• VIEPA • Deadline: May 31st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €10,000 in Prizes + Exhibition in Austria • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Photography serves as a universal language, a medium capable of connecting people across the globe. Its quiet strength fosters understanding, bridging the gaps between nations, communities, and continents. The peaceful power inherent in photographic expression brings individuals together, encouraging dialogue, empat

• 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 continues to captivate photographers and audiences alike, offering the promise of new places, unfamiliar cultures, and unforgettable experiences. While dramatic landscapes, vibrant cities, and local cuisine often dominate the visual narrative of travel, it is the people encountered a

• Profoto • Deadline: March 15th, 2026 • Category: Best use of Light • Prize:  $2,000 in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Here is your moment to reveal how you work with light at its fullest potential. There are no imposed concepts, no narrative requirements, and no creative limitations—except one: your image must show what you can achieve with your Profoto light. Approach it in the way that feels most authentic to you. Perhaps you sculpt

• Photojournalism Prize (PJP) • Deadline: April 30th, 2026 • Category: Photojournalism and Documentary • Prize: €5,000 + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The introduction of the Photo Journalism Prize (PJP) marks the debut of a competition dedicated to acknowledging the ability of photography to document reality with depth, emotion, and nuance. Designed to be inclusive of all skill levels, the PJP invites both seasoned photojournalists and emerg

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• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: March 12th, 2026 • Theme: Vogued • Prize:  Exhibition in London • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE At a time when the art world is evolving faster than ever, understanding how to approach contemporary art has become an increasingly important question. New technologies have transformed the creative process, allowing artists to generate highly complex works in mere seconds, while traditional artistic pr

• 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  calls on photographers to explore the visual and emotional possibilities of the hours after dark. In this exhibition, night is more than a setting—it is a creative force that shapes light, alters perception, and redefines space. Submitted images may be bold or restrained, urban or rural, crowded or d

• 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

• Photometria International Photo Festival • Deadline: March 31st, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  Exhibition at Photometria Festival in Greece • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Photometria International Photography Festival, continuing its commitment to growth, innovation, and the active support of emerging talent, is proud to announce the launch of the “Youth Collective 2026” competition. This new initiative forms part of the festival’s broader vision to cultiva

• 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

• 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.

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• 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,

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• 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

• Festival of Ethical Photography • Deadline: March 3rd, 2026 • Category: Documenting Humanity • Prize:  €19,000 in Cash Prizes + Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The World Report Award | Documenting Humanity  champions photography as a vital tool for renewed social engagement and collective awareness. Open to professional and amateur photographers from around the globe, the award highlights visual stories that focus on people and the social and cultur

• Belfast Photo Festival • Deadline: March 3rd, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: £2,000 + Exhibition in Belfast (N.I) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We encourage photographers everywhere—emerging artists, seasoned professionals, and passionate image-makers alike—to submit their work to the Open Submission. This platform provides an exceptional chance to present your creative vision to a distinguished international panel composed of some of the most

• All About Photo • Deadline: March 3rd, 2026 • Theme: Women • Prize:  $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Since the earliest days of photography, women have existed at the heart of the medium—not only as subjects being observed, but as active participants using the camera as a tool for expression, reflection, and change. Photography has offered women a space to document their realities, explore identity, and give visual form to

• 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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• The Lions Club of Seregno + UN-Water • Deadline: March 1st, 2026 • Theme: Water • Prize: 1,500€ + Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The World Water Day Photo Contest is an international celebration of art and environmental consciousness, open to photographers across the globe—from dedicated professionals to passionate amateurs. Rooted in the principles of respect, tolerance, and goodwill toward nature and humanity, the contest was establish

• 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

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Theme: Landscape • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Attention is given to photographs that interpret the land as both presence and experience. Landscapes may appear quiet or dramatic, enclosed or open, familiar or remote. Forests, deserts, mountains, and coastlines may serve as subjects for moments of stillness, shifting light, or expansive skies. Images may focus on

• Center Santa Fe • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $5,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Joining as a member is a great way to make the most of your submission experience. Members receive discounted entry fees for all 2026 Calls for Entry , plus exclusive access to special exhibitions, curated events, and additional opportunities  available only to members. Once you sign up below, your membership

• Allora Gallery • Deadline: March 1st, 2026 • Category: Architectural & Street Photography • Prize: Solo Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Allora Gallery invites photographers from around the world to submit to our international photography competition, “Stone & Stories.”  This open call welcomes architectural and street photography, as well as creative interpretations of the built environment and the life that unfolds within it. Cities are

• Pure Street Photography (PSP) • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Exhibition in Jaipur (India) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Pure Street Photography Awards 2026 continue to define excellence in street photography, standing as one of the most respected and internationally recognised honours dedicated solely to this powerful art form. Rooted in authenticity and guided by an unwavering belief in visual truth, the

• Center Santa Fe • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Category: Portfolio • Prize:  Portfolio Review + Exhibition + Listing • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium stands as a vital gathering place for photographers seeking visibility, critical engagement, and meaningful connection within the field. Dedicated to supporting artistic growth and professional development, the symposium offers photographers the chance to share their work, exc

• P.M.O.H. • Deadline: February 26th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  €10,000 Cash + 3 Solo Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Participation is open to photographers who want to submit one or more projects built around a defined theme, narrative, or conceptual research. Applicants are free to work in any visual style or photographic method, from traditional approaches to highly experimental and innovative practices. Each submission must consist of 5 to 20 i

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Theme: Red (Presence, Pulse, Meaning) • Prize: $1,000 Total Cash + Solo Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Red is not just a color; it is a sensation. It moves through images like a heartbeat—carrying emotion, memory, and presence in its wake. Red can overwhelm or barely reveal itself. It can shout with urgency or exist in near silence, expressing itself through subtlety and control as much as th

• Seeing Happy • Deadline: March 7th, 2026 • Theme: Imagining Well-Being • Prize:  $200 + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The initiative is led and curated by SeeingHappy, a global nonprofit that harnesses the expressive power of photography to encourage reflection, foster human connection, and support individual and collective flourishing. By using visual storytelling as a shared language, SeeingHappy creates spaces where people can explore meaning, em

• 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

• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: February 26th, 2026 • Theme: Nostalgia • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Emphasis is placed on photographs that allow the past to surface through atmosphere and emotion. The presence of time may be found in weathered objects, fading light, quiet gestures, or places that seem to hold untold stories. These works may reflect intimate personal histories, cultural traces, or a more universal

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• Rovinj Photodays • Deadline: February 24th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €2,000 + Exhibition in Croatia + Stay • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Participants are welcome to submit up to nine photographs or photo projects  in total, regardless of the categories they choose to enter. A submission can be a single image  or a series , with each series containing no more than 20 photos . While every effort will be made to present submitted works in a

• Homiens • Deadline: February 26th, 2026 • Category: Art & Photography • Prize:  $12,000 Awarded Annually + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Homiens Art Prize is a globally recognized initiative that awards more than $12,000 USD annually to artists, helping to elevate creative practices and amplify artistic voices worldwide. Focused on supporting artists at all stages of their careers, the prize offers both financial support and international expos

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