GIVING JOY PHOTO CONTEST 2026: Joy at Work

2025 Photo Contest Winners

This year's Giving Joy Photo Contest theme is Joy at Work, and we're inviting women photographers around the world to capture it.

Despite the grit, the struggle, and all the challenges along the way, there is joy in your work, and we want to celebrate it! Every woman entrepreneur has that moment — the one where the work feels exactly right. Maybe it's the first customer. The finished product. The quiet pride of something built from scratch. We want to see it.

Joy at Work -Show us the moment you love what you do.

HOW TO ENTER

Submit one high-resolution photo of a woman entrepreneur experiencing joy in her work — any field, anywhere in the world. Enter via our online form (link below).

Include your photo, a short caption or story (100–200 words), and your details. That's it.

  • Open to women photographers only

  • No AI images — real women, real stories

  • Get your subject's permission before submitting

  • One entry per person

  • Participants may promote their submission and encourage community voting. However, voting for your own submission is prohibited.

TIMELINE

  • Entries open: July 6, 2026

  • Deadline: July 17, 2026

  • Public vote opens: July 18, 2026

  • Public vote closes: July 22, 2026

  • Winners announced: July 24, 2026

PRIZES

  • 1st place — $100 cash prize + featured across Giving Joy platforms

  • 2nd & 3rd place — Featured on our website and social media

The public votes for their favorites — so share widely and rally your community.

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE

Follow us @givingjoygrants on Instagram and Facebook for updates and finalist announcements.

Let's spotlight the joy, grit, and unstoppable spirit of women entrepreneurs — one photo at a time.

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