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2026 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter (in the Q1: Winter, Q2: Spring, Q3: Summer, and Q4: Fall), to one Photographer and one Artist. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured and recognized on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org

Innovate Grant supports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We’ve simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that.

Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grants to a Photographer
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grants to a Visual Artist*
+ 12 x Honorable Mentions Interviews

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Each month, a talented photographer will be featured in a Solo Exhibition on our dedicated showroom pages, providing incredible visibility.

Next Exhibition Dates: March 1 – 31, 2026.

Don’t miss your chance to showcase your work to a global audience!
Maximize Your Exposure: Enter the Solo Exhibition Competition for a Month-Long Online Showcase

At All About Photo, we celebrate extraordinary photography that inspires, transforms, and connects with us on a deeper level.

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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, Alejandro Cartagena, Bieke Depoorter, Salvatore Vitale, Camille Lévêque, and Tomas van Houtryve, among many others. Now in its 14th edition, the initiative is designed to support the production and promotion of visual projects through cash prizes, exhibitions at international festivals, educational activities and exposure on online media.

The theme is open. All approaches are welcome, from traditional documentary photography to experimental ways of telling a story or sharing a concept. Applicants retain full image copyrights.

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Diptych • Open Theme: A photographic diptych pairs two images side by side—creating a visual conversation across space, time, or meaning. The diptych format invites artists to explore balance, tension, narrative, and contrast. It can unite opposites, mirror similarities, or reveal subtle relationships through juxtaposition.
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Praxis Gallery seeks photographic diptychs of any theme or style. The only requirement is that both images appear within a single frame or presentation, forming a unified visual statement. All lens based artwork welcome. Created by Praxis Directors.

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Photographers are invited to submit images that consider transformation in personal, social, cultural, environmental, or political contexts. We welcome a wide range of photographic approaches, from documentary and portraiture to experimental and conceptual work.

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There are two kinds of photographs with respect to the significance of their use of colours. On the one hand, ever since colour film technology became widely available, colour has become the default in most photographic practices. That is, some photographs are in colour not because their colours bear some special significance (compared, for instance, to their possible black and white counterparts) but simply because the available film or digital technology has long made colour the common method of capturing photographic images. We may think of these photographs as colour by default. On the other hand, colours are often central to the meaning of photographs for their emphatic, symbolic, psychological, social, compositional, etc. significance. These photographs would not work in black and white the same way, or they would not work at all. That they are in colour is not merely a technological given; rather, it is an integral, formative, and significant aspect of their photographic meaning. We may think of these photographs as colour by significance.

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There are two kinds of photographs with respect to the significance of their use of colours. On the one hand, ever since colour film technology became widely available, colour has become the default in most photographic practices. That is, some photographs are in colour not because their colours bear some special significance (compared, for instance, to their possible black and white counterparts) but simply because the available film or digital technology has long made colour the common method of capturing photographic images. We may think of these photographs as colour by default. On the other hand, colours are often central to the meaning of photographs for their emphatic, symbolic, psychological, social, compositional, etc. significance. These photographs would not work in black and white the same way, or they would not work at all. That they are in colour is not merely a technological given; rather, it is an integral, formative, and significant aspect of their photographic meaning. We may think of these photographs as colour by significance.

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Call for Entries for work now OPEN & FREE: Emerson Contemporary is now accepting submissions for a thematic, one-week group exhibition of emerging artists curated by Emerson College upper-level undergraduate students, GATHER.

GATHER seeks photographic and lens-based works that engage ideas related to the theme of “gather,” while pushing the boundaries of the medium and forefronting labor and physicality. We especially invite series that consider themes of creation and (dis)connection, fragments and patchwork, and repairs and reparations.

GATHER welcomes analog and historical processes; sewing on, collaging, or weaving images together; references to or documents of handwork and craft; or pushing pictures into three or more dimensions. Regarding new media, video, projection, and installations, we invite artworks that embrace imperfections, expose seams, and bring in mixed media, such as fabric or other materials. Our call also invites collaborative work by one or more people as well as collectives.

