• Dusk Gallery • Deadline: December 19th, 2025 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We are genuinely eager to experience the way you see and interpret color—how it shapes your vision, your emotions, and the stories you choose to tell. Color has a magical ability to shift the atmosphere of an image; one hue can soften a moment, intensify a feeling, or completely redefine the scene before us. F

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: December 18th, 2025 • Theme: The Art of Belonging • Prize: Promotion + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Home is both a physical place and an emotional state. It can be the ground where you were born, the country you left in search of something new, the familiar rooms where you grew up, or the destination you continue to dream about. Home might be a building with walls, but it might also be a feeling that travels with you t

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

• 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 SDN invites photographers worldwide to apply for the ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography . One winner will receive $2,500  and recognition for exceptional storytelling on issues impacting the global community. Jurors will consider both vis

• 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 extend an open invitation to photographers from every nation, culture, and level of experience to submit their work to the Open Submission. By participating, artists will have the invaluable opportunity for their photographs to be reviewed by an esteemed international jury composed of leading figures

• All About Photo • Deadline: December 9th, 2025 • Category: Nature Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE AAP Magazine is now accepting submissions for its 54th printed issue, dedicated to the theme “Nature.”  This issue will feature the best contemporary photography projects that capture the splendor of landscapes, wildlife, flora, and fauna in all their diversity. Submission Period:November 1 – December 15, 2025 P

• All About Photo • Deadline: December 16th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Online Solo Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Maximize Your Exposure: Enter the Solo Exhibition Competition for a Month-Long Online Showcase At All About Photo, we are dedicated to highlighting exceptional photography—images that inspire viewers, challenge perspectives, and create meaningful connections. Our platform has long been recognized as a space where both emerging and estab

• 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 artistic initiative open to photographers of every background—whether amateur enthusiasts or seasoned professionals. It is guided by the core values of respect, tolerance, and goodwill toward both nature and humanity. Established in 2017 as a cultural and hu

• 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

• Pride Photo • Deadline: December 31st, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €500 + Exhibition in Amsterdam + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Our mission is to broaden our perspective—and that of our audiences—by showcasing a rich, multifaceted, and diverse collection of stories that reflect the global LGBTQIA+ community in all its complexity. The Pride Photo 2026 Contest welcomes photographers of every age, background, and level of experience

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: December 8th, 2025 • Theme: On the Street • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The street is a theater without script or stage direction. Every passerby, every fleeting glance, every moment of tension or tenderness plays its part in the ongoing story of humanity. Street photography  is the art of bearing witness — of freezing the split second when light, movement, and emotion align. With On

• Dusk Gallery • Deadline: December 19th, 2025 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We are delighted to invite you to share your creative interpretation of color and its transformative impact on visual storytelling. It’s extraordinary how a single hue—or a carefully arranged palette—can redefine the mood, energy, and intention of an entire image. For this exhibition, we are specifically seeki

• Siena Photo Awards • Deadline: January 9th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €1,500 + Exhibition + 2-Night Stay in Italy • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Siena Awards is an independent cultural initiative born from the ambition to transform Siena and its surrounding region into a true international capital of photography. Over the years, it has become a distinguished curator of exclusive exhibitions, meetings, and artistic gatherings designed to we

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: January 2nd, 2026 • Theme: Red • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Decode Gallery is delighted to unveil our next thematic exhibition: RED . This powerful hue has long been associated with intensity, drama, and unfiltered passion. Red instantly captures the eye, stirring deep emotional responses—ranging from love, desire, and warmth to anger, urgency, and caution. Across cultures, it serve

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: December 31st, 2025 • Theme: B&W (Light, Shadow, Tone and Texture) • Prize: $1,000 Prize Pool + Online...

• Photometria International Photo Festival • Deadline: December 15th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition at Photometria Festival in Greece • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE As part of its dedication to encouraging innovation and dialogue in contemporary photography, the Photometria International Photography Festival  announces the Parallel Voices Portfolio Contest . Submissions will be open from November 1st to December 15th, 2025 . Each applicant is invited t

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: December 5th, 2025 • Theme: Transcendence • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Within every brushstroke, every photograph, every sculpted form lies a collision of emotions—passion, conflict, and love—a fusion so potent it defies easy explanation. These forces shape the creative spirit, infusing each artwork with layers of feeling both intimate and infinite. To e

• Photora Awards • Deadline: December 6th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €2,500 in Cash Prizes + Certificates • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Photora Awards  stands as a prestigious international platform designed to recognize and celebrate exceptional photography from around the world. More than just a competition, it represents an invitation to share your unique vision — to showcase the way you  interpret the world around you through the art

• Envision Kindness • Deadline: December 15th, 2025 • Theme: Kind People / Kindness in Nature • Prize: $2,000 + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE In its first six years, the Our World is Kind Photography Contest  has grown into a vibrant international celebration of compassion. Drawing more than 12,000 entries from over 2,000 photographers spanning more than 150 nations, the contest has become a showcase of humanity at its best. The images submi

• MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Milan + Publication + Residency • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026  welcomes back Erik Kessels , the celebrated Dutch artist, curator, and master of visual storytelling, for his third consecutive collaboration  with the fair. Known for his irreverent humor, conceptual brilliance, and passion for photographic exp

• MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026 • Deadline: December 15th, 2025 • Theme: Metamorphosis, from Garment to Skin: differently ME • Prize: Exhibition in Milan (Italy) + Professional Photo Shoot • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE For its landmark 15th edition , MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas  unveils a new creative venture: an international call for entries  on the theme “Metamorphosis, from Garment to Skin: differently ME.” This evocative theme invites participants to re

• Profoto • Deadline: December 15th, 2025 • Category: Soft Light • Prize: $2,000 USD in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free •...

• Dusk Gallery • Deadline: December 11th, 2025 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We are incredibly excited to explore your unique vision of color and how it shapes the world you photograph. Color has a remarkable power—one tone can elevate a scene, alter the atmosphere, or convey an emotion that words alone cannot. For this exhibition, we are seeking images in which color takes center stag

• 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