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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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BLACK & WHITE
• reduction • contrast • structure • clarity • light • surface

More than half a century after the widespread adoption of color photography, black and white continues to assert a distinct and vital visual language—one grounded in reduction, contrast, and form. Without color, the image is stripped to its essential elements. Light defines structure. Tone carries weight. Surface, texture, and gesture become primary. What remains is not absence, but focus—an image constructed through precision, clarity, and visual intent. Praxis Gallery seeks photographic work that engages black & white and monochromatic practice as a deliberate act—where meaning is built through the interplay of light and shadow, form and contrast.

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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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Submit work from your archive–images you believe in. The juror is looking for photographs that feel clear, resolved, and hold over time. This call is open to all photographic styles and approaches with the exception of AI. All work submitted will be shown in an online group exhibition including the photographer’s artist statement, bio and contact information. All submissions are automatically considered for L.A. Photo Curator’s Top Images of the Year and Photographer of the Year. A percentage of all submissions goes to two charities.

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What happens when the light fades?

PhotoPlace Gallery invites submissions for After Dark, a juried exhibition celebrating photography made in the hours between dusk and dawn.

We welcome a wide range of work, including night and astro-landscapes, urban and street photography, architecture, long exposures, light painting or drawing, and experimental approaches. From the glow of city lights to the quiet of rural darkness, from dramatic shadow to expansive night skies, this exhibition seeks images that explore how light, darkness, and the manipulation of time shape what we see and feel.

All photographic styles and processes are encouraged. We are looking for compelling, creative work that captures the unique atmosphere of the night.

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$4,500 Grants for Photographers & Artists

The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for Spring 2026.

They will be providing 6 grants totaling $13,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $4,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. All visual art media is eligible. This open call provides you with a direct path to get your work in front of an international community of curators, artists, gallerists, and arts administrators. Additional exposure is available via a 30 artist shortlist, online journal, & Instagram currently reaching over 160k.

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Fieldwork is pleased to announce an open call for our Second Issue. We are asking photographers to submit images around the theme “The Embodied Weight of Place”. Up to 30 photographers from our open call will be selected to be featured alongside our highlighted artist, Kristine Potter. This theme invites work that considers how bodies move through places already charged by prior use, belief, and memory. Photographs may take the form of landscapes, portraits, or scenes of everyday life. What unites them is an attention to how place presses back on those who encounter it, producing experiences that are uneven, subjective, and deeply situated.

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Present your work to exhibit at PhMuseum Days 2026, our International Photography Festival taking place on 1-4 October in Bologna, Italy. For the first time, the festival will happen jointly with Photobook Mania, the 2nd edition of our publishing fair, offering a complete platform to enjoy contemporary photography in person.

In an era of digital fragmentation and closing borders, ARCHIPELAGO is the theme of this 5th edition. It draws inspiration from the 2005 book by Massimo Cacciari with the aim to explore crisis as both an inherent part of our journey and an opportunity to discover new models of coexistence. We are looking for projects that explore or question the cultural islands of our time, offering a space for dialogue capable of integrating the other and opening new mental horizons.

Through this open call, at least 3 artists will be granted a solo show within the Festival’s new main venue, the historical Ex Ospedale dei Bastardini. Another project will be selected for a solo public installation on former municipality billboards. Both opportunities provide full production coverage, a €300 artist fee, and a contribution to travel expenses for the inaugural weekend. Plus, up to 40 single images will be chosen to take part in a sculptural, collective installation, while up to 20 works will be screened. As an applicant, you can claim a free festival pass.

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The nationally recognized, place-based program will select up to ten artists and arts workers from across disciplines to receive a comprehensive three-year support package in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each awardee will receive up to $150,000 in financial support, along with a private studio, a $36,000 housing stipend, a $1,500 studio move-in stipend, a $3,600 studio assistant stipend, a $3,600 health and wellness stipend, and access to shared facilities and professional resources designed to sustain ambitious, community-engaged practices over time.

Awardees will be selected by a national panel of leading arts professionals, and the cohort will be announced live in Tulsa on November 6.

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a juried group photo show on shadow and light. Photography is the documentation of patterns of darkness and light. Shadows enhance the relationships of subjects in an image, they give definition and dimension, which complements the quality of the light values. Photographers have used dramatic shadows and patterns in black and white images and have also explored using ethereal and moody shadows and textures in color photography. We will be looking for a range of how shadow and light are interpreted by contemporary photographers.