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We’re looking for photographs that don’t just show the past, but make us feel it. The quiet dignity of weathered objects, the fleeting light of a late summer evening, a gesture, a place, or a moment that holds a story just beneath its surface. Maybe it’s a personal story, a cultural echo, or a universal sense of longing for a time you may not have even lived in.

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Issue No 02. – A Tender Distance, will be guest edited by Jordan Putt. Jordan is a photographer whose work explores questions of place, identity, and community. He holds a BA in Psychology from Northern Arizona University (2014) and an MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago (2020). His work has been exhibited at the Tucson Museum of Art; Filter Space, Chicago; House of Lucie, Los Angeles; and Hyde Park Art Center, among others. He was a 2022 recipient of the Arizona Commission on the Arts Research and Development Grant and a 2023 finalist for the Lucie Photo Book Prize. Jordan has worked with the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Sir Elton John Photography Collection. He is currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he serves as a Visiting Lecturer in Photography at Georgia State University.

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We want to see how you see the land. Show us your quiet forests and vast deserts. Your steadfast mountains and whispering coastlines. Capture a moment of stillness or a dramatic sky. Frame the small detail of a leaf or the grand sweep of a valley.

This call is for photographers who find a story within the horizon. Share your perspective shaped by light and shadow. Let us celebrate the beautiful world outside together.

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Red is more than a color. It is a visual heartbeat, the echo of memory, the weight of emotion, the trace of presence that refuses simplicity.
Whether it appears boldly in the frame or subtly in the margins of your vision, your interpretation of red should feel inseparable from your way of seeing the world. We invite work that reveals how this potent hue functions not as symbol, but as experience.

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Greetings Community,

We are reaching out to announce our new call for work.

Our theme for our Summer 2026 Issue, #171 is

REST & RENEWAL

We invite you to explore this theme and share your perspective on the quiet work of slowing down – of stepping back, refining attention, and making space for new growth.

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Balance, repetition, and disruption invite photographers to consider how images are shaped through compositional decision-making and visual relationships. These elements operate not as steps, but as interacting conditions. An image may begin in equilibrium or fracture it immediately; repetition may stabilize form or reveal instability; disruption may interrupt order or expose patterns already at work.
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Artists may engage these ideas independently or in combination. Some work may emphasize clarity and restraint, others accumulation, variation, or rupture. Subject matter is open; what matters is how form, space, rhythm, and visual weight function within the frame. This exhibition approaches composition as an active, exploratory process, inviting artists to test how images hold together, repeat themselves, or come undone. Juror: Praxis Directors

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Running every other year, this is an opportunity for artists to submit their work to be considered for a book published in 2027 or 2028.

We will award one submission with a publishing deal and a budget of $10,000.

We will award a second publishing deal and a budget of $5,000.

What are we looking for?

Australian artists, artists in Australia or projects that are collabs between Australians and others. Photography, painting, sculpture, design, visual design, archival – if it’s visual art we love it.

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Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “sanctuary” to A Smith Gallery by March 2, 2026. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors. The entry fee is $40 for the first 5 images and $5 for each additional image. Forty-seven images will be selected for exhibition and shown in the online gallery from March 27 to May 7, 2026. An exhibition catalogue with all the accepted images will be available for purchase. Also, 27 of the total 47 images will be selected for “The 27”, a limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. The Juror’s and Director’s award winners will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book as well as an online solo exhibition. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes.

Juror for “sanctuary” will be Doug Beasley, photographer, educator and publisher of Shots Magazine.

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Here we go for a 5th edition of the Black & White International Photo Awards competition. After the previous edition which crowned the work of two photographers Simone Morelli and Adam Neuba, our competition come back this year with the renewed ambition of revealing new talents and introducing the public to new winning photographers.

The competition returns this year with a new edition that is not like the others. ALL the winners, jury’s special nominees and finalists of the 2026 edition will all have their work exhibited in New York and Paris in two prestigious galleries, which will host a major exhibition organized by our team dedicated to black and white photography.

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Here we go for a 5th edition of the Black & White International Photo Awards competition. After the previous edition which crowned the work of the photographers Simone Morelli and Adam Neuba, our competition come back this year with the renewed ambition of revealing new talents and introducing the public to new winning photographers.

