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Tue, Nov 18Nov 18, 2025, 11:30 PMFee: $25 / Prize: $5,000+ ExposureTheme: Several Categories. Contest Description: CALL FOR ENTRIES. A celebration of the enduring power of photography, this prestigious annual contest awards the honor of Photographer of the Year within each category. Winners will receive $5,000 in cash prizes...
Tue, Nov 18Nov 18, 2025, 11:30 PMFee: Yes / Prize: Solo ExhibitionTheme: Open. We want to showcase incredible work. Photography that awakens our imagination, transforms our way of thinking, or simply resonates with who we are. The Solo Exhibition enables you to reach a wider audience through our independent magazine that has become one of the...
Tue, Nov 18Nov 18, 2025, 11:30 PMFee: $25 / Prize: ExhibitionTheme: Common Ground. Call for Entries: Common Ground invites artists to explore how we form, sustain, and imagine community. Submit by November 18 for the PRC’s Giving Tuesday Online Exhibition, launching December 2, 2025. Up to thirty photographers will be selected for the...
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Wed, Nov 19Nov 19, 2025, 11:30 PM GMT-6Fee: $40 / Prize: $1,000Theme: Open. Silver Eye Center for Photography announces the Call for Entries for Fellowship 26 our annual photography open call. All awardees and honorable mentions will be included in the Fellowship 26 exhibition in May, 2026. Awardees and honorable mentions will receive curatorial...
Thu, Nov 20Nov 20, 2025, 11:30 PMFee: Free / Prize: $25,000 + SmartphoneTheme: Super Every Moment. OPPO has officially launched its annual mobile photography competition, the OPPO Photography Awards 2025. As a global platform celebrating visual storytelling, the contest aims to inspire OPPO users around the world to capture and share beauty...
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Getxophoto International Image Festival 2026 - Open Call
• Getxophoto International Image Festival • Deadline: November 6th, 2025 • Theme: Reset • Prize: €500 + Exhibition in Spain + Accommodation • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The year 2026 marks a significant milestone for the Getxophoto International Image Festival: its 20th edition. Over the past three years, we have explored the metaphoric buttons PAUSE , PLAY , and REC , each reflecting a distinct mode of seeing and experiencing the world. Now, as we reach this


MIA Photo Fair - III Edition of The Portfolio Parade
• MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas • Deadline: January 15th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: Exhibition in MIA Photo Fair + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE For the third consecutive year , the internationally acclaimed Dutch artist, curator, and visual storyteller Erik Kessels returns to the MIA Photo Fair BNP Paribas with a new and dynamic side program dedicated to supporting and showcasing emerging voices in contemporary photography


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: CLICK HERE Scopio invites photographers, storytellers, and visual creators from around the world to participate in our next global photography collection . We’re curating 50,000 exceptional images that reflect real life as it unfolds — unscripted, honest, and full of meaning. We’re l


The Boomer Gallery - "The New Artist" Call For Entries
• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: November 5th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The past hundred years have been nothing short of extraordinary. Humanity has climbed higher than ever before—into the skies with gleaming skyscrapers and beyond the Earth itself to the moon. We have redefined connection in the age of social media and reshaped justice through evolving human ri


Smithsonian Magazine - The 23rd Annual Photo Contest Call for Entries
• Smithsonian Magazine


The 36th Edition of the Memorial Maria Luisa International Photo and Video Contest
• 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 Judging for the Memorial Maria Luisa contest will be carried out by a panel carefully selected by the Founders Board. This jury is composed of highly respected photographers, particularly specialists in mountain and nature photography, who bring with them years


All About Photo - Travel Photo Contest
• All About Photo • Deadline: November 4th, 2025 • Category: Travel Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE For our 53rd edition , AAP Magazine sets out on a journey of its own — an exploration of the infinite landscapes of movement, memory, and discovery under the theme “TRAVELS.” Travel is not only about distance; it’s about perception. It’s the way light shifts across a new horizon, the way a stranger’s face becom


The Chateau Gallery - The Art of Landscape Open Call
• The Chateau Gallery • Deadline: November 17th, 2025 • Theme: The Art of Landscape • Prize: Online Exhibition + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Art of Landscape , presented by The Chateau Gallery , invites photographers to expand their understanding of what a landscape can be. This international online exhibition opens its doors to an ever-widening vision of place — from the raw edges of urban sprawl to the shifting boundaries of coastlines, deserts,


Black Box Gallery - Camera Work: 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 proud to announce its upcoming Black and White Juried Group Photography Exhibition , a showcase devoted to the timeless artistry and expressive power of monochrome photography. Black and white imagery carries with it a sense of history and refinement — a visual language that has shaped th


HCB Foundation - Photobook Awards Call for Entries
• HCB Foundation


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: CLICK HERE “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 photographers to embrace the ar


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: CLICK HERE 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 emphasizing scale and grandeur to create


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: CLICK HERE 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 demonstrate exceptional skill, c


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: CLICK HERE 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 and open skies to vibrant commu


HCB Foundation - Photobook Awards Call for Entries
• HCB Foundation


"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: CLICK HERE 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 probably yours), we’re reworkin


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: CLICK HERE 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, powerful images that tell real stori


L. A. Times - 2026 Spring and Summer Internships
• Los Angeles Times


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: CLICK HERE 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 10,000 photographs of happiness from


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: CLICK HERE 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 speak beyond words. With 20 diverse


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: CLICK HERE 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 continents to intimate wanderings


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: CLICK HERE 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 exhibition and invitation to the opening
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