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Soho Photo Gallery is pleased to announce its 31st National Competition. The gallery, now located in Manhattan’s Chelsea district, is New York City’s longest running co-operative photography gallery.

Eligibility
All photo-based works are eligible, with no limitation as to subject matter or technique. No AI generated work is acceptable. AI can only be used in editing your image. Also, no piece that has been accepted in a previous National Competition can be submitted again

Submission
The competition is open to all photographers 18 years old and older, excluding members of Soho Photo Gallery. Use the Enter link to upload your digital entries and payment. Please be sure that the email address you are using for CaFE is your current one.

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First Place $400, Second Place $200. Third place and up to four honorable mentions will receive prizes from our sponsor, Archival Methods.

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F-STOP Issue #137 will have no theme, all fine art and documentary photography welcome.

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Black & White is an open-theme photography exhibition inviting artists to explore the power of monochrome across any subject or style. Free from thematic limitations, this exhibition celebrates creative freedom through light, contrast, and form. From portraits to landscapes, street scenes to abstract compositions, every image reveals a unique perspective shaped by the absence of color. In black and white, details become more expressive, and stories unfold with clarity and depth. We welcome photographers of all backgrounds to submit work that reflects their vision and artistic voice in its purest visual form.

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It’s all about the light! Light and shadow have been the foundation of photography since the beginning. While illumination is important, darkness is an equally compelling component and, together, the elements of a successful photograph. Show us your best light!

Our Juror for Magic of Light is Wendi Schneider. Wendi is a Denver-based visual artist widely known for her ongoing series of hand-gilded photographs, States of Grace –– illuminated impressions of grace in the natural world. Drawn to the serenity she finds in the sinuous elegance of organic forms, she embraces photography to preserve vanishing moments of beauty in our vulnerable environment. Schneider’s gilding process creates images that seemingly dance on the paper’s surface amidst reflections of light on precious metals, creating a synthesis of technique and subject.

35-40 selected images will hang in the Virtual Gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.

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We don’t want to miss you in 2026! SlowE has always been a “be there” experience. It’s a weekend filled with incredible photography, one-of-a-kind, serendipitous meetings and conversations that can inspire you–and propel your art forward. We are fond of channeling Wayne Gretzky when he said: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Take your shot like the Great One would want.

Your entry will be seen by our esteemed jurors Coco Conroy of Sasha Wolf Projects and Dennis Kiel, professor emeritus at Lamar University. Juried-in, or not-this-time, your entry is your invitation to join us as honored guests at the private Soiree on Friday night at Split Oak Farm where conversation, contacts, and collaborations happen every year. The selections for the Main Exhibition will highlight a weekend of over a dozen opportunities: satellite shows, PopUp shows, seminars, and career-changing networking opportunities. Your entry in the “Big Show” will also mean a discount on the entry fee for the PopUp Tour–that Call will be released in the coming weeks, after the announcement of the main show participants.

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In the words of Marvin Gaye, singer/songwriter, 1939-1984: We don’t need to escalate | You see, war is not the answer | For only love can conquer hate | You know we’ve got to find a way | To bring some lovin’ here today | Come on talk to me | So you can see | What’s going on (What’s going on)

We invite artists to respond to the enduring question, “What’s going on?” — a question that continues to resonate in times of personal reflection or profound change. Submissions should explore one’s inner landscape, or address the broader human condition, including social, cultural or environmental realities. We seek thoughtful, visually compelling work that reflects the present moment or images from the past that mirror our current world.

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1839 Awards, named after one of the most formative years in the history of photography, is a contest and platform celebrating the art of photography and all those who continue to explore the medium’s capabilities.

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We are currently seeking two photographers to be featured in our summer exhibition, which will run for five weeks, in Millepiani in Rome. Selected artists will have their printing and exhibition promotion fully covered. Artists are simply responsible for making their own arrangements should they decide to attend and enjoy the opening night.

We are interested in photographers who offer personal and compelling ways of seeing. We seek work that moves beyond familiar aesthetics and well-worn visual trends, without the need to conform to a specific tone, genre, or model. What matters most is a distinct perspective – thoughtful and organic – capable of subtly shifting how we engage with images and ideas we may think we already know. Selection is based on curatorial coherence and artistic strength. All genres welcome.

