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New Perspectives

New year, new perspective. This challenge is all about looking at ordinary things from a new angle, choosing new photographic perspectives or addressing the subject of a photo in a fresh way. Take...

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Past Challenges

Portraits Re-Imagined

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Portraits are not simply just headshots. They have the ability to tell intimate stories in ways that would otherwise take a million words. Take inspiration from the likes of Brandon...

DJI Epic Views Photo Challenge

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Pexels has officially partnered with DJI, the world leader in consumer drones. For this challenge, we're calling all photographers to submit your best photos for your chance to win the incredible...

Welcome To My Neighborhood

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There are 28 million small businesses that drive the American economy, 46% of these entities operate without a website. The absence of a web presence has led to trillions of dollars of unrealized...

City Vibes Photo Challenge

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For this photo challenge, we're looking for images that show off your city. Whether it's the small local details or sweeping panoramic skylines, dramatic long-exposures, abstract architecture, or...

We Are One

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As one of the world's leading photography websites, we know how important it is to offer our creators high-quality images that celebrate diversity and inclusion. So, we made it our mission to...

Travel & Adventure Photo Challenge

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For this photo challenge, we'd like to see the adventure that is your life. Maybe you're far away from home on an excursion, or maybe you took a memorable trip last summer to a place you'll never...

World Photographer Day

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August 19th is World Photographer Day, celebrating the invention of the Daguerreotype in 1837 - an invention that was deemed as a gift “free to the world.” There is no doubt that photography has...

Nature At Its Best

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From land to coast, we're looking for photos showing nature at its best. Whether it captures an unforgettable moment on a safari, a voyage at sea, or a sweeping landscape in Europe, show us nature...

Pride: Through The Lens

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It's Pride month and what better way to celebrate our LGBTQIA community than with a photo challenge exploring the work from our talented photographers. To support pride means to support equality...

The Future Of Work - Community Video

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Remote Year has spent the last three years discovering what the future of work should look like. It's come in conversations, it's been discovered in destinations and has been enabled through...

The Creative Process

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The question of creativity–where it comes from and how it happens–is fascinating. In this photo challenge, we're looking for a glimpse into any of the phases of your creative process–whether it's...