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Parallel Voices 2027 – Photometria Portfolio Contest

With the aim of promoting modern photographic creation, the Photometria International Photography Festival is announcing the Parallel Voices portfolio contest for 2027.

Image source: Photometria International Photography Festival

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Latest Contests

Better Design Award (BDA) 2026

Image source: China Media Group

1+ month remaining

Epson International Pano Awards 2027 Competition

The Emerald Arch Over Lofoten, Norway by Wutimet Bunyasirisith, the Southeast Asia Open Photographer Of The Year 2026

8+ months remaining

Courtyard Stories – TerraViva Competitions

Image source: TerraViva Competitions

6+ months remaining

Graphic Design

Poster for___. International Poster Competition – 6th Edition

Image source: PosterFor.com

1+ year remaining

Communication Arts Design Competition 2027

Image source: Communication Arts

6+ months remaining

Super South Poster Design Competition 2027

Image source: BrandCulture Company

2+ months remaining

Photography

Vincent Van Gogh Photo Award 2027

Image source: Rotary Club Nuenen

5+ months remaining

Fotofestiwal 2027 – International Festival of Photography in Łódź

Photo by Arhanti Shrestha

3+ weeks remaining

Sony World Photography Awards 2027

Image source: Sony World Photography Awards 2027

2+ months remaining

Filmmaking

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

2+ months remaining

La Guarimba International Film Festival 2027

Image source: La Guarimba

5+ months remaining

Curtas Vila do Conde 2027 – International Film Festival

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6+ months remaining

Architecture

New School Building in Sofia – Architecture Competition

Image source: Optimistas

3+ months remaining

Green Product Awards 2027

Image source: Green Future Club

2+ months remaining

2nd International Aesthetic Design Competition (IADC2027)

Image source: Department of Architecture at Alanya University

5+ months remaining

Industrial Design

International Excellence Awards (IEA) 2027

Pandora by Lee Chung-Lin, YUN-YIH Design Company, Taiwan - the 2026 International Excellence Awards Platinum winner in the Hospitality and Hotel Interiors category

4+ months remaining

BIG SEE Awards 2027

Image source: Zavod Big

2+ weeks remaining

2027 Rick Merluzzi Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition

E-VAWT – Extending Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - last year's First Place winning entry by Octavia Chitty, Purdue University.

4+ months remaining

Visual Arts

Embracing Our Differences 2028 Exhibition Competition

Image source: Embracing Our Differences

8+ months remaining

Science Without Borders Challenge 2027

Image source: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

4+ months remaining

Splash 28 – The Best of Watercolor

Passaflora by Brent Funderburk

4+ weeks remaining

Multimedia

The TDC 73rd Annual Competition

TDC73 branding by Grafis Nusantara - a Jakarta-based platform dedicated to archiving vintage Indonesian labels and stickers, which won a Type-High Bronze award in TDC72

4+ months remaining

iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

3+ months remaining

C-IDEA Design Award 2027

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3+ months remaining

Video

ÉCU 2027 – 22nd European Independent Film Festival

Image source: The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU)

4+ months remaining

Nikon Small World 2027 Photomicrography and Video Competition

Microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper. Photo by Ole Bielfeldt, 1st Place, 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

6+ months remaining

2026 Nandagang International Wetland Photo Contest

"Traditional Fishing on Inle Lake" by Nay Lin Htun - one of the last year's winners

2+ weeks remaining

Multiple Disciplines

IN:SENSE Design Award 2027

Image source: International Sensory Design Association

3+ months remaining

HRI 2027 Student Competition: Robots in Public Spaces

Image source: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

1+ week remaining

The One Show 2027

Image source: The One Club for Creativity

4+ months remaining

Students Only

Global Sustainability Challenge 2026-27

Image source: Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

1+ week remaining

Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027

Image source: Stanford Center on Longevity

3+ weeks remaining

IIDA Student Design Competition 2027

Uplift Primary Care Clinic by Deborah Wroblewsk, the 2026 First Place winner of the IIDA Student Design Competition

3+ months remaining

Results Soon

World Street Photo Awards 2026

Image source: World Street Photo Awards

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Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026

Image source: Architecture & Design Collection Awards

6+ days remaining

19th Stereohype Button Badge Design Competition (2026)

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Parallel Voices 2026 – Photometria Portfolio Contest

Image source: Photometria International Photography Festival

Red Dot Award: Brands & Communication Design 2026

Image source: Red Dot Award

James Dyson Award 2026

Bradley Wagman and Viktor Bokisch, the creators of Sole, a lightweight, wearable robotic device to help people with foot drop.

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