The ND Awards celebrate photography and photographers, creating global opportunities to showcase exceptional work. We provide a platform for diverse perspectives, fostering growth through competition.
Professional and non-professional winners will be named ND Photographer of the Year and ND Discovery of the Year, respectively, and will receive cash prizes. Our esteemed judging panel comprises renowned gallery owners, publishers, editors, and photographers.
The ND Awards have quickly become a leading photography competition, renowned for its modern approach and respect for tradition. Our participants are at the heart of the ND Awards; their talent fuels our mission to discover, inspire, and promote exceptional artists. We believe in a reciprocal relationship, recognizing the importance of our community.
Our unconventional approach and forward-thinking vision have driven the ND Awards’ popularity. We offer a platform for both professionals and amateurs to compete across diverse categories. Professionals can enter Architecture, Editorial, Fine Art, Nature, People, and Special categories, while amateurs compete in Architecture, Fine Art, Nature, People, and Special.
Our esteemed jury comprises highly respected industry professionals, including gallery owners, publishers, editors, and acclaimed photographers. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in one of the most prestigious annual photo contests. Submit your best work for a chance to win prestige, recognition, and over $7,500 in cash prizes.
2025 professional grand prize professional grand prize winner
will receive
$3,500
dollar cash prize,
($3000 + $500 for category winner)
title: ND Photographer of the Year,
showcase
at the front page of Winners’ Gallery
and international press and publicity,
winners logo and certificate.
2025 non-professional grand prize non-professional grand prize winner
will receive
$2,400
dollar cash prize,
($2000 + $400 for category winner)
title: ND Discovery of the Year,
showcase
at the front page of Winners’ Gallery
and international press and publicity,
winners logo and certificate.
2025 professional category winners 6 professional category winners
will receive
$500
dollar cash prize each,
titles:
ND Architectural Photographer of the Year
ND Editorial Photographer of the Year
ND Fine Art Photographer of the Year
ND Nature Photographer of the Year
ND People Photographer of the Year
ND Special Category Photographer of the Year
international press and publicity,
winners logo and certificate.
2025 non-professional category winners 5 professional category winners
will receive
$400
dollar cash prize each,
titles:
ND Architectural Discovery of the Year
ND Discovery Photographer of the Year
ND Discovery Photographer of the Year
ND People Discovery of the Year
ND Special Category Discovery of the Year
international press and publicity,
winners logo and certificate.
2025 subcategory winners professional and non-professional
subcategory winners will receive
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, showcase
at the online Winners’ Gallery, winners certificate.
2025 honorable mentions professional and non-professional
hm winners winners will receive
Honorable Mention medal, showcase
at the online Winners’ Gallery, winners certificate.
Copyright of the images will remain at all times with the photographer.
For awarded images, copyright holders grant the ND Awards unlimited non-exclusive use of high-resolution images for activities in all media, including social media, online and print, in relation to the contest and all promotional activities without any remuneration being due.
Copyright holders of all awarded images grant the ND Awards non-exclusive use of low-resolution pictures on our website, without any remuneration being due.
Images will be used strictly in connection to the awards and will not be used for any other marketing purposes other than to promote the ND Awards. Images will not be resold or used for commercial purposes by any other third party.
To promote winners of the ND Awards is granted the right to display images on social network websites (on our official profiles) including: Facebook and Instagram.
You agree to participate in related publicity and to the use of your name and images for the purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity in connection with the competition without additional compensation.
ND Awards and its media partners assume no responsibility and are not liable for any image misuse by external third parties.
Any photograph used by the ND Awards shall carry a credit line.
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