A PHOTO SERIES COMPETITION 2025
Hidden in
Plain Sight
What do you see when the world slows down?
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Inviting all photographers to capture the magic we usually miss for a shot at $10,000 in cash prizes.
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ABOUT
PLAYBOOK
COMPETITION
Playbook is a dynamic creative hub: a clean, beautiful space to store, share, and collaborate (and you can actually find your files again) ✨
We host competitions to spotlight cool work from artist around the world. You can see our previous competitions at playbook.com/s/community
by Soumayan Biswas, 2024 Photo Contest
"Abandoned Lives" by Monika Deimling
The theme this year is Hidden in Plain Sight
You must submit an original portfolio. Your photo may be featured elsewhere, but cannot have been a winner of any other competition. One entry per person.
AWARDS AND
DEADLINES
Awards.
🥇 1st Place: $5,000
🥈 2nd Place: $2,500
🥉 3rd Place: $1000
Important dates.
Submissions open 4/7/2025
Submissions close on 5/9/25
Voting ends 5/9/25 @11:59 pm EST
Winners announced 5/16/25
HOW
TO SUBMIT
Upload to Playbook
Using Playbook templates, create a portfolio of 8+ photos that best tells your "Hidden in Plain Sight" story.
Customize your portfolio
Better tell your story by adding an artist statement, images, banners, and more. The sky is the limit!
Submit via Dropzone
Submit via Dropzone. We’ll let you know within 48hrs if your submission is accepted into the competition.
PREVIOUS
COMPETITION
Explore submissions to the 2024 Playbook Photo Contest: Beautifully Unorganized.
FAQs
What is Playbook?
Playbook is a cloud storage tool made for creative files. Playbook stores, automatically tags, and organizes your visual assets to make it super easy for you or your team to browse and find what they want.
Why is Playbook doing this competition?
We're creatives ourselves and started Playbook to support and uplift creative people. We want to bring our community together, get inspired, and (of course) spread the word about Playbook :)
Why should I enter the competition?
Get your work in front of 1M+ other photographers and creatives on Playbook. All submissions will also receive free access coupon codes to Playbook’s powerful suite of creative miniapp tools to supercharge your workflows.
Who is eligible?
Are you at least 18? Are you creative? If the answers are yes & yes, you’re eligible to enter the competition.
How many submissions can I enter?
You may only enter one submission (a single photo series and caption). If you need to update the photo or caption later, you can do that from the Playbook interface after you submit.
Do I retain all rights to my photo?
Yes, you retain ownership of all your work and ideas.
Playbook will have a limited right to use your work to promote or share information about the competition. We won't use your work in any other way, and we definitely won't train AI models on it or share it with anyone who does.
Are AI-generated images allowed?
No, not for this competition.
How is the competition judged?
Judges will be asked to pick winners using criteria of Creativity and originality, Technical excellence, Storytelling and emotional impact, and Interpretation of theme Hidden in Plain Sight. See the Judging section of the Official rules page for more details.
Do community votes decide the winners?
No, community votes don’t directly decide the winners. However, they can influence our judges’ decisions and help bring attention to the most amazing photos (and their creators).