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Deadline: April 13, 2025
Photographer of the Week 16
Showcase Your Talent: Become Our Photographer of the Week! Each week, from Monday morning to Sunday evening, you can submit up to 10 of your best shots! If your photo is chosen by our jury, you'll have your image featured across the All About Photo website and social media for an entire week. Don’t miss your chance to shine it's free! Showcase Your Talent: Become Our Photographer of the Week! For the entire week: Your winning photo will be showcased on the All About Photo webs
Deadline: April 14, 2025
2025 Nature’s Best Photography International Awards
You are invited to enter your best photos and videos in the 2025 Nature's Best Photography International Awards! Cash prizes and awards totaling $20,000! Submissions are reviewed by our Judging Panel of experts in photography, wildlife, conservation, and film. Winners are selected for overall appeal, originality, conformity to rules, and technical quality. We are seeking dramatic portraits, animal behavior, humorous displays, intimate interactions, young animals at play, macro closeups,
Deadline: April 14, 2025
Dreams and Imagined Realities
Dreams offer a limitless canvas for photographers to explore inner landscapes, surreal visions, and the creative process itself. Whether emerging from the subconscious, inspired by fantasy, or rooted in personal reflection, these images possess a unique ability to transport viewers beyond reality and into the unknown. For this exhibition, we seek photographs that embody the spirit of dreaming—images that are deeply personal, ethereal, mysterious, or even unsettling. We invite work that capt
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Open Call: Hidden Beauty
Beauty can be found in every facet of life. The Lucie Foundation invites you to explore the concept of beauty especially in places less obvious. These forms of hidden beauty can be unconventional, unexpected, and misunderstood but revealed through photography. What is beautiful to you? GRAND PRIZE / ONE WINNER: Winner will be the photograph with the highest score overall in any category. ◦ Featured interview on the Lucie Foundation website ◦ Part of Lucie Foundation Online Exhibitio
Deadline: April 15, 2025
2025 International Photography Competition
Announcing ViewPoint Gallery's international juried call for submissions. This is an opportunity to exhibit your work for one month at ViewPoint Gallery, the only gallery in the Halifax area devoted to photography. The competition is open to all subject matter from photographers located anywhere worldwide. Twelve winning images will be professionally printed, matted, and framed at no cost to the photographer. Each print will be displayed for one month at the gallery between June 2025 and May 20
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Abstract Image
The SE Center for Photography is looking for non-representational imagery, though it can be from found objects in nature, man made or figurative works. We're seeking images that do not attempt to represent external reality, but seek to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and texture.
Deadline: April 15, 2025
15th Annual Photobook Exhibition
The Griffin Museum recognizes the importance of photobooks. Distinct from the gallery aesthetic, photobooks offer their own visual language, often conducive to more narrative qualities and seriality than the standard on-the-wall format. We celebrate this form of artistry and want to see the photobooks our community is working on. Juried by Karen Davis, Curator and Co-owner of Davis Orton Gallery, and Crista Dix, Executive Director of the Griffin Museum, our 15th Annual Photobook Exhibition
Deadline: April 15, 2025
AAP Magazine#47: Shadows
Mysterious, magical, intense, timeless, sometimes nostalgic... mastering the shadows in photography is an art in itself. It is a story in its own right, a unique form of expression. Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio - capturing the poetry and the power of shadows! The subject is totally up to you. Your photos can be in color or black and white, and be landscape, portraiture, street photography or any other genre. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, includin
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Gather: The Power of Place-based Connection
The human need to gather and find joy in connection is as strong as ever. City spaces provide an unparalleled backdrop for planned and chance human encounters and exchanges that sustain and propel society forward. Whether in grand public squares, intimate cafés, bustling markets, neighborhood parks or civic halls, urban spaces remain the heartbeat of human interaction. In this era of digital saturation and increased isolation, the need to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate moments has never
Deadline: April 15, 2025
JOURNEYS,  PASSAGE & PLACE
The journey has been both a literal and symbolic force in art and photographic storytelling. From early expedition photography to contemporary narratives, movement—across landscapes, borders, and states of mind—has shaped artistic vision. This juried exhibition invites photographers to explore the journey in its many forms: the grand and the intimate, the external and the internal. How has travel—whether real or imagined—altered your perception of the world? What does it mean to embark o
Deadline: April 18, 2025
2025 CPA Artist Grants
Four separate grants of $5,000 each will be awarded to deserving photographers: one emerging photographer (students are encouraged to apply), one more established photographer, one landscape photographer, and one LGBTQ+ photographer. We’ve invited Nancy Kathryn Burns, WM Hunt, and Frank Yamrus to be on our selection committee this year.
