The New York Photography Awards celebrates bold visual storytelling through categories in fine art, fashion, portrait, commercial, editorial, architecture, and black & white photography. Open to professionals and emerging talents worldwide, these categories spotlight exceptional photographers capturing creativity and vision in one of the world’s leading cultural capitals.
Browse the categories below and submit your most compelling photography today.
New York Photography
NY2601 Abstract
NY2602 Advertising
NY2603 Architecture
NY2604 Beauty & Cosmetics
NY2605 Black & White
NY2606 Book & Publication
NY2607 Brands Campaign
NY2608 Brands Campaign
NY2609 Cityscapes
NY2610 Corporate & Business
NY2611 Crystal Ball
NY2612 Cultural
NY2613 Drone
NY2614 Editorial
NY2615 Education
NY2616 Environmental
NY2617 Events
NY2618 Fashion
NY2619 Fine Art
NY2620 Fish Eye
NY2621 Food & Beverage
NY2622 Forced Perspective
NY2623 Health & Fitness
NY2624 Historic
NY2625 Hotels & Resorts
NY2626 Interior
NY2627 Kinetic
NY2628 Landscape
NY2629 Lifestyle
NY2630 Moving Images
NY2631 Music
NY2632 Nature
NY2633 Nudes
NY2634 Panaroma
NY2635 People
NY2636 Personal Branding
NY2637 Pets
NY2638 Portrait
NY2639 Product
NY2640 Restaurants
NY2641 Science
NY2642 Self-Promotion
NY2643 Special Effects
NY2644 Sports
NY2645 Still Life
NY2646 Street
NY2647 Technology
NY2648 Travel / Tourism
NY2649 Wedding
NY2650 Wildlife
NY2651 360 Degree
NY2600 New Category
Advertising Photography (NEW)
AD2601 Automotive & Transport
AD2602 Beauty & Cosmetics
AD2603 Billboard / Print Ads
AD2604 Conceptual
AD2605 E-Commerce Visuals
AD2606 Editorial Campaigns
AD2607 Fashion
AD2608 Food & Beverage
AD2609 Fragrance & Perfume
AD2610 Health & Wellness
AD2611 Jewelry & Accessories
AD2612 Luxury Goods
AD2613 Motion / Cinemagraph
AD2614 Product
AD2615 Real Estate & Interiors
AD2616 Multi-image Campaign
AD2617 Social Awareness Campaigns
AD2618 Sports & Fitness
AD2619 Technology & Gadgets
AD2620 Travel & Tourism
AD2600 New Category
Architecture Photography
AR2601 Abstract
AR2602 Bridges
AR2603 Building
AR2604 Cityscapes
AR2605 Crystal Ball
AR2606 Drone
AR2607 Exterior
AR2608 Fish Eye
AR2609 Historic
AR2610 Industrial
AR2611 Interior
AR2612 Panaroma
AR2613 Real Estate
AR2614 Religious
AR2615 Shelter
AR2616 Urban Exploration
AR2617 360 Degree
AR2600 New Category
Black & White Photography
BW2601 Adventure
BW2602 Architecture
BW2603 Boudoir
BW2604 Children
BW2605 Cityscape
BW2606 Drone
BW2607 Fashion
BW2608 Fine Art
BW2609 Fish Eye
BW2610 Forced Perspective
BW2611 Landscapes
BW2612 Lifestyle
BW2613 Nature
BW2614 Newborn
BW2615 Nudes
BW2616 Panorama
BW2617 People
BW2618 Pets
BW2619 Photojournalism
BW2620 Portrait
BW2621 Religious
BW2622 Seascape
BW2623 Still Life
BW2624 Sports
BW2625 Street
BW2626 Travel
BW2627 Wedding
BW2628 Wildlife
BW2629 360 Degree
BW2600 New Category
Commercial Photography
CM2601 Accessories
CM2602 Advertising
CM2603 Automative & Transport
CM2604 Beauty & Cosmetics
CM2605 Book & Publication
CM2606 Brands Campaign
CM2607 Conceptual
CM2608 Corporate & Business
CM2609 e-Commerce
CM2610 Education
CM2611 Environmental
CM2612 Fashion
CM2613 Food & Beverage
CM2614 Forced Perspective
CM2615 Furniture
CM2616 Health & Fitness
CM2617 Home Shopping
CM2618 Jewelleries
CM2619 Lifestyle
CM2620 Luxury
CM2621 Musical Instrument
CM2622 Perfume
CM2623 Personal Branding
CM2624 Plastic Free
CM2625 Product
CM2626 Sports / Action
CM2627 Still Life
CM2628 Sustainable Design
CM2629 Travel / Tourism
CM2630 Wine
CM2600 New Category
Editorial Photography
ED2601 Candid
ED2602 Celebrity
ED2603 Contemporary Issues
ED2604 Documentary
ED2605 Environmental
ED2606 Feature Story
ED2607 Forced Perspective
ED2608 General News
ED2609 Kinetic
ED2610 Personality
ED2611 Photojournalism
ED2612 Political
ED2613 Real Estate
ED2614 Religious
ED2615 Scientific
ED2616 Seascape
ED2617 Sports
ED2618 Still Life
ED2619 Street
ED2620 Travel
ED2621 War/Conflict
ED2600 New Category
Fashion Photography
