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Individual photos and/or photo reports on the topic “ What does peace look like?” can be submitted online on the Global Peace Photo Awards website until May 19, 2024.
To find out more and to apply please go to the direct link.
Photographers and image-makers, of all ages, can submit their work to the RPS International Photography Exhibition. Submissions are encouraged from new, emerging and established photographers worldwide.
The IPE presents a unique opportunity to exhibit in a group exhibition at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, UK, and other nationwide venues, alongside a prize fund to support Read More
This year’s PhotoVogue Global Open Call is an ode to the awe-inspiring beauty of our natural world and the myriad creatures that populate it. Whether it’s wildlife documentary photographs, eco-conscious fashion shoots in the forest, or videos exploring symbiotic relationships within ecosystems, we welcome all genres. We’re looking for submissions that inspire change and foster Read More
The UNPUBLISHED PHOTO contest is promoted by the Fondazione culture e musei of Lugano (FCM) with MUSEC-Lugano; organised in collaboration with the 29 ARTS IN PROGRESS Gallery in Milan and the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti in Venice and it is in partnership with the Fondazione Ada Ceschin e Rosanna Pilone in Zurich.
Applicants Read More
The 11th annual LensCulture Portrait Awards aim to discover and reward more than 35 photographers around the globe who are making exceptional photographic portraits today.
It is free to enter a single image. For more images and projects there is an entry fee.
To find out more and to enter please go to the direct link.
The Prix Viviane Esders is awarded to a photographer who has been working for 40 years, and who has a personal style and artistic approach. Preference is given to entries presenting a questioning
approach to the image, a singular style of non-documentary reflection and a strong commitment.
To find out more and to apply please go to Read More
Modelled after the prestigious Pictures of the Year International (POYi), POY Asia was created in 2020 by and for photographers from Asia.
POY Asia is an official member of POYi, a program of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri.
To find out more and to enter please go to the direct link.
The Dummy Award is the international competition for the best unpublished photobook dummy of the year.
Since 2010, the Kassel Fotobook Festival has been inviting photographers worldwide to take part in its Kassel Dummy Award. Over this period of time thousands of photobook-prototypes have been submitted from all over the world. Hundreds of books from the Read More
Awarded every two years since 2012, The Prix Virginia is the first photography prize exclusively reserved for a woman photographer, regardless of her age or nationality. The work submitted must never have yet been exhibited in France and must not be the result of an editorial assignment or advertisement commission.
To find out more and to Read More
Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB) Foundation has invited entries for the 4th edition of the CPB Photo Awards, which was established to recognise and celebrate excellence in photography in India. Entries can be sent in from November 5 to January 5, 2024. The awards will be presented in various categories, including news and current affairs, climate, environment, Read More
you can enter a single image for free – bit more than this costs
Solo Feature Published on LensCulture
First, second and third place winners in the Series category will have their work published on LensCulture. Benefitting from LensCulture’s high search rankings and traffic to the site, our features offer significant ongoing exposure Read More
The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year, selected by an international independent jury. Entering is free and prizes include up to €6,000, inclusion in the annual traveling exhibition, and more.
Entries for the 2024 World Press Photo Contest are now open until Thursday Read More
The annual Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards recognise individuals or groups of individuals who, in the opinion of the Judges, have made an outstanding original or lasting contribution to the literature of or concerning the art and practice of photography or the moving image. Two winning titles are selected; one in the field of photography and one Read More
The CPB Photo Awards is a yearly initiative by the CPB Foundation. Launching its fourth edition this month, we invite images and photo stories from across India. This award intends to recognise and celebrate the incredible work of image-makers from different corners of the country by an established jury from across the world.
For more information Read More
Since 2012, the FotoEvidence Book Award has recognized a documentary photographer whose work demonstrates courage and commitment in addressing a violation of human rights, a significant injustice or an assault on human dignity.
In 2022, the invasion of Ukraine called for a new approach. Instead of providing an opportunity for just one photographer, FotoEvidence worked to Read More
The Prix Elysée is one of the world’s most prestigious photography prizes, with a value of CHF 80,000. Its aim is to support mid-career artists from all over the world to develop an original photographic project on a theme of their choice. Since 2014, the Prix Elysée has been the result of an exclusive partnership Read More
The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award was created to honor the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Anja Niedringhaus (1965-2014), with a generous $1 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. With this Award, the IWMF celebrates the courageous work of women photojournalists like Read More
Pride Photo is a platform for inspiring stories about sexual and gender diversity. Through the medium of Photography, we strive to show images and portray the stories behind them, in order to create a safe place for dialogue and intriguing presentations for the LGBTQIA+ Community.
The artistic ambition of Pride Photo results in the annual international Read More
Palm Photo Prize is a biennial submission based exhibition for a new generation of photographers. Its aim is to support, elevate and showcase the best of the new wave of image-makers. The prize continues to support photographers both emerging and established and to encourage conversations on human engagement, artistic development, community and their representation through Read More
Fotogalleriet relaunches the Nordic PhotoBook Award in a renewed format to support novel, radical, and cutting-edge approaches to the photobook format that rethinks the need for publishing today. The prize aims to support the production of a fully-fledged book that takes a radical approach in this critical historical time.
Submissions are accepted from professionals based on the Norwegian Read More
Getxophoto’s Open Call provides an opportunity for visual artists and photographers from all over the world to exhibit their work at the next edition of Getxophoto, to be hed in June 2024. The theme to be addressed in the 18th edition is Play.
The jury, made up of Arianna Rinaldo, Ana Casas Broda, Irene de Read More
Writing Prize:
We are always looking for new writers to contribute to Source. If you’ve not written for Source before we invite you to send us an article. The winning entry will receive £500 /€570 and we will either publish it or commission you to write an article for us in the future. All short Read More
Registration is now open for PCNW’s 2023 Chase The Light! Join participants across the globe in 48 hours of image-making worldwide. Make photographs with any type of camera, between Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. Every single participant who submits will have one photograph selected for inclusion in an in-person pop-up exhibition and print Read More
The Photographers’ Gallery has launched its free open call to find and develop emerging
new photography talent.
TPG New Talent 23 (TNT 23) is a unique platform to showcase new talent and support the
most exciting and relevant UK-based emerging artists working in photography today.
Now in its third edition, TNT 23 offers each finalist a bursary of £1,500, Read More
MARILYN STAFFORD FOTOREPORTAGE AWARD
FOR WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2023
The FotoAward
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award of £2500, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported by Nikon, is granted annually to a professional female photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic, or cultural issue, whether local or Read More
“Every human actions becomes dangerous when it is deprived of human feeling. When they are performed with feeling and respect for human values, all activities become constructive.” _Dalai Lama
Gender & Gesture influences every aspect of our socio-cultural lives, stratifying society, defining, limiting and posing opportunities that inform our sense of self. This photography competition aims Read More
Are you an aspiring commercial photographer looking to kick start your career? Then don’t miss this unique opportunity to win representation by one of the UK’s leading photographers agents!
LPA/FUTURES is a division of the Lisa Pritchard Agency developed to support and promote the next generation of commercial photographers. Selected by a panel of industry experts, Read More
The Snider Prize is a purchase award given to emerging artists in their final year of graduate study (open to any graduate program around the nation). The winner receives $3,000, and two honorable mentions each receive $500 towards the purchase of work to be added to the MoCP’s permanent collection.
Sponsored by Lawrence K. and Maxine Snider, Read More
PhotoVogue is thrilled to announce its second Global Open Call. This year, PhotoVogue invites artists from around the world to submit work that challenges the traditional notions of beauty.
As all corners of the world experience cultural shifts, so too must the idea of beauty evolve. We are no longer constrained by gender, perfection, and homogeny: Read More
The C/O Berlin Talent Award is the only prize of its kind in Europe. It recognizes out- standing work in both photographic practice and theory. It is awarded annually in the disciplines of artistic photography (Artist) and photo-theoretical writing (Theorist) and is endowed with prize money of totally €10,000 (to be shared between both po- Read More
Viviane Esders created the Prix Viviane Esders after more than forty years in the art market as a gallery owner, photography expert and collector.
Consisting of 60,000 euros, this unique prize will be awarded each year to a professional European photographer over the age of sixty: to reward the work of an independent photographer who is Read More
Gender inequality marks one of the most pervasive and persistent patterns in the distribution of power. We see evidence of this, nearly invisible and overt, everywhere. Billions of women still lack the same legal rights and equal economic opportunities as men. The COVID-19 pandemic has widened inequalities, including by decreasing male life expectancy and negatively Read More
Now more than ever, photography has the power to draw attention to the challenges facing the natural world and our planet.
Established in 2018, Earth Photo is a world leading international programme dedicated to engaging with still and moving image makers, working across all genres, on the prescient issues affecting our planet in order to stimulate Read More
As part of this year’s festival there will be a free to enter exhibition of photobooks, zines and printed publications. Submissions can be commercially published, unpublished, zines, dummies, or artists books – there are no restrictions in terms of format as long as they fit broadly within the idea of a photobook or a photo-zine.
Photo|Frome Read More
The Student Awards welcome projects of all genre and styles of photography, and any photographic processes that reflect the 2023 theme Decolonising Environments.
This explores the complex and often conflicting relationships between human communities, places, and the natural world. Encompassing a range of styles, subjects and genres, Photo|Frome invites photographers and audiences to contribute to discussions Read More
Pictures of the Year Asia is aimed at promoting Asia-based photographers guided by the principle of “Show truth with a camera.” POY Asia is committed to seeing the world from an Asian perspective and celebrating excellence in journalistic and documentary photography throughout the continent.