Deadline: April 20, 2025
Submit to Dek Unu
Unlike anthology or gallery-style magazines, Dek Unu publishes only one artist per issue. We are highly artist-centric; each edition is themed and curated by the artist, not the editorial staff. Along with 11 images, Dek Unu emphasizes each artist's words – each issue includes an artist's commentary for each image and an in-depth interview. Additional images from the artist are included in the interview section to add context, depth, and texture to readers' understanding of the artist and the
Deadline: April 20, 2025
31st Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition
Our annual Juried Members’ Exhibition is open to all creative artists who use photography as their primary medium. It celebrates still images while also welcoming moving images, installations, public works, and experimental or mixed techniques, all for inclusion in our summer exhibition. We are so pleased to announce our juror is Ann Jastrab from Center for Photographic Art, Carmel. Ann M. Jastrab is the Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art (CPA) in Carmel, California. C
Deadline: April 21, 2025
Transversalidades 2025
The Center for Iberian Studies - Centro de Estudos Ibéricos (CEI)- remains committed to strengthening the cultural and scientific axis organized by Coimbra, Guarda and Salamanca and, through an active involvement in territorial cooperation, committed to low density territories, particularly the most peripheral and border ones. Based on these references and on the importance of image in contemporary societies, the project Transversalities: Photographs without Frontiers uses photography as a mean
Deadline: April 21, 2025
Photographic Performance 2025
Do you have a body of work or a concept for an exhibition that is photography or photography based? We are looking for compelling solo or cooperative exhibitions to be exhibited in our online gallery. The entry can be photographic images only, photography combined with mixed media, photography as sculpture, photography based installations or….. This is the sixth year of the “Photographic Performance” for 2025. We are hoping once again you can show us what it can be. It is important that
Deadline: April 21, 2025
BBA One Shot Award 2025
Your best shot. On display. Experienced photographer or casual snap-shooter – everybody has a unique creative vision and the ability to create remarkable images. What does your best shot bring to the table? Anyone 18+ can apply with one image per entry. Any theme, medium and subject are welcome. We accept pure lens-based, mobile or smartphone camera, AI, film, digital, and analogue photography. 50 selected photographers will be part of the major BBA Prizes 10 Year Anniversary exhi
Deadline: April 22, 2025
AAP Solo Exhibition May 2025
We want to showcase incredible work. Photography that awakens our imagination, transforms our way of thinking, or simply resonates with who we are. The Solo Exhibition enables you to reach a wider audience through our independent magazine that has become one of the most vibrant portals of photography on the web. The Solo Exhibition competition is open to any category of photography or subject matter. Photojournalism, street photography, artistic photography, portrait, nudes, landscapes,
Deadline: April 22, 2025
Vital Impacts Flash Grant
Vital Impacts is thrilled to announce a special Grant supported by Annie Griffiths, one of National Geographic's first female photographers and the founder of Ripple Effect Images. Annie is funding this grant, by donating 50 percent of all proceeds from her poignant and hilarious Substack Newsletter, "You're Not That Nice." Apply below by explaining how you will use the funds to document and support the natural world and humanity's relationship to it and by uploading five photos that tell
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Black and White Spider Awards 2025
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Black & White Spider Awards is now open and accepting entries. With over 235 title awards, international press and exposure to the biggest names in photography - it’s your chance to be recognized as the best in the industry as we celebrate 20 years of outstanding photography. Get exposure and put your work in front of the world's leading galleries, art directors, curators, editors and publishers and be recognized by the industry at the premier international awar
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Luis Ferreira Alves International Photography Competition
The "Luis Ferreira Alves International Photography Competition | A Contemporary Look at Architecture" is a biennial programme. It aims to honour the person and the work of this outstanding photographer, who bridged the gap between analogue and digital photography and whose work is recognised both nationally and internationally. Luis Ferreira Alves' photographic work demonstrates a remarkable ability to create a unique perspective, both "objective" and "subjective", on the work of various reno
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Gomma Black and White Awards 2025
Introducing Gomma new contest dedicated to black and white photography. With 20 years’ experience in the field is our time to launch a contest for monochrome photography. The winners will receive cash prizes, certificates and benefit from enormous world-wide exposure. To celebrate the Finalists bodies of work we will publish a Limited-Edition hardcover photo book that will be distributed worldwide. We at Gomma have continuously been working with publishers and curators to suggest a
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Blue
Decode Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming theme: Blue. From landscapes and seascapes to portraits and abstracts, blue can be found everywhere. The different hues and shades of blue captivate and evoke a sense of calm or even melancholy. We are excited to see how photographic artist utilize this color. Submit today for your chance to be included in this exhibition. JUROR: Holly Hart is a fine art photographer. She grew up in Southern Oregon. In 2011 she graduated with a BA in Photo
Deadline: April 27, 2025
ND Awards 2025
ND Awards aims to promote photography and photographers. Our idea is to create new opportunities to present valuable work to audiences all over the world. We aim to build a place where photographers can show different points of view and thrive through competition. The winners of the Professional and Non-Professional sections will receive the titles: ND Photographer of the Year and ND Discovery of the Year and cash prizes. Our judging panel will comprise highly acclaimed industry professionals, i
Deadline: April 28, 2025
22nd Pollux Award
Winners of the Pollux Awards: The Juror of the 22nd Pollux Awards will select four Winners: two Photographers in the Professional Section (Series and Single Image) and two Photographers in the Non-Professional Section (Series and Single Image). Fully-paid Exhibition: The Gala Awards will organize an exhibition for each of the above-mentioned four Winners in the respective sections (Pro and Non-Pro), taking care of all exhibition expenses, including printing and framing of up to 20 photograp
Deadline: April 28, 2025
Encontros da Imagem Award 2025
The goal of this open call is to give participants the opportunity to see their work exhibited at a renowned international photo festival and, consequently, promote their visibility. For the 35th edition of the Encontros da Imagem festival, the organisation intends to present different proposals for contemporary photography, highlighting the diversity and richness of the different approaches, from documentary projects to those that want to explore the limits of photographic construction. E
Deadline: April 29, 2025
