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Tue, May 19FREE ENTRY / Visa Pour l'Image - Canon Women Photojournalist Grant /Fee: Free / Prize: €8,000 + PromotionMay 19, 2026, 11:50 PMFee: Free / Prize: €8,000 + PromotionTheme: Photojournalist. For the twenty-sixth year, Canon is awarding the Canon Women Photojournalist Grant to a photographer in recognition of her contribution to photojournalism. This scholarship, awarded annually in Perpignan during the...
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Wed, May 20FREE ENTRY / Transversalities Photography without Borders - Open Call 2026 /Fee: Free / Prize: €1,500 + ExhibitionMay 20, 2026, 11:30 PMFee: Free / Prize: €1,500 + ExhibitionTheme: Several Categories. The Center for Iberian Studies (CEI) remains committed to strengthening the cultural and scientific axis organized by Coimbra, Guarda, and Salamanca and, through active involvement in territorial cooperation, is committed to low-density territories, particularly the...
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PhotoPlace Gallery - "Filling the Frame" Call for Entries
• 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 is a celebration of abundance in photography — of scenes alive with energy, density, and rhythm. We invite


Photo Global - Photography Contest 2025
• The Photo Global Awards • Deadline: October 20th, 2025 • Category: Landscape Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Certificates + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Landscape photography is widely regarded as one of the foundational genres of photography, rooted in the human desire to interpret and preserve the beauty of the natural world. At its core, it seeks to capture wide, scenic views of outdoor environments, often emphasizi


The Knights of Art Magazine - "Street" International Photography Awards
• The Knights of Art Magazine • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: $1,000 Prize Pool + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION:CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The Knights of Art™ International Photography Awards is a prestigious global competition dedicated to celebrating the diverse and transformative power of photography. This annual event recognizes and honors photographers from every corner of the world who d


Scopio - Calling All Photographers
• Scopio • Deadline: November 1st, 2025 • Theme: Real Life: Streets, Skies, your Everyday • Prize: $200 for the winning photo and $1 for every approved image • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Scopio is embarking on an ambitious creative journey — curating 50,000 powerful photographs for our next global collection . We’re seeking images that celebrate authenticity and the diversity of real life across the world. From quiet streets


HCB Foundation - Photobook Awards Call for Entries
• HCB Foundation • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Category: Photo Book • Prize: €8,000 + Publication • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities In 1952, Henri Cartier-Bresson forever changed the way the world looked at photography with the publication of The Decisive Moment . More than a book, it was a revelation. The carefully sequenced photographs, published with the support of a major art publisher, crystallized Cartier-Bresson’s belief


"In the Nude" Open Call by The Chateau Gallery
• The Chateau Gallery • Deadline: October 17th, 2025 • Theme: In the Nude • Prize: Exhibition + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities We’ll be honest: there’s no formal prospectus for this call for entry yet. We’re still figuring it out as we go. This exhibition might be a terrible idea — but that’s part of the fun, and we’re going to do it anyway. The original working title was “Send Nudes,” and while that got our attention (and


World Street Photo Awards 2025
• 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 The World Street Photo Awards honors the true spirit of street photography — from its raw spontaneity to its quiet poetry and deep humanity. Open to photographers of every level — professionals, amateurs, and students alike — the competition seeks authentic, powe


L. A. Times - 2026 Spring and Summer Internships
• 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 The Los Angeles Times invites aspiring journalists to join our renowned newsroom for a 10-week paid internship program that provides rigorous, hands-on training. This is an opportunity to collaborate with some of the industry’s top journalists and contribute directly to one of the


Seeing Happy - "Toronto Through our Eyes" Photography Contest
• Seeing Happy + CPPA • Deadline: October 17th, 2025 • Theme: Toronto Through our Eyes • Prize: $200 + Exposure + Membership • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities In 2025, Toronto will become the canvas for a citywide celebration of joy, resilience, and belonging through Toronto Through Our Eyes, a photography contest designed to reflect the city’s unique spirit. Hosted by SeeingHappy —a nonprofit that has already collected over 10,00


Photora Awards - International Photo Competition
• Photora Awards • Deadline: December 6th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €2,500 in Cash Prizes + Certificates • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The Photora Awards is far more than just another photography contest — it’s a global celebration of creativity, perspective, and the power of visual storytelling. It’s your opportunity to share how you see the world, to transform fleeting moments into timeless images that spe


TSD - Grant for Photographers 2025
• TSD • Deadline: October 17th, 2025 • Category: Photography Project • Prize: €1,000 Monthly Stipend + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The “Dresden Grant in Photography” is an annual residency award established by the Dresdner Stiftung Kunst & Kultur der Ostsächsischen Sparkasse Dresden in cooperation with the Technische Sammlungen Dresden . It is aimed at professional and emerging photographers who are committed to