Pictures of the Year Asia (POY Asia) is pleased to announce that Read More
“In biology, regeneration is the process of renewal, restoration and tissue growth that makes genomes, cells, organisms and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbance or damage”
The first records of the word regeneration date back to the 14th century. It originally comes from the Latin verb regenerāre, meaning ‘to bring forth again’. Read More
The PhMuseum Photography Grant is an annual initiative that recognises the importance of photography and visual storytelling.
Over the years it has grown into a leading photography prize, with previous editions having awarded work by photographers like Max Pinckers, Poulomi Basu, Jacob Aue Sobol, Diana Markosian, and Tomas van Houtryve, among many others. Now in its Read More
The following call for applications towards AFA’s annual Photobook Grant, invites work from across South Asia. It aims to present a project that takes the form of an engaged visual narrative, spanning the autobiographical and the inspired…
We are looking for an exceptionally manifested photo-narrative from South Asia, inviting book project that explore how meanings are Read More
In partnership with Peckham 24
The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography is an exciting new annual initiative dedicated to identifying, supporting, and championing innovative women artists working in the field of contemporary photography.
Successful photographers will be selected by an independent selection panel consisting of global industry professionals and inspiring international artists. Read More
The FUTURES Open Call for Irish Talent 2023 is now open and it will close midnight Sunday 1st January 2023.
The submission to this opportunity is free and open to artists based on the island of Ireland, and those Irish artists practicing abroad, working in photography at any level, who feel their practice is at a Read More
ARTQUEST PRESENTS
Adaptations is a practice development award of £2000 for artists to trial new ways of working. Artists apply with an idea to make their practice more economically sustainable.
This might include finding new ways to earn money from your practice or developing ways to make money indirectly that also feeds your practice creatively. The important Read More
Pride Pooh are excited to announce that our 2023 edition is open! This year’s theme, The Process of Change, focuses the Do It Yourself culture within the queer community – a group that celebrates individuality and forges its own way forward, with self-sufficiency. Time and time again, using our fighting spirit, our resilience, and our love of celebration, we Read More
Following on from their successful ‘Pause for Thought’ Exhibition back in May, Original Magazine are collaborating with Open Eye Gallery based in Liverpool, for their latest exhibition: ‘I Used to Think…Then I Thought’.
Mental health and wellbeing impact us all in many different ways and for this reason, Open Eye Gallery and Orginal Magazine want to Read More
Source magazine is always looking for new writers to contribute. If you’ve not written for Source before we invite you to send us an article. The winning entry will receive £500 / 570 Euro and we will either publish it or commission you to write an article for us in the future. All short Read More
(Re)Production: Parenthood and the Art World are looking for photographic images that represent what parenthood has meant for you as an artist. Selected works will be exhibition in the Digital Window gallery at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.
To submit please send:
One high resolution .jpg image suitable for display at larger sizes with the filename ‘FirstnameLastname.jpg’
Photo title, Read More
DISCOVERY AWARDS 2022 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS UNTIL MAY 1ST!The open call for Discovery Awards 2022 is open until the 1st of May 2022. Photographers and visual artists from all corners of the world can submit their proposals around “common places”, in photography, video, installation, digital art and other visual mediums. The finalists of the awards will Read More
PHOTO IS:RAEL invites artists to submit proposals for the central exhibition of the 10th International Photography Festival, which will take place in November 2022
The International Photography Festival is the biggest photography event in Israel and will mark its tenth anniversary in November. The festival is an anticipated fixture in the country’s annual cultural calendar and Read More
Photographers and image-makers, of all ages, can submit their work to the RPS International Photography Exhibition. Submissions are encouraged from new, emerging and established photographers worldwide.
The IPE presents a unique opportunity to exhibit in a group exhibition at The Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, UK, and other nationwide venues, alongside a prize fund to support Read More
Calling for artists/mothers at all stages of their careers.
How much is reproductive work valued in our world? Nurturing, feeding, bearing, and caring work is crucial to the survival of humans everywhere, yet the world rarely perceives it as work.
This Is Essential Work is an online open-access intersectional feminist exhibition initiated by academic mothers and creators, Read More
Athens Photo Festival 2022 is accepting submissions from artists and photographers for its exhibition program. The selected works will be on view from June 6 to July 24, at the Benaki Museum / Pireos 138, one of the most prestigious museums in Greece. The Festival invites proposals from the entire spectrum of the photographic medium, Read More
Palm* Photo Prize is an annual submission based exhibition for a new generation of photographers. Its aim is to support, elevate and showcase the best of the new wave of image-makers.
They feature submissions from brilliant photographers from across the world with images in a multitude of styles and disciplines.
It’s free to submit and from all Read More
A £2000 prize to showcase positive solutions to global issues through documentary photography is to be awarded to a womxn photographer. The international prize will be granted through an award founded in honour of renowned photographer Marilyn Stafford. The international award is free to enter and applicants can be working anywhere across the globe. The Read More
The fifth Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award for emerging photographers is open for applications, with a submission deadline of Friday, 8 April 2022.
The award, which funds an early-career photographer in the UK to undertake a narrative photography project, includes a cash bursary of £2,000, one-to-one mentorship plus £500 print credit from the wonderful Metro Imaging and Read More
A prize that rewards the career of a professional European photographer over 60 years old, who is independent and still active. As a major player in the world of photography, Viviane Esders is continuing her commitment by creating the eponymous prize.
On January 15th, 2022, she launches the first edition of the Viviane Esders Prize. The Read More
The following call for applications towards AFA’s annual Photobook Grant, invites works from South Asia. They are looking for exceptionally manifested photo-narratives from across South Asia. It aims to present a project that takes the form of an engaged visual narrative, spanning the autobiographical and the inspired.
The Alkazi Foundation invites book projects which explore how Read More
The new edition of the Organ Vida International Festival is dedicated to feelings, a topic that they wish to approach by observing the various manifestations of feeling in contemporary society.
The time we live in is marked by increasing uncertainty and insecurity, and consequently by collective oscillations between affective extremes – despair and ecstasy, deep anxiety Read More
Loose Joints Publishing and the Mahler & LeWitt Studios are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for artists who work with performance and photography, supported by Webber Gallery.
Publishing Performance is an opportunity to develop an artist’s practice through a residency and publishing award. The opportunity includes a month in residence from June–July 2022 at the Read More
The West Midlands Open exhibition is an opportunity to celebrate the quality and diversity of the visual arts in the region and will take place at The New Art Gallery Walsall, in their spacious Floor 3 galleries from 20 May – 25 September 2022.
The ambition of the Open is to exhibit artists from across the Read More
Awareness around gender inequality in the industry may be growing. But the numbers aren’t changing fast enough. Globally, 70-80% of photography students are women — yet they account for only 13-15% of professional photographers.
20 images and two bodies of work will be exhibited in a group show. Previous venues include Artspace in New York City Read More
The Snider Prize is a purchase award given to emerging artists in their final year of graduate study. The winner receives $3,000, and two honourable mentions each receive $500 towards the purchase of work to be added to the MoCP’s permanent collection. Sponsored by Lawrence K. and Maxine Snider, the Snider Prize forms a part Read More
The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2022 are open for submissions! This year marks the 20th anniversary of Europe’s most prestigious Awards in the heritage field.
Europe’s most inspiring architects, craftsmen, cultural heritage experts, professionals, volunteers, public and private institutions, and local communities now have a new chance to be recognised for their achievements!
The Read More
Awarded every two years since 2012, The Prix Virginia is the first photography prize exclusively reserved for a woman photographer, regardless of her age or nationality. The work submitted must never have yet been exhibited in France and must not be the result of an editorial assignment or advertisement commission. The Sylvia S. Association will Read More
This fellowship program supports formerly incarcerated artists in the creation of original works. Six artists will be awarded a grant of $20,000 each to support a project aimed at reforming our criminal justice system. Right of Return Co-Chairs Jesse Krimes and Russell Craig and The Soze Agency are proud to announce the fourth year of Read More
II Contest of New Creation and Photographic Exhibition
Expositivos 22: an annual call for contemporary artistic creation that was born out of the determination to promote and encourage the talent of artists who use the photographic language as their main means of expression.
A jury made up of professionals of recognised prestige in the world of photography Read More
Towner Eastbourne is inviting artists to submit works for consideration to Brewers Towner International through an online Open Call process which is now open.
Brewers Towner International is an exhibition that will take place at Towner Eastbourne in 2022, featuring both British and International artists. Additionally, the Brewers Towner Award of £10,000, sponsored by Brewers Decorator Centres, will Read More
Reference distinction for emerging talents in the field of fashion since 1998, the Picto Prize for Fashion Photography awards three endowments each year. The first prize wins a Leica camera, an exhibition produced by PICTO and a poster campaign by JCDecaux. The second prize, staffing the 19M of Photography of Crafts, means a winner who Read More
The Institute’s research and creation support program aims to develop and combine various approaches around photography – history of photography, anthropology of images, visual studies, digital humanities, human and social sciences, sciences, plastic arts research…
The call for applications is open to doctoral students, university or independent researchers, curators and artists, with availability throughout the year. Read More
PhotoIreland calls all photographers and artists critically engaged in image making, specifically those based in Ireland and those Irish artists developing their practice abroad, regardless of age and career stage, to submit their recent and ongoing projects to the fourth edition of New Irish Works.
New Irish Works is a unique artist support programme run since Read More
The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography.
About Aperture
Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online.
