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Win a Solo Exhibition in August! Juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art
Win a Solo Exhibition in August! Juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art

Open Photo Contests

Deadline: July 17, 2025
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts. It includes all static mediums: Traditional Art media, Digital Art media, and Photographic media; and all styles from realism and hyperrealism, to pop surrealism and lowbrow. The Prize seeks to inspire creatives from around the world to pursue a life and career in the arts, and to help careers grow through funding
Deadline: July 17, 2025
The Art of Abandonment
The Art of Abandonment explores abandoned and rediscovered objects, locations, and structures. Through the captured image, we can glimpse the memory of ourselves; and our surroundings and preserve them before being lost to time and place. What do these structures and ephemera convey about humanity as we leave them to decay? What is the essence of time and place, and whom are we abandoning? The Art of Abandonment is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. ​​​​
Deadline: July 17, 2025
Motion Blur 2025
Exhibition Dates: Aug. 23 - Sept. 13, 2025 Motion Blur in photography creates a paradox: the image is a frozen moment in time, yet what it captures is movement—streaking, bending, or distortion of light and form in the frame. Blur can convey velocity, gesture, or emotional tone. It can introduce dream-like or surreal qualities by invoking the transitory nature of time passing. ​ Meteors streak across the sky. Figures pass through a space and dissolve. An artist draws with light. The
Deadline: July 17, 2025
Abstract
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 9th "Abstract" Online Art Competition for the month of July 2025. For the Abstract theme in this competition we call artists to submit their best nonrepresentational artworks in all kinds of concepts and mediums. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. First, second and third place will be largely displayed with an article about the artist and their work. Winning artwork (First place) will be on the poster of the s
Deadline: July 18, 2025
Black and White Spider Awards 2025
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Black & White Spider Awards is now open and accepting entries. With over 235 title awards, international press and exposure to the biggest names in photography - it’s your chance to be recognized as the best in the industry as we celebrate 20 years of outstanding photography. Get exposure and put your work in front of the world's leading galleries, art directors, curators, editors and publishers and be recognized by the industry at the premier international awar
Deadline: July 19, 2025
Telling Tales
A Single image can have a powerful storytelling impact, change the way we see, and leave a lasting impression. Often, a signature image or motif is associated with an artist or photographer or project. We’re looking for images that stand on their own, able to tell a story without supporting images. Entering Your Images You can enter your images online at www.SmarterEntry.com For best results, make sure your image is 1200 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side, Images should be in JPEG format,
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Submit to Dek Unu
Unlike anthology or gallery-style magazines, Dek Unu publishes only one artist per issue. We are highly artist-centric; each edition is themed and curated by the artist, not the editorial staff. Along with 11 images, Dek Unu emphasizes each artist's words – each issue includes an artist's commentary for each image and an in-depth interview. Additional images from the artist are included in the interview section to add context, depth, and texture to readers' understanding of the artist and the
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Chromatic Photography Awards 2025
Chromatic Awards is an international competition of color photography open to both professionals and amateurs. Participation in the Chromatic Awards offers not only prestige, but also the opportunity to win extra money for the development of passion. As such, every professional and amateur photographer from every corner of the world is invited and urged to participate in the third edition of this international prestigious photographic competition dedicated to color photography where 20 catego
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Abandon/Abandoned
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 in the NYC4PA Online Gallery and in the winners catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page. ​ ABANDON/ABANDONED​: What comes to mind when you hear these two words? Though they have th
Deadline: July 20, 2025
SEEEU 2025 Open Call. European Photography Month in Tokyo
We invite photographers to exhibit at the first European photography month in Tokyo: SEEEU 2025. The festival brings the diverse European talent to the cityscape of Tokyo, fosters new professional and creative opportunities for European and Japanese artists. Exhibitions are held in public spaces of Tokyo, exploring new forms of display. The exhibitions are followed by networking events, panel talks, Photojournalism Awards, art auction for Ukraine, photowalks and portfolio reviews. Dates:
Deadline: July 20, 2025
Photographer of the Week 31
Showcase Your Talent: Become Our Photographer of the Week! Each week, from Monday morning to Sunday evening, you can submit up to 10 of your best shots! If your photo is chosen by our jury, you'll have your image featured across the All About Photo website and social media for an entire week. Don’t miss your chance to shine it's free! Showcase Your Talent: Become Our Photographer of the Week! For the entire week: Your winning photo will be showcased on the All About Photo webs
Deadline: July 21, 2025
Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists, a $10,000 grant, supports visual artists who are Black trans women. This grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen, whose body of photographic work over the last forty years has been squarely focused on expanding cultural consciousness around gender and transformation. The development of this grant was stewarded by consultant and writer Aaryn Lang, working in collaboration with Mari
Deadline: July 21, 2025
