Latest competitions deadlines

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Olivier Laurent

Winning a high-profile competition can help a photographer make a name for him/herself. Here is a list of some of these competitions:

16 July: Photobook.Now invites photographers to submit their best photobooks for a chance to win a cash prize of $25,000 to start or finish a project of their choice. Three categories are open for submissions - fine art, editorial and commercial. For more details, visit photographybooknow.com.

31 July: The British Wildlife Photography Awards has a prize fund of £15,000, with the overall winner receiving £5000. The winning entries will also form part of a series of nationwide exhibitions. For more information, visit bwpawards.org.

31 July: The City of Levallois Photographic Award is opened to all photographers under 35. The winner, who will receive the EUR10,000 cash prize, and runners-up will see their work exhibited at the Photo Levallois festival. To enter, visit www.photo-levallois.org.

24 August: The World In Focus photography contest has five categories for both pro and amateurs photographers - travel portraits, outdoor scenes, sense of place and spontaneous moments and photo essay. The grand prize for the pro is a six-night stay for two on St Lucia Island. For more info visit worldinfocuscontest.com.

11 September: BJP's International Photography Award is back with a total prize fund worth £12,000. Featuring two categories, one for a body of work comprising up to 30 pictures and the other for a single image, the winners will have their work printed by Spectrum Photographic and exhibited at the AOP Gallery in London. Among the rewards available, the single image winner will collect a covetable Sigma DP2 digital compact. Image (c) Beso Uznadze, winner of the Portfolio Category 2008. Visit bjp-online.com/ipa.

22 September: Enter this year's edition of the International Travel Photographer of the Year contest to win trips to locations such as China, Costa Rica and Morocco, plus thousands of pounds worth of kit is on offer. Visit www.tpoty.com.

30 September: The Magnum Expression Photography Award, which comes with a $10,000 cash prize, is asking photographers to submit up to 15 images around the theme of communities. For more information, visit expression.magnumphotos.com.

30 November: The third International Garden Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entries. The overall winner gets a £5000 cash prize. Visit www.igpoty.com.

04 December: The Sony World Photography Awards are already accepting entries. The professional overall winner will receive $25,000. For more information, visit www.worldphotographyawards.org.

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