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  • World Street Photo Awards 2026
    World Street Photo Awards 2026
    Sat, Oct 17
    Fee: Yes / Prize: €2,500 Prize Pool
    Oct 17, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Yes / Prize: €2,500 Prize Pool
    Theme: Street Photography. The World Street Photo Awards invites photographers of all levels – professional, amateur, or student – to showcase powerful street photography that captures real moments and untold stories from around the globe. We welcome bold, authentic submissions that reflect the...
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  • FREE ENTRY / Photofusion - Salon 2026 Annual Members' Exhibition
    FREE ENTRY / Photofusion - Salon 2026 Annual Members' Exhibition
    Sat, Oct 17
    Fee: Free / Prize: £3,000 + Exhibition
    Oct 17, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: £3,000 + Exhibition
    Theme: Open. SALON is Photofusion’s annual group exhibition celebrating the depth and diversity of contemporary photographic work created by our Members. Selected and curated by the Photofusion team, SALON brings together a wide spectrum of photography in our Brixton gallery...
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  • FREE ENTRY / SEE:ZEEN - Open Call for Issue #21
    FREE ENTRY / SEE:ZEEN - Open Call for Issue #21
    Sun, Oct 18
    Fee: Free / Prize: Publication + Exposure
    Oct 18, 2026, 11:20 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Publication + Exposure
    Theme: Open. Anyone from anywhere can submit. see-zeen is open to any kind of photographic expression: any theme, any style, any genre. It can be portrait, landscape, documentary, fashion, abstract etc. We believe that art can change the...
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  • FREE ENTRY / Centrum för Fotografi (CFF) & Fotobok Gbg - Salong CFF 2026
    FREE ENTRY / Centrum för Fotografi (CFF) & Fotobok Gbg - Salong CFF 2026
    Sun, Oct 18
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition + Sales
    Oct 18, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition + Sales
    Theme: Open. The 25th edition of CFF’s annual photography salon. Members can submit one photographic work to be exhibited simultaneously at three venues...
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  • NYC4PA - "Monochrome" International Juried Photography Call for Entry
    NYC4PA - "Monochrome" International Juried Photography Call for Entry
    Sun, Oct 18
    Fee: Yes / Prize: $4,000 + Exhibition
    Oct 18, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Yes / Prize: $4,000 + Exhibition
    Theme: Monochrome. KODAK, ILFORD, FUJI were the names that stood out in the early years of photography when shooting, developing and then printing were the steps to getting a great Black and White image. Memories of darkrooms, trays, chemicals as the...
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