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• saturation • signal • atmosphere • intensity • perception • dissonance Color is not passive.

It directs attention, shapes atmosphere, and influences how an image is experienced before form is fully resolved. Beyond description, color operates as signal—amplifying, unifying, or destabilizing what is seen. It can heighten emotion or introduce tension, flatten space or deepen it. Its presence is immediate, but its effects are complex. Praxis Gallery seeks photographic work that engages color as a central force in image-making—where hue, value, and saturation are used deliberately to construct meaning, evoke response, and define the visual experience. Curated by Praxis Directors.

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Do you have a body of work or a concept for an exhibition that is photography or photography based? We are looking for compelling solo or cooperative exhibitions to be exhibited in our online gallery. The entry can be photographic images only, photography combined with mixed media, photography as sculpture, photography based installations or….. This is the sixth year of the “Photographic Performance” for 2026. We hope once again you can show us what it can be. It is important that the body of work has a conceptual narrative, actual or implied.

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Rochester, NY (April 3, 2026):  Visual Studies Workshop (VSW), the nationally-known nonprofit center dedicated to experimental and expansive approaches to photography, film and media arts, announces the open application period for its Project Space Residency Program. Applications are open now and due by May 18, 2026.

For more than 50 years VSW has provided time, space and resources for artists from all over the world to expand their practice and continue ongoing projects. VSW supports artists in any stage of their career who are working in photography, film, or media art by offering four-week Project Space Residencies at VSW in Rochester, NY. Project Space Residency alumni include Allie Tsubota, Crystal Z Campbell, Lili Chin, Ephraim Asili, Raymond Thompson, Jr., William D. Caballero, Anna Kipervaser, and Sarah Friedland among others.

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Light Dreams invites artists to explore light not only as a physical phenomenon, but as an internal, psychological, and symbolic presence. The pairing of light and dreams suggests a space where conscious perception and subconscious experience overlap—where memory, imagination, and emotion shape how light is seen, felt, and interpreted.

We are thrilled to have Jill Enfield as our juror for Light Dreams. Jill is a fine art photographer, educator, and author. Her concentration is on historical techniques and alternative processes, with annual workshops and lectures internationally. Her 3 books on the subject are used in schools and have won awards since the first one was published in 2002.

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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: June 1 – 30, 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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nice;04 is our fourth annual open call, juried by midwest nice art co-founders tim rickett + epiphany knedler. each year the nice; exhibition serves as a survey of contemporary artists exploring complex personal and social narratives. as an open call without a theme, the resulting show is a reflection of the art world and recent events. we invite you to submit to nice;04.

This exhibition will be on view July through September at JFAC Gallery at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the Northern State University campus in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The exhibition includes over $1000 in cash prizes. The awards will include a $300 First-Place Prize, a $200 Second-Place Prize, a $100 Third-Place Prize, and four $50 Honorable Mention Prizes, as well as additional community and purchase awards. This call is open to any mediums to any artists located within the United States over 18 years old (work is not limited to the Midwest/about the Midwest!).

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Now in its 41st year, The Photo Review International Photography Competition offers photographers worldwide the opportunity to have their work juried by Dr. Sarah Kennel of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, exhibited at the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia, and published in one of photography’s most respected journals.

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The theme is Abandoned. From forgotten structures and deserted landscapes to personal relics and emotional remnants, Abandoned asks photographers to consider the traces of human presence—and absence—that shape our world. We’re looking for images that reveal beauty in decay, tension in stillness, and stories in the spaces time has overlooked. All photographic approaches, from documentary to conceptual, are welcome.

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Decode Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming theme: Black and White. Black and white photography is a powerful and timeless medium. It’s how photography began; it’s the deep unending shades of grey. We look forward to seeing through your lens in grayscale.

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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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im-ag-ined : thought up, visionary, poetic, fanciful, capricious, curious, dreamlike, fictional, fairy-tale, illusory, mythical, make believe …..

Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “imagined” to A Smith Gallery by May 25, 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 June 19 to July 30, 2026. An exhibition catalogue with all the accepted images will be available for purchase. Also, 27 images from 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 “imagined” will be Susan Burnstine, photographer and educator.