Textile Transformations 2025
Textile Transformations Clothing and textiles connect us intrinsically to our planet and its many ecosystems, cultures, and communities. The materials used to make them come from farms, forests, or even oil from the earth. They have often passed through many pairs of hands, transformed each time before they become the final product that we buy. This transition starts with the plants, animals, or processes that give us materials like cotton, viscose, wool, or polyester. These fibers become
Deadline: July 22, 2025
AAP Solo Exhibition August 2025
Send your best project to Ann Jastrab! We want to showcase incredible work. Photography that awakens our imagination, transforms our way of thinking, or simply resonates with who we are. The Solo Exhibition enables you to reach a wider audience through our independent magazine that has become one of the most vibrant portals of photography on the web. The Solo Exhibition competition is open to any category of photography or subject matter. Photojournalism, street photography, artistic ph
Deadline: July 24, 2025
Nature
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 8th “Nature” Online Art Competition for the month of August 2025. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The Nature theme may include everything that is nature related, (landscapes, seascapes, skies, world of flora and fauna, etc). A variety of interpretations of nature theme can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptual). All visual art mediums are acceptable (
Deadline: July 25, 2025
The Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards
The Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards is inviting the professional, amateur, and student analog enthusiasts worldwide to submit the best photographs captured by an analog process. Colour or black and white film, instant film, collodion and other alternative techniques are accepted. The mission of the AS International Film Photography Awards is to discover, showcase and promote photographers working across all genres of analog photography worldwide. The philosophy of the c
Deadline: July 25, 2025
PX3 The State of the World 2025
“The State of the World” is a special contest of PX3 (Paris Photo Prize), to share important global stories, eyewitness accounts as told through the lens of the photographer; stories both happy and sad, inspiring and shocking, gentle and brutal; stories to focus your eyes and mind on issues that are current and crucial in our world. We live in an era where we have faster access to information than any previous generation and limitless amounts of knowledge at our fingertips, and yet it is
Deadline: July 25, 2025
CONTRASTS Art Contest
“Contrasts” is a fascinating exploration of tensions and harmonies present in contemporary art. The contest aims to highlight the dualities that characterize our existence: light and shadow, warmth and coolness, movement and stillness. It seeks to bring together works by emerging and established artists, both invited to explore contrast through their unique visual language 12 artworks will be selected for the final collective exhibition. Collective exhibition Location: Cannaregio
Deadline: July 25, 2025
Le prix Bleu du ciel 2025, nuit de la photographie
The Prize: To celebrate its 25th anniversary and mark the closing of the exhibition "The Empire of Signs" by Philippe Chancel, the photography center Le Bleu du Ciel is launching the "Prix Bleu du Ciel – Nuit de la Photographie", and will present the winners during the Night of Photography on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Ten winners will be selected by a jury of professionals in early September, and their work will be showcased as a large-scale projection during the event on September 27.
Deadline: July 25, 2025
Charta Award 2025
The Charta Award is open to artists who incorporate the photographic medium in their artistic practice and have produced a project that could be printed in the book format. The theme of the award is open. We are looking for projects that underline an original narrative and use of contemporary language. Artists are invited to send a folder consisting of a minimum of 30 images and a synopsis that includes the author’s name, as well as the title and the description of the project. The artists are
Deadline: July 25, 2025
Abandoned
We invite photographers to submit their work for our upcoming exhibition, ABANDONED. Share your photos of forgotten places and the stories they tell. This exhibition seeks to explore the narratives and emotions that linger in forgotten spaces. Please enter your work today to be considered for the Abandoned Exhibition. Exhibition Dates: September 6-27, 2025 26 images will be selected by the juror for exhibition at Decode Gallery. The gallery handles all printing for accepted photographers f
Deadline: July 27, 2025
Head On Photo Awards 2025
Since 2004 we have helped photographers worldwide to create, exhibit and inspire, awarding over $930,000 in cash and prizes. The Head On Photo Awards represent a global selection of the best work from emerging and established photographers across three categories: Portrait | Landscape | Exposure The Head On Portrait, Landscape and Exposure Awards are open INTERNATIONALLY to photographers of all levels. Judged without artists’ names to ensure equal opportunity $75,000 p
Deadline: July 27, 2025
Architecture Photography Awards
The 2025 Architecture Photography Awards are officially open for submissions. This renowned international competition honors the art of architectural photography — from intricate design elements and striking geometry to compelling explorations of light, space, and structure. Welcoming photographers of all experience levels, the contest offers a rare opportunity to gain global recognition, impress a distinguished panel of jurors, and compete for the prestigious title “Architecture Phot
Deadline: July 28, 2025
EPSON International Pano Awards 2025
The 15th Epson International Pano Awards is dedicated to the craft and art of panoramic photography, and is the world’s largest competition devoted to the genre. Each year the top performing photographers are showcased in hundreds of publications worldwide – and once again this year the prize pool value is a whopping US$40,000 – including $14,000 cash! Now also features a printed Awards Book of the top 50 galleries in each category!
