THE INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO CONTESTS DIRECTORY 2026

• Most Traveled People • Deadline: September 30th, 2026 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: MTP Ticket + €800 Travel Voucher • Entry Fees: Free for MTP Registered Members • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE MTP welcomes photographers of all experience levels, along with passionate travelers and adventurers, to showcase their finest travel photography from countries across the world. The competition celebrates the spirit of exploration, encouraging participants to share images that

• Umbra International Photography Awards • Deadline: September 30th, 2026 • Theme: Several Categories • Prize: Statues + Medals + Certificates • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Umbra Awards 2026 return for their fourth edition, inviting photographers from across the globe to participate in an international competition that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence in photography. The Umbra International Photography Awards™ recognize photographers whose

• PhotoED Magazine • Deadline: September 9th, 2026 • Theme: Real VS Imagined • Prize: Publication (Digital & Print) • Entry Fees: Free for Subscribers • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Issue #78 will present an exciting collection of photographic projects that investigate the dynamic relationship between reality and imagination through innovative, lens-based image making. This edition seeks artists who use photography not only to document the world around them but also to construct

• Le Stanze della Fotografia • Deadline: September 30th, 2026 • Theme: Stories related to the theme of water • Prize: Exhibition in Venice (Italy) • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Le Stanze della Fotografia Foundation, together with the Association for the Heritage of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, has launched a new cultural initiative that includes a free competition open to everyone. The project invites participants to explore the many

• Dusk Gallery • Deadline: September 24th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Dusk Gallery is excited to announce an open call for photographers for a special curated group exhibition devoted to the photographic series. We are looking for three artists with distinctive perspectives and thoughtfully developed bodies of work that demonstrate how individual photographs can come together to create somethin

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: September 7th, 2026 • Theme: Quiet Landscape • Prize: Exhibition in Middlebury (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE PhotoPlace Gallery welcomes photographers to submit their finest landscape images for Quiet Landscape, a juried exhibition exploring the peaceful, contemplative, and often understated beauty found in landscapes around the world. The exhibition celebrates photography that invites quiet observation, encouragin

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: September 18th, 2026 • Category: Self-Portrait Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We are delighted to announce our upcoming Self Portrait Photography Call, dedicated to the powerful and continually evolving tradition of photographic self-representation. For an artist, creating a self portrait can become a process of discovery. The camera becomes a tool for reflection, allowing

• Evi Mono • Deadline: October 1st, 2026 • Theme: Two Generations. One Story. Women. • Prize: Online Presentation + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Photographers worldwide are invited to participate in the EVI MONO AWARDS, an international photography competition dedicated exclusively to monochrome images that explore the many facets of women's lives. Established to highlight authentic storytelling and distinctive artistic voices, the award provides a p

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• Global Lens • Deadline: September 30th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $1,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Global Lens Photography Awards 2026 celebrates photographic excellence across virtually every genre of contemporary photography, inviting emerging and established photographers from around the globe to share their most compelling work. The competition features an extensive category system designed to accommodate

• All About Photo • Deadline: September 29th, 2026 • Theme: Street Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The street is an endless stage where stories unfold every second. A passing glance between strangers, a dramatic shadow stretching across the pavement, the energy of rush hour or the silence of an empty corner in the middle of the night—street photography captures life as it happens, without preparation or p

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• NANPA + ASMP • Deadline: September 22nd, 2026 • Theme: Nature Photography • Prize: $750 + VIP Package + PetaPixel Feature • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Showcase is NANPA’s annual juried nature photography competition, created to recognise and celebrate exceptional work by active NANPA and ASMP Members. Each submitted photograph is carefully evaluated, giving participants the opportunity to have their work considered by a professional jury and become part of a

• Duckling • Deadline: August 31st, 2026 • Category: Documentary Photography • Prize: €1,300 + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Duckling is an international new media platform focused on documentary photography and visual storytelling, bringing together photographers, storytellers, and audiences around stories that deserve to be seen and heard. The platform provides a space for creative exchange, professional development, and discovery, offering member

• All About Photo • Deadline: September 22nd, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Solo Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Solo Exhibition competition is dedicated to showcasing outstanding photographic work that has the power to awaken the imagination, challenge familiar ways of thinking and create a meaningful connection with viewers. The organisers are looking for photography that resonates—whether through a powerful story, a distinctive v

• Seeing Happy • Deadline: October 15th, 2026 • Theme: Images of Peace • Prize: Exhibition in Warsaw (Poland) • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Images of Peace is a global photography showcase that invites photographers and visual storytellers of all backgrounds, ages and levels of experience to explore and share their own personal vision of peace. What does peace look like to you? It may be found in a quiet landscape, a meaningful human connection, a simple every

• KYOTOGRAPHIE + KG Plus • Deadline: October 10th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: JPY 500,000 Grant + Exhibition in Kyoto • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE KG＋SELECT 2027 is an international open-call program offering emerging and established artists the opportunity to present their work within one of Kyoto’s most dynamic photography platforms. Through a jury selection process, approximately ten finalists will be chosen to take part in a dedicated group exhibition dur

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: September 10th, 2026 • Category: B&W Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery invites photographers to participate in a juried group exhibition celebrating the enduring appeal and creative versatility of black and white photography. From the earliest traditions of the photographic medium to contemporary artistic practice, black and white imagery has remained a power