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Sun, Jun 28
FREE ENTRY / Fotoplatjadaro - “Educating the Gaze” International Photography Project Contest 2026
Fee: Free / Prize: €5,000 + Exhibition
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Jun 28, 2026, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: €5,000 + Exhibition
Theme: Educating the Gaze. Once again, the Educating the Gaze Photographic Association, with the support of the Mercè Rodoreda library of Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro and s'Agaró, is organizing the...
Sun, Jun 28
FREE ENTRY / IWPA Photography Award 2026 For Women Photographers
Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition
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Jun 28, 2026, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: Exhibition
Eligibility: Women Photographers. We are officially launching the call for applications for women photographers and visual artists working in a context of exile. This initiative aims to create a vital space...
Sun, Jun 28
FREE ENTRY / Denis Roussel Award 2026
Fee: Free / Prize: A stipend of $2,000
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Jun 28, 2026, 11:30 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: A stipend of $2,000
Theme: Open. The Denis Roussel Award was started in 2018 to honor the legacy of photographer and educator Denis Roussel and to highlight work done by photographers whose work is based on the...
Sun, Jun 28
PFotoherbst Pforzheim – International Photography Competition
Fee: €29 / Prize: €1,500 + Exhibition
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Jun 28, 2026, 11:30 PM
Fee: €29 / Prize: €1,500 + Exhibition
Theme: Travel and Reportage Photography. Travel and reportage photography is the main theme of the PFotoherbst (formerly Schömberger Fotoherbst). Photo series take us to the...
Sun, Jun 28
FREE ENTRY / Future Generation Art Prize 2027
Fee: Free / Prize: $100,000
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Jun 28, 2026, 11:50 PM
Fee: Free / Prize: $100,000
Theme: Contemporary Photography. The Future Generation Art Prize is a biannual global contemporary art prize to discover, recognize and give long-term support to a future generation of artists. Established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, the...

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KH Fund - Women Documentary Grant 2027

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PhotoPlace Gallery - Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility

• PhotoPlace Gallery • Deadline: July 6th, 2026 • Category: Cyanotype Photography • Prize: Exhibition in Vermont (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE PhotoPlace Gallery invites artists and photographers from around the world to participate in Cyanotype: A Celebration of Process and Possibility, a juried exhibition devoted to one of photography’s most enduring and expressive alternative processes. Since its invention in 1842, cyanotype has captivated gene

The SG Foundation - Emerging Photographers Grant 2027

• The SG Foundation

Unesco - International Photo Contest 2026

• Unesco

Revela't Contemporary Analog Photography Festival - Portfolio Review 2026

• Revela't Contemporary Analog Photography Festival • Deadline: July 30th, 2026 • Category: Analog Photography • Prize: 11 Expert Portfolio Reviews • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Experience the Revela'T Festival Portfolio Review, an exceptional opportunity designed to connect photographers with leading professionals from across the photography and visual arts industry. During this exclusive event, participants will engage in a series of personalized one-on-one m

IPA International Photography Awards 2026 - Open Call

• IPA International Photography Awards • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $10,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Since 2003, the International Photography Awards™️ has proudly held an annual competition that brings together photographers from every background—professionals working at the top of their field, passionate amateurs pursuing their craft, and students developing their artistic voices. Over ti

La Forma del Ritratto - "The Shape of the Portrait" Open Call

• La Forma del Ritratto • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Theme: The Shape of the Portrait • Prize: Exhibition in Pavia (Italy) • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The fundamental premise of a theme centered on portraiture is to encourage artists to employ the camera not merely as a recording device, but as a symbolic instrument of encounter, connection, and human exchange. In this context, photography transcends the pursuit of formal beauty and aesthetic perfection, bec

Leica Photography Prize 2026

• Leica

Open Call: "The Shape of a Moment" by Exposure Photo Gallery

• Exposure Photo Gallery • Deadline: June 30th, 2026 • Theme: The Shape of a Moment • Prize: $500 Exhibition in USA and Argentina • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE There are moments so brief they seem to dissolve the instant they appear, yet they leave behind a lasting impression, as if time itself has quietly marked them. These are the subtle, almost invisible intersections where light shifts, emotion surfaces, and meaning emerges for just a fraction of a second.