Deadline: July 29, 2025
AAP Magazine#50: SHAPES
Reveal us the elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow. The rhythm of surfaces, lines, and values is for me the essence of photography; composition should be a constant of preoccupation... an organic coordination of visual elements. Henri Cartier-Bresson Send us your images - preferably a cohesive body of work or portfolio - both where shapes may not just influence the pictures, but where it may also be the subject solely.Whether in portrait, landscape, nude, street o
Deadline: July 30, 2025
Exposure One Awards - 2025 Photographer of the Year Contest
Crowning the Photographers of the Year behind the most distinctive black and white photography To those exploring photography’s past or defining its future, we want your work to get the global exposure it deserves Honoring the Black & White Photographers of the Year, a selected group of the most exceptional creators Celebrating the timeless, eternal nature of the monochrome palette, where the medium of photography comes to life Winners of the Exposure One Awards enjoy more than prizes; hon
Deadline: July 30, 2025
Forgotten
The Forgotten, people, places and belongings that once mattered, now unremembered, out of mind, left behind. Items once significant to someone, personal, buildings, object, a person, a place that once had the importance to another, the possibilities are all around us. Entering Your Images You can enter your images online at www.SmarterEntry.com For best results, make sure your image is 1200 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side, Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Please name
Deadline: July 30, 2025
European Photography Awards 2025
The European Photography Awards welcome photographers from worldwide nations ready to hone their photography skills and their extraordinary takes on diversity, whilst portraying the majestic cultures passed down for generations. Recognising exquisite and artistic content, the awards honours vast arrays of genres in the photographic medium, extending the reaches of your talents all across the globe. No matter your status in the industry, your visualisations of the world and all it encases are
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Shoot the Frame
Shoot The Frame is a suite of monthly international photography contests, designed to celebrate stunning photography and expose talented photographers. We are a community that is completely in love with all things photography. If you are a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we would love to see your imagery. You can submit your photos into our contests below. We have three categories every month. Shoot the Face, Shoot the Land and Shoot the Wild. All finalists and winners will h
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Photographer of the Month
"For Photographers Only" is a platform dedicated to selecting and sharing the finest international opportunities exclusively tailored for photographers. We are excited to introduce our monthly photo contest, an exclusive privilege for our members. The winner will receive an online exhibition, and their work will be prominently featured on our homepage and shared across our social media platforms throughout the entire month. If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invit
Deadline: July 31, 2025
TDM Awards 2025
TDM Awards 2025 shines a light on the boldest voices in contemporary street photography — offering a global platform for photographers who push the boundaries of visual storytelling in public spaces. This year’s competition invites emerging and established talents to share their most compelling street moments with an international audience. A distinguished panel of four world-class judges — Siegfried Hansen, Melissa O’Shaughnessy, Kiran Karnani, and Mark Makela — will review all sub
Deadline: July 31, 2025
20th Arte Laguna Prize
Arte Laguna Prize is the Venice-based International Contemporary Art Competition that welcomes and exhibits emerging artists of all ages, countries, genders and artistic backgrounds. The competition is free-themed and it embraces 10 different artistic disciplines, including photographic art, video art and digital graphic art. With two decades of experience, the competition offers numerous opportunities for participants to expand their contacts, gain global visibility and access crucial resources
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Spotlight Awards 2025
The Spotlight Awards highlights world-class commercial photographers who are creating the most outstanding imagery within advertising. Winners are rewarded with an amazing prize pool worth over $55,000.00 across all the categories and invaluable international exposure. The contest is open globally to all professional photographers. Grand prize winner $1000 cash prize Portfolio Review event ticket, worth $1500 2-year VSCO Pro Membership, feature on VSCO, training by a VSCO
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Planet Earth
From icy polar snowscapes to vast and arid deserts; from sweeping agricultural plains to dense tropical rainforest; the earth has always provided an awe-inspiring backdrop to our short stay. This month we want you to capture the beauty of our shared planet – nature’s landscapes and man’s influence on them. The land, our cultures, and the myriad of species with which we inhabit planet Earth. Let’s step out into our world and capture its majesty! Landscapes, conceptual, aerial, document
Deadline: July 31, 2025
The Camera Clara Prize awards
The Camera Clara Prize awards the art of large format photography, a unique approach in the digital age. Each winner receives a prize of 8,000 euros and the production of an exhibition. Created in 2012, Camera Clara Photo Award is dedicated to photographers using large format camera. It rewards an unpublished work created by an artist, presented as a series or other coherent and comprehensive photographic set. The work will be assessed on its coherence, as a form as well as a cont
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Form Photo Award 2025
This annual photography competition is dedicated to discovering emerging voices, fresh aesthetics, and thought-provoking themes With the support of Scope Miami Beach 2025, Picter, Photo Basel and Form Magazine, we are proud to launch the Form Photo Award 2025 dedicated to contemporary photography. This annual photography competition is dedicated to discovering emerging voices, fresh aesthetics, and thought-provoking themes. It aims to foster global dialogue, intellectual exchange, and cross-c