FP2601 Advertising
FP2602 Avant-Garde
FP2603 Beauty
FP2604 Campaign
FP2605 Celebrity
FP2606 Commercial
FP2607 Conceptual
FP2608 Cultural Fashion
FP2609 Documentary
FP2610 Editorial
FP2611 Event
FP2612 High Fashion
FP2613 Portraiture
FP2614 Product
FP2615 Runway
FP2616 Street Style
FP2617 Sustainable
FP2618 Vintage
FP2600 New Category
Film Photography (NEW)
FI2601 Analog Collage / Mixed Media
FI2602 Archiecture
FI2603 Black & White
FI2604 Cinematic Style
FI2605 Color Film
FI2606 Darkroom Processing & Printmaking
FI2607 Documentary / Photojournalism
FI2608 Double Exposure / Multiple Exposure
FI2609 Experimental Film Techniques
FI2610 Expired Film Usage
FI2611 Fashion
FI2612 Fine Art
FI2613 Landscape
FI2614 Low Light / Night Photography
FI2615 Macro on Film
FI2616 Minimalist
FI2617 Nature
FI2618 Portrait
FI2619 Still Life
FI2620 Street
FI2621 Travel
FI2622 Urban Scenes
FI2623 Wildlife
FI2600 New Category
Fine Art Photography
FA2601 Abstract
FA2602 Architecture
FA2603 Beauty
FA2604 Boudoir
FA2605 Cityscape
FA2606 Events
FA2607 Fashion
FA2608 Forced Perspective
FA2609 Golden Hour
FA2610 Kinetic
FA2611 Landscape
FA2612 Lifestyle
FA2613 Minimalism
FA2614 Nature
FA2615 Newborn
FA2616 Night
FA2617 Nudes
FA2618 Open Theme
FA2619 Panorama
FA2620 People
FA2621 Pets
FA2622 Photojournalism
FA2623 Photomanipulation
FA2624 Portrait
FA2625 Religious
FA2626 Seascape
FA2627 Silhouettes
FA2628 Sports
FA2629 Still Life
FA2630 Street
FA2631 Travel
FA2632 Wedding
FA2633 Wildlife
FA2600 New Category
Minimalist Photography
MP2601 Abstracts
MP2602 Aerial Vistas
MP2603 Aquatic Worlds
MP2604 Architecture
MP2605 Atmospheric Conditions
MP2606 Black and White
MP2607 Candid Captures
MP2608 Celebrations and Festivities
MP2609 Color Compositions
MP2610 Conceptual Art
MP2611 Culinary Delights
MP2612 Cultural Expressions
MP2613 Documentary Narratives
MP2614 Fashion and Style
MP2615 Fine Art
MP2616 High-Key Imagery
MP2617 Historical Themes
MP2618 Human Emotions
MP2619 Industrial Landscapes
MP2620 Landscapes
MP2621 Long Exposures
MP2622 Low-Key Art
MP2623 Macro Shots
MP2624 Minimalist Artistry
MP2625 Monochromatic Works
MP2626 Motion and Movement
MP2627 Nature and Wildlife
MP2628 Nighttime Scenes
MP2629 People
MP2630 Portraits
MP2631 Reflective Moments
MP2632 Silhouetted Moments
MP2633 Still Life
MP2634 Street Scenes
MP2635 Symmetry and Patterns
MP2636 Textured Surfaces
MP2637 Travel Adventures
MP2638 Urban Environments
MP2639 Urban Skylines
MP2640 Wildlife
MP2600 New Category
Nature Photography
NA2601 360 Degree
NA2602 Adventure
NA2603 Aerial/Drone
NA2604 Astrophotography
NA2605 Cityscape
NA2606 Comedy Wildlife
NA2607 Crystal Ball
NA2608 Drone
NA2609 Fish Eye
NA2610 Forced Perspective
NA2611 Golden Hour
NA2612 Kinetic
NA2613 Landscapes
NA2614 Macro
NA2615 Milky Way
NA2616 Natural Art
NA2617 Panaroma
NA2618 Plants and Fungi
NA2619 Seascape
NA2620 Seasons
NA2621 Silhouettes
NA2622 Still Life
NA2623 Sunset
NA2624 Time-Lapse
NA2625 Trees
NA2626 Underwater
NA2600 New Category
People Photography
PE2601 Boudoir
PE2602 Business
PE2603 Candid, Glamour & Boudoir
PE2604 Celebrities
PE2605 Children
PE2606 Conceptual
PE2607 Couple
PE2608 Culture
PE2609 Drone
PE2610 Emotion
PE2611 Environmental
PE2612 Family
PE2613 Fine Art
PE2614 Fish Eye
PE2615 Forced Perspective
PE2616 Group
PE2617 Key Opinion Leader (KOLs)
PE2618 Lifestyle
PE2619 Newborn
PE2620 Nudes
PE2621 Panaroma
PE2622 Portrait
PE2623 Religious
PE2624 Silhouettes
PE2625 Sports
PE2626 Street
PE2627 Surreal
PE2628 Wedding
PE2629 360 Degree
PE2600 New Category
Special Category
SP2601 AI-Generated Images
SP2602 Comedy Photography
SP2603 Covid-19 Related Photography
SP2604 CSR Photography
SP2605 Digital Enhance Photography
SP2606 Event Photography
SP2607 Experimental Photography
SP2608 Film Photography
SP2609 Long Exposure Photography
SP2610 Minimalism Photography
SP2611 Mobile Photography
SP2612 Night Photography
SP2613 Panoramic
SP2614 Smartphone Photography
SP2600 New Category