Photography Contest: Win a Solo Exhibition

Solo Exhibition

Get Featured in Our September 2025 Solo Exhibition!

Final Deadline is August 19, 2025

Each month, a talented photographer will be featured in a Solo Exhibition on our dedicated showroom pages, providing incredible visibility.
Next Exhibition Dates: September 1 - 30, 2025.

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.

WHY ENTER THE SOLO EXHIBITION?
Global Reach: The Solo Exhibition allows you to showcase your work to a wide audience through one of the most dynamic photography portals on the web.
Open to All Genres: Whether you're into photojournalism, street photography, fine art, landscapes, or portraiture—this competition welcomes all categories and subjects. Unleash your creativity!
For All Photographers: Open to both professional photographers and enthusiasts alike. Submit a cohesive body of work or portfolio that reflects your unique vision.

EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS:
Featured Solo Exhibition: Your work will be showcased for a full month across our Home Page, Competition Gallery and Photography Exhibition Directory.
Exclusive Interview: In-depth insights and unique exposure
Permanent Online Presence: Your Solo Exhibition will be permanently accessible on All About Photo Showroom + A dedicated portfolio page showcasing 20 images in our Photographers Directory
Social Media Exposure: Reach a global audience through our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
A Special Edition Newsletter exclusively dedicated to announcing your Solo Exhibition.
International Press Coverage: Get featured in major media outlets with guaranteed publications on Bored Panda, Visura and Photophiles Magazine.
Sell Your Work, Commission-Free: Sell directly to buyers with no commission fees—maximize your earnings!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Open Theme
Submit 6 to 14 images for a flat fee of $45.
Only cohesive projects or portfolios will be published as a Solo Exhibition.

Why Wait? Submit Today! Seize the opportunity to gain international visibility, connect with industry experts, and elevate your photography career. Enter the Solo Exhibition competition now!

Get International Exposure and Connect with Industry Insiders, Art Collectors and Potential Buyers

Permanent Exhibition On All About Photo Online Gallery

Winner's artwork will be featured in our showroom for a month (including artist's statement, biography and link back to the artist's websites), and then permanently accessible in our past exhibitions. Winning artist will also be marketed and promoted extensively through All About Photo website (home page and photographer top stories, featured photographer and article sections).

Your Work Showcased To Our Social Media Community

The winner will be promoted on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts, with links to his website and social media during his Solo Exhibition month. The winning photographer will also be featured in a newsletter sent to thousands of artists, friends and industry experts giving him the opportunity to share his work with a wide audience and potentially seize new opportunities.

International Visibility and Press Exposure

The winning artist receives press coverage from publications and media outlets around the world. Past winners have been featured in major publications including The Times UK, National Geographic Espana, The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Eye of Photography, Digital Camera World and Competences Photo. The Solo Exhibition will also be promoted on Art.Base.Co, Private Photo Review, Visura, and ArtConnect.

Expert Juror

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel

Photographer, Founder & Editor All About Photo

www.hermandgrisel.com | @allaboutphotocom

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel is a professional photographer who specializes in Fine Art Photography and Printmaking. She grew up in Paris, France and in London, UK before she moved to the United States with her family in 2006. She decided to use her knowledge of the photography world to become the curator of the website, All About Photo, which she founded in 2013. Much more than a cultural agenda, All About Photo is a source of information for photographers and aficionados of photography as well as a showcase platform for talented artists.

An integral part of All About Photo is its annual awards competition, The Mind’s Eye, she has juried over the years with renowned photographers and curators such as Liu Bolin, Ann Jastrab, Ed Kashi, Eli Klein, Jules Maeght, Aline Smithson, Ami Vitale, Judy Walgren, Sabine Weiss, Frank Horvat, Elizabeth Avedon and many more. She also juried competitions and shows for A Smith Gallery, Darkroom Gallery, Gomma Photography Grant, Rayko Photo Center, L.A. & N.Y. Photo Curator, Emerge UK Prize, The PhotoPlace Gallery, Praxis Gallery, The Young Photographer's Award and others.

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel's work has been published in books and magazines as well as exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide.

While still working on personal projects, she now spends most of her time discovering new talents for All About Photo. She is also working on the new AAP Magazine committed exclusively to the publication of portfolios.

Exhibitions need not only take place in galleries, need not only involve displaying objects. Art can appear where we expect it least.
- Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Swiss art curator, critic and historian of art

Awards & Benefits

Online Solo Exhibition Winner Receives:

A Solo Online Exhibition from September 1 to September 30, 2025
Solo Exhibition revealed in our Competition Gallery and the New Showroom pages.
Solo exhibition published on the Home Page, our 'Top Stories', our 'Featured Photographer', 'Photo Exhibitions', and 'Article' pages.
Winning work available for sale with no commission fees.

A Permanent Exhibition on All About Photo Online Gallery
Solo exhibition permanently accessible in our past exhibitions as well as in our article directory.
A permanent page showcasing 20 images also featured in our Photographers Directory.

Exclusive Interview
Showcase your story in a unique feature that will be permanently displayed on our website.

Work Showcased to our Social Media Community
Winning photographer profiled via our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
Solo Exhibition published in a Special Newsletter + 1 featured in a newsletter

International Visibility and Press exposure
The winning artist receives press coverage from publications and media outlets around the world. Past winners have been featured in major publications including The Times UK, National Geographic Espana, The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Eye of Photography, Digital Camera, and Competences Photo.

The Solo Exhibition will be promoted on Bored Panda, Private Photo Review, Photophiles and Visura.

Final Deadline is August 19, 2025

Simple, straight forward pricing.

Application fee is

$45

for a submission of 6 to 14 images

^* In US dollars (Non Refundable).
The purpose of this entry fee is to support our administrative and advertising costs.
Should works sell, artists will retain 100% of the sale price. There will be no commission.

Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don't get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images.
- Fay Godwin
Photographer

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can enter?

Open to all photographers of any level worldwide

Is there a theme?

Open Theme

How many photos can I enter?

The artist must have at least 6 cohesive photographs for the solo exhibition but may present up to 14.

What is the cost of participation?

$45 (US Dollars) for up to 14 photographs. The purpose of this entry fee is to support our administrative and advertising costs. Should works sell through our online solo exhibitions, there will be no commission for All About Photo and artists will retain 100% of the sale price.

What is the schedule?

Competition opens: July 26, 2025.

Competitions closes: August 19, 2025.

Judging process starts: August 23, 2025.

Judging process ends: August 31, 2025.

How do I send my images?

If you have not already a profile on All About Photo, you have first to register on our website. Then you will be able to log in and to upload your photos in your gallery. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EDIT YOUR SUBMISSION NOR TO ADD MORE IMAGES AFTER THE PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED. PLEASE REVIEW YOUR COMPLETED ENTRIES BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PAYMENT.

What size and format should I upload photos in?

No Watermarks.

Saved as JPEG or JPG.

Resolution of 72 dpi.

Grayscale or RGB profile.

Layers must be flattened.

Digital file should not exceed 2 MB.

Longest dimension should not exceed 1,200 pixels, with a minimum size of 200 pixels.

What about copyright?

All About Photo recognizes you, the author of the image, retain full ownership of the copyright in each Entry.

If you are the artist who is selected for the Solo Exhibition you are granting All About Photo a non-exclusive perpetual license to reproduce your submitted images on www.all-about-photo.com and in marketing to the public. All About Photo also has permission to crop or re-size images to fit the needs of the marketing platforms.

Who pays taxes?

The winner is responsible for paying any taxes in his/her country.

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