39th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition invites artists to share their unique vision. Located in the heart of New York’s bustling Chelsea art district, the competition offers emerging and established artists a chance to showcase their talent. With cash prizes, online promotion, and a chance to exhibit in our gallery, selected artists will gain invaluable exposure and recognition. Collective Exhibition – 30 artists will be able to showcase their work in a collective exhibiti
Deadline: April 29, 2025
Rituals
FREE ENTRY Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. The photographic, digital and video works that will be selected for the collective exhibition scheduled for July 2025 and curated by LoosenArt will be focused on the theme of rites. Here the rite is understood as a recurrent practice, conducted with seriousness and commitment through a prescribed procedure that gives it validity. Since the origins of rites among primitive
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Shoot the Frame
Shoot The Frame is a suite of monthly international photography contests, designed to celebrate stunning photography and expose talented photographers. We are a community that is completely in love with all things photography. If you are a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we would love to see your imagery. You can submit your photos into our contests below. We have three categories every month. Shoot the Face, Shoot the Land and Shoot the Wild. All finalists and winners will h
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Photographer of the Month
"For Photographers Only" is a platform dedicated to selecting and sharing the finest international opportunities exclusively tailored for photographers. We are excited to introduce our monthly photo contest, an exclusive privilege for our members. The winner will receive an online exhibition, and their work will be prominently featured on our homepage and shared across our social media platforms throughout the entire month. If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invit
Deadline: April 30, 2025
The Homiens Art Prize
The Homiens Art Prize is an international, non-acquisitive art prize valued at $24,000 annually and open to all artists. All art forms, mediums, and completion dates are eligible. We're excited to welcome artworks of all dimensions, on any theme. - 6 Winning artists are exhibited by Homiens, each receive an unrestricted cash award of $500, may participate in an optional interview, and may request a letter of recommendation from our Jurors. - 12 additional Finalists per round also exhibit w
Deadline: April 30, 2025
 YICCA 2025 – International Contest of Contemporary Art
YICCA is an international call for artists, open to professionals and not only from any country in the world. All kinds of contemporary artworks are allowed in the art contest: drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, graphics, mix media, video, installations and performances. The competition's aim is to promote the enrolled artist, giving them chance to join the international market of contemporary art. Internationality and networking make this art call a huge chance for the artists, which
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Nikon Small World Competition 2025
Celebrating 50years of images captured by the light microscope, Nikon invites entries to the Small World competitions for 2025. Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography. The video competition, entitled Small World In Motion encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Grand Prize Call For Entries 2025
Call for entries for artists to submit artwork for the COLLEXART GRAND PRIZE 2025. This art call has an open theme. Cash prize and awards totaling $9,500. All mediums are welcome excluding sound and video. Early participants can submit up to 20 entries (before February 28th). Participants submitting after February 28th can submit up to 10 entries. AWARDS and Participation Benefits $3000 Cash Award* One artist will be awarded the Grand Prize 2025 Award at the conclusion of this call
Deadline: April 30, 2025
2025 OnePlus Photography Awards
The OnePlus Photography Awards 2025 is a global photography competition that celebrates creativity, innovation, and storytelling through mobile photography. Organized by OnePlus, a leading smartphone brand renowned for its cutting-edge camera technology, this annual contest provides a platform for photography enthusiasts to showcase their talent. The 2025 edition of the awards is themed "Make the Moment," encouraging participants to capture stunning visuals that reflect powerful narratives and a
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Project Groundswell
Project Groundswell invites photographers and lens-based artists to submit projects on the theme of climate action. Project Groundswell is an opportunity to deepen understanding, amplify hope and inspire further action by making visible what is being done to address climate change. What's the theme? We invite artists/photographers to submit work that engages with any of the wide range of climate actions that are currently underway anywhere in the world. To give just a few examples, we wel
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Black and White 2025
Color photography may dominate in today’s world, but there remains a special place for black and white. Purity, simplicity, profundity… It is said that constraints fuel creativity, and stripping away color can bring focus to contrast, texture, shape and form. The best black and white photography allows us to see more sharply and feel more deeply. From the great masters to you – the history of black and white photography is long, but it continues to be written. New or from your archives,
Deadline: April 30, 2025
The Independent Photographer - Color 2025
Cool or warm, soft or vivid, how can subtle shades of colors affect mood and our perception of a scene? - In June we invite all photographers driven by their artistic eye and passion for color to join the award and celebrate with us the beauty and diversity of color photography. Portrait, landscape, fashion, street, documentary, fine art, or any other form of photography - classic or experimental: we're open to all genres and want to see YOUR colors! All approaches are valid and we want to
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Giga Photo Contest 2025: The Joy of Connection
Giga is excited to announce our inaugural competition with the theme "The Joy of Connection". We will accept submissions via Picter from 1st - 30th April 2025. Our contest will feature three categories: Single Image Junior Visual Storyteller Multiple Image We will have a panel of 6 esteemed jury members from around the world. The judging will be held on 6 and 7 May, 2025 in Geneva and winners will be announced on our social media channels. Launched in 2019, Giga
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Preus Museum Open Call 2025
If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough. – Robert Capa There are many ways to approach the subject in photography. Proximity and distance are tools that can be used to conceptualize, document, and make the world more beautiful. A photograph, is in itself a fragment of reality, but it can nonetheless represent a larger whole. Moving closer towards something in photography is about more than just physical distance; it can also serve as an entry point into another dimen
Deadline: May 01, 2025
Daylight Photo Awards 2025
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Daylight Photo Awards! The Daylight Photo Awards is an annual awards program originally launched in 2012. This year, one grand prize winner will receive a $2500 cash prize, a digital portfolio and a chance to have their project considered for publication.
