• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: March 31st, 2026 • Theme: Night Works • Prize: $1,000 Total Cash + Online Solo Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE NIGHT WORKS invites photographers to submit work created in the hours of darkness, where night itself becomes an active collaborator in the image-making process. These photographs may unfold in city streets or remote landscapes, under artificial lights or in near-complete darkness. They may be charged with drama

• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: April 16th, 2026 • Theme: City • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Cities are far more than collections of buildings, streets, and skylines. They are living environments shaped by the movement, stories, and everyday experiences of the people who inhabit them. Within every city lies a complex rhythm made up of fleeting encounters, silent observations, and moments of vibrant activity that de

• Milano Photo Awards 2026 + Nikon • Deadline: August 15th, 2026 • Category: C ontemporary Photography • Prize: €30,000 in Prizes + Nikon Z50II Camera + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE What makes the Milano Photo Awards truly unique among photography competitions is a simple yet powerful idea: every photographer who participates deserves visibility and recognition. While the winners will certainly be celebrated, the event places equal importance on sh

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: March 28th, 2026 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The next theme we’re focusing on is COLOR — in all its forms. Think bold, eye-catching tones that jump off the frame, or subtle shades that quietly set the mood. Whether vibrant and energetic or soft and muted, color plays a vital role in photography. It can immediately draw the viewer in, trigger emotional

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: April 6th, 2026 • Theme: Portals: New Perspectives • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE A portal is an invitation. It signals a place of entry, a point of crossing, or a moment when one space gives way to another. Sometimes it is obvious—a doorway, a window, a gate—but often it is something more subtle: a reflection, a shadow, or a shift in perspective that opens a new way of seeing what li

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• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: March 26th, 2026 • Theme: Botanical • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The theme for this exhibition is Botanical , with an emphasis on creative interpretation rather than simple visual documentation. We seek images that engage deeply with plant life as both subject and visual language, encouraging photographers to look beyond literal representation. We are interested in work that uncove

• All About Photo • Deadline: March 31st, 2026 • Theme: Shadows • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE At All About Photo , we believe photography has the power to move, inspire, and reveal new perspectives. A single image can tell a story, evoke emotion, or challenge the way we understand the world around us. Our mission is to support and promote photographers whose work resonates deeply—photography that not only captures

• Sarajevo Photography Festival • Deadline: April 10th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €7,000 + Exhibition in Sarajevo (BiH) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Sarajevo Photography Festival (SPF) is a dynamic annual event that transforms Sarajevo into a global hub for photography each year. Spanning an entire month, the festival celebrates the power of visual storytelling while bringing together photographers from around the world—ranging from emer

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• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: March 25th, 2026 • Theme: The Human Portrait • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE As part of our ongoing commitment to celebrating contemporary photography, Photo Artfolio invites photographers from across the globe to submit their work for The Human Portrait , an online exhibition dedicated to the richness and diversity of portraiture today. This exhibition aims to highlight how photographer

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• NYC4PA • Deadline: April 19th, 2026 • Theme: Luminosity (The Impact of Light) • Prize: $4,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Photography is inseparable from light—its strength, its softness, its direction, and even its disappearance. Tools such as light meters and techniques like backlighting or managing glare are all part of an ongoing relationship with illumination. A well-known image of Grand Central Station, filled with beams

• BBA Prizes & Gallery • Deadline: March 30th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €1,000 + Solo Show in Berlin (Germany) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE At the core of this competition lies a commitment to outstanding visual quality, impactful storytelling, innovative conceptual thinking, meticulous technical skill, profound engagement with subject matter, and a sincere grasp of photographic expression. Our esteemed panel of jurors — all seasoned professionals from acr

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: May 3rd, 2026 • Theme: This Is a Person • Prize: $1,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Portraiture has long been associated with the act of recording outward appearance—capturing likeness, form, and surface. This exhibition seeks to move beyond that tradition by asking a more complex and introspective question: what exists beneath what we see? We are inviting photographic works that gesture toward an i

• Beautiful Bizarre Magazine + MPB • Deadline: July 17th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: $4,500 Cash + Publication + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Artists working within a representational photographic style are warmly invited to submit their work to the MPB Photography Award. This includes all photographic practices, whether created through analogue processes, digital capture, or a combination of both. As long as the work remains grounded in photographi

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• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: April 10th, 2026 • Category: Black and White Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming juried group photography exhibition dedicated entirely to black and white imagery. This special exhibition invites photographers to explore the expressive power of monochrome photography, a medium that has long been associated with a timeless sen

• Natural Landscape Photography Awards • Deadline: May 31st, 2026 • Category: Landscape / Natural Photography • Prize: $5,000 + Exposure + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Welcome to the Natural Landscape Photography Awards (NLPA), an international photography competition dedicated to discovering and celebrating some of the finest landscape and nature photography from around the world. The competition was created with the goal of highlighting photograp

• Appennino Foto Festival • Deadline: April 26th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €3,900 Total Prizes + Exhibition in Italy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Impressum Photo Award 2026 is an international photography competition open to photographers from all over the world, welcoming participants regardless of nationality, experience level, or photographic style. The contest aims to provide a global platform where photographers can present their w

• Photometria International Photo Festival • Deadline: March 31st, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: Exhibition at Photometria Festival in Greece • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE With a continued focus on nurturing young creative talent, the Photometria International Photography Festival announces the launch of “Youth Collective 2026,” a competition dedicated to empowering the next generation of photographers. This initiative reflects the festival’s ongoing mission to

• Milano Photo Awards 2026 + Nikon • Deadline: August 15th, 2026 • Category: C ontemporary Photography • Prize: €30,000 in Prizes + Nikon Z50II Camera + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Milano Photo Awards distinguish themselves from many other photography competitions thanks to a guiding principle that lies at the heart of the initiative: recognition is not reserved solely for the winners. While the final prizes celebrate excellence, the event is

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: March 28th, 2026 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Our next theme invites you to explore the world of COLOR . From striking, high-contrast hues that demand attention to delicate, understated tones that gently set a mood, color can transform an ordinary scene into something unforgettable. It is more than just a visual element — it is a language of emotion, at

• Narwhal Rainbow Alliance • Deadline: May 31st, 2026 • Theme: Queer Nature (non-human) • Prize: €1000 + Exhibitions + Publication • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Welcome to the Queer Nature Photography Awards, a space dedicated to celebrating the rich and vibrant meeting point between queerness and biodiversity. Across the natural world, life expresses itself in countless forms, relationships, and adaptations that challenge rigid categories and remind us that d