• BJC Museum

• 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

• BBA Prizes & Gallery • Deadline: March 30th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  €1,000 + Solo Show in Berlin (Germany) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Visual excellence, compelling narrative power, original conceptual thinking, refined technical craftsmanship, meaningful subject depth, and an authentic understanding of the medium all stand at the heart of the evaluation process. These core qualities form the foundation upon which our distinguished jury — composed of

• FOTO Bali Festival • Deadline: March 13th, 2026 • Theme: Afterimage • Prize:  Exhibition in Bali (Indonesia) • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE This edition shifts its focus toward what persists after the event itself has passed—toward the traces, residues, and quiet continuities that remain once the decisive moment is no longer present. It asks what survives after transformation has already taken root, after the spectacle has faded, after collective attention ha

• National Geographic

• PhotoEd Magazine • Deadline: June 15th, 2026 • Theme: Home vs Away • Prize:  Publication (Digital & Print) • Entry Fees: Free for Subscribers • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE photoED Magazine continues its commitment to showcasing diverse photographic voices by presenting compelling visual stories in fresh and innovative ways. With each issue, the magazine highlights artists who push creative boundaries while exploring meaningful contemporary themes through lens-based practices.

• Seeing Happy • Deadline: March 7th, 2026 • Theme: Imagining Well-Being • Prize:  $200 + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE This initiative is led and curated by SeeingHappy, an international nonprofit organization that employs photography as a tool for reflection, connection, and the advancement of human well-being. Through its programs and exhibitions, SeeingHappy uses visual narratives to promote empathy, deepen understanding, and encourage positive so

• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: March 25th, 2026 • Theme: The Human Portrait • Prize:  $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE To celebrate our continued commitment to showcasing contemporary photography, Photo Artfolio invites photographers worldwide to participate in The Human Portrait , a global online exhibition exploring portraiture as a deeply human and endlessly evolving form of expression. The portrait has never existed as a sin

• Form Photography • Deadline: March 15th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  Exhibition during Art Basel + Feature • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Supported by photo basel , Picter , and Form. , the Form Photo Award 2026  proudly returns as an annual platform dedicated to contemporary photography and its evolving visual languages. Conceived as a space for discovery and experimentation, the award invites photographers who challenge conventions, propose new narratives,

• Nikon

• 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 is excited to present a juried group exhibition celebrating the creative possibilities of color photography. This show will highlight the many ways photographers use color as a central element in their visual storytelling and artistic exploration. In contemporary photography, color plays an in

• Exposure Photo Gallery • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Theme: The Shape of a Moment • Prize: $500 Exhibition in USA and Argentina • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Some moments pass almost unnoticed, lasting no longer than a heartbeat, yet they leave an imprint that stays with us. They exist at the edge of perception, where light, emotion, and time briefly align. This call invites you to observe those quiet intersections and capture the fragile beauty of what is f

• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: March 26th, 2026 • Theme: Botanical • Prize:  Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The theme of this call is Botanical . We are interested in images that move beyond straightforward documentation of plants and natural subjects. Rather than simple representation, we encourage photographers to explore the expressive and imaginative possibilities within the botanical world. We invite you to look closel

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: March 28th, 2026 • Category: Color Photography • Prize:  Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Our next theme is COLOR . It can be bold and impossible to ignore, or soft and barely whispered. It can be vibrant and full of energy, or muted and quietly atmospheric. However you choose to use it, color remains one of the most powerful storytelling tools available to photographers. It has the unique abilit

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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 is an essential and dynamic element that continually shapes the physical and visual world. It influences landscapes through erosion and transformation, interacts with light to create reflection and atmosphere, and conveys movement across both natural and human environments. As a subject, water also

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: March 12th, 2026 • Theme: Vogued • Prize:  Exhibition in London • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Contemporary art exists at a moment of extraordinary overlap, where multiple ideas, technologies, and traditions are unfolding at once. The challenge is no longer simply how to create art, but how to meaningfully engage with it in a time defined by speed, innovation, and constant reinvention. Today, high

• Realme

• Sarajevo Photography Festival • Deadline: April 10th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize:  €7,000 + Exhibition in Sarajevo (BiH) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Sarajevo Photography Festival (SPF) is an annual, month-long international event dedicated to celebrating photography in the cultural heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Designed as a meeting point for both emerging and established photographers, the festival provides a vibrant platform for ar