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Since the medium’s inception, women have been the subject of photographers but also experimented photography as a tool of documentation and a space of self-expression. This 55th edition of AAP Magazine encourages photographers to celebrate all the important things women do.

Send us a cohesive body of work or portfolio – capturing the essence, hard-work, beauty, resilience, kindness… of women! The subject is completely open, it can be fashion, nude, documentary, portrait, sports, fine art, commercial.. Any capture method or process, whether digital or analog, including monochromatic toning, is welcome.

Winners will receive $1,000 in cash awards, their winning image(s) or full portfolio published in AAP Magazine #55, extensive press coverage and global recognition.

All winners will have their work published in the 55th printed issue of AAP Magazine, a free copy of the magazine and their portfolio showcased in the Winners Gallery of www.all-about-photo.com.

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Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “unique: alternative processes” to A Smith Gallery by March 4, 2026. Any unique handmade prints are eligible. Entries of 13 or more images are eligible for a complementary review by the gallery directors. The entry fee is $40 for the first 5 images and $5 for each additional image. Selected images will be online from April 1 to May 31, 2025. ASG has partnered with DorRae Stevens of Creek Road Homestead to have a physical exhibition at Creek Road Homestead in Dripping Springs, Tx from May 1 to May 31, 2026. An exhibition catalogue will be available for purchase. 27 images from the exhibition will be selected for “The 27”, a limited edition hardbound fine art book of the exhibition. The Juror’s and Directors’ award winners will each receive a copy of the limited edition hardbound fine art book. The Jurors’ and Director’s Award include a solo exhibition and GalleryTalk with gallery directors. The Visitors’ Award is $100 and is selected by most Instagram likes.

Juror for “unique: alternative processes” will be Melanie Walker, photographic artist and educator.

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Dodho Magazine announces Magazine Selection #36, an international call for entries open to photographers from all over the world working with a contemporary, personal, and author-driven approach. The call is aimed at photographers who understand photography as a language, not just an image, and who seek meaningful editorial visibility rather than a one-off award.

With more than a decade of experience as an independent publication, Dodho has established itself as a curatorial platform that connects emerging and established photographers with a global audience. Each edition is conceived as a carefully edited volume, designed to give context, coherence, and lasting presence to the selected works.

Magazine Selection #36 is open to all photographic genres and techniques. Submissions are evaluated exclusively on artistic and editorial criteria, with particular attention to conceptual strength, visual consistency, and narrative depth. There are no thematic restrictions. What matters is the clarity of the author’s voice.

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WABI-SABI is a Japanese term that refers to that which is impermanent, imperfect, aged, humbled, and unconventional. It is a state of mind and a way of being. It expresses a whole new world of seeing. Perhaps being open to mistakes and accidents will lead us somewhere new, beautiful, and authentic. As artists, we know this all too well. Visually, it is the simplicity of composition and exploring the meaning and beauty of everyday objects. Show us WABI-SABI from your perspective.

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Beauty- ever-changing, always subjective, and often imperfect- is a powerful quality that can transform and inspire. We want to see your vision of beauty. We welcome any handcrafted print, including experimental silver gelatin, albumen, anthotype, argyrotype, calotype, carbon, casein, chrysotype, cyanotype, gum bichromate, gumoil, photopolymer gravure, ivorytype, kallitype, mordançage, platinum/palladium, van dyke brown, wet plate collodion, and combinations thereof.

Images can originate from a digital camera and/or a digital negative—no AI generated images please—as long as the final print is handmade and not digitally printed. We look forward to seeing all the beauty you create!

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Want to take your work to the next level? FotoSlovo Award invites photographers to present their projects, gain visibility, and compete for distinguished prizes and international recognition!

With a mission to discover and celebrate outstanding photographic talent, FotoSlovo Award recognizes artists from all over the world, across all photography genres. Whether you specialize in conceptual, fine art, street, documentary, portrait, or experimental photography, this is your opportunity to boost your career!

