2023 Color Award

Win Cash Awards & International Exposure

In April we invite artists working across all photographic fields, driven by their artistic eye and passion for color to celebrate the beauty & diversity of color photography!

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International Exhibitions
Published in 2023 photobook
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Deadline: 30 April 2023

color film photo of women in colourful bathing suits by Vikram Kushwah

color close up photo of a spoonbill bird by Melissa Cormican. From the article, Vibrant Encounters: Melissa Cormican's colorful animal portraits

color studio portrait of a woman by Alexandros Othonos

color portrait of a young boy and his rooster by Emily Fisher

color street photo of Havana, Cuba by Andreas Bauer

color aerial photo of people in religious fasting Festival Rakher Upobash" - Bangladesh

aerial abstract landscape color photo of Iceland glacier by Brooke Holm

color photo of woman holding berries in her hand by Claire Dam

large format color landscape photograph of the ocean and sunset by Jason Chan

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2023 Color Award

Judge

Greg Girard

Canadian Fine Art photographer

Prizes

1st prize

$1000
2nd prize

$600
3rd prize

$400

Exhibition

London, UNITED KINGDOM

Publications

2023 Photobook

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Catherine Matthys (1st Prize, Travel Award)
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"The submit process was easy and smooth. The feedback from the judge Maciek Jasik was spot on and thoughtful. On top of that, the prize money helped me to expand further my work. Thank you!"

Alessandra D'Innella (1st Prize, Color Award)
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"I am beyond grateful for this opportunity, thank you all so much for including me in your amazing platform, exhibition, book. It is extremely encouraging to say the least.”

Giulia Savorelli (2nd Prize, Color Award)
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"I was honored to win the People Award. I'm a big fan of the website's 'Stories' in particular. Great images, fascinating stories; it's always inspiring to see what narratives captured the imagination of other photographers."

Simon Urwin (1st Prize, People Award)
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Madoka Ikegami (1st Prize, people Award)

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3 Upload Photos

"It was an honor to be chosen as the winner, the prize money will allow me to finally purchase the printer and scanner that I've been wanting. This opportunity has not only given me exposure, but it has allowed me to continue to work. Thank you."

Marcus Maddox (1st prize, Open Call Award)

“The work selected for the various themes and featured on the website is outstanding. Uploading images to the competition was very straightforward and took no time at all.”

Gabriele Casini (1st Prize, B&W Award)

“I have followed The Independent Photographer for a while and have always found it to be such great inspiration, it feels incredible to be on it myself. This is all very exciting!”

Tessla Stuckey (1st Prize, Open Call Award)

"Each competition shows a beautifully curated gallery of talent and work, artfully selecting worthy images in each category. The judge's honest and well-worded critique was a truly welcomed prize."

Conrad Golovac (3rd Prize, Emerging Talent Award)

"TIP provides a platform viewed by many industry experts allowing your work to be seen by all kinds of publications. Their social media promotion is excellent across all the range of competitions and their reward payment service is efficiently prompt."

Justin Keene (3rd Prize, Portrait Award)

"I was very impressed by the professionalism and quality of The Independent Photographer. I am excited to see the next talents from all upcoming competitions."

Catherine Matthys (1st Prize, Travel Award)

"The submit process was easy and smooth. The feedback from the judge Maciek Jasik was spot on and thoughtful. On top of that, the prize money helped me to expand further my work. Thank you!"

Alessandra D'Innella (1st Prize, Color Award)

"I am beyond grateful for this opportunity, thank you all so much for including me in your amazing platform, exhibition, book. It is extremely encouraging to say the least.”

Giulia Savorelli (2nd Prize, Color Award)

"I was honored to win the People Award. I'm a big fan of the website's 'Stories' in particular. Great images, fascinating stories; it's always inspiring to see what narratives captured the imagination of other photographers."

Simon Urwin (1st Prize, People Award)

"It was an honor to be selected as competition winner. I really appreciated the judge’s comments and the way all photographs are displayed on the website."

Madoka Ikegami (1st Prize, people Award)

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