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Country Days: Farm Lifestyle Photography Contest turns its attention to the working countryside: the people, animals, machinery, fields, and routines that shape everyday farm life. The competition closes on October 24, 2026, with two entries available to free account holders. Rather than concentrating on a single photographic style, the brief leaves room for documentary work, environmental portraits, rural landscapes, and carefully observed details.
Winning places receive downloadable certificates, while selected work may also appear in TopPhotoAwards, on its social media channels, or in the platform’s online gallery. That mix makes the contest relevant to photographers browsing photo contests for a rural subject and to those looking for free photography competitions that allow an initial submission without payment.
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Prizes
The Country Days: Farm Lifestyle Photography Contest prizes center on certificates and visibility through TopPhotoAwards.
- Winning places: downloadable PDF certificates recognizing the result.
- Featured article: winners may be included in a dedicated article on the TopPhotoAwards blog.
- Social media: selected winning photographs may be highlighted across TopPhotoAwards channels.
- Online gallery: top works may remain visible in the platform’s gallery.
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Categories and Themes
There are no separate award categories. Instead, the brief identifies several subjects that fit the farm-lifestyle theme, allowing photographers to approach rural life from different directions:
- Farmers, rural workers, and people interacting with animals
- Farm animals and livestock
- Tractors, harvesters, trucks, tools, and other equipment
- Fields, planting, harvesting, and everyday work on the land
- Daily farm routines, rural traditions, and moments of hard work
- Portraits, candid scenes, and visual storytelling connected to farm life
The breadth of the brief makes room for documentary, people, and rural landscape photography without requiring entrants to commit to one style.
Dates and Entry Fees
| Submission deadline | October 24, 2026 |
| Judging and results | Within 45 days after closing |
Entry fees:
- A free account includes two entries.
- BASIC, PLUS, and PRO accounts include 4, 6, and 8 entries respectively.
- Additional photographs cost 2 TopPhotoAwards credits each.
This means photographers can enter without purchasing credits, although submitting more than the allowance attached to an account requires credits. It can therefore be considered among free photo contests for entrants using the initial two-photo allowance.
How to Enter
Participation takes place through a TopPhotoAwards account. Entries should be uploaded to the contest page before the deadline. The platform accepts JPEG/JPG and PNG files, requires a minimum image size of 500 × 500 pixels, and limits files to 10 MB. Images with visible text, logos, watermarks, frames, or other branding may be rejected or removed.
About the Jury
Country Days: Farm Lifestyle Photography Contest is judged anonymously by the TPA Team. The team evaluates the entries and determines the winners, with the judging process taking up to 45 days after the contest closes.
Why Enter Country Days: Farm Lifestyle Photography Contest?
One of the most useful aspects of Country Days: Farm Lifestyle Photography Contest is its broad interpretation of rural photography. It does not demand access to a particular event or a narrowly defined agricultural subject: portraits of farmers, livestock interactions, machinery, fieldwork, landscapes, and quiet daily routines can all fit the brief. Photographers who already document rural communities may therefore have relevant work in an existing archive rather than needing to produce a new series specifically for the competition.
For photographers browsing Deartline’s photo contest calendar, Country Days is an accessible opportunity to give existing rural work another outlet. The two entries included with a free account keep participation straightforward, while selected images can gain additional visibility through the TopPhotoAwards blog, social media channels, and online gallery. Anyone already documenting farming, agricultural communities, or everyday country life may therefore find a natural fit for work they have already produced.
Rules and Copyright
We reviewed the official rules of the Country Days: Farm Lifestyle Photography Contest to summarize the key participation requirements, copyright terms and image usage conditions. Before entering, we recommend checking the complete rules published by the organizer.
Rules
Entrants must own the photographs they submit and have the necessary rights and permissions. TopPhotoAwards requires contest images to be predominantly photographic and does not allow stock elements, visible branding, watermarks, borders, or excessive manipulation. Its general terms state that computer-generated or AI work is only permitted when a specific contest provides for it; Country Days does not publish a separate AI allowance.
The platform recommends a 3:2 or 2:3 aspect ratio and approximately 2000 × 3000 pixels for optimal presentation, although the stated minimum is 500 × 500 pixels. JPEG/JPG and PNG files are accepted.
Copyright and Image Usage
Photographers retain copyright in uploaded images. By submitting work, however, they allow TopPhotoAwards to use, reproduce, distribute, display, crop, manipulate, and use photographs in connection with the platform and its promotion. The terms also permit redistribution to other parties and channels for promotional purposes.
TopPhotoAwards states that these usage rights remain valid while the content is available on the website. Material already published or selected for promotional use may continue to be displayed after removal.
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For more information and to participate in the contest, visit: the official website.