Created in 1952 by photographers and writers as “common ground Read More
The Capricious Award provides one photographer with the resources and editorial support to bring a body of work to fruition. Each year the award is juried by photographers, critics and curators, with the intent to select a photographer whose work is both distinct in point of view and boldly relevant to the unfolding issues of Read More
Only one out of every four photographers employed by photography agencies is a woman. In 2015, women photographers made 29 percent less than men photographers on average. In the previous decade, just 22% of photographers exhibiting their work in museums or galleries were women.
The goal is to establish a forum for female photographers to expose Read More
The Emerging Photographer Fund is designed to support continuation of a photographer’s personal project, or emerging career. This body of work may be of either journalistic mission or purely personal artistic imperatives. There is no age limit 18 or above. Projects submitted may be ongoing, or finished. They are looking to discover new work, and Read More
Over the last 18 years, readers have submitted more than 470,000 images to Smithsonian’s annual photo contest. These photos have transported viewers to the far corners of Earth, captured spectacular, split-second moments and introduced them to fascinating people and unique landscapes. The Grand Prize, Readers’ Choice prize, Natural World, Travel, People, The American Experience, Altered Read More
Following on from the inaugural AIS Open last year which had the theme Freedom, AIS are exploring the freedom of movement. The theme for AIS Open: Women Behind the Lens, is Migration.
Artists are invited to submit work exploring the theme of Migration and what it means to have or not have freedom of movement in Read More
Photoworks are looking for submissions of photographs related to the environment for the November issue of Photography+. The images can be about climate change, society’s impact on the natural world, environmental racism, climate activism and justice, and the photographer’s role in documenting and confronting the climate crisis.
You don’t have to be a professional photographer to Read More
Want to receive international exposure and connect with the photography industry in the Nordics? This is an open call for visual artists and photographers interested in a solo exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival 2022. They are looking for interesting projects concerning one of the three pillars of the festival programme: Framing Identity, Framing Society and Read More
The Rencontres d’Arles associates the Louis Roederer Discovery Award with galleries, art centers, artist run spaces, independent venues and institutions. Through their pioneering work, these structures are indeed often the first to support emerging artists. They can propose an exhibition project by an artist they support and whose work has been recently discovered or deserves Read More
Carbon-Borders-Voices is a project connected to The Critical Fish. They are inviting responses – written, visual, creative, critical and scientific to the theme from different discipline perspectives.
Hull has been characterised as being ‘at the end of the line’ and many artists and writers explore experience and circumstances ‘on the edge’ where water meets land, coastlines Read More
This new fund offers awards of £2,000 for two early-career practitioners (artists, curators and producers) to connect, experiment, learn from each other and share ideas.
The 1:1 FUND is designed to offer an injection of support for two practitioners who want to work together. You can apply to strengthen an existing collaboration, or to explore a Read More
To celebrate this year’s Black History Month in October, Canary Wharf Arts + Events and the AOP are holding a special month-long exhibition at the Crossrail Place Roof Garden in Canary Wharf. They will be celebrating black culture both through images and the stories of the photographers who have taken them.
The theme is open to Read More
At least 12 photographers will be selected to be published in 8 to 12 pages portfolios. Three of them will be featured on the cover, in different issues of the magazine.
Submit one or more series of 6 images each. Open Theme.
Announcement of results: 30 days after the final deadline
Winners will be published in consecutive issues Read More
Ellen José (1951-2017) was a pioneer in Australia’s urban Indigenous art movement and a radical activist and social justice campaigner.
The Ellen José Memorial Foundation is providing a $15,000 non-acquisitive award to a female visual artist aged 18-35 years working in any medium. Managed by Bayside Gallery, the Ellen José Art Award is a partnership between Read More
If you’re due to graduate from a Photography Degree or Masters Course in 2021, now is the time to start getting organised by booking a place for your course in next year’s Graduate Photography Online.
With Source’s 25-year track record of publishing, their established readership of industry professionals includes curators, picture editors and publishers. Create a Read More
After the great success of last year’s edition, Photo Week Aarhus are again looking for self-published photobooks or dummies to be exhibited at their Open Book Market at Photobook Week Aarhus 2021!
The theme is free, but they will especially consider projects that are innovative and relate to this year’s theme “Movement and Transition”.
Taking these keywords Read More
The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with The Photographic Angle is offering a 1-year bursary to support a photographic project that will promote environmental awareness. Applications are invited from anyone living or studying in the United Kingdom with a talent for taking photographs and an interest in the environmental concerns that we face today.
The bursary Read More
Photoworks, Photography+ The Graduate Issue is designed for final year BA students and final year MA students graduating from photography courses in 2021. The selected works will be featured in Photoworks’ online magazine Photography+. In addition to this, selected photographers will receive a year-long Photoworks membership and bespoke mentoring from the Photoworks team. The printing Read More
African Artists’ Foundation has always been committed to the development and growth of contemporary African artists and organizations, lending their minds and voices to tell their stories. To facilitate this growth, AAF are excited to announce their collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) to create the Artist Solidarity Fund. Artist Solidarity Read More
Get noticed. Get shown. Get supported.
TNT’21 supports emerging and under-recognised photographers in the UK.
This year, 6 finalists will be selected by esteemed Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó from an open call.
Now in its second iteration, TNT’21 will offer each finalist an online exhibition, a bursary of £1,500, a year-long mentorship with a photographer or industry professional, Read More
Who is telling the story?
This seemingly obvious question has been the basis and the foundation of all the work done with the Photo Vogue Festival: from celebrating the female gaze in fashion photography, to highlighting diversity behind and in front of the camera, to rethinking masculinity, PVF has always tried to challenge the danger of Read More
Administered by The Society in partnership with The Guardian. The Joan Wakelin Bursary offers £2000 for the production of a photographic essay on a social documentary issue.
The Bursary was established in 2005 in memory of distinguished documentary photographer and Honorary Fellow of The Society, Joan Wakelin. The Bursary is administered by The Society in partnership Read More
The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with The Photographic Angle is offering a 1-year bursary to support a photographic project that will promote environmental awareness. Applications are invited from anyone living or studying in the United Kingdom with a talent for taking photographs and an interest in the environmental concerns that we face today.
The bursary Read More
The Research in Film Awards celebrates the best in academic filmmaking. Since 2015, it has inspired researchers across the UK to think more deeply about how they share their work with the wider world. Previous RIFA winners have gone on to win BAFTAs and other awards, been screened at film festivals, or gone on to secure Read More
The Photographers’ Gallery presents New Talent’21
TNT’21 supports emerging and under-recognised photographers in the UK.
This year, 6 finalists will be selected by esteemed Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó from an open call.
Now in its second iteration, TNT’21 will offer each finalist an online exhibition, a bursary of £1,500, a year-long mentorship with a photographer or industry professional, and chance Read More
The award Emergentes 2021 – International Photography Award Encontros da Imagem is organised by Encontros da Imagem – International Photography and Visual Arts Festival aims to award the Best Portfolios in Contemporary Photography. This year because due to COVID-19 to keep compliant with the government guidelines – DGS and DGartes, and to make sure that Read More
Not long left to get your work noticed by an industry-leading panel of judges with Female in Focus 2021 — including Joanna Milter, Director of Photography for The New Yorker, Aldeide Delgado, Founder and Director of WOPHA, and Anna Fox Director of Fast Forward and many more! Enter now at @bjp1854. Deadline 17 June 23:59 Read More
Tbilisi Photo Festival, in partnership with Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum, announces the open call for women photographers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Iran, Nepal,Thailand.
The grant is funded by Prince Claus Fund within the Partnership Network Grant program 2021.
Five women photographers from the above-mentioned countries will be offered an opportunity to benefit from the grant Read More
Matters of Touch
Through touch, we perceive the world, the surface of things. Touching guides us and helps us connect with other human beings and the surrounding elements. Gestures such as caressing, holding hands and hugging generate mutual well-being and make our bodies interact with each other.
Over the past year, the social distances imposed by the Read More
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards is a major commissioning opportunity supporting early-career artists working with photography to make new work and significantly develop their practice. They particularly seek to encourage artists exploring new approaches to photography.
Now in their fourth edition, the Awards are for UK-based artists who are between one and ten years into their practice to Read More
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported generously by Nikon UK, is granted annually to a professional woman photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay, which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global.
The overall winner is awarded a grant of £2,000 Read More
Founded in 2017, the Documentary Family Awards (DFA) provides a platform that celebrates the very best documentary family photography from around the world, while also supporting photographers through open online educational events. With one of the most transparent judging processes in the industry, the DFA streams online its entire final round of judging for anyone Read More
The BFOTO Festival organizes in its XNUMXth edition the EMERGENTES exhibition program to support artists and disseminate their projects. Within the set of activities of this festival, the program provides a vision of the current photographic panorama through the exhibition of the work of the selected authors.
PARTICIPANTS
Any interested artist, in their own name or that Read More
The Kranj Foto Fest invites photographers from all over the world to submit their original and impactful series and photo stories on the theme of ISOLATION | FREEDOM to be presented in Kranj from August 25th to September 30th 2021, in solo and group exhibitions.
Submit your work and get the chance to exhibit it at Read More
Paris Photo, Picto Foundation and SNCF Gares & Connexions are proud to announce the third edition of the Carte Blanche Students, a platform of the discovery and promotion of emerging talent in master and bachelor programmes in photography and visual arts schools throughout Europe.
On the occasion of Paris Photo 2021, which will be held from Read More
The Photoville Educator Fund, in partnership with PhotoWings, provides funding, resources and consultation for educators in their community to connect their students to photographic opportunities.
For 2021, there are two opportunities for educators:
The Exhibition Fund
Open to NYC-based middle and high school educators only.
