• Siena Awards • Deadline: April 1st, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize:  €500 + Exhibition + 2-night Stay in Italy • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Creative Photo Awards  is recognized as one of the leading international competitions for both professional and amateur photographers from around the world. Open to a wide range of photographic practices and visual approaches, the awards celebrate excellence, originality, and creative vision across cont

• Phi Photo Awards • Deadline: February 24th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize:  $1,000 + Virtual Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Phi Photo Awards is an international photography competition established by Bayt Visual, a Dubai-based visual arts organization dedicated to fostering excellence in contemporary image-making. Rooted in a deep respect for visual culture and critical practice, the awards take their name from Phi (ϕ), t

• All About Photo • Deadline: March 3rd, 2026 • Theme: Women • Prize:  $1,000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Since the very beginning of photography, women have played a central role within the medium—both as subjects in front of the camera and as creators behind it. While women have long been photographed, they have also continuously used photography as a powerful tool for documentation, storytelling, and self-expression. Through

• Decagon Gallery • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Theme: Red (Presence, Pulse, Meaning) • Prize: $1,000 Total Cash + Solo Online Exhibition • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Red exists beyond its surface definition. It functions as a visual rhythm—a heartbeat that carries the weight of memory, emotion, and lived experience. It can be forceful or subtle, loud or barely perceptible. At times, red demands attention; at others, it recedes, shaping meaning through te

• The Photo Book Museum • Deadline: February 15th, 2026 • Category: Photo Book • Prize:  Publication + Exhibition of your Book • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The Dummy Award is  the  international competition for the best unpublished photobook dummies of the year. It enables participating photographers to present their books to an international audience and establish contacts with galleries, publishers and festivals. So far, hundreds of books from the shortlist

• Seeing Happy + CPPA • Deadline: March 7th, 2026 • Theme: Imagining Well-Being • Prize:  $200 + Exposure + Membership • Entry Fees: Free • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE This initiative is led and curated by SeeingHappy, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to using photography as a powerful medium for reflection, human connection, and the promotion of well-being. Through visual storytelling, SeeingHappy seeks to foster empathy, encourage self-awareness, and support human flo

• Center Santa Fe • Deadline: February 28th, 2026 • Category: Several Categories • Prize: $5,000 + Exhibition + Publication • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: Membership offers meaningful advantages for artists seeking greater access and visibility. Members enjoy reduced entry fees for the 2026 Calls for Entry , as well as priority invitations to curated exhibitions, special programs, and exclusive events . Additional member benefits may become

• Dusk Photo Gallery • Deadline: February 26th, 2026 • Theme: Nostalgia • Prize: Exhibition in Santa Fe (USA) + Sales • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE The selection centers on photographs that evoke the past as a felt experience rather than a documented one. Subtle details—worn surfaces, softened light, familiar gestures, or spaces shaped by time—become carriers of meaning. The images may suggest personal memory, collective history, or an undefined nostalgia that

• Fine Art Photography Awards • Deadline: February 15th, 2026 • Theme: Fine Art Photography • Prize: $3000 + Online Exhibition + Exposure • Entry Fees: Yes • REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE Step into a realm where imagination has no limits. The Fine Art Photography Awards return once again, calling on every artist daring enough to reveal the world in ways that challenge the expected. This competition belongs to the visionaries—those who thrive on experimentation and whose creative