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  • FREE ENTRY / C/O Berlin Talent Award 2025
    FREE ENTRY / C/O Berlin Talent Award 2025
    Thu, Apr 24
    Fee: Free / Prize: €10,000 + Exhibition
    Apr 24, 2025, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: €10,000 + Exhibition
    Theme: Theory. The C/O Berlin Talent Award’s overarching theme is New Documentary Strategies. The aim is to support and encourage a critical approach to traditional documentary narratives. To what extent does photography still function as a means of documentation? How has our trust in the medium...
  • FREE ENTRY / PHotoESPAÑA - Best Photography Book of the Year Award 2025
    FREE ENTRY / PHotoESPAÑA - Best Photography Book of the Year Award 2025
    Thu, Apr 24
    Fee: Free / Prize: Publication
    Apr 24, 2025, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Publication
    Category: PhotoBook. Authors and publishers of all nationalities are eligible to participate, provided they submit photography books published between March 1, 2024, and March 1, 2025. Submissions must be sent through the online registration form. Upon completion of the online registration...
  • FREE ENTRY / Artly Mix - Exhibit in Brazil – Instante Exhibition
    FREE ENTRY / Artly Mix - Exhibit in Brazil – Instante Exhibition
    Thu, Apr 24
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition
    Apr 24, 2025, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition
    Theme: Open. Exhibit in Brazil – Fragmentos Exhibition Show your work in Brazil without having to be physically present. The artists will not have to worry about anything. No printing, no framing, no crating, no shipping, no customs. We will take care of every detail. – OPEN THEME...
  • Decode Gallery - ''Blue'' Photo Contest & Exhibition
    Decode Gallery - ''Blue'' Photo Contest & Exhibition
    Fri, Apr 25
    Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition + Sales
    Apr 25, 2025, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition + Sales
    Theme: Blue. Decode Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming theme: Blue. From landscapes and seascapes to portraits and abstracts, blue can be found everywhere. The different hues and shades of blue captivate and evoke a sense of calm...
  • FREE ENTRY / Luis Ferreira Alves International Photography Competition - A Contemporary Look at Architecture
    FREE ENTRY / Luis Ferreira Alves International Photography Competition - A Contemporary Look at Architecture
    Fri, Apr 25
    Fee: Free / Prize: €10,000 + Publication
    Apr 25, 2025, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: €10,000 + Publication
    Theme: Architecture Photography. The "Luis Ferreira Alves International Photography Competition | A Contemporary Look at Architecture" is a biennial programme. It aims to honour the person and the work of this outstanding photographer, who bridged the gap between analogue and digital photography...
  • BBA Photography Prize 2025 - One Shot Award
    BBA Photography Prize 2025 - One Shot Award
    Mon, Apr 28
    Fee: Yes / Prize: 300 EUR + Exhibition
    Apr 28, 2025, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Yes / Prize: 300 EUR + Exhibition
    Category: Open. Since 2017, the BBA Gallery, Berlin, has been working with and empowering ‘emerging’ to ‘mid-career’ artists from all over the world. These terms don’t really matter of course, what matters is that you have someone on your side; to champion you and your work...
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