Rewards are: 2k cash prize, new IPhone last version, participation in Limassol Biennale, exhibitions in Art Galleries in Romania, Bucharest, spotlight in photo magazine, projection at international Festivals, free Book production and promoting of Winners.

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a color photography juried group photo show. Contemporary color photography has a big range of dynamic colors being used for landscape, portraiture, architecture, fashion, street, abstract, documentary, still life, narrative, conceptual projects, nature and night photography. How do photographers use color to think about, compose, stylize and captivate and present contemporary photography?

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This summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is the only open call exhibition Candela Gallery offers each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks and artists books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing collection and funding opportunities for artists.

THERE IS NO FEE TO SUBMIT TO UNBOUND!

We work hard to keep fees off of the submission process. Our hope is that photographers will choose to support our UnBound! exhibition with their active participation, just as we hope to support their work and careers in return.

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The Color photograph. We want to celebrate Color in all its forms at the SE Center. Our juror would like to see creativity and self-expression. He has no preference for subject, or style but would like to be able to see the photographer’s mind at work, his or her use of visual composition and original thinking.

Our Juror Dreams & Visions is Michael Pannier, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC suburbs in 1987, Michael has continuously been involved in art and photography gallery circles. Initially concentrating on works on paper and multiples, he has been focused on photography for the past 20 years.

Based in his Greenville, SC studio, conveniently located between the Charlotte and Atlanta metro areas, he frequently travels to Los Angeles and New York maintaining studio relationships in both locations. Working on personal projects, Michael may be found wandering the streets of major cities or the desolation of the desert southwest.
Michael hosts and conducts fine art photography workshops in his studio and on location in Death Valley, the Alabama Hills and the Owens Valley, and Joshua Tree.

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Issue #136 will feature all black and white photography.

Submit up to 12 photographs. Please see the submission guidelines for details on how to submit your work.

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Lucie Foundation invites you to join us “on the block”, where stories unfold in the open and every corner hides unexpected beauty. ‘On the Block’ celebrates the unposed, unfiltered, and fleeting moments that define the art of documenting everyday life, whether in dense urban streets or sleepy rural towns. From street photography to urban landscape, this competition seeks images that reveal the quiet truths and vivid stories concealed beneath everyday moments.

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Container Media is an independent platform focused on contemporary art and artistic research. We are currently organizing an open call for a photo-based online exhibition titled Temporary Storage, dedicated to works that explore duration, process, and time as material.

The open call is free of charge and open to photographers working with photo-based practices.

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In 2026, SPMOP will select its fourth Photo Laureate, who will have the honor of documenting and representing Tampa Bay for one year. The final five nominees will be exhibited during the Saint Petersburg Month of Photography in May 2026 at the Morean Arts Center. Work created by the new Photo Laureate will culminate in a solo exhibition at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts during SPMOP 2027.

What Does a Photo Laureate Do? A Photo Laureate is tasked with creating a documentary record of life in Tampa Bay, its people, events, and everyday moments, over the course of one year. The ideal candidate is engaging and curious , interested in and inclusive of all Tampa Bay communities, and able to convey strong storytelling through photography.

Photographers of all genres are encouraged to apply, including conceptual, fine art, portrait, street, and nature photography. We are seeking an artist with a unique vision and style to capture the stories of Saint Petersburg and the wider Tampa Bay region.

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In celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Viewpoint’s annual Photography Month exhibit is entitled Seeing America.

Seeing America is a juried open call exhibit inviting both members and non-members to participate. The exhibit guarantees a wide audience as it coincides with Photography Month Sacramento which celebrates all things photographic throughout the region.

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For more than 50 years, Tampa International Airport has been building a diverse and internationally acclaimed art collection that reflects our vibrant community. It is with great pride and anticipation that we now look to tomorrow. Your creative and innovative works can help create moments of respite, introspection and joy that the Tampa Bay community and our millions of visitors from around the world will experience for years to come.

Thanks to an expanding airport, we have identified eight new locations and now invite artists to submit their materials for consideration. A wide range of forms and media for the artwork will be considered for commissions including freestanding sculpture, wall-mounted or ceiling-hung art, technology-based art and possibly functional elements.