The Exhibition Fund supports educators to create an outdoor photo exhibition of their students’ Read More
FMoPA has put out a call for photographers to participate in a photography competition. Winners are selected by a jury knowledgeable of art and photography. Winning submissions will be notified by June 5th. The top entries will be exhibited at FMoPA from June 5th – July 31st.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges. Read More
The vfg Young Talent Award for Photography is an annual competition honouring ten projects to be presented in a catalogue and shown at several exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad during the year. The winner receives a cash prize of CHF 5000 sponsored by Keystone SDA, two runners-up receive non-cash prizes. The award is organized by Read More
Since 2015, the Rencontres d’Arles has offered an award supporting the publication of a dummy book. This prize, with a production budget of € 25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book. Special attention is paid to experimental and innovative forms of publishing. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE Read More
One top prize winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and the creation of a digital feature. Juror picks will be promoted via internal and external marketing campaigns and have the opportunity to collaborate with Daylight on the creation of a monograph of their work.
For more details please follow the direct link.
These $5,000 grants will support photography projects — either new or in-progress — from visual journalists working in a documentary capacity.
Five grants are available, at least one of which will be earmarked for a nonbinary or transgender photographer.
Applicants are encouraged to submit a story, rather than singles, as part of the grant application. The images Read More
Despite the current circumstances, ISSP are determined to organise the fifth SELF PUBLISH RIGA edition this year, as part of Riga Photomonth 2021, whatever form the event might take, and they are waiting for your book dummies till May 17th 2021. They still expect the physical dummy as they hope to be allowed to open Read More
The Noorderlicht International Photo Festival is putting out an Open Student Call for the second time. The 2020 edition was a great success – 144 students from 37 countries exhibited on the grounds behind Museum Belvédère in Heerenveen. The theme of the 28th edition of the festival in the summer of 2021 is ‘The Makeable Read More
The MoCP is the world’s premier college art museum dedicated to photography. As an international hub, they generate ideas and provoke dialogue among students, artists and diverse communities through groundbreaking exhibitions and programming. Their mission is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the artistic, cultural and political roles of photography in our world today. Founded Read More
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award of £2,000, facilitated by FotoDocument and generously supported by Nikon UK, is granted annually to a professional woman photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay, which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global that has a focus on positive Read More
The Pupil Sphere annual Graduate Showcase is now open for 2021 submissions. From the 1st of April to midnight on 31st May, this years graduates from UK and international BA and MA photography courses are eligible to submit their final year projects for free.
Each year the Graduate Showcase highlights some of the best work produced Read More
Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years of age. Aidan Sullivan, then picture editor, and Ian’s friends and family created the Ian Parry Scholarship in order to build something positive from such a tragic death. Each year Read More
The world-wide crisis offers a unique opportunity to discuss our understanding of wellbeing – of both humans and all other species on our planet. At The Social Art Award 2021 they believe that humanity can solve complex global problems faced today with openness, inclusiveness, and interdisciplinary collaboration to achieve living in the “New Greening“ world.
The Read More
Art Residency Accompanied by a Long-term Mentorship Program & a Production Grant for South Caucasian Women Photographers.
Tbilisi Photo Festival (TPF) in partnership with Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum (TPMM) launches an open call inviting women photographers and visual artists from Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to apply for an Art Residency Accompanied by a Long-term Mentorship Read More
Fully paid exhibition in Barcelona. $5,000 in cash prizes. $28,000 in exhibition costs. Publication in FotoNostrum Magazine. FotoNostrum believe that an Award is as significant as the quality of its judging team. This is why they have invited a group of seven jurors that have in common to be master portrait photographers. Selected images in Read More
Back for its third edition, Female in Focus champions the work of world-class women and non-binary photographers across the world. Awareness around gender inequality in the industry may be growing. But the numbers aren’t changing fast enough. Globally, 70-80% of photography students are women — yet they account for only 13-15% of professional photographers.
Female in Read More
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards is a major commissioning opportunity supporting early-career artists working with photography to make new work and significantly develop their practice. They particularly seek to encourage artists exploring new approaches to photography.
Now in their fourth edition, the Awards are for UK-based artists who are between one and ten years into their practice to realise Read More
Never a chosen theme for an edition of Encontros da Imagem has made so much sense, given the current situation the world is going through since the beginning of the decade. “Génesis 2:1” is a continuation of the theme and work started last year. One year after, we and the rest of the world are Read More
We are all different, but we are all the same.
2020, a year where our world shared an experience of fear, isolation and despair. Empty streets, people hiding at home, loss of community involvement and time with family and friends.
But it was also during this period that we rediscovered love, strength, and most of all, the Read More
Since 2005 the Ballarat International Foto Biennale has been a force in the promotion of Australian and international photography. A two month-long festival event that immerses the historic town of Ballarat in photographic art, the Ballarat International Foto Biennale presents exhibitions of important contemporary photographers selected by leading curators in a rich artistic program.
For the Read More
Istanbul Photo Awards is an international news photography contest organized by Anadolu Agency, celebrates 100th year as a global news agency . The contest aims to contribute to the sphere of news photography and offers a perspective shaped by the region’s unique position at the center of diverse cultures. The awards reward endeavors of courageous Read More
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 Read More
Imago Lisboa – photo festival is pleased to announce an Open Call for photographers from all over the world. Imago Lisboa challenge you to submit your project if it fits the theme: The Family in Transition.
With the growth of democracies, the affirmation of new types of family have been witnessed, which it is important to Read More
Women X 2021 submissions open on December 1st 2020 via FilmFreeway and the final deadline is June 15th 2021. This year they will have a variety of different submission deadlines at different prices, so there’s something to accommodate everyone. As a FilmFreeway Gold festival, they can offer a 20% discount on submission fees to other Read More
PhotoIreland Festival invites national and international artists and practitioners, including writers, researchers, curators, emerging and established, to propose works to be part of PhotoIreland Festival 2021, joining invited practitioners. The 12th edition will take place in Dublin in July 2021, with exhibitions and events running throughout the month.
Submissions and proposals are invited on the general Read More
Noorderlicht is an international platform for artists who use photography and adjoining media in all its forms to portray their engagement with society. ‘The Makeable Mind’ will be the 28th edition of the Noorderlicht International Photo Festival which will take place from 26 June to 12 September 2021 at various locations in the Dutch provinces Read More
The 2021 LensCulture Art Photography Awards aim to recognize and reward talented and visionary artists using photographic processes and images to make remarkable work. Awards include an exhibition during Paris Photo, cash prizes, projection at international photo festivals, industry exposure and more.
LensCulture are proud to once again offer free entry on single-image entries, part of Read More
Postcards from Europe is a call for response and collaboration, triggered by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflecting on Postcards from Great Britain, Shutterhubs most ambitious project to date, which started because they wanted to reach out and connect, and has since become much more.
Postcards from Europe will be exhibited from November – Read More
FORMAT21 is delighted to announce the festival theme CONTROL and welcomes diverse and imaginative proposals from international photographers, curators, artists and collectives. The eminent panel of international experts and the FORMAT Curators will view the submissions and select up to 35 projects to be exhibited at FORMAT21 in March 2021.
For more details please follow the Read More
Since 2015, the Rencontres d’Arles has offered an award supporting the publication of a dummy book.
This prize, with a production budget of €25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book.
Special attention is paid to experimental and innovative forms of publishing.
The application deadline is September 26, 2020.
An Read More
2020 coincides with the centenary of the first woman matriculating and graduating from the University of Oxford. What better time and place could there be for celebrating women and their diverse roles in international photography?
Photo Oxford Festival and associated Open Call is a celebration of women as photographers, critics, editors and photographic subjects.
While photography, like Read More
Courage to freedom?
Freedom has fallen into disrepute. Functionally obstructed, hijacked and dumped – not only within the programmatic chains of exploitation of political parties. Do we need new everyday life myths, new patterns for our spiritual existence, a new order of reality? Does freedom enable new visions? A different art, a different politics, a different Read More
CATALYST is a 7 month mentorship program produced by IC Visual Lab in collaboration with Bristol Photo Festival for those who wish to further their personal career and, importantly, to expand their approach and ways of photographing and exhibiting. The program is open to local based, national and international practitioners who are at the beginning Read More
Hundred Heroines and Ellen Carey, global experimental photo-artist, are proud to announce a call out for women photographic artists, who work experimentally in photography and/or lens based art.
The Hundred Heroines programme for Kensington and Chelsea Art Week is still under wraps, but the main exhibition will feature the work of renowned experimental artist Ellen Carey. Read More
The concept of the Bird in Flight Prize is to support photographers who think outside the box of traditional artistic standards. Our contest is not about photoprojects that cater to the existing general demand. It’s about discovering new ways to tell a story using the means and tools of photography. We encourage artistic freedom and Read More
Many of us are lucky enough to have pets and these furry friends who share our homes can make excellent photographic subjects. Sony’s award-winning Real-time Eye AF technology now works with animals as well as humans* and makes it easy to capture incredible pet portraits.
Take part in this contest by sharing your pet or animal Read More
This new Woking-wide art competition is an opportunity for professional artists, schools, amateurs and enthusiasts alike to see their work exhibited publicly, win one of ten “Best in Show” cash prizes and contribute towards the town’s flagship development.
A public exhibition, selected by a panel of judges, will celebrate the best work from those who live, Read More
Unprecedented times call for new ways of thinking and the new Critics’ Choice 2020 aims to give more photographers more opportunities to be recognized than ever before! What’s different? Critics’ Choice 2020 assembled the largest ever jury, with over 20 international experts eager to discover new photographers. Every critic will select three photographers with outstanding Read More
Paris Photo, Picto Foundation and SNCF Gares & Connexions are proud to announce the third edition of the Carte Blanche Students, a platform of the discovery and promotion of emerging talent in master and bachelor programmes in photography and visual arts schools throughout Europe.