Deadline: May 01, 2025
Abstract
This exhibition calls upon photographers to delve into the conceptual realms of abstraction, transcending the confines of conventional representation. This exhibition aspires to celebrate abstraction’s capacity to provoke thought, elicit emotional resonance, and question the very nature of photographic truth. Contribute your work to this intellectual exploration, where the boundaries of perception are not merely blurred but completely redefined. Exhibition Details and participation benefits
Deadline: May 02, 2025
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize
The Self Portrait Prize invites artists to submit original and innovative self-portraits that explore personal identity, expression, and the human experience. Open to all forms of visual art, including painting, photography, sculpture, and digital media, the competition encourages diverse interpretations of the self. The Self Portrait Prize celebrates artistic excellence and the evolving concept of self-representation in contemporary art. The winner will have an opportunity to exhibit t
Deadline: May 03, 2025
The Portrait
THEME: The Portrait | JUROR: Sandrine Hermand-Grisel The essence of great photographic portraiture goes beyond technical proficiency; it involves capturing the subject in a way that is emotionally resonant, visually compelling, and communicates a deeper understanding of the individual. In her book, Portraits and Persons, writer Cynthia Freeland describes three essential elements that constitute a portrait: “(1) a recognizable physical body (2) an inner life, i.e., some sort
Deadline: May 05, 2025
2025 Banff Mountain Photo Essay
The Banff Mountain Photo Essay Competition 2025, hosted by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada, is a distinguished event that showcases the unique intersection of photography and mountain culture. This competition invites photographers, both amateur and professional, from around the globe to submit photo essays that capture the essence of mountains and the myriad experiences they offer. The emphasis of this event is on storytelling through photography, where each entry, comprising
Deadline: May 07, 2025
Black and White 2025
Welcoming both individual image and series submissions that honor and explore black and white photography. Series Submissions Enter 2-5 images to be judged as a group rather than as individual photographs.. Individual Submissions A single image submitted to this contest should explore the power of photography through one incredible shot.. Awards: Over $4,000 in cash prizes, global exposure, artist profile, winner's gallery feature, custom press release, interview, and more..
Deadline: May 07, 2025
Black and White
Black and White is at the core of the art, being the original format of photography and it requires us to look at line, shadow and contrast in such a different way when shooting. ​Share with us your best frames and moments showing your Black and White visions!​ ​ Selection Works will be selected based on creativity, quality of execution and uniqueness of vision. The work can be expressed from realism to abstraction. Prizes Cash Awards up to $10,000 to the Top Three Photographer
Deadline: May 08, 2025
Tokyo International Foto Award (TIFA) 2025
Tokyo International Foto Awards acknowledges, commands and exposes outstanding photography from all corners of the globe. TIFA connects photographers with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, to provide them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market. We encourage all photographers to participate in the TIFA photo competition. Share your unique talents with the world and win prizes, awards, and recognition. If you would like to have your work exposed to the Russian cr
Deadline: May 11, 2025
FotoSlovo Award 2025
Theme: Open theme/ There’re 17 categories: Prizes: 1.000 euro, New Iphone Publication of Book for two winners Projection at Festivals Exhibition in Art gallery Publication in FotoSlovo Magazine and Annual Book Promotion and more
Deadline: May 12, 2025
Water
Juror | Catherine Couturier The "Water" contest invites photographers to explore the beauty, power, and fragility of water in all its forms. From tranquil reflections to turbulent waves, from serene lakes to bustling rivers, this theme calls for images that capture water's diverse role in our world. Whether showcasing nature’s raw energy or the subtle details of water’s presence, we encourage submissions that highlight the vital connection between water and life.