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midwest nice art is excited to announce our spring call for art for “this place is strange, a virtual exhibition”. for better or worse, the midwest has a “nice” reputation, with friendly smiles, polite small talk, and a whole lot of “ope, sorry!” but underneath that kind surface level, things can get a little… strange.

that’s what we want to see! the weird underbelly of place and practice. the stuff hiding just below the surface. think folklore and local myths, rust belt decay, empty suburbs and boredom, uncanny moments, and outsider perspectives that tap into the darker, messier, more complex parts of everyday life. while we’re playing off a midwest stereotype, artists from anywhere are welcome to submit, and the work doesn’t have to be about the midwest at all.

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“Entanglement” invites photographers to explore the intricate webs of connections that define contemporary experience. From the most intimate human relationships to the vast systems shaping our planet, existence unfolds through networks of dependency, influence, and mutual transformation.

Nothing can truly exist in isolation. In nature, forests communicate beneath the soil through hidden fungal networks; life relies on sunlight, water, and cycles that exceed human perception. Interdependence is equally unavoidable in a globalized world, where production chains, urban structures, and social systems intertwine across borders and cities. On a human scale, entanglement emerges through relationships, collaborations and intimate bonds. Our identities and life paths are shaped by the emotional, social, and cultural systems we inhabit – where care and connection coexist with tension and vulnerability.

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The Atlanta Photography Group (APG) invites photographers worldwide to enter images using any photographic process for our upcoming, juried exhibition, Portfolio 2026. This exhibition features strong, cohesive bodies of work.

Our esteemed juror this year is Natasha Egan, Executive Director at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago. Egan will select photographic works from eight artists whose work will be exhibited.

The 8 exhibiting artists will be eligible for the 2026 APG/ Museum Purchase Award of $4,000, which is slated for placement into the High Museum’s permanent collection.

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One of the most popular photography genres is travel photography, and as rewarding as seeing far-flung places, exotic lands, and tasting new cuisines can be, the people you meet are often the most memorable part of any journey, near or far. For our 18th edition, KLPA seeks portraits taken during your recent travels. Simple as it may sound, creating enigmatic and engaging portraits of strangers requires more than chance encounters, good fortune and quick snapshots.

An acknowledged nod or smile can lead to a friendly conversation, offering new insights and opportunities to gain trust, make new friends, and capture memorable photographic moments. New perspectives allow you to see the world and its people within it in a whole new light.

We are looking for portraits that speak to the viewer on many levels, open conversations, and present an element of intrigue and uniqueness. Portraits may be posed or spontaneous, and can be photographed indoors or outdoors in any of the typical photography genres. Portraits that connect the viewer and the subject at a deeper level. Quite often, the photographer’s approach and methodology are more evident than the camera and lens used. Suitable captions also assist the jurors in placing meaning and context to your portraits.

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The Asian American Museum of Orange County (AAMOC) is announcing a Juried Photo Art Contest to celebrate storied images of Asian American life. We are creating a visual that highlights our vibrant Southern California Community by inviting photo artists to express their individual and/or shared interpretations of Asian America through their lenses. Just as a mosaic is composed of countless unique pieces that, together, create a singular work of art, so too is the Asian American experience. Our identity is not a monolith, but a fluid diverse, multiracial, multigenerational spectrum. Both professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to submit black and white and/or color photos for the contest.

We invite you to contribute your creative vision to this mosaic. Our distinguished judges include professional photographers, artists, photo educators, and members of the media.

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Inviting you to our next challenge: Colour! Join our Calendar Event – open for entries now.

Each year, members unite around a theme to celebrate alternative photographic processes, fostering creativity and community. Past themes have included tributes to Anna Atkins (2023) and Sir John Herschel (2025), as well as creative challenges such as Composites (2024) and Colour (in 2026). This members-only event encourages experimentation and sharing. The results become beautiful, inspiring publications – calendars, journals, and a book – created by artists, for artists, and shared with everyone to spread our passion for alternative photography. Exclusive to Supporting Members.