On the occasion of Paris Photo 2020, which will be held from Read More
Mobile devices are often the main vehicle through which we document our everyday life. Considering the current crisis, with this open call the PHmuseum are aiming to understand how this unprecedented situation is redefining the relationship with our home, family and community. Which are our own personal and collective feelings and expectations? Which are the Read More
Street photography today can vary greatly in how it looks and how it was made, but there are common elements that thread the work of all the greats: a love for the unexpected and candid moments of life, an ability to find visual order within the chaos of the world, and an unparalleled creative vision.
Many Read More
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award of £2,000, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported by Nikon, will be granted to a professional woman photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay, which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global.
The work should, in part, showcase positive solutions to Read More
Visual storytellers need support now more than ever, and that’s why, we’re moving forward as scheduled with accepting proposals for the Inge Morath Award, a $5,000 grant given to a woman photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project.
One Awardee and up to two finalists are Read More
The Festival of Ethical Photography is pleased to present the tenth edition of the World.Report Award.
The maturity and experience gained over ten years of an international competition, alongside dozens of judges from all over the world represent an incredible heritage as well as a challenge to continually improve.
Every year the contest creates a fresco that Read More
Self Publish Riga are happy to announce the fourth edition of the SELF PUBLISH RIGA photobook dummy contest! Exciting news – the author of the winning dummy will be awarded an exhibition at the ISSP Gallery as part of the next SELF PUBLISH RIGA edition in 2022. Additionally, they have teamed up with a top Read More
BLOW UP PRESS announces the first edition of BUP Book Award – a competition for all photographers around the world, regardless their age, gender or nationality – which goal is to promote photo book as a way of expression.
Blow Up Press are looking for unique photo/visual art projects (not book dummies!) which are intended to Read More
Landskrona Foto Dummy Award enables the winner to have his or her book project published by Breadfield Press and Landskrona Foto during 2021. The prize includes all expenses for book production such as design, printing and distribution. The photographer will also receive a large number of books to dispose over and sell. The winner will Read More
The 11th edition of Organ Vida focuses on the materiality of the image. Organ Vida are interested in images that are political primarily in terms of how rather than what they represent. Images that offer a specific form of the intersection of facts and fiction, that are simultaneously explicitly “fake”, “unreal”, “falsified” and “authentic”, but Read More
Genesis are delighted to announce that the Genesis Postgraduate Award is back for the third year. The 2020 award is open to all students currently on a postgraduate course in the United Kingdom.
The award is a way of encouraging the next generation of arts practitioners, who have taken a leap to complete a postgraduate degree Read More
Trinity Buoy Wharf is a creative neighbourhood in Docklands, developed and managed by Urban Space Management. Home to London’s only Lighthouse, a vibrant creative community, a sculpture park, 2 event venues and 5 Container City™ buildings.
Trinity Buoy Wharf are offering a free workspace studio and exhibition at Trinity Buoy Wharf to an artist who would Read More
Over 85% of wetlands have been lost. Roughly half of the world’s coral is gone. At least 75 million acres of primary or recovering forest areas have been destroyed in the last ten years. Rising sea levels, superstorms, melting polar ice, disappearing islands, wildfires… the list goes on. It is undeniable that the earth is Read More
Colours are an invention of the brain. There are no purples, reds or blues, just wavelengths of light, electromagnetic radiation. The brain converts those different wavelengths into the colours we perceive. The rules are then created by a collective consciousness of understanding between us all. If we can agree that this colour is ‘red’ and Read More
Female in Focus is a photography award from 1854 Media. Having launched in 2019, the award aims to highlight and give a platform to the exceptional work of women photographers around the world.
Female in Focus was conceived to address gender inequality in the photography industry. 80% of photography graduates are women — yet women make Read More
Recognizing outstanding bodies of work
Free to enter and open to anyone submitting a series of five to ten images per category
Ten diverse categories to enter
Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place artists, plus up to ten shortlisted photographers per category
One overall winner selected as the Photographer of the Year and recipient of the $25,000 (USD) Read More
The Rebecca Vassie Trust today announces the fourth annual Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award for emerging photographers, which includes a cash bursary of £2,000. The award, which funds an early-career photographer in the UK to undertake a narrative photography project, also includes more than £1,000-worth of premier printing at Metro Imaging plus support towards industry and Read More
The August Sander Award – Prize for Portrait Photography, sponsored by Ulla Bartenbach and Prof. Dr. Kurt Bartenbach in collaboration with Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne will be awarded for the second time in 2020.
The prize is designed to promote young artists working in the field of documentary and conceptual photography. In honor of Read More
In an effort to provide international opportunities for visual artists from culturally diverse backgrounds, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and Centre CLARK have joined forces to launch the Mission Dakar Biennale 2020, with artist Moridja Kitenge Banza as guest curator.
This pilot project will allow selected artists to travel to Senegal to attend the Dakar Read More
The International Women in Photo Aassociation Open Call 2020 is open to all women photographers from all over the world.
The Open Call starts January 7th until February 29th 2020 at midnight French time.
A specially selected international jury comprising of eminent figures from the art and photography community will shortlist 5 candidates whose work will be Read More
It is delighted to announce that the fourth annual Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award for emerging photographers is now open for applications, with a submission deadline of Friday, 27 March 2020.
Our award, which funds an early-career photographer in the UK to undertake a narrative photography project, includes a cash bursary of £2,000 and more than £1,000-worth of premier Read More
The Lightbox Gallery and Museum are excited to announce that the Victoria Square Art Project: Open Call is now open.
This new Woking-wide art competition is an opportunity for professional artists, schools, amateurs and enthusiasts alike to see their work exhibited publicly, win one of ten “Best in Show” cash prizes and contribute towards the town’s Read More
Central to the 2020 Noorderlicht International Photography Festival is the mind-set and energy of Generation Z, the youngest generation of world citizens. The way they interact with their dystopian future perspective is a source of varied emotions. A simultaneous cesspool and wishing well, with grand and compelling activism, and simmering developments that often remain under Read More
ITSLIQUID GROUP is proud to present ITSLIQUID Christmas Photography Contest 2019 open to artists, photographers, architects and designers from all over the world, without any limit of age and nationality. The contest is open to photography category. Each participant can take part with unlimited works. The submission is completely free.
ITSLIQUID Christmas Photography Contest 2019 will Read More
Towner International is a major new biennial exhibition of contemporary art that will take place at Towner in 2020, featuring British and International artists. The Brewers Prize of £10,000, sponsored by Brewers Decorator Centres, will be awarded to one of the exhibiting artists.
Towner are inviting artists to submit works for consideration to Towner International through Read More
The Wellcome Photography Prize celebrates compelling imagery that captures stories of health, medicine and science. This competition rewards pictures that show the importance of health in society, and the impact health issues have on people and communities worldwide.
If you’re an image maker, find out how to enter to start conversations about the health challenges humanity Read More
This all-inclusive retreat takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort. Selected artists are invited to spend the week with the most respected and influential artists, bookmakers, gallerists, and curators in contemporary photography. At the conclusion of the event, one project is awarded the Charcoal Publishing Prize. The winning project is then published Read More
The call for entries to the CAP Prize 2020 is open from 7 November 2019 until 7 February 2020. Prepare your work that engages with the African continent or its diaspora now and win a series of large scale outdoor exhibitions around the globe. A panel of international curators, publishers, editors and artists will review Read More
The Visual Art Open competition is a not-for-profit event open to both amateur and professional artists based in the UK and internationally. The aim is to give artists the ultimate platform to develop their passion and career in the arts sector. Finalists will benefit from exhibiting, selling and showcasing their work to art critics and Read More
The Guernsey Photography Festival and Raven Property Group are proud to present a major international photography competition designed to recognise the work of emerging and established contemporary photographers. The winning photographer will receive a prize of £5000 and have the opportunity to gain valuable exposure through an exhibition at the next Guernsey Photography Festival, to Read More
The MACK First Book Award is a publishing prize open to artists who have not previously had a book published. The award was established in 2012 to support emerging artists and bodies of work that find a voice through the book form.
Each year, the jury creates a shortlist of the ten best submissions. The winner Read More
Fotofestiwal Open Call 2020 gives you an opportunity to present your works to the audience of the International Festival of Photography held on 4-21 June 2020 in Lodz (Poland). Fotofestiwal are looking for artists with exceptional personalities and projects which present bold visions. The call for entries is open – with no thematic or age Read More
Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony World Photography Awards are one of the most important fixtures in the global photographic calendar.
The Awards are a global voice for photography and provide a vital insight into contemporary photography today. For both established and emerging artists, the Awards offer world-class opportunities for exposure of Read More
Lens Culture is seeking the best new photography from around the world for the LensCulture Exposure Awards 2020. Since 2008, this award has offered significant exposure to more than 300 emerging and established photographers. Via a global callout, Lens Culture is eager to discover more diverse and talented image-makers to add to this impressive cohort. Read More
The BPA run an open, responsible competition aimed at celebrating photographic talent from all British and British-based photographers. The BPA work with a range of UK charities to operate a non-profit competition cashflow and keep this completely ring-fenced from the rest of the business finance. This is integral to the model. Together we can use Read More
The Center of Contemporary Artists are thrilled to kick off the COCA20 | 2 EDITION.
The search for the best international contemporary artists has begun!
