• FOTO Bali Festival • Deadline: March 13th, 2026 • Theme: Afterimage • Prize:  Exhibition in Bali (Indonesia) • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE In this edition, we turn away from the flash of the moment and toward its aftermath. We are interested in what remains once something has already occurred—after the noise has subsided, after change has quietly settled into the fabric of things, after attention has drifted elsewhere. What endures when the image no longer d

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: March 11th, 2026 • Theme: Color Photography • Prize:  Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery announces a juried group exhibition focused on the expansive field of contemporary color photography. This exhibition seeks to examine how photographers engage with color not merely as a descriptive element, but as a conceptual and aesthetic force within their work. Across today’s photographic

• International Aerial Photographer of the Year • Deadline: April 30th, 2026 • Category: Aerial Photography • Prize:  $10,000 in Cash Prizes + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Those wondering whether they have made it into the Top 101 have two straightforward ways to check. They can explore the flipbook featuring all Top 101 entries, available at the bottom of the article, where the selected works are presented in full. Alternatively, they can access t

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• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: March 9th, 2026 • Theme: Water: Element of Change • Prize:  Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Water surrounds us and sustains us, flowing through our lives in ways both visible and subtle. It shapes the land beneath our feet, catches and reflects light in ever-changing patterns, and carries a sense of movement, memory, and emotional depth. Sometimes it appears calm and quiet; at other times it fee

• Profoto • Deadline: March 15th, 2026 • Category: Best use of Light • Prize:  $2,000 in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE This is your opportunity to demonstrate how you shape, control, and interpret light in your own distinctive way. There are no predefined themes to follow, no conceptual boundaries to stay within, and no stylistic constraints to limit your approach. The only essential element is this: we want to see what you can create u

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• All About Photo • Deadline: March 6th, 2026 • Theme: Women • Prize:  $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Since photography first emerged as a medium, women have been central to its history. They have appeared frequently as subjects, while also embracing photography as a powerful means of documentation and self-expression. Through the camera, women have explored identity, recorded lived experience, and contributed to the evoluti