• Exposure Photo Gallery • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Theme: The Shape of a Moment • Prize: $500 Exhibition in USA and Argentina • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE There are moments so brief they seem to dissolve the instant they appear, yet they leave behind a lasting impression, as if time itself has quietly marked them. These are the subtle, almost invisible intersections where light shifts, emotion surfaces, and meaning emerges for just a fraction of a second.

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: June 27th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Collection 2026 is Decode Gallery's annual open exhibition dedicated to discovering and presenting outstanding photographic work without thematic constraints. Free from predefined categories or conceptual frameworks, the exhibition focuses entirely on the strength of the image itself. It is a platform for photographers whose

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• Allora Gallery • Deadline: June 27th, 2026 • Category: Black & White Photography • Prize: Solo Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black and white photography continues to endure because it asks us to see differently. Without colour to guide perception, attention shifts toward light, composition, contrast, movement, and emotional atmosphere. The image becomes less about description and more about interpretation. Shadows carry tension. Highligh

• All About Photo • Deadline: July 7th, 2026 • Theme: Shapes • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We invite photographers to submit work that explores the visual power of shape through photography. From striking geometric forms to subtle organic patterns, shape is one of the essential building blocks of photographic composition and a key element in creating visually engaging images. The ability to recognize and interpret

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• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: June 25th, 2026 • Theme: Red • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE RED is an open call for photographers whose work engages with the expressive power of red — a color associated with intensity, emotion, movement, and human experience across time and culture. This juried exhibition aims to showcase compelling photographic works in which red serves as a dominant visual presence or conceptual t

• Budapest International Foto Awards • Deadline: August 5th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €3,000 + Exhibition in Budapest (Hungary) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Budapest International Foto Awards is more than just a photography competition—it is a welcoming and inclusive creative home for photographers from all corners of the world, representing all genres, experience levels, and artistic visions. Our mission is to provide a stage where y

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: July 10th, 2026 • Theme: Trees and Water • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming juried group photography exhibition dedicated to the compelling themes of Trees and Water. This exhibition seeks to bring together a diverse range of contemporary photographic perspectives that explore these enduring and powerful elements of the natural world. Tr

• Berlin Photo Awards • Deadline: June 27th, 2026 • Theme: Several Categories • Prize: €4,000 + Certificate + Honorable Mention • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Your journey to international photographic recognition is only one step away. Enter the Berlin Photo Awards 2026 by submitting the images that best represent your talent, creativity, and unique perspective. This is your opportunity to compete for a €4,000 total prize fund while sharing your work with audie

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• Point Pleasant Publishing • Deadline: June 22nd, 2026 • Category: Photo / Moving-Image / Performance • Prize: Publication (Print + Digital) + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Point Pleasant Publishing was founded in 2014 in Jersey City, New Jersey (currently based in the New Jersey Shore as well as beyond) and is an international contemporary art publisher specializing in writing critical essays. Selected artists are featured with detailed curatorial re

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• Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) • Deadline: July 22nd, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €5,000 + Exhibition in Paris (France) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE At its core, the Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) is committed to celebrating photography as a powerful artistic medium and to discovering the next generation of photographers who are shaping visual culture. This international competition invites creators from all backgrounds to

• Capri Foundation • Deadline: July 5th, 2026 • Theme: Journeys and Mirages • Prize: Exhibitions in Capri (Italy) + Accommodation • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE In March 2026, Fondazione Capri opened its call to photographers everywhere, inviting both professionals and enthusiasts to interpret the theme VIAGGI E MIRAGGI . This initiative is an invitation to dream, to explore, and to reflect on the many ways we experience journeys—both in the real world and wit

• 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: CLICK HERE Time, weather, neglect, and constant exposure to the elements leave their mark on the world around us. While modern culture often celebrates the new, polished, and pristine, there is a unique beauty to be found in objects and places that bear the visible signs of age. Layers of wear, fad

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• Homiens • Deadline: July 29th, 2026 • Category: Art & Photography • Prize: $24,000 Awarded Annually + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Homiens Art Prize is an international award designed to recognize and advance outstanding artistic talent across all stages of professional development. Whether you are an emerging artist seeking meaningful exposure and career-building opportunities, or an established practitioner looking to expand your reach and s

• Architecture Photography Awards • Deadline: July 25th, 2026 • Category: Architecture Photography • Prize: €3,300 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Architecture Photography Awards celebrate the extraordinary diversity, beauty, and creativity of the built environment through 23 carefully curated categories. Together, these categories encompass the full range of architectural expression, from iconic skylines and contemporary landma

• London Photo Show • Deadline: June 17th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in London (UK) + Equipment • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Salon offers a straightforward route into exhibiting for photographers who want their work seen without taking on the demands of a full show. Instead of filling an entire exhibition space, you can enter one, two, or three photographs and become part of the London Photo Show. Once selected, your images are professionally

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: July 6th, 2026 • Category: Cyanotype Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE PhotoPlace Gallery is pleased to invite photographers, visual artists, and interdisciplinary creators to submit work for Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility, a juried exhibition dedicated to exploring the rich history, enduring relevance, and boundless creative potential of the cyanotype pro

• Rotlicht Festival For Analog Photography • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Theme: Anthropocene: Hybrid Realities • Prize: €250 + Exhibition in Wien + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The term Anthropocene refers to an era in which human activity has become one of the dominant forces shaping the planet’s ecosystems, climates, and geological processes. Yet beyond scientific classification, the concept also raises philosophical and cultural questions about

• Allora Gallery • Deadline: June 27th, 2026 • Category: Black & White Photography • Prize: Solo Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Colour often defines what we first notice in a photograph, but black and white reveals what lingers beneath the surface. In the absence of colour, the eye begins to move differently. It follows light across skin, traces shadows through architecture, and notices the quiet tension between darkness and illumination. T