Deadline: May 12, 2025
6th FotoNostrum Magazine Portfolio Award
Photographers should submit a portfolio or series of 6 images, no less, no more. At least 12 portfolio submitters will be selected for publication in portfolios spanning 8 to 12 pages in future issues of the magazine. Images from these portfolios may also be chosen for cover features. One portfolio will receive the FotoNostrum Magazine Award 2024. The theme is open, and images can be from any date. All selected artists will receive a lifetime subscription to FotoNostrum Magazine. Ent
Deadline: May 15, 2025
The Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards
The Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards is inviting the professional, amateur, and student analog enthusiasts worldwide to submit the best photographs captured by an analog process. Colour or black and white film, instant film, collodion and other alternative techniques are accepted. The mission of the AS International Film Photography Awards is to discover, showcase and promote photographers working across all genres of analog photography worldwide. The philosophy of the c
Deadline: May 15, 2025
The Contemporary Portrait
The Portrait. We use portraits as objects of remembrance and reverence, of seduction and glorification. From the keepsakes in lockets as tiny remembrances of love, to the likenesses of leaders meant to inspire and seduce with their power. They can stir, and confront, and drive us to action. Just as they can lull in longing for a time since passed. They act as a mirror in whose reflection we find the inward experiences of ourselves, or as a window from which we look out toward the virtues of
Deadline: May 15, 2025
2025 Photo Review 40th Annual International Photography Competition
The Photo Review, a highly acclaimed critical journal of photography, is sponsoring its 40th annual photography competition with a difference. Instead of only installing an exhibit that would be seen by a limited number of people, The Photo Review will reproduce accepted entries in its 2025 competition issue and on its website. Thus, the accepted photographs will be seen by thousands of people all across the world, and entrants will have a tangible benefit from the competition. Also, th
Deadline: May 16, 2025
Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris ( PX3 ) 2025
Submit your best work to our photo competition for a chance to win up to $12,000 in cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the PX3 exhibition in Paris and inclusion in the Annual PX3 book. The "Prix de la Photographie, Paris" (PX3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. A selection of work from this competition is displayed in Paris and the winners are published
Deadline: May 17, 2025
Photo Oxford 2025 Open Call
The Photo Oxford 25 Open Call welcomes work from photographers, curators, collectives and artists from around the world. Our stellar panel of jurors are ready to engage with new and refreshing visions of life and personal experience expressed through photography. Photo Oxford is an international festival of photography that takes place biannually. The dates for our next edition are 25th October to November 2025. As the name suggests it takes place in the beautiful and historic city of Ox
Deadline: May 17, 2025
Birdo Bird Photographer of the Year 2025
Entries for the Birdo Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 international photo contest will be starting March 10, 2025. Launched four years ago, the competition aims to inspire people worldwide to marvel at the diversity and beauty of birdlife. In 2024, entries were submitted from 30 countries, and this year, the organizers aim to expand the reach even further. This global perspective enriches the competition, enhances participants' experiences, and offers audiences a chance to discover a wider va
Deadline: May 18, 2025
2025 Monovisions Photography Awards
9th edition is open now! MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language. Our aim is to discover the best monochrome photographers from all over the world and deliver the best opportunities to be recognized and rewarded for their work. You can compete for $5000 in cash prizes in two categories: Black and White Photo of the Year 2025 and Black and White Series of the Year 2025.. Your work can be su
Deadline: May 19, 2025
2025 FMoPA International Photography Competition
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts has put out a call for photographers to participate in a worldwide photography competition, sponsored by Visit Tampa Bay. Winners are selected by a jury knowledgeable of art and photography. Winning submissions will be notified by June 2. The top entries will be exhibited at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts from July 10, 2025 to August 8, 2025. Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, artistic merit, a
Deadline: May 20, 2025
Open Call for Exhibitions at Fotofestival Lenzburg 2025
We are delighted to invite you to submit photographic projects and images for the next edition of Fotofestival Lenzburg, a not-to-be missed event to be held in Lenzburg and Aarau between May and June 2026. Renowned photographers and emerging talents from all over the world are invited to share their interpretation of the Festival theme by submitting a project or single images. The project and images can be new or already existing and previously exhibited. FOREVER HAPPY investigates happiness and
Deadline: May 23, 2025
The Lumen Prize 2025
The Lumen Prize for Art and Technology is a globally recognised award celebrating the best in digital and technology-driven art. Since its inception in 2012, the competition has showcased artists who push the boundaries of creative innovation, blending art with cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and blockchain. With its mission to promote digital art on an international stage, the Lumen Prize has become a prestigious platfo
Deadline: May 23, 2025
Black and White
Decode Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming theme: Black and White. Black and white photography is a powerful and timeless medium. It’s how photography began; it’s the deep unending shades of grey. We look forward to seeing through your lens in grayscale.. JUROR: Holly Hart is a fine art photographer. She grew up in Southern Oregon. In 2011 she graduated with a BA in Photography from the Art Institute of Seattle. Her work has been published in magazines as well as exhibited in g
Deadline: May 23, 2025
Bourse du Talent
Since 1998, the Bourse du Talent has been recognizing emerging photographers. After 25 editions, the program has evolved to remain closely aligned with the visions of contemporary photographers. Today, the Bourse du Talent focuses on new forms of documentary storytelling used by photographers to explore and reflect our world. Each year, three Bourse du Talent awards are given to photographers whose projects embrace innovative documentary strategies—whether through an approach that flirts wi
Deadline: May 26, 2025
2nd FotoNostrum Portrait Award
Do you have a powerful portrait that tells a unique story? We invite emerging and established photographers from around the world to submit their most compelling portrait work for consideration in this year’s FotoNostrum Portrait Award. This is your opportunity to showcase your artistic vision, celebrate the art of portraiture, and receive recognition on an international stage. Key Details: Eligibility: Open to all photographers worldwide, regardless of age or professional level.
