Organizer: Communication Arts; Communication Arts, commarts.com, and Creative Hotlist are owned and operated by Coyne & Blanchard, Inc.

Deadline:  12 March 2027.

Submission Category: Advertising; Books; Editorial; For Sale, including posters, prints, greeting cards, licensing/stock, gallery sale, and online store work; Institutional, including company or association publications, annual reports, catalogs, client websites, and blogs; Motion/Cinematography; Self-Promotion; Unpublished; and Student Work.

Eligibility: Open worldwide. Any photograph first published or produced from March 2026 through March 2027 is eligible. Student Work must be created for a school assignment; personal unpublished student work should be submitted under Unpublished. AI text-to-image generated submissions are not accepted.

Entry Fee: Standard photography categories: USD 40 for a single photograph and USD 80 for a series of up to five photographs. Motion/Cinematography: USD 90 for a single piece and USD 180 for a series of up to three pieces, each no longer than five minutes. Student Work: JPG single entry USD 20; JPG series up to five images USD 40; video single entry USD 45; video series up to three pieces USD 90. Entries submitted after 12 March 2027 require an additional USD 10 late fee per entry. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Awards & Benefits: Winning work will be published in the Communication Arts 2027 Photography Annual, distributed worldwide in print and digital editions, and showcased on commarts.com. A comprehensive index will include contact information for represented photographers, serving art directors, designers, and art buyers. Each winning entrant receives a personalized solid-aluminum Award of Excellence, with award certificates issued for firms, individuals, and clients. No cash prize is offered.

Core Introduction: The Communication Arts Photography Competition is one of the most respected annual juried competitions in visual communication. The 2027 edition invites photographers worldwide to submit advertising, editorial, book, institutional, motion, personal, and student work. Selected by an international jury of creative directors and photographers, winning entries receive CA’s prestigious Award of Excellence and global exposure through the Photography Annual and commarts.com.