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While photography is popularly associated with capturing the moment, it has always been a sensitive medium for storytelling as well. Looking at a photograph can allow us to understand much about the past that led up to the moment frozen in time; it can also enable the viewer to imagine the possible future unfolding from the still record of the here and now. Photographers portraying people, objects, and places can tell inspiring stories, provided we take the time to study and interpret their images. A narrative conveyed in a single photograph is an exciting challenge for both photographer and viewer alike. We invite you to engage with these works with the care and curiosity they deserve.

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a juried call for entry for a published hardbound photography book on Street Photography. Street photography features chance encounters and random moments within public places. Street photography often uses a decisive or critical moment captured with careful framing and timing. It often is a visual study of everyday life captured on the streets or in public places. The gallery will be selecting 10 photographers to feature 5 photographs each for this hardbound book project.

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The book project is a series of focused hardbound photography books published by Black Box Gallery. Each printed book will focus on a specific theme or concept in photography and will use a call for entry that will be open to all levels of photographers worldwide. Each published book will have 10 photographers selected and have 5 photographs from each photographer printed as a focused representation of their photographic work. The hardbound photography book will be printed by Blurb Books and will be available for purchase on the Black Box Gallery website.

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No-Type invites lens-based artists to submit to our open call for an individual artist monograph. We are seeking photographic projects of any subject, genre, or process. Submissions should present a cohesive and ambitious body of work that is ready to be developed into book form.

The selected artist will have a monograph published by No-Type, dedicated entirely to their work. All costs of editing, design, printing, and marketing will be covered. The selected artist will receive 20% of the total edition to sell and distribute at their discretion.

All submitted artists will be considered for additional opportunities, including inclusion in a special Editor’s Choice issue of No-Type Magazine and features across our digital platforms. A shortlist of 6 artists will be selected for interviews to be published on our website.

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Dodho Magazine announces the open call for its upcoming print edition, a curated publication bringing together contemporary photographers selected by an international jury. More than a magazine, it is an editorial volume designed to provide real visibility and professional positioning within the global photography circuit.

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The Midnight Garden centers on themes of cultivation, transformation, and unseen processes of growth. Framed as a space of quiet unfolding, the garden becomes a metaphor for creative practice and emotional life, where cycles of blooming, decay, and renewal coexist. We’re seeking work that speaks to or challenges these ideas, interpreted through each artist’s lens.

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The Paula Riff Award was created by the Center of Photographic Art and Lenscratch in 2021 as a way to celebrate and continue the legacy of artist Paula Riff. Paula was an innovator, using lensless photography and historical processes to create objects of remarkable beauty.

The Award is open to artists whose art is challenging conventional photography through work that reflects the artist’s hand, either based on the historical/alternative photographic processes or with physical intervention through cutting, sewing, etc.

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The 20/20 Photo Festival presents our Call for Entry exhibit centered around the theme Transforming Landscapes.

The show will bring together a wide range of perspectives from emerging and established photographers from Philadelphia and beyond, united by their love for film photography. We invite any artist whose work relates to the theme Transforming Landscapes to submit film photographic artwork to be selected by photographer and curator Andrew Piccone.

The landscape of our country has changed greatly since its inception 250 years ago; not just the physical landscape but the technological, societal, political, scientific, and artistic landscapes as well. In many ways, the Founders would find the United States of America of today unrecognizable. Have all of the transformations our country has undergone been for the better? Who has benefitted from these changes, and who hasn’t? What sort of impact have they had upon the land- and city-scapes, the social fabric of the nation, and our psyches?

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Texas Photographic Society is pleased to announce Watershed, a themed juried exhibition exploring water as subject, symbol, tool, and essential aspect of life. Water is never a neutral subject (especially in Texas). It shapes where cities grow, how land is worked, and how communities endure. It is also an essential part of the photographic process. From rivers and reservoirs to city pools, desert springs, summer storms, and later summer droughts, the presense (or absence) of water has served as inspiration for photographers since the invention of the camera.

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Black and white photography evokes timeless poetry, nostalgia, and emotional depth. By removing color, monochrome photography emphasizes contrast, composition, texture, light, and form, revealing the pure essence of the subject. This enduring photographic style continues to inspire photographers across genres and generations.

This black and white photography contest is open to all interpretations of monochrome photography, including but not limited to photojournalism, street photography, documentary photography, portraiture, nude photography, landscape photography, wildlife, urban photography, architecture, fashion photography, and fine art photography.