Deadline: May 28, 2025
2025 Color Photography Contest
Join us in celebrating and honoring exceptional color photography with the Color Photography Contest by reFocus. Winners will receive $4,000 in cash prizes, an immersive, dedicated digital gallery to share their works in a global Artist Directory, and way more. Company Description: Beyond awards and prizes, the reFocus Awards offers annual competitions and a novel, artist-first online gallery designed to not only share the unique power of photography but to encourage the discovery of artists
Deadline: May 30, 2025
Cewe Photo Awards 2025
From Europe to the world, the CEWE Photo Award started as “Europe is beautiful.” The CEWE Photo Award today inspires people across all national borders to use their photography to exchange ideas about the beauty of our world under the motto “Our world is beautiful”. This wide range of perspectives creates the opportunity to honour the most beautiful of all photos. The CEWE Photo Award is international and inclusive. It enables photography enthusiasts from all over the world to tell th
Deadline: May 30, 2025
Environment&Me: EEA photo competition 2025
This year’s competition “Environment&Me” provides a unique opportunity to showcase your take on our planet's journey toward a sustainable future. We face unprecedented environmental challenges that have been shaping the world we live in. From the visible impacts of climate change—such as rising temperatures and extreme weather — to biodiversity loss, pollution, waste, and resource scarcity, these issues touch our everyday lives. Through your lens, reflect on how these challenges im
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Best Portfolio 2025
Blank Wall Gallery organizes an international portfolio contest for 2025 in order to discover and promote one photographer. The award of the best photographer will be a two-week solo exhibition at the new premises of Blank Wall Gallery. The gallery will produce and finance 36 prints (40x50cm and 50x70cm) for the exhibition as well as everything needed for its realization, even if you cannot attend it. The artist will gain international recognition and promotion from our web page.
Deadline: May 31, 2025
TERAVARNA International Artist Grant
TERAVARNA is a place where creative ideas may become a reality. We are happy to announce that we can allow foreign artists to apply for artist grants to help fund their work. We're committed to helping creative people alike succeed by giving out $2,000 in grants on four separate occasions a year. Here at TERAVARNA, we support the idea of giving creators a chance. Please submit as many pieces as you like; we won't turn anybody away for sending in more than five. To submit more than one entry,
Deadline: May 31, 2025
HIPA 2025
Power can be defined as a complex and multi-faceted force that has been a source of pride and honour throughout history. It is a fundamental human desire, difficult to fully capture due to its broad scope and diverse meanings. Power drives change and transformation - an engine for progress. It can also inspire or instill fear, making it a dynamic and influential force in human life. We invite photographers from around the world to explore and capture the concept of power through artistic, tec
Deadline: May 31, 2025
URBAN 2025 Photo Awards
The URBAN Photo Awards is an international photography competition celebrating its 16th edition in 2025. The contest features seven photographic categories, offering participants multiple opportunities to showcase their work and compete for the prestigious title of Photographer of the Year 2025.​ Competition Timeline: April 1 – May 31, 2025: Submissions open for Single Photos, Projects & Portfolios, Books, Zines, and the Young section.​ By the end of June 2025: Selecte
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Photometria Awards 2025
Pop culture reflects the values, desires and concerns of contemporary society and is constantly being redefined through its commercial dissemination in the media and consumer culture. The concept of “Non Stop Pop” suggests a constant and unceasing flow of images and symbols that flood the social web and constantly influence our perceptions and expectations. An anthropological interpretation of pop culture focuses on its role as a collective tool for identity formation, creating a kind of
Deadline: June 01, 2025
Northernness
FREE ENTRY Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. This call is open to all artists working with photography, video, and digital techniques who are interested in experiencing "Northernness." The theme, which is intentionally broad, invites artists to engage with either the geographic—everything connected to 'the North'—or an imagined place, shaped by mythology, imagination, and fantasy. What is the North, and how can
Deadline: June 01, 2025
Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues
The Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues provides a unique opportunity for a socially engaged photographer to produce a compelling and dynamic body of work that highlights human rights and social issues. Columbia College Chicago, an institution with deep Chicago roots dating back more than 135 years, facilitates the fellowship, demonstrating a strong commitment to socially engaged art. The program aligns with Columbia’s dedication to academic excellence and foste
Deadline: June 01, 2025
Apparel
The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.). Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards, be featured in the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the winners catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page. ​ APPAREL - WHAT YOU WEAR:​ A part of everyone’s day includes the decision about what to
Deadline: June 02, 2025
