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ROYAL SOCIETY OF BIOLOGY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Application Deadline: 19 June 2025. 

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Royal Society of Biology’s annual photography competition invites amateurs to submit photographs on a particular theme. The theme of the 2025 Photography Competition is Restoring Biodiversity and Habitat.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Organiser of the competition is the Royal Society of Biology, 1 Naoroji Street, London, WC1X 0GB. The competition is open to anyone except those involved in its organisation, employees of the Society and their immediate family, sponsors of the competition, judges and their immediate family.

The competition is free to enter and is open to Society members and nonmembers. Entrants must not be professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer will be considered to be someone who makes more than half their annual income from photography-related work.

Entrants to the Young Photographer of the Year category must be under 18 years of age at the time of the closing date (19 June 2025).

Entrants under 13 years of age must seek consent from a parent or guardian in order to take part in the competition. Details for the entrant’s parent or guardian will be requested when they submit their photograph(s). The Royal Society of Biology will contact the parent or guardian to confirm details of consent are correct.

Prior to submission, entrants must not have offered any of their entries for sale, been paid for any publication of their entries, or won or been runner-up in any other photographic competition with any of their entries.

At the time of submission, entrants must declare to the Organiser whether they have entered their images in any other photographic competition. Such submissions will be accepted for entry into the RSB Photography Competition at the judges’ discretion.

BENEFIT:

The Photographer of the Year (18 and over) winner’s prize will be £1,000 and the Young Photographer of the Year (under 18) winner’s prize will be £500.

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CHIZI WIGWE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN FUTURISM

Application Deadline: April 30, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

The 1952 Africa Foundation, in partnership with the HOW Foundation, is pleased to announce the inaugural Chizi Wigwe Prize for African Futurism. This prestigious prize seeks to empower African artists and creatives to envision a brighter future for the continent through innovative artistic expressions.

African Futurism, characterized by its intersection of cultural heritage, technology, and imagination, serves as the thematic foundation for this prize. Artists are invited to explore the following questions through their work:

What will African societies look like in 2100?

How will technology shape cultural traditions, art, and innovation on the continent?

What role will Africa play in addressing global challenges and advancing humanity?

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to artists and creatives across Africa, aged 18-45.

Applicants must submit an original entry aligned with the theme “Africa in 2100.”

All artistic disciplines and mediums are welcome.

Interested artists are requested to submit the following materials and fill this form:

Project Proposal: A detailed outline of the proposed artistic project, demonstrating its relevance to African Futurism and the theme “Africa in 2100.”

Portfolio: A curated selection of the artist’s previous work showcasing their artistic vision and skill.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume: A comprehensive overview of the artist’s experience and accomplishments.

Reference Letter: A letter of recommendation from an art director or senior management of an art or cultural institution, attesting to the artist’s artistic merit and potential.

Statement of Purpose: A concise statement (no more than one page) articulating the artist’s artistic goals and how the Chizi Wigwe Prize will contribute to their realization.

BENEFIT:

The Chizi Wigwe Prize is a $15,000 award granted to an exceptional artist whose work embodies the spirit of African Futurism and aligns with the theme “Africa in 2100.” 

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