Put your call in front of photographers who are ready to enter.

Why list your contest here

Photographers First is where photographers plan which contests to enter. A free listing gives your call a clean, search friendly page with the deadline, fee, prize and your apply link, reviewed by a person and shown to visitors in full.

Most photographers do not find contests by chance. They search for a theme, a deadline window or a fee range, and they compare. Every listing here is written in the same structure, which makes your call easy to understand and easy to trust. Deadlines are shown in each visitor's time zone, fees in their currency, and the apply button goes straight to your page, not to a middleman.

From submission to live listing

1. Create an organizer account. It is free and takes a minute.
2. Submit your call. Title, deadline, fee, prize, categories, eligibility and the link to your rules. Add a cover image: we resize it and strip its metadata automatically.
3. We review it within one working day. We check that the facts match your rules and that the rights clause is fair. If anything is unclear we write to you.
4. Your listing goes live on the directory, in its theme and deadline pages, and in the Friday list when it is new.
5. Follow the results. Your dashboard shows views and apply clicks per day. Edit at any time; key facts such as the deadline go through a quick re-check.
6. Renew for next year in one click when the next edition is announced. We copy the listing so you only update what changed.

What makes a listing perform

Calls with a named jury, a precise prize and fair rights get more clicks, and more entries from serious photographers. Put the essentials in the first lines: what you are looking for, who judges, and what winners receive. Use a strong image from a past edition, credited to its author. Publish early: listings that go live six to eight weeks before the deadline have time to appear in alerts, saved searches and the newsletter.

Promotion, without pay to play

Promotion places your call at the top of the directory, on the home page and in the newsletter for a fixed period. It never changes the review: promoted calls meet exactly the same standards and are clearly labelled. Every campaign ends with a report of views and clicks, so you can judge the return yourself.

Questions about your listing? Write to [email protected]. Brands that want to reach photographers rather than promote a single call should look at sponsorship.