THE INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO CONTESTS DIRECTORY 2026

• Revela't Contemporary Analog Photography Festival • Deadline: July 30th, 2026 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: 11 Expert Portfolio Reviews • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Join the Revela'T Festival Portfolio Review and take advantage of a rare opportunity to present your work directly to some of the most influential professionals in contemporary photography. Carefully designed to maximize meaningful interaction and professi

• PERSPA • Deadline: July 31st, 2026 • Category: Architectural Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition in Bourges (France) • Entry Fees: Yes (Free Options) • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Association PERSPA, an independent cultural association located in Bourges, France, is pleased to announce an international call for entries, inviting photographers worldwide to submit their strongest architectural photographs for its annual competition. Dedicated

• Homiens • Deadline: July 29th, 2026 • Category: Art & Photography • Prize: $24,000 Awarded Annually + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities For artists seeking a powerful platform to elevate their careers, the Homiens Art Prize offers far more than a traditional competition. It is a global opportunity to gain recognition, connect with influential figures in the art world, and position your work before an international audienc

• BBA Prizes & Gallery • Deadline: August 3rd, 2026 • Theme: Contemporary Photography • Prize: €300 + Exhibition in Berlin (Germany) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Every memorable exhibition begins with a single remarkable image. We are looking for photographs that invite viewers to pause, explore, and engage—works that communicate through composition, atmosphere, storytelling, or originality. Regardless of subject matter or photog

• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: July 29th, 2026 • Theme: Wild • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities "Nature is not a place to visit. It is home." — Gary Snyder Photo Artfolio invites photographers worldwide to participate in Wild, an online exhibition dedicated to celebrating the remarkable richness, diversity, and enduring beauty of the natural world. This international call for entries aims to

• Head On Photo Festival • Deadline: August 16th, 2026 • Theme: Several Categories • Prize: AUD$80,000 + Exhibition in Sydney • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities The Head On Photo Awards offer a total prize pool of $80,000, recognizing outstanding photographic work from around the world. Open to photographers of all experience levels, the competition welcomes professionals, emerging artists, students, and enthusiasts alike, providing an

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• Annual Photography Awards • Deadline: December 14th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $5,000 Prize Pool + Medals + Certificates • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Annual Photography Awards welcomes photographers from around the world to take part in the eighth edition of its international photography competition. Open to professionals, amateurs, students, and emerging creatives, the competition celebrates talent at every stage of a photographer’s j

• 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 Launched by the Le Stanze della Fotografia Foundation in collaboration with the Association for the Heritage of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, this project introduces a free international competition open to participants of all backgrounds. The initiative seeks to c

• Out From The Mist • Deadline: August 28th, 2026 • Theme: Exploring Experiences of Mental Illness • Prize: $1,650 AUD + Exposure + Masterclass • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities The competition welcomes photographers, audio storytellers, and short filmmakers who wish to share personal stories about mental illness. Whether your work reflects your own lived experience or the journey of someone close to you, your perspective is valued. T

• World Street Photo Awards • Deadline: October 10th, 2026 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €2,500 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The World Street Photo Awards invites photographers of all levels—professional, amateur, and student—to submit their work and share compelling visions of life as it unfolds in public spaces around the world. Dedicated to celebrating the power and diversity of street photography, the awards seek im

• Fujifilm • Deadline: August 17th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: $10,000 Grant + Fujifilm GFX Camera • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities The GFX Challenge Grant Program, sponsored by FUJIFILM, was established in 2021 to support the next generation of visual storytellers by helping ambitious creative projects become reality. Each edition of the program awards five Global Grant Awards and ten Regional Grant Awards, providing selected part

• Open Doors Gallery (London) • Deadline: August 12th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: £2,000 + Exhibition in London + Interview • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Open Doors Gallery warmly invites photographers and lens-based artists from around the world to submit their work for the sixth edition of the OD Photo Prize. Created specifically for emerging artists in the first decade of their careers, the prize celebra

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• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: August 7th, 2026 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Black Box Gallery is pleased to announce an international juried group exhibition dedicated to the expressive possibilities of color photography. From subtle tonal palettes to bold, vibrant compositions, color has become one of the defining creative tools in contemporary photogr

• Analog Sparks • Deadline: July 31st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition in Athens (Greece) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities The AS International Film Photography Awards celebrates the timeless beauty, creativity, and craftsmanship of analog photography through an international competition held twice a year. Open to professionals, emerging photographers, enthusiastic amateurs, and students worldwide, th

• PhotoPlace Gallery and Texas Photographic Society • Deadline: August 3rd, 2026 • Theme: Composed • Prize: $500 + Exhibition in Middlebury (USA) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities PhotoPlace Gallery and the Texas Photographic Society invite photographers everywhere to submit work for Composed, an exhibition celebrating one of photography’s most essential and expressive elements: composition. Juried by Brian Finke, the exhibition will

• New York City for Photographic Arts • Deadline: August 16th, 2026 • Theme: Decay, Corrosion, Rust • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Nothing escapes the passage of time. Sunlight fades paint, rain corrodes metal, wind wears away surfaces, and years slowly transform even the strongest structures. Yet within this process of change lies an unexpected beauty. Rust blooms across steel like or

• Duckling • Deadline: July 31st, 2026 • Category: Documentary Photography • Prize: €1,300 + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities Duckling is a new media platform dedicated to documentary photography and visual storytelling, bringing together photographers, journalists, and storytellers from around the world through education, collaboration, publishing, and financial support. Our mission is to create an environment where impo

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: July 24th, 2026 • Theme: Endless Summer • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson (USA) + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED, Click HERE For More Opportunities There are certain moments in summer that feel timeless—the last light of the day stretching across the landscape, the warmth that lingers long after sunset, the sense that tomorrow holds endless possibilities. Summer often leaves behind more than memories; it leaves behind a feel

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