The aim is to produce artistic projects, to stimulate the education of professional careers and to establish connections between artists and private collectors.
The mission is to discover new talents, for this reason Read More
The 2019 Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award of £2000, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported by Nikon for the first time this year, will be granted to a professional woman photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global.
The work should, in Read More
All SPE student members are eligible to apply for a scholarship to offset the cost of attending SPE’s 2020 annual conference. Awards are offered based on merits of submitted portfolios and include a travel stipend to attend the annual conference, a 2020 annual conference fee waiver, and a one-year membership to SPE. Jurors will seek Read More
SPE is honored to announce the Lauren Shrensel Zadikow Memorial Award. The cash award
of $500 supports an SPE member, at any stage of their career, to attend SPE’s Annual
Conference. Special consideration will be given to photographers working to counter social
and/or environmental injustices.
The Lauren Shrensel Zadikow Memorial Award is made possible through a gift by Sharon
Shrensel Read More
LensCulture is thrilled to announce the return of our Black & White Photography Awards!
LensCulture are seeking remarkable photographic work that plays with the dynamic relationship between light, dark and all the tones in between. Texture, shape, line and form are often hailed as the heroes of black and white photography. Show how you’re interpreting these Read More
Are you are a photographer who wishes to have their work exhibited at the next edition of the Circulation(s) festival?
The festival will take place from March to May 2020 at the Centquatre-Paris.
The call for applications is open to all European photographers or photographers living in Europe, without any age limit.
The application costs 25€.
The closing date Read More
The International Photography Awards 2019 is now open!
New Year – New Benefits, the category winners will receive an IPA Trophy, a traveling allowance of $500 to join the International Photography Awards “Best of Show” exhibition & Lucie Awards in New York City, guarantee to have their winning photography part of the IPA “Best of Show” Read More
The Taurus Prize For Visual Arts is awarded every two years to a contemporary artist by a selection committee of professionals from within or outside the art world. Dedicated to a geographical area instead of a theme, the prize rejects the imposition of exterior narratives onto territories and promotes relevance and accuracy.
THE AREA
Every two years, Read More
Fiebre Photobook are launching the 4th edition of the Fiebre Dummy Award to publish a photobook, sponsored by Artes Gráficas Palermo and organised in partnership with Art Photo Bcn. The winning proposal will be co-edited with Dalpine, while La Troupe will be in charge of the prepress process.
Fully aware of the technical and economic difficulties Read More
Bird in Flight Prize is an international award organized to support photographers who think outside the box of traditional artistic standards. The contest is not about photo projects that cater to the existing general demand but about discovering new ways to tell a story.
The second call for entries for an international award for innovative photography Read More
The Meitar Award for Excellence in photography, a collaboration between PHOTO IS:RAEL and the Zvi and Ofra Meitar Family Fund, will be awarded for the fourth time this year for a body of work that demonstrates excellence in the field of photography.
An independent jury will select 20 finalists who will be showcased in a group Read More
Shutterhub are delighted to be given the opportunity to create the main exhibition for Festival Pil’Ours 4th Edition and help deliver events that will form the basis for the Festival’s progression and inspiration.
It’s not only time to think about the festival, it’s direction, and what is needed, but also an opportunity for us to think Read More
Paris Photo, Picto Foundation, and SNCF Gares & Connexions are proud to announce the third edition of the Carte Blanche Students, a platform of the discovery and promotion of emerging talent in photography in Europe.
Be among the 4 student laureates from European Art schools to be selected to exhibit at the Gare du Nord Paris Read More
Imagine the artistic practice of photographic stream of consciousness as ‘thinking in images’. The art piece (the photograph, photographs), as an expression of an interior monologue, the artist’s sensory reactions to external events.
The image as a capture of streams of consciousness having the possibility of revealing the worlds of thoughts and circumstances, the universe of Read More
PHOTO IS:RAEL invites artists to submit proposals for participation in the thematic exhibition as well as special projects at the 7th International Photography Festival, taking place in Tel Aviv in November 2019.
The International Photography Festival is Israel’s largest photography event and will be taking place in November 2019 for the seventh time. The festival has Read More
The International Photography Awards conducts an annual photography competition for professional, non-professional, and student photographers on a global level, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today. The IPA recognizes photography’s leading talents who are creating, shaping and defining the world of photography today.
– Be honored by receiving the Read More
Did you know that across the photography industry, just 1 in 9 award winners are women? And while equality in our own awards is improving, last year only 38% of our winners were female. If we are to make real steps towards equality in the photography industry, we must start at home.
It is for neither Read More
Portrait of Britain is an award-winning nationwide photography exhibition, run by British Journal of Photography in partnership with JCDecaux. The exhibition celebrates the rich tapestry of people that make up Great Britain, by turning their stories into public art.
Portrait of Britain is groundbreaking in its scale and its mission. Envisioned as an exhibition for the Read More
The deadline for the application is pushed until the 28th of February 2019. The main theme for the exhibitions is “UTOPIA”. The curator group is looking forward to review your project or series of photography, which we trust to be related to the theme in one way or the other. Applying to open call is Read More
The international Felix Schoeller Photo Award is about to be held for 2019, marking the fourth occasion that the prize has been awarded. Between 1 January and 31 May 2019, professional photographers and photographers in training will be able to submit their work at www.felix-schoeller-photoaward.com.
The Felix Schoeller Photo Award honours photographers who demonstrate a love Read More
The Gala Awards, with the sponsorship of the Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography invites women photographers worldwide to submit images to 13th Edition of The Julia Margaret Cameron Award.
This Award is open to women photographers, professional and amateur, working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental Read More
The ZEISS Photography Award is now in its fourth year – and is calling on ambitious photographers from across the globe to present their work around the theme “Seeing Beyond – The Unexpected” to the international jury of experts. The ZEISS Photography Award is jointly organized by ZEISS and the World Photography Organisation. Last year, Read More
This open call is for photographers and artists who wish to contribute with an exhibition project to be exhibited at the heart of the festival, Photo City, which is open during the whole festival. Copenhagen Photo Festival takes place June 6-16 2019, and Photo City is located at Refshaleøen. This part of Copenhagen has in Read More
AOP Student Awards are a celebration of the best in photography amongst students, helping to provide that all important step up to the professional arena. By supporting new emerging talent, the Awards are an opportunity to get a first look at the potential stars of tomorrow.
For more details and to enter please follow the direct Read More
In 2019, the City of Peace Osnabrück, its Museum Quarter and the locally based Felix Schoeller Group will be awarding the first “German Peace Prize for Photography”. This prize honors the photographers who make the concept of peace visible and tangible in their work. As a special category of the Felix Schoeller Photo Award competition, Read More
BJP International Photography Award aims to find the best in contemporary photographic talent. Through issuing an international open call, photographers from every background and from all over the world are welcome to submit a body of work to be judged by a panel of industry leaders.
We are looking to award a body of work that Read More
One grand prize winner will be awarded the Charcoal Publishing Prize. The winning project will be published and distributed worldwide by Charcoal Book Club, the first book-of-the-month club dedicated exclusively to photobooks.
The Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review is a retreat that takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort near Livingston, Montana. Forty Read More
There are a great many photography competitions out there for professionals and non-professionals alike, but the AOP Awards continues to be regarded as the original and the best – a celebration of exceptional work by the industry’s elite. Being selected for entry into the AOP Awards Book and accompanying exhibition is one of the highest Read More
The bursary offers an award of £2,000 to support the making of new work in the rural West Midlands. For this bursary opportunity we are seeking proposals from those who are interested in making new work in and with rural communities. The work must be made within a 12-month period of receiving the bursary award.
The Read More
Portrait of Humanity is an international photography award, focused on unifying the global community.
Enter now to have your images shown across the world, and judged by industry leaders.
Be part of the movement. Together, we will create a Portrait of Humanity.
Please visit the direct link for more information.
Kris Graves Projects invites you to be part of our LOST II series of books.
In 2018, +KGP collaborated with ten artists to produce a series of publications named LOST. Each artist was tasked with producing a visual study of a city or place that they call home or have been working in throughout their career. Nineteen artists have been confirmed as Read More
Grand Prix gives photographers an opportunity to present their works during Fotofestiwal. We award artists of exceptional personality and projects that present daring ideas. The submission is open and does not impose any restrictions related to topics, age or place. The jury consists of experts from the greatest photography media and institutions.
Please see direct link Read More
The LensCulture Visual Storytelling Awards recognize the work of photographers weaving compelling narratives into their work. Our international jury is looking for image makers who are defining contemporary visual storytelling, whether that be through documentary work, imaginative storytelling, or something that combines (or defies!) all of the above.
Show us how you’re using photography to chronicle Read More
Amateur and professional photographers from all over Europe have to prove to a jury of photographers and renowned experts that they have the creativity, versatility and resilience to become the next Sky Arts Master of Photography, the international photography award created by Sky Arts. Further details and entry forms are available via the direct link.
The Felix Schoeller Photo Award is one of the richest photography competitions in the German-speaking world. It honours work that demonstrates a love of photography and the highest standards of image quality. New for 2019 is the fashion photography category.
As a manufacturer of specialty papers for the largest possible prints, we are seeking Read More
British Journal of Photography seeks to award the most talented contemporary photographers from around the globe.
Through BJP IPA, winners and finalists have gained career changing industry exposure.
The Winner will receive:
Solo show at renowned art gallery, TJ Boulting in London, UK
Up to £5000 production grant for solo show
4-page supplement in British Journal of Photography
International press coverage
Travel Read More
The Royal Photographic Society International Awards are offered annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the art and science of photography.
