• Australian Photographic Prize • Deadline: May 31st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: AUD $5,000 + Trophy + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Australian Photographic Prize welcomes photographers from all walks of life—whether you are a seasoned professional, a passionate amateur, or a student just beginning your creative journey. Open to entrants from Australia and around the world, the competition brings together a dynamic and diverse glo

• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: May 13th, 2026 • Theme: Street Rhythms (Street Photography) • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fee: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The street is never still. It moves, shifts, and evolves—a living stage where everyday life unfolds in real time. From split-second gestures to overlapping stories and unexpected interactions, it offers an endless source of visual inspiration driven by rhythm, spontaneity, and human presence. Photo

• PhotoEd Magazine • Deadline: June 15th, 2026 • Theme: Home vs Away • Prize: Publication (Digital & Print) • Entry Fees: Free for Subscribers • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE photoED Magazine celebrates photography by bringing forward diverse visual stories and presenting them in a fresh and engaging light. The magazine is dedicated to highlighting artists whose work reflects both technical creativity and thoughtful exploration of contemporary themes. For Issue #76, the focus will

• Siena Awards • Deadline: June 15th, 2026 • Category: Drone / Aerial Photography • Prize: €400 Cash + €500 Gears + Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Drone Photo Awards is a global celebration of aerial photography, bringing together professional, amateur, and student drone photographers who share a passion for seeing the world from new and extraordinary perspectives. The competition highlights the creative potential of drone technology and honors

• The Global Peace Photo Award • Deadline: May 24th, 2026 • Theme: What Does Peace Look Like? • Prize: €11,000 in Prizes + Exhibition in Austria • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Global Peace Photo Award, formerly known as the Alfred Fried Photography Award, is a prestigious international competition that highlights photography focused on themes of peace and humanity. The award is organized by Edition Lammerhuber in partnership with a broad coalition of respec

• ReA! Art Fair • Deadline: May 6th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: 1,500€ + Exhibitions in Milan (Italy) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The ReA! Art Fair Open Call invites emerging visual artists worldwide to submit their work for possible inclusion in the forthcoming edition of the fair. This international contemporary art platform is committed to promoting independent artistic practices and fostering the visibility of new and underrepresented creative voices. Di

• 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 celebration of the powerful relationship between queerness and the extraordinary diversity found throughout the natural world. Nature is filled with complexity, variation, and surprising forms of life that often defy simple definitions. From shifting id

• Arcadian Gallery • Deadline: May 15th, 2026 • Category: Nature Photography • Prize: $2,000 + Exhibition in Cumberland (USA) • Entry Fee: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition brings together photographers from around the world to celebrate the power and beauty of nature through the lens. From striking images of wildlife and plant life to breathtaking landscapes and thought-provoking conservation stories, the competition

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: June 3rd, 2026 • Category: Portals • Prize: $1,000 Prize Pool + Online Exhibition • Entry Fee: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Some photographs seem to exist as thresholds. They hold the viewer in a suspended moment—at the edge between two places, two times, or even two states of being. These images do not simply depict a scene; they create a sense of transition, of something unresolved yet full of possibility. PORTAL invites submissions that evok

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• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: May 4th, 2026 • Theme: After Dark: Night, Sky, and Shadow • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE PhotoPlace Gallery invites photographers to step into the night and submit their work for After Dark, a juried exhibition celebrating images made in the quiet, mysterious hours between sunset and sunrise. This exhibition embraces the creative possibilities that emerge when darkness falls and famili

• P.M.O.H. • Deadline: May 7th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €2,500+VAT Budget + 3 Solo Exhibitions in Italy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Submissions are now open for the 5th edition of the PhMuseum Days Open Call, offering visual artists an exciting opportunity to showcase their work at the PhMuseum Days International Photography Festival, taking place from October 1 to 4 in Bologna, Italy. This annual event brings together a diverse community of photographers

• Hotusa Group • Theme: Barcelona, World Capital of Architecture • Deadline: October 20th, 2026 • Prize: €5,000 + 1-Night Stay • Entry Fee: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Hotusa Group is pleased to announce the 24th edition of the Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award Josep Juanpere 2026, inviting both amateur and professional photographers to take part in this prestigious international competition. For this edition, participants are asked to create photographic triptychs

• Archivo Jalón Ángel • Deadline: May 4th, 2026 • Theme: Portrait / Travel / Migration and Borders • Prize: €1,500 + Trophy + Exhibition in Spain • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Jalón Ángel Photographic Archive, preserved and overseen by San Jorge University as part of the San Valero Group, announces the 12th edition of the Jalón Ángel International Photography Prize. This initiative continues the Archive’s mission to safeguard photographic heritage while en

• 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 often focuses on how someone looks. This exhibition is interested in something else: what cannot be immediately seen. We are seeking photographs that suggest an inner world rather than simply documenting outward identity. Images that carry psychological tension, ambiguity, vulnerability, or contradiction

• Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts • Deadline: May 3rd, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: $475 in Awards + Exhibition in Providence (USA) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The 12th International Open Call is a juried exhibition dedicated to showcasing contemporary photography from a global perspective. Open to photographers and image-makers worldwide, this call invites submissions that reflect the diversity and innovation of current photog

• Recount Photography Agora • Deadline: May 3rd, 2026 • Theme: Numbers • Prize: Exhibition in Barcelona (Spain) • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE This call invites contributions that reflect on the quiet yet powerful systems that structure our existence: those of counting, measuring, classifying, and ordering. We are interested in visual stories—combinations of photography and text—that engage with these mechanisms not only as tools, but as cultural, political, an

• 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), a global competition dedicated to celebrating the beauty, power, and diversity of landscapes and nature photography. The awards were created with a clear mission: to discover and showcase the most outstanding images of the n

• Black Box Gallery • Deadline: May 8th, 2026 • Category: Shadow and Light • Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Black Box Gallery invites photographers to participate in a juried group exhibition centered on the enduring dialogue between shadow and light. Photography, in its essence, is a language written in luminosity and absence—a continuous negotiation between what is revealed and what remains concealed. Shadows are not

• All About Photo • Deadline: May 1st, 2026 • Category: Portrait Photography • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE AAP Magazine #57 “Portrait” is your chance to explore what it really means to capture a person. From polished studio portraits to spontaneous selfies and everything in between, portrait photography continues to evolve as a powerful way to express identity and emotion. The best portraits don’t just show a face—

• Grenze-Arsenali Fotografici • Deadline: April 30th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €1,000 + Exhibition + 2-Night Stay in Italy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Artists are invited to apply without any restrictions on theme or age, making this an open and inclusive opportunity for creative expression. From all submissions, three artists will be selected by a jury and given the chance to present their work in a professionally curated exhibition led by Simone Azzoni a

• Milano Photo Awards 2026 + Nikon • Deadline: August 15th, 2026 • Category: Contemporary Photography • Prize: €30,000 in Prizes + Nikon Z50II Camera + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Milano Photo Awards set themselves apart from many other photography competitions through a clear and defining philosophy: the event is designed not only to celebrate the winners, but also to recognize and give visibility to every photographer who chooses to participa

• P.M.O.H. • Deadline: May 7th, 2026 • Theme: Open • Prize: €2,500+VAT Budget + 3 Solo Exhibitions in Italy • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The 5th edition of the PhMuseum Days Open Call is now officially open for submissions, inviting visual artists from around the world to take part in a unique opportunity to exhibit their work במסגרת an international context. Selected artists will be featured at the PhMuseum Days International Photography Festival, scheduled t