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Monochrome
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fifth Monochrome online art contest for the month of August 2025. Artists from around the world are welcome to submit. Entries must include the black and white or shades of gray as the primary focus, but also the range of a single color such as sepia, green, blue, red, yellow. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. Winning artwork (Best of Show) will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists will receive a digital award certifi
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Tokyo International Foto Award (TIFA) 2025
Tokyo International Foto Awards acknowledges, commands and exposes outstanding photography from all corners of the globe. TIFA connects photographers with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, to provide them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market. We encourage all photographers to participate in the TIFA photo competition. Share your unique talents with the world and win prizes, awards, and recognition. If you would like to have your work exposed to the Russian cr
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Annual Americana Photo Awards
We are delighted to announce the first annual Americana Photo Awards, a global photography show that transcends borders to celebrate the rich tapestry of America's spirit. From stunning landscapes, architectural wonders to cultural moments and the vibrant people who shape the American identity. The awards international jury encourages you to express your unique perspective and capture the essence of this extraordinary nation. Visit Americana Photo Awards today and submit your best images to b
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Inner Landscapes
Inner Landscapes Not all landscapes are visible. Some unfold behind closed eyes, shaped not by geography but by memory, emotion, and thought. These inner terrains—subtle, elusive, deeply personal—form a vast and ever-shifting world that reflects how we see, feel, and remember. Inner Landscapes invites artists to chart the topographies of their inner world: emotional geographies, psychological contours, dreamlike spaces, and abstract states of being. How does grief become a color field? Ho
Deadline: August 01, 2025
The Homiens Art Prize
The Homiens Art Prize is one of the highest paying art prizes maintained by an independent art gallery, awarding artists over $12,000 USD annually. The announcement of the prize is an internationally celebrated event that elevates art careers to new heights. Ownership of all artworks entered remains with the artist. All entrants are free to exhibit and display their artworks elsewhere. Our prize is open to all artists and art forms internationally. We celebrate our chosen artists across our m
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Black Is Magazine
Black Is Magazine is now accepting submissions for our inaugural print issue, centered on the theme:
Legacy and Continuity in Black Photographic Practice. We are seeking thoughtful, visually compelling work that reflects how Black photographers preserve memory, document culture, and shape lineage through the photographic image. We are currently accepting for two features: The Everyday Archive
Submit a photographic series (3–8 images) that meditates on the quiet power of everyday B
Deadline: August 03, 2025
Past Perfect - Present Tense
The Past Perfect / Present Tense Open Call and resulting exhibition will explore the dynamic interplay between representations of culture in the past and the present as portrayed through a contemporary lens. Theme Description: For this open call, we invite you to submit art that shows how the past continues to inform, energize, and challenge the present, artwork that draws on and reinterprets the rich legacies of past art movements, masters, and genres, and creates a dialogue between what
Deadline: August 03, 2025
The Streets at Night
Exhibition dates: Sept 20 - Oct 18, 2025 Street photography in its unique way it captures the mystery and aura of everyday city living. At night, that aura deepens—shadows lengthen, lights flicker, and the ordinary becomes theatrical.​ The street photographer, often likened to the historical figure of the flâneur—a wanderer of city streets—observes the rhythms of urban life with a mixture of detachment and curiosity. After dark, these rhythms shift. Figures pass under neon. S
Deadline: August 05, 2025
Photography 4 Humanity 2025
The 2025 Global Contest promotes climate justice. We believe climate change is a human rights issue, so we are looking for images that show people impacted by the escalating climate crisis. They include climate refuges, the very young, the very old, the disabled and injured, the poor, indigenous and island people, and women. Images of climate champions advocating for change, and those helping to mitigate and reverse climate change are welcome. 2025 GLOBAL PRIZE COMPETITION The 2025
Deadline: August 05, 2025
Metropolitan Melodies
Cities hum with stories. From towering skylines to the hush of late-night streets, every block holds a rhythm, every shadow a story. Metropolitan Melodies is your chance to turn the pulse of the city into powerful, career-elevating art. Whether you work in paint, pixels, photos, or found objects, this competition is open to your expression. Let the streets speak through your work. Share what city life means to you. Whether it’s bustling energy or quiet corners, your vision could be the o
Deadline: August 06, 2025
LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2025
Are you ready to elevate your street photography from hidden gems in your portfolio to celebrated art on a global stage? The LensCulture Street Photography Awards invite you to submit your most captivating photos and series, offering you a unique platform to showcase the vibrant, pulsating life of your streets from around the world. Street photography is not just an art — it’s an encounter, an ongoing dialogue with the unpredictability of everyday moments. It’s the early morning rush, t
Deadline: August 07, 2025
2025 Photographer of the Year Contest
Over $4,000 in cash prizes, global exposure, artist profile, winner's gallery feature, custom press release, interview, and more. Welcoming both series and individual entries that remind viewers of the indisputable power of photography Awarding the most exceptional creators with our highest possible global honor Image: Wayne Sorensen