All About Photo Magazine #53: Travels
• All About Photo • Deadline: November 4th, 2025 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The 53rd printed issue of AAP Magazine will take readers on a visual odyssey with the theme “TRAVELS.” For this special edition, we are seeking the most compelling photographic projects that capture the spirit of movement, exploration, and discovery — from epic journeys across c


Europe Photo Award (EPEX) 2026
• EPEX • Deadline: October 15th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €5,000 Prize Pool + Exhibition in Spain • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Your Photography, Our Exhibition! Bring your photographic vision to life in Spain ! Join Competa Photo Days 2026 and show your work in front of an interested and enthusiastic audience. Awards & Opportunities : Prizes with a total value of €5,000 EPEX Photography Trophy Solo exhibiti


Leica Photography Award 2025
• Leica • Deadline: October 15th, 2025 • Prize: Leica Q Camera + Travel • Eligibility: Latin American Countries • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities Leica, one of the world’s most respected names in photography, is opening the doors to a new creative adventure with the launch of its First Travel Photography Award . This competition extends an invitation to photographers throughout Latin America to celebrate the beauty of travel and the


Prince Albert II Foundation – 2026 Environmental Photography Award
• Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation • Deadline: November 2nd, 2025 • Category: Environmental Photography • Prize: €5,000 + Exhibition in Monaco • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities In 2021, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation launched the Environmental Photography Award with a clear vision: to give photographers from around the world a platform to share their unique perspectives on the environment and to reward those whose w


KG+ SELECT Award 2026 - Call for Entries
• Kyotographie • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: ¥500,000 Grant + Exhibition in Kyoto • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE From the pool of applicants, ten artists will be chosen by a jury of experienced professionals. Each of these ten artists will be provided with a production subsidy of 200,000 yen, enabling them to develop and realize an exhibition project. The exhibitions will be presented at assigned venues across the city, offering unique c


O.P. - Sport Photography Awards 2025
• O.P. • Deadline: October 19th, 2025 • Category: Sport Photography • Prize: €4,500 + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The Watersport Photography Awards by Ocean Power® was created with a simple yet powerful idea: to celebrate the beauty and excitement of water sports through the lens of photography. Across oceans, rivers, and lakes, moments of passion and athleticism unfold every day—surfers carving waves, dive


Photo Global - Photography Contest 2025: Landscape
• The Photo Global Awards • Deadline: October 20th, 2025 • Category: Landscape Photography • Prize: €1,000 + Certificates + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities To practice landscape photography is to step into a dialogue with nature itself. This genre of photography is devoted to capturing the vastness and beauty of the natural environment, often favoring wide, panoramic views that immerse the viewer in the scene. A single im


The Chateau Gallery - "In the Nude" Open Call
• The Chateau Gallery • Deadline: October 17th, 2025 • Theme: In the Nude • Prize: Exhibition + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The official prospectus for this exhibition isn’t ready quite yet — we’re still letting the idea breathe. To be honest, this show might not make perfect sense on paper, but that’s exactly what excites us about it. It began with the provocative title “Send Nudes,” a phrase that speaks to the tension


Decagon Gallery - "Black and White" International Photography Exhibition
• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: December 31st, 2025 • Theme: B&W (Light, Shadow, Tone and Texture) • Prize: $1,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities When an image is stripped of color, it reveals something essential. What remains is the raw language of photography itself—light and shadow in delicate balance, lines that guide the eye, forms that create structure, tones that breathe atmosphere, and texture


"Frozen: Cold, Quiet, Pure" Open Call by Photo Place Gallery
• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: October 13th, 2025 • Theme: Frozen: Cold, Quiet, Pure • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The exhibition FROZEN seeks to explore the aesthetic and emotional resonance of winter through the medium of photography. We invite submissions that capture the distilled essence of this season, whether in its stark simplicity or its intricate detail. Photographers are


L.C. - Black and White Photography Prize
• L.C. • Deadline: October 15th, 2025 • Category: Black and White Photography • Prize: $3,500 + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards is an international call to artists who see the world in shades of light and shadow. Monochrome photography has a unique ability to strip away distraction, focusing instead on the essential: form, tone, contrast, and emotion. Whether you


Travel Photographer of the Year 2025
• Travel Photographer of the Year • Deadline: October 13th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: £10,000 + 7-day Trip to Sri Lanka • Entry Fees: Yes (Free for young Photographers) • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The Travel Photographer of the Year Awards (TPOTY) is a distinguished international photography competition, established and organized by photographers for the benefit of the global photographic community. Its founding principle is


NYC4PA - International Juried Photography Open Call
• New York Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: November 2nd, 2025 • Category: Animal Kingdom • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLOSED. Click HERE for more Opportunities The world around us is alive with animals of every kind. Some are majestic and wild, like lions prowling across the savanna, tigers lurking in the jungle, and bears roaming forests and mountains. Others are powerful yet gentle, such as elephants helping in
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