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• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: February 11th, 2026 • Theme: Trees and Water • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery is proud to announce an upcoming juried group photography exhibition exploring the timeless and powerful themes of Trees and Water. This exhibition will bring together a diverse range of contemporary photographers, offering fresh and compelling interpretations of two of the most visually and

• Profoto • Deadline: February 15th, 2026 • Category: Mixing Ambient and Flash • Prize: $2,000 in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE When available light meets flash, technical skill and creative intent intersect. This challenge focuses on mastering the delicate balance between ambient exposure and artificial light—using the existing light in your surroundings as a foundation, then enhancing and sculpting it with flash to achieve precise co

• Form Photography • Deadline: March 15th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  Exhibition during Art Basel + Feature • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE With the generous support of photo basel , Picter , and Form. , we are delighted to announce the launch of the Form Photo Award 2026 , an international prize dedicated to contemporary photography. This annual award seeks to highlight innovative photographic practices and to recognize artists who are shaping the future of th

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• Photo Place Gallery • Deadline: February 9th, 2026 • Theme: Analog - Made by Hand • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Analog — Made by Hand  invites photographers working with film, alternative, and handmade processes to share work that reflects a thoughtful, tactile approach to image-making. This exhibition celebrates photography as a physical and intentional practice—one that values time, material engagement, and the

• P.M.O.H. • Deadline: February 19th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize:  €10,000 Cash + 3 Solo Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE To take part in the program, photographers are invited to submit one or more cohesive projects developed around a clearly defined theme, narrative, or conceptual framework. Projects may follow any visual approach, ranging from traditional documentary styles to more experimental or conceptual practices. Each submitted project must co

• BBA Prizes & Gallery • Deadline: February 9th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €1,000 + Solo Show in Berlin (Germany) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Visual excellence, impactful storytelling, strong conceptual vision, technical mastery, subject depth, and genuine artistic intent are among the key elements that will be closely assessed by our highly regarded jury. Made up of experienced industry professionals, the jury will critically engage with each submission,

• AI-AP • Deadline: February 6th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The AI-AP Call for Entries is an international competition open to photographers, illustrators, and visual storytellers worldwide, offering a unique opportunity to gain global recognition. Each year, the contest highlights the strongest and most impactful work created or published during that year, across a wide range of styles and disciplines. Se

• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: March 25th, 2026 • Theme: The Human Portrait • Prize:  $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE In celebration of our ongoing dedication to presenting compelling contemporary photography, Photo Artfolio invites photographers from around the world to submit work for The Human Portrait , a global online exhibition devoted to portraiture in its many and evolving forms. This exhibition seeks to honor the endur

• The Photo Book Museum • Deadline: February 15th, 2026 • Category: Photo Book • Prize:  Publication + Exhibition of your Book • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Dummy Award is  the  international competition for the best unpublished photobook dummies of the year. It enables participating photographers to present their books to an international audience and establish contacts with galleries, publishers and festivals. So far, hundreds of books from the shortlist

• 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  is dedicated to fostering a renewed and meaningful form of social engagement through photography. Open to both professional and amateur photographers from around the world, the award celebrates visual storytelling that places human beings and the

• New York Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: February 8th, 2026 • Theme: Water • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE It begins simply: H₂O  — two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen. The equation is familiar, taught early, easy to memorize. Yet within its simplicity lies the secret to nearly everything that lives, grows, and endures. Water is everywhere. It rushes through rivers and hides in the quiet depths of lakes;

• 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 is a nationally recognized platform that offers photographers meaningful opportunities to broaden their audiences, participate in rigorous critical dialogue, and strengthen connections within the photographic and arts community. As one of the country’s original juried portfoli

• 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

• PhotoEd Magazine • Deadline: February 13th, 2026 • Theme: Order VS Chaos • Prize: Publication (Digital & Print) • Entry Fees: Free for Subscribers • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Issue #76  invites photographers to submit work that explores Order versus Chaos  using distinctive, lens-based photographic methods. We are seeking projects that push beyond conventional approaches, offering fresh visual interpretations of balance, structure, disruption, and excess. Our 2026 season  i

• 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

• Allora Gallery • Deadline: March 1st, 2026 • Category: Architectural & Street Photography • Prize: Solo Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Allora Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit work for our international photography competition, “Stone & Stories.”  This call is open to architectural and street photography, and to any visual exploration of the spaces we build and the lives that move through them. Cities may rise from stone,

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