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Sat, Dec 20
Carlotta Gallery - “Our Sky” A Sky Photography Exhibition
Fee: £20 / Prize: Exhibition
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Dec 20, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: £20 / Prize: Exhibition
Theme: Sky Photography. "Our Sky" is a photography exhibition exploring the sky as a constant, shared presence that is at once universal and deeply personal. It is always above us, spanning cities, forests, oceans...
Sat, Dec 20
The Chateau Gallery - Call For Entry: The Art of Street Photography
Fee: $15 / Prize: Online Exhibition
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Dec 20, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: $15 / Prize: Online Exhibition
Theme: Street Photography. Street photography is a unique art form associated with a photographer's skill in capturing a moment that would have gone unseen without their intervention. A street photographer thrives in a time and place where the mundane transforms into the...
Sat, Dec 20
FREE ENTRY / The Waterloo Centre for Microbiology Research (WCMR) - Microbiology Research Photo Contest
Fee: Free / Prize: $200 + Publication
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Dec 20, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: $200 + Publication
Theme: Festive Microbes. Show us the beauty, creativity, and wonder of Microbiology through your research images. Whether captured through a microscope, a plate, with fluorescence or in the field, we want to see how your science can reflect the...
Sat, Dec 20
Lens Magazine - Lens Magazine for Fine Art Photography
Fee: $60 / Prize: Publication
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Dec 20, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: $60 / Prize: Publication
Theme: Open. Submissions from all countries are accepted until the 20th of each month. Send up to 15 low-resolution photographs, text resumes, or artist statements. Entry to the contest is free of charge. The chosen photographers will get international exposure with a full article featuring up to..
Sun, Dec 21
FREE ENTRY / Reclaim Power - 12-Month Program
Fee: Free / Prize: Mentorship
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Dec 21, 2025, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: Mentorship
Theme: Open. Is 12 months of up to 2-hour weekly group meetings Tuesdays from 12-2pm ET facilitated personally by Dani. Once a month, one of these meetings will have a recorded workshop that is accessible on the community platform. We may occasionally have guests or guest facilitators...

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Photo Artfolio - "The Poetry of Light and Shadow" Open Call

• Photo Artfolio • Deadline: January 5th, 2026 • Theme: The Poetry of Light and Shadow • Prize: $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free Entry Option • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE An image is never just about color. It’s about feeling—the tones that calm us, the textures that draw us closer, and the contrasts that spark curiosity. Black and white photography reminds us of this truth by spotlighting the beautiful exchange between light and shadow, where meaning o

Realme - Global Photography Awards 2025–2026

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Pride Photo 2026 - Open Call for Entries

• Pride Photo • Deadline: December 31st, 2025 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: €500 + Exhibition in Amsterdam + Exposure • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We are committed to continually widening our horizons—as well as those of our viewers—by presenting a vibrant tapestry of stories that honor the diversity of the global LGBTQIA+ community. The Pride Photo 2026 Contest opens its doors to photographers of all identities and skill levels, from highly experi

Decode Gallery - "Red" Photo Contest and Exhibition

• Decode Gallery • Deadline: January 2nd, 2026 • Theme: Red • Prize: Exhibition in Tucson + Sales + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Decode Gallery proudly announces our upcoming show centered on one bold, unforgettable theme: RED . Few colors carry as much emotional weight or symbolic force. Red pulses with life—it’s the color of passion, fire, and the heartbeat of desire. It can shout a warning, radiate authority, or ignite excitement with a single gla

PhotoPlace Gallery - "Cut. Paste. Transform." Call for Entries

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: January 5th, 2026 • Theme: Cut. Paste. Transform. • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Today, photo-collage flourishes as an accessible, adaptable, and emotionally powerful artistic practice. Rooted in traditions of experimentation and reinvention, collage continues to evolve through contemporary movements focused on sustainability, nostalgia, archival research, digital manipulation, and co

Leica International Photo Competition 2026

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Shoot The Frame - Annual Awards: Portrait Photography

• Shoot The Frame • Deadline: December 31st, 2025 • Category: Portrait Photography • Prize: $2,000 + ViewSonic Monitor + Exhibitions • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE 13 years of Shoot The Frame. Launched in 2012, Shoot The Frame evolved into a global suite of photography contests celebrating exceptional portrait, landscape and wildlife photography. In 2025, we’re pausing the monthly contests and launching the inaugural Shoot The Frame Portrait Award. The story be

Color Photo Contest and Exhibition by Dusk Gallery Open Call

• Dusk Gallery • Deadline: December 19th, 2025 • Category: Color Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE We are genuinely eager to experience the way you see and interpret color—how it shapes your vision, your emotions, and the stories you choose to tell. Color has a magical ability to shift the atmosphere of an image; one hue can soften a moment, intensify a feeling, or completely redefine the scene before us. F

"The Art of Belonging" International Photography Exhibition by Decagon Gallery

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: December 18th, 2025 • Theme: The Art of Belonging • Prize: Promotion + Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The concept of home encompasses both a tangible location and an intangible emotional experience. It may refer to the geographical site of one’s birth, the homeland from which one has departed, the childhood spaces that shaped early memory, or simply a place to which one feels an enduring pull. Home can be expressed throu