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A portal is not simply an opening. It is a condition.

We are interested in photographs that hold a viewer at the edge of something—where a shift is imminent but not yet complete. This may appear as a physical passage, but it does not have to. What matters is not the presence of a doorway, but the presence of tension.

The strongest images will resist resolution. They will not describe transition—they will embody it.

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Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, JUST ADD WATER.

Artists are drawn to water because it’s gorgeous, moody, and a little bit magical. Oceans, rain, rivers, puddles, or even a hint of blue, water gives us a way to splash around with feeling, memory, and transformation. So go ahead… JUST ADD WATER and show us what water means to you.

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The New York Center for Photographic Art (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 winners catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page.

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Our 2026 Juror is Nevada Wier.

In this workshop Nevada will dissect what it means to “see photographically”. How to
convert “looking” to acutely “seeing” the creative potential in front of you, and then how to translate it into a compelling photograph.

It might be the use of analogous color in landscapes. Or maybe compelling action in
warm late afternoon light. Or a repetitive pattern with contrasting colors and intriguing shadows. Or… There are numerous possibilities, if you unite at least two of CLAP (color, light, action, pattern).

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce an open themed juried group photo show. Show us your favorite photographic shots! Open to all themes and ideas, all styles and genres, all perspectives on crafsmanship and photographic creativity. Great opportunity for landscape, architecture, portraiture, documentary, fashion, still life, conceptual projects, street, color and black and white, nature, night photography. This will be an exciting exhibition with a great diversity of photographs!

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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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The Black & White Photo Awards 2026 continues its mission to recognize and reward exceptional talent in black and white photography. With five thematic categories — Architecture, Street, Wildlife, Portrait, and Landscape — and a new Open Theme category (6 in total), photographers from around the world have the opportunity to showcase their creativity and vision in monochrome art.

In this fifth edition, the contest increases the value of its main prize to €1,500 for the absolute winner and €200 for each of the 6 winners in the different categories.

The winners of the Street and Portrait categories will receive exclusive access to the Retouch4me editing suite, a professional tool to improve their workflow in photographic post-production.

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Filter Photo hosts an annual open call for proposals for the exhibition calendar at Filter Space, for two distinct gallery spaces.

All exhibition proposals should relate to photography, photographic materials, or lens-based artwork. However, this definition is purposefully open-ended—moving-image work, installations, and performances related to photography may all be included in proposals. Additionally, artists, curators, and collectives are all welcome to submit proposals.
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Our goal is to attract a broad range of proposals that reflect the creative diversity of the contemporary photography community. Proposals will be reviewed by Filter Photo Staff, alongside an outside Exhibition Advisory Committee.

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Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work.

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Description: This spring, we invite you to explore the theme “Worth a Thousand Words.” We have all heard the phrase “a photograph is worth a thousand words”, and we want you to prove it. We want to see powerful, standalone images that tell a compelling story. Show us images that contain narrative, emotion, and make us think.

Awards: 1st place receives $150, 2nd place receives $100, and 3rd place receives $50. All winners and 2 honorable mentions are featured in our newsletter, website, and social media. Selected images from all four seasons will be showcased in a group exhibition at The Image Flow in 2027.

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Join us in celebrating and honoring exceptional color photography with the Color Photography Contest by reFocus. 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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The Denis Roussel Award is open to all photographers whose work is based on the historical/alternative photographic processes, including silver gelatin. No inkjet prints. All work must be created by the person submitting. Due to copyright considerations no AI work is permitted.

The Denis Roussel Award is judged as a portfolio of seven images.

1. Please send seven images.
2. Please tell us about yourself, and why you are applying for the Denis Roussel Award.
3. Tell us about the work you are submitting and the process you are using.
4. In your e-mail, please include your website address if you have one. E-mail your application to rfotofolio@rfotofolio.org with “2026 Denis Roussel Award” in the subject line.

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Apply for Light Work’s renowned Artist-in-Residence program. Selected artists will receive a $7,500 stipend, a furnished artist apartment, 24-hour access to our state-of-the-art facilities, and generous staff support. Applications are open to all artists working in photography or image-based media.

*Please note: $10 application fee is paid directly to SlideRoom as a processing fee, and is not a charge initiated by or paid to Light Work.

