Canadian Architect: Photo Awards of Excellence

Canadian Architect is challenging architectural photographers to showcase their best image of a Canadian building in its seventh annual Photo Award of Excellence competition.

Important Dates for 2025 Canadian Architects Photo Awards of Excellence 

• August 1, 2024 : Competition opens.
• September 12, 2024 @ 11:59 pm PST: Submission deadline
• Mid-October, 2024: Winners notified
• December 2024: Winners featured in December issue of Canadian Architect

Eligibility

Professional and non-professional architectural photographers are invited to submit their work for this award. The submitted photo should be no more than two years old. It should depict a building in Canada, by any architect and from any time period. Alternatively, it may depict a building outside of Canada but completed by a Canadian architect (ie. one whose head office is in Canada). An optional descriptive text may be included, up to 100 words in length.

The photographer’s name must NOT appear on the submitted photo, except on the entry form. Photos should be in JPEG or TIFF format, 300 dpi with the largest dimension (length or height) set at 8”.

Student Photo Awards of Excellence 

The newly introduced Student Photo Awards of Excellence will be accepting entries based on nominations from photo instructors. For more information, including to nominate a student, please contact elam@canadianarchitect.com.

Judging Criteria

Awards are given for the excellence of a photo in conveying the particular character and qualities of a building. Jurors will consider the composition, creativity of approach, and overall aesthetics of the photo.

Our 2024 jurors will be announced in mid-August, 2024.

Fees

Entry Fee: $75.00 plus applicable taxes

All payments are processed online, and all major credit cards are accepted.

Notification of Winners and Awards 

A framed certificate will be given to each winning entrant. In the case that the photo was commissioned by an architecture firm, a framed certificate will also be given to the firm.

The winner(s) will be published in a special issue of Canadian Architect in December 2024, and on Canadian Architect’s website and other digital platforms.

Winners grant Canadian Architect publication rights for their winning submissions.