Budapest International Foto Awards 2025 (bifa)
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe. We acknowledge the power of even a single photograph to greatly influence an audience, and how the artistic eye of the photographer behind the camera can interpret a scene in so many creative ways. We know that every image has a story to tell, and this is the place to tell it! The competition is open
Deadline: June 06, 2025
2025 Booooooom Art and Photo Book Award
Calling all artists and photographers! It’s the return of one of our most popular open calls, the Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award! Once again, we are teaming up with our friends over at Bookmobile to offer the chance to have your work published as a standalone book for free! We’re going even bigger this year and will be selecting 9 projects to bring to life—each by a different artist, illustrator, or photographer—at zero cost to the individual. We will be selecting 6 projects to t
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Black and White Photo Awards 2025
Black & White Photo Awards 2025 continues its mission to recognize and reward outstanding talent in monochrome photography. With five thematic categories —Architecture, Street, Fauna and Flora, Portrait, and Landscape— photographers from around the world can showcase their creativity and vision. This year, the contest reaches new heights with an expanded prize pool valued at €8,500. The Absolute Winner will receive €1,000, courtesy of SanDisk Professional, along with a ThyPoch Simera
Deadline: June 15, 2025
The Abandoned Landscape
Rural or urban, desert or jungle, ancient to recent. The SE Center is looking for photographers who appreciate the ravages of time and create compelling images reflecting those effects around us. Color or BW, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome. Entering Your Images You can enter your images online at www.SmarterEntry.com For best results, make sure your image is 1200 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side, Images should be in JPEG f
Deadline: June 20, 2025
PX3 The State of the World 2025
“The State of the World” is a special contest of PX3 (Paris Photo Prize), to share important global stories, eyewitness accounts as told through the lens of the photographer; stories both happy and sad, inspiring and shocking, gentle and brutal; stories to focus your eyes and mind on issues that are current and crucial in our world. We live in an era where we have faster access to information than any previous generation and limitless amounts of knowledge at our fingertips, and yet it is
Deadline: June 21, 2025
Underneath the Floorboards
Underneath the Floorboards is based in London's buzzing artistic area of Hackney. For our 14th Edition we will be continue our online event, which will be screened for a two weeks by our online platform: https://www.visualcontainer.tv/ which screens worldwide to maximises our international exposure. We got over ten thousand views last time around, and this time we're aiming for more. Our showcase is open to artists and filmmakers from all around the world whose work has an experimental, no
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Türkiye Mobile Photo Awards 2025
Türkiye Mobile Photography Awards is an international contest designed to promote mobile photography and encourage photographers. Courtesy of Türk Telekom's main sponsorship TMPA is open to photographers of all ages, nationalities, and locations, whether they are new or established, who create valuable works using mobile devices. Our aim is to create an opportunity to showcase valuable works produced with mobile devices to a global audience, appreciate emerging talents, and inspire smartphone
Deadline: June 30, 2025
World Nature Photography Awards 2026
When great science and great art combine, amazing things can be achieved. That’s the philosophy behind the World Nature Photography Awards, a global nature and wildlife photography contest for planet Earth. We believe in the power of photography to put a spotlight on the majesty and wonder of the natural world around us, reminding us to take action now to secure a better tomorrow for us all. Now celebrating our sixth year, the mission of the World Nature Photography Awards is to celebra
Deadline: July 04, 2025
Resonance of Self
FREE ENTRY Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. The expression and the external reception of the "self" is always manifested in the same measure that one comes into contact with their environment or with others, through the transmission and the "resonances" of their own perceptions and emotions. In the exhibition "Resonance of Self" photography, video and digital art will make this idea theirs, elaborating new visions t
Deadline: July 10, 2025
Timeless Beauty
Numéro+ Switzerland is pleased to announce its third photography contest, a celebration where imagination and talent shape timeless beauty. This year's theme is "Timeless Beauty". We invite photographers and visual artists from around the world to capture what they deem eternal, showcasing their unique visions and perspectives. All forms of image creation are welcome, including photography, illustration, 3D generation, AI-generated works, and more. Whether your focus is fashion, portraitu
Deadline: July 14, 2025
EPSON International Pano Awards 2025
The 15th Epson International Pano Awards is dedicated to the craft and art of panoramic photography, and is the world’s largest competition devoted to the genre. Each year the top performing photographers are showcased in hundreds of publications worldwide – and once again this year the prize pool value is a whopping US$40,000 – including $14,000 cash! Now also features a printed Awards Book of the top 50 galleries in each category!