Deadline: August 07, 2025
Plastic Visions
FREE ENTRY Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. Statues, sculptures, monuments and more generally all kinds of plastic productions will be the subject of analysis, documentation and interpretation of the next exhibition curated by LoosenArt. Photographic works, videos, 3D graphics, and other digital productions will present the “plastic object” as a determinant of form, through which new meanings, concepts, and vis
Deadline: August 07, 2025
Shadows 2025
Shadows, both subtle and dramatic will always have an impact on the mood, composition and overall flow of our compositions. From the sublime to the bold they have also long been a critical part of many of the worlds finest images! ​Share with us your best frames and moments showing your Shadows Visions!​ Works will be selected based on creativity, quality of execution and uniqueness of vision. The work can be expressed from realism to abstraction. Prizes Cash Awards up to $10,00
Deadline: August 08, 2025
(s)Light of Hand, 2025
A photograph is a (s)Light of Hand, a magic trick of sorts, conjured into being. Light is summoned and chemistry is concocted, making visible both the intangible and the corporeal. It is heart and mind, imagination and craft, melding together into an experience of life-altering alchemy. We here at our Collective and Gallery have a deep respect and affection for historic processes. In this call for entries, we wish to celebrate this love for hand-made, photo-based processes and invite you to
Deadline: August 08, 2025
Photo Shoot: 2025
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 ra
Deadline: August 11, 2025
Global Connection
Exploring visual stories of human ties across cultures, communities and the natural world. In a world marked by differences and complexity, we invite photographers to explore what connects us across borders, cultures, and experiences. Global Connection calls for visual stories that reveal the threads of humanity that transcend boundaries — in gestures of care, resilience, belonging, identity, and shared presence. How do we express connection across distances? Where do we find unity in
Deadline: August 11, 2025
Trees and Seasons
The meeting of land and water is a place of transformation—a space where motion and stillness, power and tranquility, exist side by side. The Coastal Landscape is a juried photography exhibition celebrating the diverse character of coastlines, shorelines, and waterscapes. We’re seeking photographs that capture the beauty, power, and mood of coastal environments—from dramatic waves to quiet shores. All photographic styles, from traditional to experimental, are welcome. We are honored
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Budapest International Foto Awards 2025 (bifa)
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe. We acknowledge the power of even a single photograph to greatly influence an audience, and how the artistic eye of the photographer behind the camera can interpret a scene in so many creative ways. We know that every image has a story to tell, and this is the place to tell it! The competition is open
Deadline: August 15, 2025
10th Flower
TERAVARNA is hosting its highly anticipated "10th FLOWER International Juried Art Competition," extending an open invitation to visual artists worldwide to showcase their finest artworks centered around the theme of flowers. ​The competition encompasses a broad spectrum of flower art paintings style, encompassing 2D and 3D works, such as paintings, sculptures, digital art, printmaking, fiber art, photography, graphic art, mixed media, experimental creations, and installation pieces. ​The eve
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Philo Photo international photography contest
This year’s theme, From Darkness to Light, invites photographers to delve into the transformative power of light and its ability to reshape how we experience the world. Light reveals what was once hidden, uncovering truths obscured by darkness and bridging the gap between perception and reality. Beyond the physical, this theme also reflects an inner journey—a movement from ignorance to self-awareness, from confusion to clarity. Explore the profound interplay between shadow and illumin
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Masks
We all wear masks. At Halloween, Mardi Gras. At work we are one person, at home, another, and with friends we have yet more masks to choose from. We're looking for images with masks, literal and figurative. Entering Your Images You can enter your images online at www.SmarterEntry.com For best results, make sure your image is 1200 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side, Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Please name your files: Aband.Last Name.First Initial.Image#.jpg (Examples:
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Lucid - In Dreams
Dreams offer us a glimpse into the realm of the unconscious. Although the images flickering and manifesting behind our eyes may seem bizarre and nonsensical, analysis of one's dreams can reveal their essence. Beneath the surface of our consciousness, the latent content of dreams illustrates the hidden meaning of our thoughts, drives, and desires. We suppress the manifestation of our unconscious to defend ourselves from primitive emotions that are especially difficult to contend with. What is rev
Deadline: August 16, 2025
POYLatam 2025
Once again, POY Latam opens its doors to all those who, through photography, seek to understand and narrate the world we live in. Submissions will be accepted from June 30 to August 16, 2025. As always, all decisions have been made collectively, with the support of our Advisory Board, whose members remain the same: Gael Almeida, Angela Berlinde, Maíra Gamarra, Manuel Ortiz, Yinna Higuera, Gisela Volá and Tiago Santana. In recent years, we have witnessed a profound erosion of the democratic
Deadline: August 18, 2025
The imperfect lens
Plastic and homemade lenses along with pinholes eschew perfection — like drawing with the charred end of a log or singing opera to the accompaniment of ukuleles. The drawing can be exceptional and the music sublime, unexpected. Removing the technical and using simplistic tools allows the image maker to focus on what is in front of them to achieve their creative vision. Images captured using toy, pinhole and any camera using homemade lenses are eligible for submission. The camera that th
