upvote-report) SBD
#derangedphotography by @derangedvisions	[*Street photography*](https://steemit.com/derangedphotography/@derangedvisions/deranged-photography-contest-hitting-the-streets-again)	* Style: Any * Three tiers: Professional, Amateur and Beginner * Post photo (and optional link to post) in comments of contest post * Indicate whether you consider yourself a Professional, Amateur or Beginner * Post is optional; use #derangedphotography as tag * Max 1 entry * Seemingly irregular start dates. Each contest ends 5 days after submission of contest post	0.15 - 1.25 SBD
Photo Fun Contest #flyingphotocontest _{(unique tag for each theme)} by @claudiaz	_{...new theme expected June 4...} (previous: [*Flying*](https://steemit.com/photofeed/@claudiaz/photo-fun-contest-week-17-flying-photography))	* Style: Any * Use #flyingphotocontest as tag * Mention theme in post title * Post photo and link to post in comments of contest post * Upvote contest post * Multiple entries allowed * Starts Mon - until post payout	5 steem prize total
#mypictureday by @timsaid	_{...new theme expected June 6...} (previous: [*round #27*](https://steemit.com/photography/@timsaid/mypictureday-challenge-round-27-winners-announcement-round-26))	* Style: Any * Use #mypictureday and #photography * Write post with at least 3 photos taken on one day * Photos must be taken in the current week * Title must contain "MyPictureDay" * Resteem contest post * Max ...? entries * Starts Wed - Ends Wed	5 - 50 SP
#wiwcontest by @dmcamera	[*Full-Frame flowers*](https://steemit.com/wiwcontest/@dmcamera/whiteiswhite-contest-theme-for-week-26)	* Style: Any, but predominantly white * Use #wiwcontest * Upvote contest post * Max 3 entries * Starts Sun - Ends Sat 9pm	1 SBD minimum
The beauty of woman's body / NSFW _{(no tag)} by @axeman	[*week 23*](https://steemit.com/nsfw/@axeman/nsfw-beauty-of-woman-s-body-contest-week-23-3-000-sbd-in-prizes-submissions-post)	* Style: Any * Show your vision of the beauty of the female body * NSFW (Not Safe For Work)! 18+, artistic tasteful nudity * Post photo in comments of contest post * Upvote and resteem contest post * One entry per week * Starts Monday - ends Sunday	0.8 - 1.2 steem

## Daily photography contests:


tag / owner	day - theme	rules	prices
#monomad by @brumest	* Mon - Macro * Tue - Street * Wed - Abstract * Thu - Animals * Fri - Flowers * Sat - Silhouettes * Sun - Skies	* Style: Monochrome (with color splash allowed) * Use #monomad * Upvote previous day's monomad contest post with at least $0.01 * Max one post per day * Ends daily 4pm PST	0.5 Steem
[7 World's Continents Photo Challenge](https://steemit.com/travel/@czechglobalhosts/200-sbd-7-world-s-continents-photo-challenge-2018-guidelines-22-01-update) by @czechglobalhosts	* Mon - Australia & New Zealand * Tue – Antarctica & the world’s oceans * Wed - Africa * Thu - Europe * Fri - North America * Sat - South America * Sun - Asia	* Style: Any * *Look daily for contest post* * Paste picture in comments of contest post with 30-50 word description * Max 1 entry * Ends daily	upvotes
[Daily photo contests](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@photocontests/readme) by @photocontests (@juliank)	* Mon - #foodphotography & #animalphotography * Tue - #landscapephotography & #cityscapephotography * Wed - #architecturalphotography & #vehiclephotography * Thu - #macrophotography & #colourfulphotography * Fri - #streetphotography & #portraitphotography * Sat - #sportsphotography & #smartphonephotography * Sun - #goldenhourphotography & #longexposurephotography	* Use tag of the day * May enter any tag any day of the week	5 SBD per category
[#petals photo contests](https://steemit.com/petals/@petals/petals-a-new-community-on-steemit) by @petals	* Sun - #rosesopenweekend (ends on saturday) * Mon - #flowers (ends on sunday) * Wed - #pinkflowerday (ends on tuesday) * Fri - #yellowflowerday (ends on thursday)	* Use tag #petals + one of the contest tags * Title of the post must include "The contests of Petals" + tag/name of the contest * Upvote the latest contest post for your chosen theme	75% of payout of contest post

## Other photography tags to use (without associated contest):


tag / initiator	purpose
#photofeed by @photofeed	Simply tag your photography post with #photofeed and your post might get resteemed or featured by @photofeed.
#monochromemonday by @old-guy-photos	Share your monochrome photographs... on Monday
#treetuesday by @old-guy-photos	Share your tree photographs... on Tuesday
#wtfwednesday by @keithboone	[Share your worst photographs...](https://steemit.com/wtfwednesday/@keithboone/announcing-wtfwednesday) on Wednesday
#beautifulsunday by @ace108	Share your beautiful photographs... on Sunday
#sublimesunday by @c0ff33a	Share your sublime photographs... on Sunday

I hope you find this overview useful! All the contest rules listed above are for quick reference only; for the official rules please visit the linked contest posts. PS: Due to steemit's poor website design, part of the above tables is cut-off and invisible on *steemit.com* and its clones. You may view this post on [busy.org](https://busy.org/i/@edward.maesen) for a better visual experience in which you can view the full table.

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