THE INTERNATIONAL
PHOTO CONTESTS DIRECTORY 2026

• EPEX • Deadline: October 15th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €5,000 Prize Pool + Exhibition in Spain • Entry Fees: Yes...

• Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: September 14th, 2025 • Theme: Landscapes: Real or Imagined • Prize: $150 +...

• Sonntag Grant • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: €3,000 Grant • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Sonntag Grant for Photography is proud to announce its very first open call, marking the launch of a new platform dedicated to supporting diverse voices in contemporary photography. For this inaugural edition, the grant will award €3,000 to one outstanding project created by a FLINTA artist (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, or agend

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: September 12th, 2025 • Theme: Trees and Water • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry...

• Global Lens • Deadline: September 30th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Publication • Entry...

• Kyotographie • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: ¥500,000 Grant + Exhibition in Kyoto • Entry Fees: Yes •...

• Memorial Maria Luisa • Deadline: December 1st, 2025 • Category: Nature / Adventure Photo & Video • Prize: 4,000 € + Exhibition in Spain + Accommodation • Entry Fees: Yes (Free under 19yo) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The panel of judges for the Memorial Maria Luisa will be appointed by the Founders Board, drawing from a distinguished group of mountain and nature photographers of recognized international prestige. Their deliberations will be definitive, and the panel will al

• Bergger • Deadline: September 28th, 2025 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: 5,500€ + Exhibition + Production in Paris • Entry...

• Doctors of the World • Deadline: October 10th, 2025 • Prize: €6,000 + Exhibition in Spain • Category: Humanitarian Photography • Entry...

• Image & Neige International Photography Festival • Deadline: September 30th, 2025 • Theme: Stories, Visions, Wonders born of Winter •...

• XPS • Deadline: September 15th, 2025 • Prize: $3,000 + Travel and Exhibition in UAE • Category: Visual Storytelling • Entry Fees: Free...

• All About Photo • Deadline: September 30th, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees:...

• R.T Association • Deadline: September 16th, 2025 • Prize: €3,000 Prize Pool • Category: Travel Photography • Entry Fees: Free •...

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: September 8th, 2025 • Theme: Monochrome • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes...

• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: September 5th, 2025 • Theme: Street Photography. • Prize: €2,000 + Exhibition • Entry Fees:...

• PhotoEd Magazine • Deadline: September 8th, 2025 • Theme: Moviment • Prize: Publication (Digital & Print) • Entry Fees: Free for...

• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: September 5th, 2025 • Theme: Street Photography. • Prize: €2,000 + Exhibition • Entry Fees:...

• The Bob and Diane Fund • Deadline: September 21st, 2025 • Theme: Project about Alzheimer or Dementia • Prize: $5,000 Fund • Entry Fees:...

• Leica • Deadline: October 15th, 2025 • Prize: Leica Q Camera + Travel • Eligibility: Latin American Countries • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Leica is proud to announce the launch of its First Travel Photography Award , an exciting new initiative that invites photographers from across Latin America to showcase their vision of the world. With this contest, the prestigious brand seeks to celebrate the profound bond between human beings and the environments—both

• The Chateau Gallery • Deadline: September 15th, 2025 • Theme: Pharmacopoeia • Prize: Exhibition + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes •...

• Turkey Street Photography • Deadline: September 5th, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: Exhibition + Medals + Certificates •...

• Seeing Happy + CPPA • Deadline: October 17th, 2025 • Theme: Toronto Through our Eyes • Prize: $200 + Exposure + Membership • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Toronto Through Our Eyes is more than just a photography contest—it is a citywide celebration of belonging, beauty, hope, and unity that aims to capture the spirit of Toronto through the lenses of its people. Organized by SeeingHappy , a global nonprofit dedicated to using photography to inspire joy and re

• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: September 4th, 2025 • Theme: Dreams and Nightmares • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry...

• Street Photographers Foundation • Deadline: September 5th, 2025 • Theme: Street Photography. • Prize: €2,000 + Exhibition • Entry Fees:...