Deadline: August 20, 2025
Estee Lauder Pink Ribbon Photo Award 2025
The Estée Lauder Companies Pink Ribbon Photo Award was created in 2012 by The Estée Lauder Companies France, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Pink Ribbon, in homage to Mrs. Evelyn H. Lauder and in order to support the actions of the Ruban Rose organization. A pioneer in its genre and on a national scale, this competition is open to all photographers, amateurs and professionals alike. Since its first edition, several hundred contributions have been received from every region in
Deadline: August 27, 2025
FOTOGRAFICA NEXT
FOTOGRAFICA, Bergamo Photography Festival, invites talents under 30 to participate in FOTOGRAFICA NEXT, a new Open Call that awards two distinct categories: Photography and AI Photography—projects created wholly or partially with generative AI. This year's theme is “As Brave As We Can,” and all submitted projects must relate to the concept: Courage isn't something you're born with—it's something you grow into. It’s a journey made of choices, stumbles, doubts and dreams that keep you
Deadline: August 28, 2025
ING Discerning Eye
The ING Discerning Eye exhibition announces its 2025 call for entries and selectors, each recognised as a tastemaker and influencer in the art world. Sponsored by global bank ING, the open exhibition gives artists the opportunity to show their work to six distinguished selectors, exhibit in central London, and win prizes totalling over £13,000. The prizes include the ING Purchase Prize, worth £5,000, and celebrate a wide range of art media (including print, sculpture, landscape, and port
Deadline: August 29, 2025
Darkness 2025
Humans have always had an entrancing relationship with the dark. Within our minds Darkness breeds mystery, fantasy and occasionally fear. Darkness is the space in which stories are born. As photographers we capture these stories and feelings in a moment to better explore them and our own dark passenger. We look forward to exploring the darkness in your photography. At least 26 images will be selected by the juror for exhibition at Decode Gallery. The gallery handles all printing for accepted
Deadline: August 30, 2025
AQ Volume VII
We're excited to announce that submissions are now open for AQ Volume VII, our collectible hardcover catalog produced in collaboration with Art Queens. This fall edition will be juried by Danielle Krysa, the artist, curator, author, and creative powerhouse behind The Jealous Curator. Danielle is a leading voice in contemporary art. She launched The Jealous Curator in 2009 to reframe the way we talk about creativity—and has since built a global platform that uplifts emerging and mid
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Eidolon Grant 2025
eidolon is delighted to announce that the eidolon Grant 2025, eidolon’s international grant programme for projects which explore, promote and conserve vernacular photography is open. The deadline for submission is August 31, and applications can be made under two categories, with a total of 25.000 EUR to be distributed. The eidolon Grant is an international programme that is presented annually to artists, academics, professionals, researchers, collectors and vernacular photography enthusiast
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Scenes of Life
From fleeting moments on bustling streets to quiet rituals behind closed doors, life unfolds all around us—in the extraordinary and the everyday. This month, we invite you to capture the rhythm of life as you see it. Think daily routines, family gatherings, market crowds, still-life arrangements, moments of solitude, or shared joy. Religion, sports, work, hobbies. The people, spaces, and objects that tell the stories of how we live. All interpretations are welcome—intimate or expansive
Deadline: August 31, 2025
GAZE: The queer photoaward 2025
GAZE is an initiative that aims to strengthen the visibility and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community through photography.Thematically, GAZE ties in with Pride Month in June - as an opportunity to celebrate political achievements, honour queer life and create spaces for solidarity and visibility. These spaces are particularly necessary in places where queer people continue to experience invisibility, marginalisation or discrimination - especially in rural or structurally disadvantaged regions.Th
Deadline: September 01, 2025
NATURE AND HUMANS Photo Contest 2025
NATURE AND HUMANS PHOTO is a nature photography competition with different categories. The three most important categories are "CoNSERVATION - thematic series", "CONSERVATION - single image", and "CONSERVATION - Spain". These three categories are looking for images that investigate the relationship between the natural environment and us humans. Images can be challenging, uplifting, provocative or revealing, and should illustrate how our attitudes, decisions and actions impact the natural environ
Deadline: September 01, 2025
The Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence
GOST books will collaborate with the recipient of the Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence to create a book of their work. The recipient must have an in-depth project which is nearing completion and extensive enough to warrant a book. Working closely with GOST's Director Stu Smith, they will produce an edit of both photography and text. The recipient will have the opportunity to visit Italy to view the book proofs and amend any changes. The book will be clothbound in hardback an
Deadline: September 07, 2025
Square
We are seeking photography of any genre in a square format. Whether you specialize in portraits, landscapes, documentary, architecture, or conceptual photography, we’d love to see submissions that embrace the creative possibilities within a square frame. 12 images will be selected by the juror for exhibition at Decode Gallery. The gallery handles all printing for accepted photographers for free, we print professionally on an Epson printer with Ilford Pearl paper. We will only print one
Deadline: September 09, 2025
Dear Dave, Fellowships
HAVE YOUR WORK SEEN BY THIS VISIONARY GROUP OF CURATORS, EDITORS, GALLERISTS AND ARTISTS. THREE RECIPIENTS WILL BE CHOSEN TO HAVE A PORTFOLIO IN A FORTHCOMING ISSUE OF DEAR DAVE, AND THE 40 ENTRANTS WHO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST RANKINGS WILL HAVE A PORTFOLIO IN THE FELLOWSHIP ARCHIVE ON THE DEAR DAVE, WEBSITE. Since 2007, Dear Dave, magazine has been supporting the publication of photographers and writers, and the fellowship fosters the continued conversation about the medium through idiosyn