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The SRO Photo Gallery at the Texas Tech University School of Art hosts an annual open call for six to eight exhibitions of still photographic artwork to be exhibited between August 2026 and May 2027. We will also be presenting four solo moving image exhibitions to be presented during the same academic year. Portfolio submissions will be reviewed by a committee consisting of the Digital & Narrative Arts faculty and students of the School of Art and the Landmark Arts staff.

We seek portfolios that utilize lens-based and photographic adjacent art in all styles, techniques, and aesthetic approaches which speak to the ever-developing and shifting landscape of contemporary photographic art practice. Consistency in the work as well as creative vision is important in the selection process.

Photographic artwork can only be displayed without framing (either matted, loose prints or mounted on thin backing). The works will be exhibited within eight glass display cases which measure 30 inches tall x 72 inches wide x 1 inch deep. When thinking about the exhibition layout please take this into consideration.
Moving images will be displayed on four video monitors, wall mounted next to each other. We only accept .MOV, .MPG, and MPEG-4 files for display.

A full color brochure listing the selected artists along with reproductions of their work, and exhibition dates is published annually and distributed locally and nationally.

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Night Works invites photographers to submit images made after dark, where night is not simply a setting but an active collaborator. These photographs may be dramatic or understated, urban or rural, populated or solitary. They may explore artificial light, long exposures, ambient glow, or near-total darkness. What matters is not subject, but how the night shapes the image.

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Thoughts of Summer, that time of year for family, friends, fun and food. The time for vacations, the beach and the mountains. Share your best images that celebrate summer.

Color or monochrome, all subjects, digital or antique processes, analog and digital manipulation, all forms welcome. Photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.

Our jurors for the Thoughts of Summer are Lisa Woodward and Mia Dalglish, the Co-Curators at Pictura. Motivated by a desire to create meaningful experiences with photographic art, collaboratively, they produce the gallery’s year-round programming. They work to generate thoughtful and nuanced exhibits, showcasing projects with strong formal sensibilities and depth of content.

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The Image Flow invites photographic artists closely tied to the LGBTQIA2+ community to submit work to our 4th Annual juried photography exhibition, Queer Conscience 2026. Participants chosen for exhibition will receive a softcover catalog detailing all selected works, and will also be showcased in our online gallery and on our social media.

We probably don’t need to inform you that queer rights are under attack, unlike ever before. Queer Conscience seeks to push back against these forces and affirm our own truths through the photographic medium.

In this juried exhibition, set to coincide with Pride month, we ask queer artists to express their resistance and share their truest queer journeys with us. Join us in celebrating our community and our creativity with a clear conscience.

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THEME: WHEN THE STUDENTS BECOME THE TEACHERS

We are now accepting submissions for our special upcoming Open Show in collaboration with the Inglewood Photo Festival 2026. Selected artists will present LIVE at the Inglewood Photo Festival 2026 on May 16th (exact time and location TBA). This call is open to all current photography students (18 and over) from community college to the university level, as well as those who recently graduated in 2024 and 2025. We want this to be an opportunity for you to show your work beyond the academic setting, and engage in the larger photographic community.

Photographic Project submission is free.
* Selected photographers will be notified by April 24, 2026
** Only submit if you are available to present IN PERSON on Saturday, May 16, 2026 | Presenting time TBA

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Pasadena Photography Arts is pleased to announce an open call for our PPA Photo Award 2026: Excellence in Contemporary Photography (Open Theme). This is an annual award for emerging photographers with residence in the United States.

The winning photographer will receive a $2,000 cash prize, a published interview on Pasadena Photography Arts’ website, a feature on Lenscratch, and a virtual artist talk.

The PPA Photo Award 2026 is accepting entries through April 12th, 2026. Results will be publicly announced August 21st, 2026. Analogue, digital, portrait, abstract, mixed-media, documentary, street photography, conceptual, still-life photography, alternative processes, landscape, cell phone photography is acceptable.

The jury panel is composed of Pasadena Photography Arts Advisors alongside esteemed guest juror Craig Krull, art dealer and founder of Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica.

