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Need some recognition for your talent?

Around the Web, find information on photography awards and competitions for both the amateur and the professional. Some offer cash awards or other tangible rewards, while others showcase your photography. All are great if you're looking to beef-up your professional or soon-to-be-pro photography resume...

National Geographic Photo Contest - The annual competition open to all, with rules and entry information, prize amounts, winning photos and interactive photo galleries.

Women In Photography International - You'll find information on competitions and other organizations in their resources section with information on related scholarships and grants.

Proof Positive - Listings of contest with warnings on rights given up in exchange for entry. Many have no entry fees and are open to amateurs.

Workbooks - Mega-listings of contests, events and conferences for photography mixed with graphic design and advertising.

British Journal of Photography Online - Calendar of awards with a British focus. Listings do not offer much info, but give contact information.

Frank Niemeir's Photography list: Workshops-contests - A compilation of resources for photographers includes this list of more than 100 workshops and some contests. Simple but effective.

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