Deadline: September 10, 2025
Wildness
FREE ENTRY Photographers, visual designers and video artists are invited to submit 1 up to 3 works addressing the theme. Men can learn to know themselves through their relationship with nature; awakening in them feelings, curiosity, fears etc., thus bringing out the most authentic side of one’s own being. Re-discovering the connections that bring men closer to everything in nature, one perceives and elaborates an organic cohesion with the world that influences his own emotions, thoughts an
Deadline: September 10, 2025
Innovate Grant: Summer 2025
Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (6) honorable mentions (3 in art and 3 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visit https://innovateartistgrants.org Innovate Grant supports ar
Deadline: September 15, 2025
The Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants
Vital Impacts is dedicated to supporting visual storytellers who capture compelling, solutions-focused environmental stories at the local level. We are excited to offer one (1) $20,000 grant and six (6) $5,000 grants to help bring these vital stories to life. Grant recipients will have twelve months to develop their projects, with support from Vital Impacts to publish and showcase their work. Additionally, ten (10) emerging photographers will be chosen to participate in an intensive mento
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Artadia Awards: Boston
Artadia has active awards programs in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Awards are granted in participating cities on a rotating basis. Artadia Awards are $15,000 and are unrestricted: The award money can be used however the artist sees fit. Artadia chooses to fund artists in cities that demonstrate a commitment to contemporary art. These cities are notable for: • The active presence of local artists
Deadline: September 15, 2025
F-Stop Magazine - Environmental Portraits
Issue #133 will focus on Environmental Portraits - photography of a person or group of people shown within their work, home or leisure environment to tell a story about the person/people or provide more information about the subjects personality or life. Submit up to 12 photographs. Issue #133 will have an expected publication date of October/November, 2025.
Deadline: September 15, 2025
7th Water
TERAVARNA is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated "7th WATER International Juried Art Competition." Artists worldwide are cordially invited to submit their finest artworks, exploring the captivating theme of water, to be considered for inclusion in this prestigious exhibition. This remarkable event welcomes various art styles, encompassing both 2D and 3D creations, such as watercolor painting portraits, sculptures, digital art, printmaking, fiber art, photography, graphic design, mixed me
Deadline: September 16, 2025
SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest 2025
The 2025 contest is open! This year’s theme is “The Power of Light,” which aims to showcase the transformative and awe-inspiring impact of light on our lives, communities, and planet. Two technology-specific divisions, “Technology-Made Images” and a “Technology Around the Globe,” are also available for entry. Examples of content include, but are not exclusive to, artistic images that depict: Various properties of light and how it interacts with the atmosphere, nature, and
Deadline: September 21, 2025
ND Awards 2025
ND Awards aims to promote photography and photographers. Our idea is to create new opportunities to present valuable work to audiences all over the world. We aim to build a place where photographers can show different points of view and thrive through competition. The winners of the Professional and Non-Professional sections will receive the titles: ND Photographer of the Year and ND Discovery of the Year and cash prizes. Our judging panel will comprise highly acclaimed industry professionals, i
Deadline: September 30, 2025
IMACRES Awards – The European Photography Competition
Open to all photographers in Europe, the competition, which allows entries to be submitted either in black and white or in colour, presents the opportunity for participants to showcase their work to an international audience. Split into 4 categories of wildlife, landscape, people, and architecture, the winning entries for each category will be awarded gold, silver and bronze badges in the Gallery of Winners, on Social Media and also featured in the IMACRES Awards Annual book. The first-pl
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Inta International Travel Photo Awards 2025
The INTA Travel Photo Awards 2025 invite photographers worldwide to showcase their best travel and holiday moments across five categories: Smartphone Photos, Sea and Ocean, Mountains and Nature, Portrait and People, and Street and Celebration. Participants can submit up to four photos per category for a fee of €12 per theme. Winners will be featured in the international FOTOCULT Magazine, have their work exhibited in Málaga, and compete for prizes including an exclusive holiday stay in Spain
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Architecture Photography MasterPrize 2025
The Architecture Photography MasterPrize (APMP) Award is a prestigious accolade within the Architecture MasterPrize program, dedicated to recognizing outstanding architectural photography from around the globe. This award celebrates the art of capturing the built environment, emphasizing images that reveal the spatial elements, light, shadows, and textures that define architectural masterpieces. Whether your work focuses on capturing the visual impact of architectural spaces in interiors or exte
Deadline: September 30, 2025
 The Elements
Ten Moir Gallery invites artists and photographers to explore Earth, Water Air, Fire. Submissions to our online art contest is open to artist from around the world. Best in show wins a cash prize, free entry in to the Blu Sky Artist Award, will have their artwork used as the poster of the exhibition and more. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. Best in Show: Ten Moir Gallery will announce one winner. Best in show will receive $150 cash prize, be featured on the cove
Deadline: October 01, 2025
Artadia Awards: Atlanta