The Society has adopted a wide definition of photography which refers to the art or science of the recording of light or other radiation on any medium on which an image is produced Read More
Applications are now open for 2019 Unlimited commissions.
UK-based disabled artists and companies making disability-led work, across all art forms, are invited to apply for these funding opportunities:
Main Commissions
Main Research and Development Awards
Emerging Artist Awards
The deadline for all Expression of Interest applications is Monday 29 October 2018, 12 midday.
Please find on the direct link guidance notes on criteria Read More
The call for entries for the third national Jerwood/Photoworks Awards opened today. We’re on the look out for proposals from outstanding artists using new approaches to photography.
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards support photographers, or artists using photography, to make new work and significantly develop their practice. The Awards are a collaboration between Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Photoworks, supported Read More
LagosPhoto and National Geographic invite documentary photographers from Africa and the diaspora to submit their work for this year’s portfolio review. Send your .pdf portfolio to LPReview@africanartists.org for a chance to present your portfolio to our panel of judges and potentially become and National Geographic Photographer.
The best portfolio wins $5000, Deadline is 14th October 2018, Read More
FORMAT19 is delighted to announce the festival theme FOREVER//NOW and welcomes diverse and imaginative proposals from international photographers, curators, artists and collectives in response to this exciting dual concept.
Our eminent panel of international experts and the FORMAT Curators will view the submissions and select 35 projects to be exhibited at FORMAT19 in the spring of Read More
The 5th annual Emerging Talent Awards 2018 is their search for the world’s best emerging photographers! Since year one, these awards have put hundreds of emerging photographers in a spotlight on the world stage.
Their international jury will select the work of 50 outstanding talents from all cultures, all points of view, all genres, with no Read More
This is your invitation to submit your work to the 12th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, juried by Andrea-Star Reese, Julia Fullerton-Batten, and Laura Pannack.
Both Winners in the Professional and Non-Professional Sections will have a solo exhibition (all expenses paid) in the Read More
Initiated in November 2012 by Aperture Foundation and Paris Photo, the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards celebrate the photobook’s contribution to the evolving narrative of photography, with three major categories: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year. The shortlisted books, accompanied by the jury’s comments, will be featured in the fall Read More
The call for the Unseen Dummy Award 2018 is now open!
Unseen and Lecturis continue their collaboration and join forces once again to showcase the work of exceptional photographers and designers from around the world to give them the chance to realise and publish their photobook dummy. An esteemed international jury will come together at Unseen Read More
The Ian Parry Scholarship is a free international photographic award for all full time documentary & visual photojournalism students on BA, MA, MFA courses. It is also open to freelance photographers of the age of 24 years and under.
Over the past 28 successful years the scholarship has played an important role in keeping the values and traditions of photojournalism alive Read More
National Open Art (NOA) is the UK’s leading independent art competition, open to artists in the UK and Ireland. NOA now attracts more than 4,000 entries per year and we offer both shortlisted and winning artists exposure and income opportunities through our exhibitions and online art sales platform.
By working hard to expand the scale and Read More
What does art photography mean to you? Why does it remain important and relevant? How can it trigger appreciation of beauty, or a new way of viewing the world? We’re open to considering all types of photographic art—everything from printed art on gallery walls to sculptural objects, experimental processes, and totally new forms and Read More
ORGAN VIDA International Photography Organization based in Croatia invites artists from all over the world who work in the medium of photography as such or in an expanded form, video and sound, installation, collage to apply to this open call and respond to the given topic: Engaged, Active, Aware — Women’s Perspectives Now.
The selected artists Read More
Who’s gonna succeed Sian Davey, Dina Goldstein and Liz Hingley? Who’s gonna be the fourth winner of the Prix Virginia? Do not hesitate to apply, share and inform the photographers you know as there is only 15 days left to submit photographs to the jury…
INFORMATION : to answer to some requests, the right address to Read More
MARILYN STAFFORD FOTOREPORTAGE AWARD
DEADLINE: 18 MAY 2018
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award facilitated by FotoDocument and supported by Olympus, is granted annually to a professional woman photographer towards the initiation or completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic Read More
The prix VIRGINIA
The Prix VIRGINIA is organized by the Association SYLVIA S.
It recognizes the work of a woman photographer.
It is awarded in accordance with the following rules:
The Prix VIRGINIA, awarded every other year, beginning in 2012, is open to all living professional women photographers, regardless of age or nationality, with Read More
The annual Canon Female Photojournalist Award is now open to entrants from across the world. The award, which is in its 18th year, is given to “an outstanding female photographer in recognition of her contribution to photojournalism,” and provides an €8,000 grant to fund further storytelling.
Previous winners have covered diverse stories, such as highlighting the Read More
Take this opportunity to be discovered by international publishers and experts, to be exhibited at international festivals and to win a complete book publishing! Registrations are open until 3 April!
One attraction of the FOTOBOOKFESTIVAL KASSEL is the dummy competition for the best unpublished photobook mock-up. Together with our cooperation partner VERLAG KETTLER, the festival invites all Read More
We are happy to announce the third edition of the SELF PUBLISH RIGA photobook dummy contest! Send us your dummy by 30 April, and take part in one of the central events of Riga Photomonth 2018.
AWARDS
Exciting news – this year we have teamed up with Kaunas Photography Gallery, and Printing house KOPA to publish the Read More
The New East Photo Prize celebrates contemporary photography from Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Russia and Central Asia.
The New East Photo Prize champions artistic excellence in photography. The prize recognises practitioners offering representations of the social, cultural and physical landscape of the New East and other perspectives on that region.
Although hugely diverse, the countries of Eastern Read More
Fem Tour Truck is an international and itinerant Feminist video-art festival that begins in February 2016 and continues until today, having become a biennial proposal, but with a constant journey, year after year. An initiative to recover the public space, the squares of the cities and towns, where performances, workshops and videos are screened in Read More
This call aim is to select 8 new curators working with photography/new media/visual media that will be participating in the PARALLEL Platform 2nd Cycle, which occurs between June 2018 and September 2019. If selected, you’ll be taking part in one of the most innovative creative processes going from scratch to the exhibition, alongside with 37 Read More
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award facilitated by FotoDocument and supported by Olympus, is granted annually to a professional woman photographer towards the initiation or completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global. The work should, in part, showcase positive solutions Read More
6th Singapore International Photography Festival Open Call – Curatorial Project
The Curatorial Project started in 2014 with the aim to encourage curatorial practice in the medium of photography in Asia. It reaches out to emerging and independent curators committed to develop their professional practice in Southeast Asia.
The last edition of the Open Call featured a project Read More
KAUNAS PHOTO is the largest annual photographic festival in the Baltic States, based in Kaunas, Lithuania, since 2004. Maintaining its strong international character, KAUNAS PHOTO is a platform of priemieres of emerging talents. “Photo World” magazine (China) described KAUNAS PHOTO festival as a spot of the Europe’s Crossroads of photography. In the recent years, KAUNAS Read More
Exhibit your work at the Museum of London alongside the major exhibition London Nights
What goes on in one of the world’s biggest cities after the sun goes down?
A new competition by the Museum of London supported by British Journal of Photography invites photographers to submit work that explores London after dark.
From neon lights to mysterious Read More
Call for entries
Since 2015, the Rencontres d’Arles has offered an award supporting the publication of a dummy book.
This prize, with a production budget of €25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book. Special attention is paid to experimental and innovative forms of publishing.
The application deadline is Read More
All artists both UK & International are invited to apply for the Visual Art Open Prize, to win cash prizes of £1,000, plus a solo exhibition, and mentoring package. The primary goal of the awards, are to reveal and promote unknown artists who are yet to establish their profile in the contemporary art world. Finalists Read More
The call for entries to the International Photography Exhibition (IPE) has now been announced – welcoming entries from all genres, styles and approaches by photographers worldwide, at all levels of practice.
Now in its 161st edition, the IPE is a celebration of photography today and continues to offer insight into current trends and subjects whilst providing Read More
WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SECOND EDITION OF THE MARIBOR PHOTOBOOK AWARD WILL TAKE PLACE IN MARIBOR IN MARCH 2018. APPLY NOW!
We would kindly like to invite you to the second edition of the Maribor photobook award. The award will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected photobooks from the call and will Read More
The Alexia 2018 competition will begin accepting applications on Jan. 7, 2018.
The Alexia Foundation awards grants to student and professional visual journalists to help them produce projects that inspire change by addressing topics that are socially significant.
Alexia Foundation Grants were created nearly 30 years ago to support still photographers and that remains our primary mission. Read More
Grand Prix is a competition which gives photographers an opportunity to present their works during Fotofestiwal (Łódź/Poland). We award artists of exceptional personality and projects that present daring ideas. The competition is open and does not impose any restrictions related to topics, age or place.
What winners receive
● 10.000 PLN (~2500 euro)
● Exhibition of finalists works Read More
We would kindly like to invite you to the second edition of the Maribor photobook award. The award will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected photobooks from the call and will coincide with the exhibition Through her eyes.
The theme of the photo book award is Picturing life: the new world order and the artist’s position in Read More
International Photography Award 2018
Recognising the best of contemporary photographic talent.
Instrumental in launching the careers of some of the most respected photographers today, enter now for an opportunity to be recognised and celebrated by the international photographic community.
Prizes
£5,000 exhibition grant • Solo show at the leading London gallery, TJ Boulting • All-expenses paid trip to London Read More
Ilford Photo is delighted to announce the launch of our 2017/18 student competition ‘Lyrically Speaking’
The Brief
From Alt-Rock to Old School Pop and Reggae to Rhythm and Blues. Take a song lyric and turn it into an image that inspires that viewer as much as the music itself.
