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Color Photography Contest

Honoring the most extraordinary photographers of our time

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Celebrating distinctive images that celebrate and honor color photography

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Awards & Benefits

Winners of the reFocus Awards enjoy more than prizes; honorees will be actively promoted and celebrated throughout the year and beyond.

Prizes are designed to meet your needs as a photographer, wherever they are in their careers.

Global Exposure

Receive international press exposure as well as have your work judged by industry professionals, gallery directors, museum curators, and influential tastemakers

Cash Prizes

$4,000+ in cash prizes

Exhibition:

An artist-forward space dedicated to exhibiting your works online

Winner's Assets

Custom badges and certificates to seamlessly share your wins with the world and get your work the attention it deserves

Artist Directory

Receive your own personalized page with links to your website and social profiles as a year-round point of discovery for your work

Press Release

Customized press assets to help you share your win using a professionally written and formatted press release

Winner’s Interview

A publicly-shared and promoted interview with links to your work and social profile will help you get the global recognition you deserve

The reFocus Trophy

Reserved for contest and category winners at the reFocus Awards, our custom engraved crystal and metal trophy signifies that the honoree is one of the most distinctive photographers of our time.

Contest Winners

Category Winners

* Winner's title and award distribution may vary depending on the contest.

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Contest Winners

Category Winners (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

People’s Vote Award

Honorable Mention

Nominee

Every Entrant

$2,500 in Cash Prizes

Personalized Black Crystal reFocus Trophy

Printed & Embossed Winner’s Achievement Certificate

Published Winner's Interview

Receive Feature in Dedicated Email to Global Audience

Premier Artist Placements Throughout reFocus Website

Custom Press Release Tailored to Your Achievement

Prominent Feature in Winner's Gallery

Eligible to Purchase the Color Metal reFocus Trophy

International Press Exposure to our Global Community

Public Profile in reFocus's Artist Directory

Free Entry & Placement In the People's Vote Award Gallery

Showcase in Winner's Gallery

Digital Winner's Certificate & Badge

Chance to be Featured on reFocus's Social Media & Newsletter

Judges

Our international panel of judges represents today’s topmost tier of influence and distinction within our photography community.

Judges include world-renowned photographers, curators, directors, and industry professionals who were chosen based on their respected positions within the global photography world.

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Contest Categories

Images can be entered into multiple categories and will be judged independently of one another based on the selected category.

We highly encourage you to be expansive in your interpretation and selection of categories for your work.

Abstract

Aerial

Architecture

Conceptual

Domestic Animals

Event

Fashion & Beauty

Film/Analog

Fine Art

Landscapes

Minimalism

Nature

People

Photojournalism

Portrait

Still Life

Street

Travel

Underwater

Wildlife

People's Vote Award

Before the winners are announced, all entries nominated by the jury will automatically be entered into the People’s Vote Awards where the public will vote on their favorite images within each contest category.

The opportunity to win this honor is included at no charge and is in addition to competing for the title in your entry’s category as part of your submission. Winners receive a public profile in our Artist Directory, a featured location in our Winner’s Gallery, and other benefits.

With tens of thousands of people visiting the reFocus Awards website and People’s Vote Award Gallery during the voting period. This unique honor is one of the many ways we aim to increase the chances of our artists, like you, being discovered and getting well-deserved recognition.

*Please note that in order to maintain the most positive experience for all nominated artists, the number of votes each entry receives during the public voting period will not be visible.

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Entry Info & Pricing

2024 Color Photography Contest

Closed for Entry

Judging for this contest is underway. Nominees for the People's Vote Awards will be announced soon. Sign up for our mailing list to be the first to hear about new contests.

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