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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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Photo Artfolio - Prospectus: The Human Portrait Photo Contest
• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: March 25th, 2026 • Theme: The Human Portrait • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE To celebrate our continued commitment to showcasing contemporary photography, Photo Artfolio invites photographers worldwide to participate in The Human Portrait , a global online exhibition exploring portraiture as a deeply human and endlessly evolving form of expression. The portrait has never existed as a sin


Form Photo Award 2026 - Call for Entries
• Form Photography • Deadline: March 15th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition during Art Basel + Feature • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Supported by photo basel , Picter , and Form. , the Form Photo Award 2026 proudly returns as an annual platform dedicated to contemporary photography and its evolving visual languages. Conceived as a space for discovery and experimentation, the award invites photographers who challenge conventions, propose new narratives,


Black Box Gallery - Vision: Color Photography Open Call 2026
• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: March 11th, 2026 • Theme: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery is excited to present a juried group exhibition celebrating the creative possibilities of color photography. This show will highlight the many ways photographers use color as a central element in their visual storytelling and artistic exploration. In contemporary photography, color plays an in


Exposure Photo Gallery - "The Shape of a Moment" Call for Entries
• 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 Some moments pass almost unnoticed, lasting no longer than a heartbeat, yet they leave an imprint that stays with us. They exist at the edge of perception, where light, emotion, and time briefly align. This call invites you to observe those quiet intersections and capture the fragile beauty of what is f


Festival Della Fotografia Etica - World Report Award 2026 Open Call
• 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 champions photography as a vital tool for renewed social engagement and collective awareness. Open to professional and amateur photographers from around the globe, the award highlights visual stories that focus on people and the social and cultur


Belfast Photo Festival 2026 - Call for Entries
• 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 encourage photographers everywhere—emerging artists, seasoned professionals, and passionate image-makers alike—to submit their work to the Open Submission. This platform provides an exceptional chance to present your creative vision to a distinguished international panel composed of some of the most


All About Photo - Women: Photography Contest 2026 Call for Entries
• All About Photo • Deadline: March 3rd, 2026 • Theme: Women • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Since the earliest days of photography, women have existed at the heart of the medium—not only as subjects being observed, but as active participants using the camera as a tool for expression, reflection, and change. Photography has offered women a space to document their realities, explore identity, and give visual form to


Dusk Gallery - "Botanical" Photography Exhibition
• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: March 26th, 2026 • Theme: Botanical • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The theme of this call is Botanical . We are interested in images that move beyond straightforward documentation of plants and natural subjects. Rather than simple representation, we encourage photographers to explore the expressive and imaginative possibilities within the botanical world. We invite you to look closel


Decode Gallery - Color: Call for Exhibition
• Decode Gallery • Deadline: March 28th, 2026 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Our next theme is COLOR . It can be bold and impossible to ignore, or soft and barely whispered. It can be vibrant and full of energy, or muted and quietly atmospheric. However you choose to use it, color remains one of the most powerful storytelling tools available to photographers. It has the unique abilit


World Water Day - Photo Contest 2026
• The Lions Club of Seregno + UN-Water • Deadline: March 1st, 2026 • Theme: Water • Prize: 1,500€ + Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The World Water Day Photo Contest is an international celebration of art and environmental consciousness, open to photographers across the globe—from dedicated professionals to passionate amateurs. Rooted in the principles of respect, tolerance, and goodwill toward nature and humanity, the contest was establish


PhotoPlace Gallery - "Water: Element of Change" Open Call
• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: March 9th, 2026 • Theme: Water: Element of Change • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Water is an essential and dynamic element that continually shapes the physical and visual world. It influences landscapes through erosion and transformation, interacts with light to create reflection and atmosphere, and conveys movement across both natural and human environments. As a subject, water also


"Landscape" Photo Contest and Exhibition by Decode Gallery
• Decode Gallery • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Theme: Landscape • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Attention is given to photographs that interpret the land as both presence and experience. Landscapes may appear quiet or dramatic, enclosed or open, familiar or remote. Forests, deserts, mountains, and coastlines may serve as subjects for moments of stillness, shifting light, or expansive skies. Images may focus on


Center Santa Fe - Photography Project Grants 2026 Call for Entries
• Center Santa Fe • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $5,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Joining as a member is a great way to make the most of your submission experience. Members receive discounted entry fees for all 2026 Calls for Entry , plus exclusive access to special exhibitions, curated events, and additional opportunities available only to members. Once you sign up below, your membership


Allora Gallery - Architectural and Street Photography Contest
• Allora Gallery • Deadline: March 1st, 2026 • Category: Architectural & Street Photography • Prize: Solo Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Allora Gallery invites photographers from around the world to submit to our international photography competition, “Stone & Stories.” This open call welcomes architectural and street photography, as well as creative interpretations of the built environment and the life that unfolds within it. Cities are


Pure Street Photography Awards 2026 - Open Call for Entries
• 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 continue to define excellence in street photography, standing as one of the most respected and internationally recognised honours dedicated solely to this powerful art form. Rooted in authenticity and guided by an unwavering belief in visual truth, the


Center Santa Fe Photography - Portfolio Reviews 2026 Open Call
• 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 stands as a vital gathering place for photographers seeking visibility, critical engagement, and meaningful connection within the field. Dedicated to supporting artistic growth and professional development, the symposium offers photographers the chance to share their work, exc


PHMUSEUM - International Photography Grant 2026 Open Call
• P.M.O.H. • Deadline: February 26th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €10,000 Cash + 3 Solo Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Participation is open to photographers who want to submit one or more projects built around a defined theme, narrative, or conceptual research. Applicants are free to work in any visual style or photographic method, from traditional approaches to highly experimental and innovative practices. Each submission must consist of 5 to 20 i


"Red" International Photography Exhibition by Decagon Gallery
• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Theme: Red (Presence, Pulse, Meaning) • Prize: $1,000 Total Cash + Solo Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Red is not just a color; it is a sensation. It moves through images like a heartbeat—carrying emotion, memory, and presence in its wake. Red can overwhelm or barely reveal itself. It can shout with urgency or exist in near silence, expressing itself through subtlety and control as much as th


Seeing Happy - "Imagining Well-Being" International Photo Contest 2026
• Seeing Happy • Deadline: March 7th, 2026 • Theme: Imagining Well-Being • Prize: $200 + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The initiative is led and curated by SeeingHappy, a global nonprofit that harnesses the expressive power of photography to encourage reflection, foster human connection, and support individual and collective flourishing. By using visual storytelling as a shared language, SeeingHappy creates spaces where people can explore meaning, em


The Boomer Gallery - "Vogued" Open Call For Artists and Photographers
• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: March 12th, 2026 • Theme: Vogued • Prize: Exhibition in London • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Contemporary art exists at a moment of extraordinary overlap, where multiple ideas, technologies, and traditions are unfolding at once. The challenge is no longer simply how to create art, but how to meaningfully engage with it in a time defined by speed, innovation, and constant reinvention. Today, high


"Nostalgia" Photography Contest & Exhibition 2026 by Dusk Gallery
• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: February 26th, 2026 • Theme: Nostalgia • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Emphasis is placed on photographs that allow the past to surface through atmosphere and emotion. The presence of time may be found in weathered objects, fading light, quiet gestures, or places that seem to hold untold stories. These works may reflect intimate personal histories, cultural traces, or a more universal


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