How to Enter
Photograph using ILFORD PHOTO or Kentmere black Read More
Nominations to the PhotoIreland Foundation Awards 2017 are now open to the public. You are welcome to nominate yourself, your friends, but most importantly others, as long as you are honest and concise. We will review all nominations equally: it is not the case that the more an individual or organisation is nominated the more Read More
Considered one of the most important photo historians of the 20th century, Peter E. Palmquist (1936-2003) had a keen interest in the photography of the American West, California, and Humboldt County before 1950, and the history of women in photography worldwide.He published over 60 books and 340 articles and was a strong proponent of the Read More
Deadline extended until 22 September!
Open call for young and promising artists in the field of contemporary art photography organized by Photon Gallery – Centre for Contemporary Photography from Ljubljana. The first prize is € 1,000 for the production and solo exhibition at Photon Gallery. The selected ten artists will present their work at Read More
Who can apply: An early-to-mid-career photographer in or from the UK
The award: £1,250 for the completion of a photography project documenting lesser- known peoples and communities: ‘human stories we seldom see’; project support from industry professionals; approx. £1,150 worth of printing; support from the Trust towards public and industry exposure of the work; membership of Read More
The Yale Center for British Art offers three types of short-term residential awards to scholars undertaking research related to British art. While in residence, scholars have access to the Center’s rich holdings of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, rare books, and manuscripts, as well as primary and secondary reference materials. Scholars are also able to take Read More
EIKON Award (45+) under the patronage of VALIE EXPORT
An open call for women photographers and media artists 45 years and older celebrating the 100th issue of EIKON – International Magazine for Photography and Media Art
The award winner will receive € 5,000 in cash, in addition to being extensively featured in the EIKON #100 issue.
The runners-up Read More
1 OPEN CALL | 2 ARTISTS SELECTED
1 EXHIBITION | 1 RESIDENCY IN ROME
Latent is the result of the meeting and collaboration between D.O.O.R and MATÈRIA, two Rome based institutions specialised in photography. Latent (an anagram for Talent) is an open call aimed at the discovery and the promotion of photographic research and production characterised by originality Read More
We’ll be selecting four outstanding photographers to have their work presented in a group exhibition in east London, be published on BJP’s print, online and digital platforms, and receive expert advice on launching a successful career in photography.
If you’re a photographer working in any format, style or genre, you can enter our undergraduate Read More
Deadline just extended
Initiated and implemented in collaboration with Breadfield.
Do you want to make a photo book?
Have you made a dummy* of your project?
Now you have a chance to have it published.
By entering for the Photo Book Day´s Open Book Dummy Review you have the chance to win the Landskrona Foto Dummy Award.
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Renaissance Photography Prize is an international award that showcases outstanding photography from emerging and established photographers while raising funds to support young women with breast cancer.
This year the prize celebrates its 10th edition and invites entrants from anywhere in the world to enter by 26 June 2017. The exhibition of the selected finalists will take Read More
It is our great pleasure to announce that submissions for the 6th annual IPF Photo Prize are now being accepted!
Photographers, photo-enthusiasts and photo-makers of all descriptions and disciplines in all parts of the world are invited to submit images for exhibition in the IPF Photo Prize 2017 at House of Vans– the premier event Read More
I am emailing to let you know that we are extending the deadline for the AOP Student Awards 2017!
Deadline is 10am on the 18th April
It would be great if you could spread this message to your students before the end of the week, either in contact time, tutorials, or by sharing this email.
Why enter the Student Awards?
– Kickstart Read More
The Unseen Dummy Award is back for its fifth edition! Last year, Japanese artist Yoshinori Masuda was announced the winner of the Dummy Award at Unseen 2015. His book ‘Tiger 2’, published by Lecturis, will be launched in advance of this year’s event.
Unseen and Lecturis continue their collaboration and join forces once again to showcase the work of Read More
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award – in association with FotoDocument – will be granted annually to a professional woman photographer towards the initiation or completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global.
The work should, in part, showcase positive solutions to Read More
Renaissance Photography Prize is an international award that showcases outstanding photography from emerging and established photographers while raising funds to support young women with breast cancer.
This year the prize celebrates its 10th edition and invites entrants from anywhere in the world to enter by 26 June 2017. The exhibition of the selected finalists will take Read More
2016 offered numerous examples of how the best-laid plans can unravel, and be subject to the law of unintended consequences. The world we live in has become unfeasibly complex, and our urge to find solutions often only creates, or reveals, a new set of problems.
Jerwood and Film and Video Umbrella are looking for proposals for Read More
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award – in association with FotoDocument – will be granted annually to a professional woman photographer towards the initiation or completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay which addresses an important social, environmental, economic or cultural issue, whether local or global.
The work should, in part, showcase positive solutions to Read More
Being selected as a Foam Talent puts you in the spotlight of the international photography world. It marks you as an emerging artist with great promise and gives you the means to jumpstart your career.
Foam Talent Call is limited to participants between the ages of 18 and 35.
The Womankind Photographers’ Award is open for submissions. Submissions for each award must be based around the theme for that award.
Award: Nature
For the nature theme Womankind are looking for photographs that depict the concept ‘nature’. And by ‘nature’ they refer to the physical world such as plants, animals, the landscape, mountains, oceans, and products of the earth. Read More
Calling all final year students and recent graduates in the creative arts. We’re looking for the next generation of creatives with a vision they want to make a reality, and we want to help you to do it.
The Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Enterprise (DBACE) celebrates 25 years in 2017, and we’re offering Read More
THEME: DOCUMENT
Fòcas are inviting emerging photographers based in Scotland and India to submit their work on the theme ‘Document’.
From street to long-term documentary, from personal to political, and from conceptual to mobile, Fòcas are looking for photography from all genres that makes visible compelling narratives, perspectives and experiences of the world around us.
All submissions Read More
In the context of the Rencontres d’Arles
give your photographs a worlwide visibility
Participate in one of the most interesting photo competition, award and festival in the world: the Award and the night projections of the 60 nominees selected by a jury of experts is at the core of the Voies Off Festival. The festival itself is Read More
The PHmuseum Grant is an annual international initiative organized to support photographers, promote their projects and further their careers. Applicants are invited to send a visual project centred around a specific theme, narrative or concept.
Entry fee £30
Early bird entry fee £20 (until January 12)
The third international Felix Schoeller Photo Award is about to take place, with professional photographers and emerging photographers having the opportunity to submit their work at www.felix-schoeller-photoaward.com from January 1st to May 31st, 2017.
The Felix Schoeller Photo Award honors work that demonstrates a love of photography, combined with the most demanding quality standards Read More
The FC Barcelona Photo Awards aim to identify the work that reflects in a conscious way the positive intrinsic values to sport. It is established with the aim of giving recognition to these values, seen through the lens of contemporary photographers.
Highlighting these positive values, common in sport and culture, the photography award of Read More
Prizes
Solo exhibition in London
The winner of the IPA 2017 will receive a three-week showcase at TJ Boulting, an innovative gallery in the heart of London. Working closely with gallery director and established curator Hannah Watson, together they will create an ambitious solo exhibition. Hannah has worked with some of the world’s most respected photographers, including Read More
LAST DAY 21ST JULY
The Gala Awards and the Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography announces a Call for Entries to women photographers worldwide, to be selected for exhibition at the 4th edition of the Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography (Berlin Foto Biennale 2016,) which will be held next October at the awesome venue of the Palazzo Read More
The Firecracker Photographic Grant is an annual award providing funding for a female photographer to aid with the completion of a documentary photographic project. Through a combination of self-initiated fundraising and with the generous support of Genesis Imaging, the Grant fund is a minimum financial contribution of £1,000 plus £1,000 credit of professional Read More
The prix VIRGINIA
The Prix VIRGINIA is organized by the Association SYLVIA S. It recognizes the work of a woman photographer.
It is awarded in accordance with the following rules:
The Prix VIRGINIA, awarded every other year, beginning in 2012, is open to all living professional women photographers, regardless of age or Read More
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British Journal of Photography’s Breakthrough Awards are open for entries, offering students and recent graduates around the world an opportunity to showcase their work and gain international exposure.
Photographers who are studying on undergraduate and graduate courses, or within 5 years of graduating, may submit work on any topic to be judged by panel of industry experts.
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THE CHOICE AWARDS
More categories and jurors for the same price!
EXHIBITION, REVIEW SANTA FE & MORE
JURORS: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jeff L. Rosenheim; The Huffington Post, Chris McGonigal; Photo-eye Gallery & Bookstore, Rixon Reed; QUAD & FORMAT Artistic Director, Louise Clements
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT
$5,000, REVIEW SANTA FE & MORE
JUROR: Susan Bright, Independent Curator & Writer
Get support for a fine art or documentary Read More
The International Photography Awards™ conducts an annual competition for professional, non-professional, and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.
The winners of the main categories listed below will compete for IPA’s top award of International Photographer of the Year. Those finalists Read More
Watch this space for the announcement of the Inge Morath award given to women photographers, under 30 years of age, who have a long term documentary project in progress – submission date is July 2016 – the award is managed by the Inge Morath Foundation in cooperation with Magnum Photos, New York.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: 1 JANUARY, 2016
Photographers from all corners of the world are encouraged to enter their work.
Up to $7000 cash prizes, exhibition in FotoLoft Gallery in Moscow, MIFA statue, major PR campaign and much more!
Enter your photograph now, the experts are waiting to see your images.
Win a prestigious award, cash prizes, exhibitions, certificate of Read More
