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Thu, Mar 12The Boomer Gallery - Vogued 2nd Edition: Call For Artists and Photographers /Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition in London
Thu, Mar 12Mar 12, 2026, 11:30 PMFee: Yes / Prize: $2,500 + ExhibitionTheme: Open. Foto Forum Santa Fe is pleased to announce an open call for our 2026 Foto Forum Santa Fe Photography Award, an annual international competition open to emerging and established artists. The award was conceived to support photographers...
Thu, Mar 12FREE ENTRY / Seeing Happy - "Imagining Well-Being" International Photo Contest (1) /Fee: Free / Prize: $200 + ExposureMar 12, 2026, 11:30 PMFee: Free / Prize: $200 + ExposureTheme: Imagining Well-Being. This initiative is led and curated by SeeingHappy, a global nonprofit that uses photography as a tool for reflection, connection, and human flourishing. The showcase is presented in collaboration with the AI and the...
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Revela’t Contemporary Analog Festival - Call for Entries
• Revela’t Contemporary Analog Festival • Deadline: November 16th, 2025 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition at Revela’t Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Every day we are surrounded by images—flooded by them—each one promising something new, faster, better. In this dense visual world, simply looking with genuine wonder is already an act of independence. It means choosing to see differently, to slow down, to feel again. "20 Ways to


Decode Gallery - Light and Shadow: Call for Exhibition
• Decode Gallery • Deadline: November 28th, 2025 • Theme: Light and Shadow • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Decode Gallery is delighted to present our forthcoming exhibition, Light and Shadow , a celebration of photography’s most timeless duality. Light reveals, shadow conceals—and in their interplay, entire worlds emerge. What stories unfold under the brilliance of illumination? What emotions linger in the quiet d


Social Documentary Network - 2026 ZEKE Awards
• Social Documentary Network • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Social Documentary / Systemic Change • Prize: $2,500 + Publication + Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography The Social Documentary Network (SDN) proudly presents the ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography , recognizing excellence in documentary visual storytelling on any topic that resonates with the global community. One photographer will receive


Artist Grant Awards 2025
• Artist Grant • Deadline: November 15th, 2025 • Category: Painting, Drawing, Photography, etc. • Prize: $1,200 Grant + Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Every artist deserves the opportunity to share their vision with the world—and the resources to make it happen. The Artist Grant awards an unrestricted $1,200 USD grant to one visual artist three times each year. Recipients are free to use the award however i


The FIBA Photo Contest 2025
• The FIBA Photo Contest 2025 • Deadline: November 21st, 2025 • Theme: Dream Team • Prize: 2,500 CHF + Travel + Accommodation • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Now in its 9th edition , the FIBA Photo Contest has grown into a global celebration of basketball—a space where fans, photographers, and dreamers alike can share their passion for the game. Over the years, this contest has become more than just a showcase of great images; it’s become a stage for stories—s


BBA Photography Prize - One Shot Award 2026
• BBA Gallery + Prizes • Deadline: January 26th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €300 + Exhibition in Berlin (Germany) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Whether you’re an experienced photographer with years behind the lens or simply someone who loves capturing spontaneous moments, everyone possesses a unique creative vision and the power to transform simple scenes into extraordinary images. We believe that photography is more than technical skill—it’s about expressing


Dusk Photo Gallery - Grayscale: Call for Entries
• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: November 20th, 2025 • Theme: Grayscale • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Before there was color, there was only light and shadow—the primal language of photography. In black and white, a world is revealed not through hues, but through essence: contrast, texture, and form become the storytellers. Every highlight burns with truth, every shadow whispers with mystery. Together they speak a


The Boomer Gallery - Transcendence: International Call for Artists
• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: December 5th, 2025 • Theme: Transcendence • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Passion. Conflict. Love. Within these timeless forces lies the heartbeat of artistic creation—a potent fusion that breathes life into canvases, photographs, sculptures, and every imaginable medium. Each artwork becomes a vessel for emotion, carrying whispers of the artist’s soul. Thro


Portrait 2025 by Street Photographers Foundation Awards
• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €1,000 Cash Awards + Global Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE No two people see the world in exactly the same way. Each set of eyes tells a different story, finding beauty and meaning in unique details. That’s what makes every single day different — our individual perspectives color every experience. Still, something unites us all: the desire to captu


Black Box Gallery - "Black and White" Open Call
• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: November 12th, 2025 • Theme: Black and White • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery is thrilled to announce a new Black and White Juried Group Photography Exhibition , celebrating the artistry, drama, and timeless appeal of monochrome photography. Black and white has long been a cornerstone of the photographic medium — a way of seeing that distills the world into pure form,


