FREE ENTRY / Indian Photo Festival 2026 Open Call

​The Indian Photo Festival invites photographers, visual storytellers, artists, curators, collectives, archives, galleries, and organizations from around the world to submit their work for the exhibitions of the 12th edition of the Indian Photo Festival, taking place in Hyderabad, India, from 26 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.

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This year, the festival is also inviting photobook submissions for the Indian Photo Festival Photobook Exhibition, which will be presented as part of the festival.

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As one of South Asia's leading international photography festivals, the Indian Photo Festival brings together compelling visual stories from around the world. Alongside its exhibitions, the festival presents talks, discussions, workshops, portfolio reviews, screenings, educational programmes, and the Photobook Exhibition, creating a platform for meaningful dialogue through photography.

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The Open Call has an open theme. We welcome cohesive bodies of work from all genres of photography and lens-based visual storytelling, including documentary, conceptual, fine art, portraiture, landscape, street photography, experimental practices, archival projects, mixed media, and other contemporary photographic approaches.

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What matters most is that the submitted work forms a strong and coherent body of work that communicates a compelling idea, narrative, theme, or perspective.

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Submissions are evaluated based on their overall artistic merit, originality, coherence, visual quality, storytelling, conceptual strength, and potential impact, rather than genre. We are looking for projects that are engaging, thought-provoking, and capable of creating meaningful conversations with audiences.

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