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Arte Laguna Prize is an International Contemporary Art Competition based in Venice that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of any age, country, gender, and artistic background. With 21 years of experience, the competition offers numerous opportunities to participants, who can expand their network, gain global visibility, and access resources to develop their artistic careers.

The jury, composed of leading figures from the contemporary art scene, will select 120 finalist artists who will have the opportunity to exhibit their works in the iconic 3,000 square meters of the Arsenale Nord in Venice, as well as the winner of the first prize of €10,000.

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Architectural photography: The photographing of buildings and similar structures that are aesthetically pleasing and accurate representations of their subjects.Throughout the history of photography, buildings have been highly valued photographic subjects, mirroring society’s appreciation for architecture and its cultural significance.

As building designs changed and broke with traditional forms, architectural photography also evolved. During the early-to-mid-20th century, architectural photography became more creative as photographers used lines and bold shadows in their compositions, and experimented with other techniques, resulting in architectural photography being viewed as more of an art form.

The SE Center is looking for all forms of architectural imagery, urban or rural, black-and-white and color, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.

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The Apparently in America Artist Award is an Open Call inviting photographers to reflect on American identity through image-making today. Open internationally, the award seeks work that engages with the cultural, political, and personal dimensions of life in the United States.

Photographers we feature are invited to finish the sentence:

“Apparently, in America…”

Whether through satire or sincerity, protest or poetry, this platform amplifies the visual voices reflecting on the strange and shifting landscape of the U.S. From pandemic contradictions to culture wars, personal stories to political spectacles, this is where the messy image of America comes into focus. Each week, we present a new photographer whose work offers a unique take on the American condition.

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Some photographs reveal. Others withhold.

Seen / Unseen invites work that engages with what is visible and what remains hidden—within the frame, within the subject, or within the photograph itself. This may take the form of portraiture, or images where meaning is suggested rather than stated.We are interested in photographs that hold tension: between presence and absence, clarity and ambiguity, exposure and concealment. What is shown is only part of the image. What is implied, obscured, or left unresolved carries equal weight.

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F-STOP Issue #138 will include documentary photography projects. This is work that focuses on recording events, environments or everyday life in a straightforward and accurate way. It typically has a longer term focus than photojournalism and is about a topic, place or event.

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

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Black Box Gallery is excited to announce a juried group photo show on Trees and Water. This exhibition will look to feature both subjects in a dynamic and diverse exhibition on contemporary photography. Trees and Water are both powerful and important subjects. Water can be an ocean, a river, a pool, a fountain, rain or mist or fog, lakes, snow and waves. And Trees can be great subjects of composition, giving the picture a strong foundation to play with the visual elements of space and time. This exhibit will look at both subjects and the powerful visual language of contemporary photographers who are exploring and documenting these exciting subjects. There is a lot of space here for magical and poetic pictures, explore your technique and ideas, the gallery looks forward to hosting a dynamic and exciting exhibition.

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BECOME ONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR

We invite you to take part in the fifth edition of the Monochromatic Awards. We are looking for the best monochromatic photography of 2026.

This competition is open to all interpretations of monochromatic photography: from traditional black and white to grayscale, sepia, cyanotype, or any other variation based on a single tone. What matters is how you use that limitation to build an image.

Photographers from all genres and backgrounds are welcome to participate. Beyond category, we are looking for work with a clear vision and a defined intention.

The winner will be recognized as Photographer of the Year and, together with the finalists, will be included in the annual Monochromatic Book. This publication brings together an international selection of works, carefully edited and presented, creating a coherent body that reflects what is happening in monochromatic photography today.

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Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, HER.SELF.

The feminine spirit cannot be contained by a single definition. It is layered and luminous. We invite artwork that honors women in all their complexities… her presence, her resilience, her beauty, her becoming. Show us HER.SELF as you see her.

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IX International Mini Print Cantabria 2026, “Open Sea. Reality, imagination and poetics” Award

The Award is open to all printmaking disciplines, admitting digital printed artwork and monotype as well.

The general theme is “Open Sea. Reality, imagination and poetics”, but this does not imply that the artwork must be figurative. All kinds of aesthetic languages are admitted.

The image and the paper must not exceed 20 x 20 cm. (7,8” x 7,8”)

There is no minimum image or paper size.

You can submit up to 3 artworks.

Prospectus