Deadline: July 15, 2025
TOTO BANANA Grant Open Call
At TOTO BANANA, we encourage Erotic Photography with a grant of $ 2,000 USD biannually, with an easy application process on our website. Erotic photography, to us, is one of the most important category of photography. This is why we set out to create this grant. We want to know what is erotic for YOU! We believe a good photo is one that transcends mere visual arousal, is one that pacifies, that makes one delve into a sense of almost inexplicable beauty, gaze and charm. Doesn’t have to be
Deadline: July 17, 2025
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums: Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Chromatic Photography Awards 2025
Chromatic Awards is an international competition of color photography open to both professionals and amateurs. Participation in the Chromatic Awards offers not only prestige, but also the opportunity to win extra money for the development of passion. As such, every professional and amateur photographer from every corner of the world is invited and urged to participate in the third edition of this international prestigious photographic competition dedicated to color photography where 20 catego
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Abandon/Abandoned
The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.). Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards, be featured in the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the winners catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page. ​ ABANDON/ABANDONED​: What comes to mind when you hear these two words? Though they have th
Deadline: July 31, 2025
20th Arte Laguna Prize
Arte Laguna Prize is the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of all ages, countries, genders and artistic backgrounds. The competition is free-themed and it embraces 10 different artistic disciplines, including photographic art, video art and digital graphic art. With two decades of experience, the competition offers numerous opportunities for participants to expand their contacts, gain global visibility and access crucial resources
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Annual Americana Photo Awards
We are delighted to announce the first annual Americana Photo Awards, a global photography show that transcends borders to celebrate the rich tapestry of America's spirit. From stunning landscapes, architectural wonders to cultural moments and the vibrant people who shape the American identity. The awards international jury encourages you to express your unique perspective and capture the essence of this extraordinary nation. Visit Americana Photo Awards today and submit your best images to b
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Eidolon Grant 2025
eidolon is delighted to announce that the eidolon Grant 2025, eidolon’s international grant programme for projects which explore, promote and conserve vernacular photography is open. The deadline for submission is August 31, and applications can be made under two categories, with a total of 25.000 EUR to be distributed. The eidolon Grant is an international programme that is presented annually to artists, academics, professionals, researchers, collectors and vernacular photography enthusiast
Deadline: October 07, 2025
Seasons 2025
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is running an exhibition in February called Seasons. Seasons come and go, but each season can have its own distinct look and feel. From the greens of Spring to the blues and whites of Winter, the palette for each Season changes and in turn can change how we see the world around us. For this exhibition we want to see photography that highlights these distinct changes in the Seasons and how that affects the environment around us. ​ Seasons is an open call
Deadline: October 20, 2025
23rd Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award 2025
The Hotusa Group invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 23rd Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award 2025. Participants must compose photographic triptychs inspired by the theme "Barcelona in nature". The jury will recognise the series that, in their opinion, capture the theme with an innovative approach and technical and aesthetic quality. Surrounded by the Mediterranean, the Collserola mountain and the Besòs and Llobregat rivers, Barcelona integrates the natural environ
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Anthology Cover Art Award 2025
The Anthology Cover Art Competition is established to foster and support both established and emerging visual artists and provide a platform for publication, the cover art competition is open to multiple genres including painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media.  Works entered must not have appeared on the cover of another publication and not entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition. Works previously exhibited or published on the artist’s website
Deadline: November 16, 2025
Monochrome Photography Awards 2025
The connection of Black and White Photography with tradition and timeless values is beyond contestation. Since its infancy, black and white photography was not only the craft but primarily the art, where ideas conjured in the artist's imagination is immortalized through the lens of their camera. The Monochrome Awards is primarily aimed at people of whom photography is a passion and a way of life. It is a platform where professionals and amateurs can enter their shots amongst a sea of ambitiou
Deadline: November 26, 2025
New York Photography Awards 2025
New York Photography Awards strives to honor, recognize, and promote outstanding photographers, as well as budding talents, worldwide. This award is open for photographers who wish to express their emotions and messages through their abstractive images, whilst incorporating the alluring sights of Big Apple’s cityscape. New York Photography Awards’ mission is to assist photographers from around the world, celebrating and honoring their photos, as well as cultivating a new generation of pho
Deadline: November 30, 2025
Anthology Photography Award 2025
Open to photographers working at any level, the Anthology Photography Competition celebrates outstanding standalone images. It also provides a platform for photographers to showcase their work through publication. Images submitted must be on the theme of ‘Everyday Wonders’. Submissions will be judged on quality, creativity, originality, and visual/emotional impact. Photography styles can include street photography, landscapes, natural world & wildlife, macro photography, lifestyle, obj
Deadline: December 04, 2025
Emergency Grants
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who: Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates Emergency Grants is the
Deadline: December 30, 2025
Umbra International Photography Awards 2025
Welcome to the Umbra Awards 3rd Edition 2025. As one of the most prestigious photography awards, the Umbra International Photography Awards™ celebrate visionaries who push the boundaries of creativity and redefine the art of visual storytelling. ​ ​Win the Grand Photographer of the Year 2025 and take home the coveted Umbra Awards Grand Gold Statue, along with prestigious gold medals. Whether you are a seasoned professional or an emerging talent, the Umbra Awards recognize photographe
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