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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 possib

• 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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• 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 excited to announce a juried group photography exhibition centred on two of nature’s most evocative and essential elements: Trees and Water. Timeless yet endlessly evolving, these subjects form the foundation of a dynamic and visually rich exhibition that reflects the diversity of contempo

• 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 warmly welcome photographers from all corners of the world—regardless of background, experience level, or artistic style—to take part in our Open Submission. This is a rare opportunity to have your work seen and evaluated by a respected group of international experts who help shape the future of cont

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: February 4th, 2026 • Theme: Contemporary • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE For most artists, doubt is a constant companion. It shows up as an internal dialogue—measuring one’s work against admired figures, questioning its relevance, and asking, often silently: Is this enough? Is it contemporary? Do I belong here? These questions can feel isolating and, at ti

• NYC4PA • Deadline: April 19th, 2026 • Theme: Luminosity (The Impact of Light) • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Light meters, backlighting, shadow, and glare all point to a fundamental truth of photography: images are shaped as much by light as by what it reveals—or conceals. Photography depends on the presence of light, but also on its absence, its direction, and its intensity. An iconic photograph of Grand Central

• Profoto • Deadline: February 15th, 2026 • Category: Mixing Ambient and Flash • Prize: $2,000 in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE When natural light and flash come together, a new creative language begins. This challenge invites you to explore the art of balance—learning how to work with the light already present in a scene while deliberately shaping it with your own. The environment becomes your stage, and light is both your raw materia

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• 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 rise as one of the world’s most revered platforms devoted entirely to street photography—an art form rooted in instinct, humanity, and truth. More than an award, PSP is a philosophy that honours the raw, unpolished moments of life as they unfold in pub

• Swiss Photo Club (SPC) • Deadline: February 10th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in Berlin + Sales + 300CHF • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The much-loved SPC PHOTO AWARDS are returning to Berlin, and this year they’re bigger and better than ever—now hosted in a brand-new, super central, and contemporary venue. Set in the heart of the city, the new location offers an exciting backdrop for a vibrant celebration of photography. Taking part is easy and op

• Tokyo International Foto Award (TIFA) • Deadline: August 1st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $3,000 + Exhibition + Trophy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) recognizes and celebrates outstanding photography created by artists from around the world. Dedicated to honoring excellence across all photographic genres, TIFA provides an international platform that highlights creative achievement and artistic vision