The Hopper Prize - Grant for Artists and Photographers Open Call
• The Hopper Prize • Deadline: November 11th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: $4,500 X4 Artists/Photographers + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Artists, take note — The Hopper Prize is officially accepting entries for the Fall 2025 artist grants , and this year’s awards are bigger than ever. For this open call, the grant amounts have been raised to $4,500 , giving artists an even greater opportunity to fund their creative pr


"Filling the Frame" Open Call by PhotoPlace Gallery
• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Theme: Filling the Frame • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities “The more stuff in the picture, the better. . . . In a sense it’s more fun to add more stuff if you can, and still make the picture.” — Lee Friedlander FILLING THE FRAME challenges photographers to go beyond simplicity — to capture the pulse and rhythm of visual excess. We’re


3rd Edition of The Portfolio Parade by MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026
• MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026 • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Milan + Publication + Residency in Italy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Get ready for something extraordinary at the MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas 2026 . For the third year in a row , visionary Dutch artist, curator, and storyteller Erik Kessels returns with an exciting side program devoted to emerging photographers and bold new ideas . Thr


Thin Line Fest Photography 2026 Open Call
• Thin Line Fest • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $500 + Exhibition in Denton, Texas (USA) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Thin Line Fest is a five-day, multi-format celebration of the arts taking place March 18–22, 2026 , in the vibrant and creative city of Denton, Texas . More than just a single event, it brings together three distinct but interconnected festivals— Film, Music, and Photography —into one immersive cultural


Rotterdam Photo 2026: Echoes of Silence – War in the Artist's Soul
• Rotterdam Photo • Deadline: December 1st, 2025 • Theme: Echoes of Silence – War in the Artist's Soul • Prize: Exhibition at the Rotterdam Photo Festival • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities What happens to an artist when war is not witnessed, but felt? When the noise of violence turns inward—into echoes, fragments, and quiet reflections? “Echoes of Silence” delves into the ways war, conflict, and collective trauma resound within arti


Street Photographers Foundation Awards 2025 - "Portrait" Call for Entries
• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: November 10th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €1,000 Cash Awards + Global Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Perspective defines everything. Each individual views the world differently, and that diversity of vision transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. No two days are the same because every person experiences life through their own distinct frame of reference. Still, there are shared thr


Profoto - November: Soft Light Open Call
• Profoto • Deadline: November 15th, 2025 • Category: High Key Lighting • Prize: $2,000 USD in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities High key lighting is a style defined by its brilliance and clarity — a world bathed in light where brightness dominates and shadows take a subtle step back. Characterized by its soft tones, delicate highlights, and minimal contrast, this approach produces images that feel open, fre


Swiss Photo Club - Berlin International Photo Award Call for Entries
• Swiss Photo Club • Deadline: November 7th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in Berlin + Sales + 300CHF • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The much-loved SPC PHOTO AWARDS are making their return to Berlin , now hosted in a modern and centrally located space designed to bring together photographers and art lovers from all around. This exciting photography competition welcomes everyone— no matter your experience level . Partic


Travel Photo Contest by All About Photo
• All About Photo • Deadline: November 7th, 2025 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The 53rd printed edition of AAP Magazine will be devoted to one of the most universal and enduring themes in photography: “TRAVELS.” This issue aims to showcase a diverse collection of photographic projects that interpret the idea of travel in its many dimensions — geographic, e


NYC4PA - Urban Landscapes, Suburban Scenes, Rural Impressions: Call for Entry
• New York Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: January 4th, 2026 • Theme: Urban, Suburban, Rural • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Urban, suburban, and rural settings: these are the landscapes we choose to call home, to work within, or to escape to on vacation. Each environment carries its own visual rhythm, its own atmosphere, and its own defining characteristics that set it apart. Together, they tell the story


L. A. Times - Spring and Summer Internships 2026
• Los Angeles Times • Deadline: November 15th, 2025 • Category: Photo Editing • Prize: Interns at the Los Angeles Times • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities If you’ve ever dreamed of working in a bustling newsroom where breaking stories are the norm and storytelling takes many forms, the Los Angeles Times internship program could be your gateway. Over the course of 10 immersive weeks , interns collaborate directly with some of the nat


World Street Photo Awards 2025 - Open Call
• World Street Photo Awards • Deadline: November 29th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: €2,000 Total Prize Pool + Certificate • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Step into the rhythm of the streets. The World Street Photo Awards celebrates the raw, the real, and the beautifully human side of photography — where unposed moments tell the greatest stories. Open to photographers of all backgrounds and experience levels, this
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