OPEN
PHOTO CONTEST
Click them Unbound!
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Do you wish to frame your vision that defies conventions? Are you someone who loves to think outside the box, without being chained to any particular theme or subject in your photo narrative? Then come and showcase your skills and passion for photography by pushing all your artistic boundaries in our open-themed contest.
This contest will let you celebrate the diversity of topics that lay around you, often unnoticed. Make master shots out of a wide spectrum of things with your exclusive techniques of storytelling! Join us at NAT PHOTO SOCIETY’s online photography competition with no thematic bounds. Experiment, embrace, and freeze your unique perspectives into eternity!
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Whether you catch the raw energy of natural outdoors, or the architectural marvels of a spiral stairway, or a surreal view in an abstract frame, freeze the flow of life masterfully while you express your thoughts unchained!
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How to Enter?
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It’s just a cakewalk! Snap some master shots (with no theme limitations) on your smartphone or professional camera, share with us, and stand a chance to win cash prizes worth up to $500 !
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This is an open contest call for all photo enthusiasts - from the seasoned shutter-freaks to the emerging photo-grabbers. Join our photography open calls and international photo contest, and share your compelling vision with the world. Your submissions will be judged by an expert panel of jurors.
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Why Participate?
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Have your name alongside the talented photographers & wavemakers in photography.
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Show your unmatched skills on open photography website themes.
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With your winning shot, snag the deal for open call for photographers – win cash prizes & other exciting rewards!
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Scroll down to familiarize yourself with our photography contest rules.
After payment, you'll be redirected to this page where you can submit your images.
If you encounter any issues, please contact us here.
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Submission Deadline for the Photography Open Calls Competition
Submit your mind-boggling photos before
JULY 20, 2025
Please choose the number of images you'd like to submit:
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Please note that you can showcase your open-themed photography skills by submitting photos, anywhere between these numbers by clicking on the appropriate tab.
For example, if you want to submit 8 photos (instead of the allotted 10), click on the tab ‘10 for $50.’
RULES
Details to Enter the International Photo Contest by NAT PHOTO SOCIETY
Note: If you'd like to read about our complete set of rules, please click HERE.
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Explaining the Open Competition
NAT PHOTO SOCIETY welcomes ace photographers & rising shutter-bugs from all corners of the globe to participate in our attention-grabbing open contest. No wonder, it is a boundless creative ground for the pro & emerging click-freaks to play on imagination, without any thematic limitations. Whether it is a candid flea market shot, or an intricate figurative study, or a wide angle shot of a jungle safari, achieve milestones with your unchained thoughts & visions. We wish to see how you capture with your mind’s eye, and unleash the treasure trove of wild imagination.
This is the right spot for the unchained ideas to thrive and create compelling stories about everything you click! Catch the fleeting moments NOW and stop the scrolls. Freeze the quiet glance of a lonesome boy on the street or catch the prowling feat of a scavenger in your bold shots, flouting conventions.
You don’t have to go off your limits to focus on the theme, or travel places to catch the raw emotions – open themed ideas let you roam free within you; let the less anticipated spots be the best moments for you to snap! Keep your tools ready, and uncover the beauty of the unexpected here!
Determination of Winners
We have an expert panel of jurors to evaluate submissions based on creative vision, composition, technical, and storytelling skills of the photographers.
Participants for Online Photography Competition make sure your pictures adhere to the following guidelines:
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You must submit original images. Stock images are not allowed.
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You can use any device including your smartphone to click the images.
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You must own all images submitted, or you should have the right to represent them on behalf of the photographer.
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Your submissions may have copyright symbols, watermarks, names, or logos but they must be faint and not hinder the jurying process.
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All images must be in JPG or JPEG format with a minimum quality of (90%) or higher.
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Make sure to resize your pictures to 1000 pixels on the longest dimension.
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All files must be less than 2 MB.
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You can make basic adjustments to the images as long as they don’t alter their content. For example, adjusting contrast, exposure, dust removal, etc., is acceptable.
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Do not make adjustments by adding or removing an element from the image.
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We only accept bleed photographs except for polaroids or other processes that make borders an inherent part of the image.
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You have the widest bounds to go unrestrained in this open themed photo contest in your own creative way. Take the call!
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Prize and Awards
Dreaming of having your name showcased among the famous photographers – snatch the glory NOW! The winners of this show-stopper photography open calls contest will be announced on our NPS website. This is an incredible opportunity to win cash prizes of up to $500 and get featured in our exclusive online exhibition!
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Don’t miss it! Whatever be your theme, click them unbound and stun the world around!
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First Prize - Up to $100 cash, Certificate of Recognition, and Promotions on social media
Runners-ups - Up to $75 cash, Certificate of Recognition, and Promotions on social media
Merit Award - Up to $ 50 cash, Certificate of Recognition, and Promotions on social media
Talent Award - Up to $25 cash, and Certificate of Recognition
Honorable Mention Award - Certificate of Recognition
Finalist Award - Certificate of Recognition
Entry Fee
The entry fee for each image in this international photo contest on open themes varies from $4 - $10 based on the number of entries made. For the maximum number of entries made, each image only costs $4 to enter. This is a non-refundable fee. The breakdown is as follows:
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$10 for 1 photo - $10/entry
$25 for up to 3 photos - $8.33/entry
$35 for up to 5 photos - $7/entry
$45 for up to 7 photos - $6.43/entry
$50 for up to 10 photos - $5/entry
$90 for up to 20 photos - $4.50/entry
$100 for up to 25 photos - $4/entry
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To enter more than 25 photos, you can simply repeat the submission process.
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* Cash prizes are always sent via PayPal by direct bank transfer. If a recipient doesn’t have a PayPal account, they can create one HERE.
** Depending on the quality and quantity of submissions, additional finalists will be awarded certificates of recognition for each category.
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Please choose the number of images you'd like to submit: