• Revela’t Contemporary Analog Festival • Deadline: November 16th, 2025 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition at Revela’t Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Every day we are surrounded by images—flooded by them—each one promising something new, faster, better. In this dense visual world, simply looking with genuine wonder is already an act of independence. It means choosing to see differently, to slow down, to feel again. "20 Ways to

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: November 28th, 2025 • Theme: Light and Shadow • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Decode Gallery is delighted to present our forthcoming exhibition, Light and Shadow , a celebration of photography’s most timeless duality. Light reveals, shadow conceals—and in their interplay, entire worlds emerge. What stories unfold under the brilliance of illumination? What emotions linger in the quiet d

• Social Documentary Network • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Social Documentary / Systemic Change • Prize: $2,500 + Publication + Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography The Social Documentary Network (SDN) proudly presents the ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography , recognizing excellence in documentary visual storytelling on any topic that resonates with the global community. One photographer will receive

• Artist Grant • Deadline: November 15th, 2025 • Category: Painting, Drawing, Photography, etc. • Prize: $1,200 Grant + Exhibition +...

• The FIBA Photo Contest 2025 • Deadline: November 21st, 2025 • Theme: Dream Team • Prize: 2,500 CHF + Travel + Accommodation • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Now in its 9th edition , the FIBA Photo Contest  has grown into a global celebration of basketball—a space where fans, photographers, and dreamers alike can share their passion for the game. Over the years, this contest has become more than just a showcase of great images; it’s become a stage for stories—s

• BBA Gallery + Prizes • Deadline: January 26th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €300 + Exhibition in Berlin (Germany) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Whether you’re an experienced photographer with years behind the lens or simply someone who loves capturing spontaneous moments, everyone possesses a unique creative vision and the power to transform simple scenes into extraordinary images. We believe that photography is more than technical skill—it’s about expressing

• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: November 20th, 2025 • Theme: Grayscale • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Before there was color, there was only light and shadow—the primal language of photography. In black and white, a world is revealed not through hues, but through essence: contrast, texture, and form become the storytellers. Every highlight burns with truth, every shadow whispers with mystery. Together they speak a

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: December 5th, 2025 • Theme: Transcendence • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Passion. Conflict. Love. Within these timeless forces lies the heartbeat of artistic creation—a potent fusion that breathes life into canvases, photographs, sculptures, and every imaginable medium. Each artwork becomes a vessel for emotion, carrying whispers of the artist’s soul. Thro

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• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €1,000 Cash Awards + Global Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE No two people see the world in exactly the same way. Each set of eyes tells a different story, finding beauty and meaning in unique details. That’s what makes every single day different — our individual perspectives color every experience. Still, something unites us all: the desire to captu

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: November 12th, 2025 • Theme: Black and White • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery  is thrilled to announce a new Black and White Juried Group Photography Exhibition , celebrating the artistry, drama, and timeless appeal of monochrome photography. Black and white has long been a cornerstone of the photographic medium — a way of seeing that distills the world into pure form,

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• The Hopper Prize • Deadline: November 11th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: $4,500 X4 Artists/Photographers + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Artists, take note — The Hopper Prize  is officially accepting entries for the Fall 2025 artist grants , and this year’s awards are bigger than ever. For this open call, the grant amounts have been raised to $4,500 , giving artists an even greater opportunity to fund their creative projects. In total, two artists wi

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Theme: Filling the Frame • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE “The more stuff in the picture, the better. . . . In a sense it’s more fun to add more stuff if you can, and still make the picture.” — Lee Friedlander FILLING THE FRAME  challenges photographers to go beyond simplicity — to capture the pulse and rhythm of visual excess. We’re celebrating images that overflo

• MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026 • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Milan + Publication + Residency in Italy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Get ready for something extraordinary at the MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026 . For the third year in a row , visionary Dutch artist, curator, and storyteller Erik Kessels  returns with an exciting side program devoted to emerging photographers and bold new ideas . Thr

• Thin Line Fest • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $500 + Exhibition in Denton, Texas (USA) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Thin Line Fest  is a five-day, multi-format celebration of the arts taking place March 18–22, 2026 , in the vibrant and creative city of Denton, Texas . More than just a single event, it brings together three distinct but interconnected festivals— Film, Music, and Photography —into one immersive cultural

• Rotterdam Photo • Deadline: December 1st, 2025 • Theme: Echoes of Silence – War in the Artist's Soul • Prize: Exhibition at the Rotterdam Photo Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE What happens to an artist when war is not witnessed, but felt? When the noise of violence turns inward—into echoes, fragments, and quiet reflections? “Echoes of Silence” delves into the ways war, conflict, and collective trauma resound within artists who turn the camera not towa

• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €1,000 Cash Awards + Global Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Perspective defines everything. Each individual views the world differently, and that diversity of vision transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. No two days are the same because every person experiences life through their own distinct frame of reference. Still, there are shared thr

• Profoto • Deadline: November 15th, 2025 • Category: High Key Lighting • Prize: $2,000 USD in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE High key lighting is a style defined by its brilliance and clarity — a world bathed in light where brightness dominates and shadows take a subtle step back. Characterized by its soft tones, delicate highlights, and minimal contrast, this approach produces images that feel open, fresh, and full of vitality. The re

• Swiss Photo Club • Deadline: November 7th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in Berlin + Sales + 300CHF • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The much-loved SPC PHOTO AWARDS  are making their return to Berlin , now hosted in a modern and centrally located space  designed to bring together photographers and art lovers from all around. This exciting photography competition welcomes everyone— no matter your experience level . Participating couldn’t be easier: just

• All About Photo • Deadline: November 7th, 2025 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees:...

• New York Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: January 4th, 2026 • Theme: Urban, Suburban, Rural • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool +...

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• World Street Photo Awards • Deadline: November 29th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €2,000 Total Prize Pool +...

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: November 5th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free...

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: November 30th, 2025 • Theme: Sanctuary (Spaces of refuge, renewal) • Prize: $1,000 + Online Solo...

• Getxophoto International Image Festival • Deadline: November 6th, 2025 • Theme: Reset • Prize: €500 + Exhibition in Spain +...

• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €1,000 Cash Awards + Global Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Every pair of eyes perceives the world through its own unique lens. What one person sees as ordinary, another may find extraordinary. Each day unfolds differently for each of us, shaped by our distinct perspectives and emotions. Yet despite these differences, we share common desires — the l

• Revela’t Contemporary Analog Festival • Deadline: November 16th, 2025 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition at Revela’t Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We live in an era saturated by images and overwhelmed by the promises of technology. Our vision is constantly mediated, filtered, and redirected. In such a context, to continue looking with curiosity, to sustain a sense of wonder, becomes an act of emancipation—a way of resisting

• All About Photo • Deadline: November 4th, 2025 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees:...

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Theme: Filling the Frame • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE “The more stuff in the picture, the better. . . . In a sense it’s more fun to add more stuff if you can, and still make the picture.” — Lee Friedlander What happens when you dare to fill every corner of your frame? When you embrace density, clutter, movement, and contradiction — and transform it into art? FI

• The Chateau Gallery • Deadline: November 17th, 2025 • Theme: The Art of Landscape • Prize: Online Exhibition + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Art of Landscape , hosted by The Chateau Gallery , invites photographers worldwide to rethink what a landscape truly is. Beyond the familiar fields and mountains, landscapes can live in the urban sprawl, in forgotten industrial zones, in dreamlike horizons, or in abstract forms that defy geography altogether.

• Swiss Photo Club • Deadline: November 7th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in Berlin + Sales + 300CHF • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The celebrated SPC PHOTO AWARDS  make their long-awaited return to Berlin , inviting photographers of all backgrounds to showcase their unique vision of the world. This year, we’re setting the stage in a newly designed, central, and contemporary venue , creating the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable exhibition. To tak

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: November 12th, 2025 • Theme: Black and White • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery  invites photographers to participate in its Black and White Juried Group Show , an exhibition celebrating the timeless magic of monochrome photography. There’s something undeniably powerful about seeing the world without color — where every tone, shadow, and highlight becomes a language of i

• Umbra Awards • Deadline: November 30th, 2025 • Theme: Several Categories • Prize: Statues + Medals + Certificates • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Welcome to the 3rd Edition of the Umbra Awards 2025 —a celebration of artistry, innovation, and the enduring power of visual storytelling. As one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions, the Umbra International Photography Awards™  honor those who dare to see differently—visionaries whose lenses capt

• un/producer & un/fund • Deadline: November 25th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: €10K + Exhibition + Residency + Mentorship • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE un/fund invites outstanding visual artists from around the globe—particularly those who are underrepresented or working outside traditional structures—to apply for four distinctive creative opportunities. This year’s program includes an immersive artist residency, a professional publishing partnership, a dedica

• New York Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: November 2nd, 2025 • Category: Animal Kingdom • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online...

• The Hopper Prize • Deadline: November 11th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: $4,500 X4 Artists/Photographers + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Hopper Prize is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the Fall 2025 artist grants . This year’s open call introduces an exciting update—grant amounts have been increased to $4,500  in recognition of the extraordinary talent and dedication within the contemporary art community. In this cycle, two

• Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation • Deadline: November 2nd, 2025 • Category: Environmental Photography • Prize: €5,000 +...

• Top Photo Awards • Deadline: January 16th, 2026 • Theme: Hidden Gems of Earth • Prize: Award Badge + Certificate + Exposure • Entry...

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• Revela’t Contemporary Analog Festival • Deadline: November 16th, 2025 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition at Revela’t Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE In a world overflowing with images, screens, and the endless hum of technological promises, to pause and keep looking with genuine wonder becomes an act of quiet rebellion—a gesture of freedom amid distraction. To look differently, to feel astonishment again, is to reclaim a part

• Getxophoto International Image Festival • Deadline: November 6th, 2025 • Theme: Reset • Prize: €500 + Exhibition in Spain +...

• MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: Exhibition in MIA Photo Fair + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE For the third consecutive year , the internationally acclaimed Dutch artist, curator, and visual storyteller Erik Kessels  returns to the MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas  with a new and dynamic side program dedicated to supporting and showcasing emerging voices in contemporary photography

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: November 5th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free...

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• Memorial Maria Luisa • Deadline: December 1st, 2025 • Category: Nature / Adventure Photo & Video • Prize: 4,000 € + Exhibition in...

• All About Photo • Deadline: November 4th, 2025 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE For our 53rd edition , AAP Magazine  sets out on a journey of its own — an exploration of the infinite landscapes of movement, memory, and discovery under the theme “TRAVELS.” Travel is not only about distance; it’s about perception. It’s the way light shifts across a new horizon, the way a stranger’s face becom

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Theme: Filling the Frame • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE “The more stuff in the picture, the better. . . . In a sense it’s more fun to add more stuff if you can, and still make the picture.” — Lee Friedlander FILLING THE FRAME  is a celebration of abundance in photography — of scenes alive with energy, density, and rhythm. We invite photographers to embrace the ar