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  • FREE ENTRY / Pixoto - "The Sun – Our Closest Star" Open Call
    FREE ENTRY / Pixoto - "The Sun – Our Closest Star" Open Call
    Sat, Mar 14
    Fee: Free / Prize: $214
    Mar 14, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: $214
    Theme: The Sun – Our Closest Star. In this contest we want to see images where the Sun must be in visible in the frame. If the...
  • FREE ENTRY / Profoto - March Photo Contest: Best use of Light
    FREE ENTRY / Profoto - March Photo Contest: Best use of Light
    Sun, Mar 15
    Fee: Free / Prize: $2,000 Gear + Exposure
    Mar 15, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: $2,000 Gear + Exposure
    Theme: Best use of Light. This is your chance to show how you use light. No restrictions, no themes, no limits other than one thing: we want to see what you can create with your Profoto light. Whether you work with subtle shadows, hard contrast, clean highlights, or soft natural tones, focus on the
  • Form Photo Award 2026 - Open Call
    Form Photo Award 2026 - Open Call
    Sun, Mar 15
    Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition
    Mar 15, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Yes / Prize: Exhibition
    Theme: Open. With the support of photo basel, Picter, and Form., we are proud to launch the Form Photo Award 2026, dedicated to contemporary photography. This annual photography competition is devoted to discovering emerging voices, fresh aesthetics, and thought-provoking themes...
  • FREE ENTRY / The Image Centre Research Fellowships
    FREE ENTRY / The Image Centre Research Fellowships
    Sun, Mar 15
    Fee: Free / Prize: $10,000 + Exhibition
    Mar 15, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: $10,000 + Exhibition
    Theme: Open. Since 2014, The Image Centre has offered a variety of fellowships for research related to photography. Research fellows have the opportunity to study select areas of The Image Centre's photography collections first-hand. These include the acclaimed Black Star Collection of...
  • FREE ENTRY / Leica Camera - LOBA Women Grant
    FREE ENTRY / Leica Camera - LOBA Women Grant
    Sun, Mar 15
    Fee: Free / Prize: 10,000 Eur + Equipment
    Mar 15, 2026, 11:30 PM
    Fee: Free / Prize: 10,000 Eur + Equipment
    Theme: Relationship between Humans and the Environment. The LOBA Women Grant will offer female photographers the opportunity to realise a new image series, which will be presented as part of the...

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