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The Portrait Awards return in 2026 for their fourth edition, reaffirming a commitment to portrait photography as a space of presence, responsibility, and authorship. In a visual landscape saturated with immediacy and repetition, this call insists on the portrait as a deliberate act, one that requires time, attention, and a clear position from the photographer.

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ViewPoint Gallery is an artist-run co-operative dedicated to promoting the art of photography. Since 2011 our annual International Photography Competition has promoted the photographic print – its creation and display – in an era dominated by simple, small online occurrence. This competition offers 12 winners the opportunity to display their work on our gallery wall for one month each.

We are the only international photography competition in Eastern Canada to offer gallery display of winning entries. In an age where online display is the norm, ViewPoint gallery is dedicated to the art and display of the printed fine art photograph.

Twelve juried winning images will be professionally printed, matted, and framed at no cost to the photographer. Each print will be displayed for one month at the gallery between June 2026 and May 2027.

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The COTM | BarTur Grant was created for photographers who carry a story not only in their imagination, but in their daily effort, those who have already invested their own time, resources, and heart into bringing a vision to life. Developed in collaboration with Cortona On The Move, this international award honors visual storytellers who push the medium forward through courage, curiosity, and steadfast commitment.

We believe every photographer has a project that won’t let them go – an idea they have nurtured, returned to, and pursued as far as they could on their own. The COTM | BarTur Grant exists to meet them at that threshold, offering the support needed to take that work further: to refine, complete, and elevate a story already born from dedication.

This grant celebrates photography shaped by authorship and intention, grounded in cultural resonance, and expressed through a clear, fearless point of view. It is an invitation for committed storytellers to step deeper into their vision and bring long-imagined projects to their fullest realization.

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The New York Center for Photographic Arts (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.). Winners will receive $4,000 in cash awards, be featured on the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the prize winners catalog. The Grand Prizewinning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page.

LUMINOSITY – THE IMPACT OF LIGHT:

Light meters, backlighting, shadows and glare – photography is all about light – its presence as well as its absence. There is an iconic photograph of Grand Central Station with streams of sunlight filling the airspace as it reflects off dust particles in the air. Whether you are shooting in morning or evening light, sunrise or sunset the time of day an image is captured can be as important as the selection of the subject itself. A snapshot at one time of day, becomes an impactful photograph at another.

This call is about images where the presence, absence, and/or the location of light made the difference. Glare, flare, shadow, fill light all work as do lampshades aglow from an inside bulb, night lights in a city, streaming rays of sunlight. There are examples everywhere. Show us your shots where light is a key element. All 2D photo mediums are welcome.

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The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is pleased to announce that the 2026 International Photography Competition will open for submissions on February 9.

FMoPA invites photographers worldwide to submit their work for consideration by our international jury. Winning entries will be printed and featured in a group exhibition at our Ybor City location from June 16 through August 2, 2026.

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Join us in celebrating the timeless, eternal nature of black and white photography with the Black & White Photo Contest by Exposure One. Winners will receive career-enhancing cash prizes, an immersive, dedicated digital gallery to share their works in a global Artist Directory, and way more.

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Join us in distinctive images that celebrate and honor color photography with the Color Photography Contest by 1839 Awards. Winners will receive $4,000 in cash prizes, an immersive, dedicated digital gallery to share their works in a global Artist Directory, and way more.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES. Celebrate the timeless nature of black and white photography with the Black & White Photo Contest by reFocus. Photography winners will receive career-enhancing cash prizes, and more.

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CHICAGO – Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (MoCP) will begin accepting submissions for the 2026 Snider Prize, a purchase award given to emerging artists upon completing their graduate program. The application portal is open January 8, 2026 and will close June 12, 2026 at 11:59pm (ct).

Established by Lawrence K. and Maxine Snider, the Snider Prize is a purchase award for emerging artists in their final year of graduate study. This award forms a part of the museum’s ongoing commitment to support new talent in the field of contemporary photography.

Each year, museum curatorial staff select one recipient to receive an honorarium of $3,000 with two honorable mentions each receiving $500. These funds support the acquisition of the selected works into MoCP’s permanent collection.

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