• Archivo Jalón Ángel • Deadline: May 4th, 2026 • Theme: Portrait / Travel / Migration and Borders • Prize: €1,500 + Trophy + Exhibition in Spain • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Preserved and curated by San Jorge University, part of the San Valero Group, the Jalón Ángel Photographic Archive announces the 12th Jalón Ángel International Photography Prize, reaffirming its dedication to photography as both an art form and a means of understanding the human experien

• ReA! Art Fair • Deadline: May 6th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  1,500€ + Exhibitions in Milan (Italy) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The ReA! Art Fair Open Call invites emerging visual artists from across the globe to submit their work for consideration in its upcoming edition. This international platform is dedicated to supporting independent artistic practices and amplifying new voices within the contemporary art landscape. Unlike traditional art fairs that

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• Siena Awards • Deadline: April 1st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize:  €500 + Exhibition + 2-night Stay in Italy • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Creative Photo Awards  is recognized as one of the leading international competitions for both professional and amateur photographers from around the world. Open to a wide range of photographic practices and visual approaches, the awards celebrate excellence, originality, and creative vision across cont

• Siena Awards • Deadline: June 15th, 2026 • Category: Drone / Aerial Photography • Prize:  €400 Cash + €500 Gears + Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Drone Photo Awards is widely recognized as one of the leading international competitions dedicated to drone photography, welcoming professional, amateur, and student photographers from around the world. The contest celebrates technical excellence, artistic vision, and original perspectives made possi

• Kuala Lumpur Portrait Awards • Deadline: March 31st, 2026 • Category: A Stranger's Face • Prize:  €2,000 + Exhibition in Malaysia • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Travel photography remains one of the most widely practiced and celebrated genres within the medium. While the thrill of discovering distant destinations, unfamiliar landscapes, and new culinary traditions is undeniably part of the experience, it is often the people encountered along the way who leave

• Tokyo International Foto Award (TIFA) • Deadline: August 1st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $3,000 + Exhibition + Trophy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) recognizes and celebrates outstanding photography created by artists from around the world. Dedicated to honoring excellence across all photographic genres, TIFA provides an international platform that highlights creative achievement and artistic vision

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: March 31st, 2026 • Theme: Night Works • Prize: $1,000 Total Cash + Online Solo Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE NIGHT WORKS  invites photographers to submit images created after dark—images in which night is not merely a backdrop, but an active collaborator shaping the mood, rhythm, and meaning of the photograph. These works may be dramatic or quiet, expansive or intimate, situated in urban streets or remote rural spaces.

• The Epson Pano Award • Deadline: July 13th, 2026 • Category: Panoramic Photography • Prize: Total Prize Package $11,100 + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE  for more Opportunities The 15th Epson International Pano Awards proudly celebrates the craft, creativity, and technical mastery of panoramic photography. Recognized as the world’s largest and most prestigious competition dedicated exclusively to this genre, the awards bring together the very

• Budapest International Foto Awards • Deadline: August 5th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €3,000 + Exhibition in Budapest (Hungary) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA)  serves as a vibrant, global platform where photographers of every skill level, discipline, and artistic background can present their finest work to a dynamic creative community in Hungary and the broader Eastern European region. BIFA celeb

• IPA International Photography Awards • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $10,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Since 2003, the International Photography Awards™️ has hosted an annual global competition that welcomes professional, amateur, and student photographers from every corner of the world. Over the years, it has grown into one of the most ambitious, respected, and far-reaching photography compe

• VIEPA • Deadline: May 31st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €10,000 in Prizes + Exhibition in Austria • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Photography has the remarkable ability to connect the world. Through a single image, borders dissolve, cultures speak to one another, and distant places feel close. The gentle yet powerful force of photography brings together nations, peoples, and entire continents, reminding us of our shared stories and human exper

• Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) • Deadline: July 22nd, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €5,000 + Exhibition in Paris (France) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Prix de la Photographie, Paris  (PX3) is dedicated to elevating the global appreciation of photography by celebrating creative excellence and uncovering emerging voices in the field. Its mission is to provide photographers from every corner of the world with a platform that conne

• Photojournalism Prize (PJP) • Deadline: April 30th, 2026 • Category: Photojournalism and Documentary • Prize: €5,000 + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The organizers of the Photo Journalism Prize (PJP) are pleased to announce the launch of a distinguished new competition devoted to celebrating the profound influence of powerful photography. Created to honor images that illuminate truth, provoke thought, and deepen public understanding, the PJ