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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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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: CLICK HERE 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 work most powerfully encourages r


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


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: CLICK HERE 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 image might contain the sweep of a


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: CLICK HERE 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 between art, vulnerability, and


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...


"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: CLICK HERE 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 encouraged to consider how wint


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: CLICK HERE 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 inclusivity: TPOTY is open to p


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: CLICK HERE 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 the Asian lumber trade, while co


Getxophoto 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 In June 2026, the Getxophoto International Image Festival will celebrate its twentieth anniversary — two decades of exploring the evolving language of photography and visual storytelling. After three memorable editions dedicated to the themes PAUSE , PLAY , and REC , it feels only natural that


Call for Art & Photography by The Homiens Art Prize
• Homiens • Deadline: November 1st, 2025 • Category: Art and Photography • Prize: $12,000 Awarded Annually + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Homiens Art Prize is a prestigious award that has become a fixture on the international art calendar. Each year, it distributes more than $12,000 USD in prizes, supporting artists at every stage of their careers. What sets Homiens apart is its inclusivity: the prize is open to artists working in any medium, a


The Chateau Gallery - Call For Entry: In the Nude
• The Chateau Gallery • Deadline: October 17th, 2025 • Theme: In the Nude • Prize: Exhibition + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We don’t have a finalized prospectus for this call for entry just yet — it’s still taking shape. Honestly, this exhibition might be a little risky, maybe even a questionable idea, but that’s exactly why we’re going forward with it. Originally titled “Send Nudes,” the concept has evolved into something broader and more thoughtful,


Barcelona Human Rights International Photo Festival - Call for Entries
• BCNDH - Mas Retina • Deadline: October 10th, 2025 • Theme: Human Rights and Global Justice • Prize: €3,000 + 3x400€ + Exhibition in Spain • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Ten projects will stand out from the rest after the jury’s deliberation, earning a special place in the festival. These projects will come to life in the heart of Barcelona, exhibited along its streets so that festivalgoers and passersby can engage with them directly. They will also be preserv


The Sonntag Grant for Photography 2026 - Call for Entries
• Sonntag Grant • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: €3,000 Grant • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Sonntag Grant for Photography is opening its doors for the very first time, inviting submissions for an international open call. At the heart of this initiative is the commitment to amplify voices from the FLINTA community —female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, and agender photographers—who are shaping the future of photography through the


Autoportrait 2025 – Kuala Lumpur Photography Award: Experimental Self-Portraits and Portrait Prize
• Kuala Lumpur Portrait Award • Deadline: October 31st, 2025 • Category: Experimental Self Portraits • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition in Malaysia • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE After the overwhelming success of our very first AUTOPORTRAIT open call, we are thrilled to announce the 2025 Interim Edition , which returns with the thought-provoking theme of Experimental Self-Portraits . This special category dares participants to expand the boundaries of traditional por


Profoto - October: Dramatic Lighting Open Call
• Profoto • Deadline: October 15th, 2025 • Theme: Dramatic Lighting • Prize: $2,000 USD in Profoto Gear + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Light holds an incredible power — the ability to shape mood, evoke emotion, and heighten visual impact. It can transform an ordinary moment into something cinematic, mysterious, or deeply moving. In this first challenge, we invite you to step into the bold and daring side of photography, where light isn’t just a tool


Black Box Gallery - Color Photography Open Call
• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: October 10th, 2025 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery is thrilled to announce an international call for entries for a juried group exhibition celebrating the full spectrum of color photography . In our daily lives, color shapes how we see and feel, and in photography, it has become a powerful means of communication and storytelling. Today’s


Pispa 2025 - Paris International Street Photo Awards Call for Entries
• Pispa • Deadline: November 2nd, 2025 • Category: Street Photography • Prize: $3,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Paris International Street Photo Awards 2025 is proud to announce a groundbreaking development that marks a turning point in our history. For this edition, our winners, special mentions, and finalists will not only receive international recognition but will also see their work showcased at the premier festival of s


Travel Photographer of the Year 2025 Call for Entries
• 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: CLICK HERE At its heart, the Travel Photographer of the Year Awards (TPOTY) is a celebration of journeys—not just the journeys across countries and continents, but also the creative journeys of photographers themselves. Born out of a love for photography and designed by pho


The Boomer Gallery - The New Artist: Call For Artists
• Boomer Gallery London • Deadline: November 5th, 2025 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected) • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Over the last century, humanity has lived through an age of extraordinary change and innovation. We have seen the skyline of cities transformed by towering skyscrapers, witnessed the impossible become possible with moon landings, and experienced a revolution in the way we connect through the r


Leica Photography Award 2025
• Leica
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