THE INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO CONTESTS DIRECTORY 2026

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Compare December photo contests by prizes, eligibility, and format; use the checklist to avoid disqualification and find new calls in a curated directory.

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• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: October 22nd, 2026 • Theme: Human • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE What makes us human? Is it found in a fleeting glance, an unexpected smile, a moment of vulnerability, or the quiet strength we carry through our daily lives? This photographic open call invites artists to explore these questions through images that capture the complexity, beauty, and contradictions of human existence. W

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: November 9th, 2026 • Theme: Animalia: Our Shared World • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers to submit their work for Animalia: Our Shared World, a juried photography exhibition dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary diversity of the animal kingdom and the many ways animals enrich our lives. From cherished domestic companions and familiar backyard

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• Exposure Photo Gallery • Deadline: March 30th, 2027 • Judge: Steve McCurry • Prize: $500 + Exhibitions in Cordoba (Argentina) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE This open call invites photographers to explore the medium from a wide range of perspectives, encouraging diverse approaches to image-making and visual storytelling. It seeks to bring together photographs that communicate ideas, evoke emotions, and reflect the unique ways in which individuals perceive, int

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• Narrative International Photography
Awards • Deadline: October 31st, 2026 • Theme: 6 across Wedding, Portrait & Family • Prize: Exposure + Vouchers • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Narrative International Photography Awards celebrate the creativity, talent, and achievements of professional photographers, providing a platform to showcase their work to a broader international audience. The competition invites photographers to submit their images across six di

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• Homiens • Deadline: October 29th, 2026 • Category: Art and Photography • Prize: $24,000 Awarded Annually + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Homiens Art Prize is an international award created to recognise artistic excellence while providing artists with opportunities for meaningful professional development. Whether an artist is at the beginning of their career and seeking a defining breakthrough or is already established and looking to expand thei

• All About Photo • Deadline: November 10th, 2026 • Theme: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Photographers are invited to submit a cohesive body of work or a complete portfolio for consideration in AAP Magazine. Submissions must consist of a unified collection of images, as only cohesive photographic projects will be published in the magazine. Photographs that have already appeared in a previous issu

• TPOTY • Deadline: October 12th, 2026 • Category: People, Wildlife, Underwater, Street, B&W, Landscape, Adventure, Color... • Prize: Total Prizes £50K (£10K Cash) + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) is an international photography competition with a distinctive identity: it is created by photographers, for photographers. Since its foundation, TPOTY has focused not only on the photographs themselves, but also on the

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: October 9th, 2026 • Category: Shadow and Light • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery invites photographers to explore the visual and conceptual possibilities of Shadow and Light in a juried group exhibition focused on contemporary photographic practice. The exhibition considers photography as an art form fundamentally shaped by the relationship between darkness and illumina

• KYOTOGRAPHIE + KG + • 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 open-call program designed to discover and support outstanding photographic and visual artists. Following a jury review, approximately ten finalists will be selected to participate in a group exhibition presented during KYOTOGRAPHIE / KG＋ 2027 in Kyoto. Every selected artist will receive a product

• Rotterdam Photo • Deadline: December 10th, 2026 • Theme: Vibrance, The Pulse of a Living World • Prize: Exhibition at the Rotterdam Photo Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Vibrance is an invitation to look at the world through the lens of movement, intensity, and possibility. At a time when images of crisis and uncertainty frequently dominate public discourse, Rotterdam Photo proposes a different visual approach, one that explores the forces that keep li

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