Artadia has active awards programs in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Awards are granted in participating cities on a rotating basis. Artadia Awards are $15,000 and are unrestricted: The award money can be used however the artist sees fit. Artadia chooses to fund artists in cities that demonstrate a commitment to contemporary art. These cities are notable for: • The active presence of local artists
Deadline: October 01, 2025
2025 CPA International Juried Exhibition
The Center for Photographic Art (CPA) is excited to announce the 2025 International Juried Exhibition with over $5,000 in awards! Forty-five juror-selected photographs will be exhibited from December 6, 2025 through January 4, 2026 in our historic gallery in Carmel, California, and vie for eight cash awards totaling more than $5,000. These photographs will also be featured in an online gallery on the CPA website along with an additional forty-five juror selected images. An exhibition catalog of
Deadline: October 13, 2025
AESTHETIC DYNAMICS
The aesthetic elaborations that turn their gaze towards formal dynamics have originated from the studies on the organic world. These have been being developed since the nineteenth century, thanks to scientific discoveries and technological inventions such as the microscope, x-rays, microphotography, etc., and all these are tools through which artists could also observe the natural world: in this cultural context Art Noveau develops as an artistic phenomenon characterized by a style that uses cur
Deadline: October 20, 2025
23rd Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award 2025
The Hotusa Group invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 23rd Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award 2025. Participants must compose photographic triptychs inspired by the theme "Barcelona in nature". The jury will recognise the series that, in their opinion, capture the theme with an innovative approach and technical and aesthetic quality. Surrounded by the Mediterranean, the Collserola mountain and the Besòs and Llobregat rivers, Barcelona integrates the natural environ
Deadline: October 24, 2025
19th Annual International Color Awards
International Color Awards is open to professional and amateur photographers shooting in all forms of color photography using traditional or digital methods. We encourage classic styles, new creative ideas and photographers who are driven by their artistic eye and a desire to excel in this classic art form. Winning photographers enjoy exposure on a global scale as they vie for the 16th Annual International Color Awards. Prize money, Certificates of Achievement, winner medals, publication in
Deadline: October 28, 2025
reFocus Awards 2025 World Photo Annual
Contest Description: CALL FOR ENTRIES. A celebration of the enduring power of photography, this prestigious annual contest awards the honor of Photographer of the Year within each category. Winners will receive $5,000 in cash prizes, an immersive, dedicated digital gallery to share their works in a global Artist Directory, and way more. Company Description: The reFocus Awards were created to celebrate the lasting power and indomitable spirit of the photographic image and its unique ability
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Anthology Cover Art Award 2025
The Anthology Cover Art Competition is established to foster and support both established and emerging visual artists and provide a platform for publication, the cover art competition is open to multiple genres including painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media.  Works entered must not have appeared on the cover of another publication and not entered simultaneously in any other contest or competition. Works previously exhibited or published on the artist’s website
Deadline: October 31, 2025
10th FIGURATIVE
Welcome to TERAVARNA's "10th FIGURATIVE" International Juried Art Competition! We are thrilled to announce this exciting opportunity for visual artists worldwide. At TERAVARNA, we help you showcase your finest artwork centered around the theme of figurative paintings. Artists from around the globe are invited to submit their creations for consideration in our prestigious exhibition. Our figurative art competition embraces the diversity of artistic styles and mediums, offering a platform for art
Deadline: November 01, 2025
Artadia Awards: Houston
Artadia has active awards programs in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Awards are granted in participating cities on a rotating basis. Artadia Awards are $15,000 and are unrestricted: The award money can be used however the artist sees fit. Artadia chooses to fund artists in cities that demonstrate a commitment to contemporary art. These cities are notable for: • The active presence of local artists
Deadline: November 04, 2025
7th Chelsea International Photography Competition
The 7th Chelsea International Photography Competition provides the selected participants the opportunity to exhibit at one of our New York spaces, located in the heart of the Chelsea art district. The sprawling and elegant street-level space attracts hundreds of visitors with its striking exterior. With prizes valued over $55,000, the competition is open to photographers from around the world at any stage of their careers. Collective Exhibition 30 photographers will be selected t
Deadline: November 15, 2025
The Nature Photography Contest 2025
The Nature Photography Contest has 10 categories for you to submit your images of natural landscapes, wildlife, macrophotography and more. You can win cash prizes and international recognition. The winner of the best photograph of the year will receive €1000, the winner of each category will receive €100 and the best photographer of the year will receive a trophy. In addition, for each participant, a tree will be planted in the country chosen by the winner. Nature photography is a g
Deadline: November 16, 2025
Monochrome Photography Awards 2025
The connection of Black and White Photography with tradition and timeless values is beyond contestation. Since its infancy, black and white photography was not only the craft but primarily the art, where ideas conjured in the artist's imagination is immortalized through the lens of their camera. The Monochrome Awards is primarily aimed at people of whom photography is a passion and a way of life. It is a platform where professionals and amateurs can enter their shots amongst a sea of ambitiou
Deadline: November 16, 2025
Revelations
The aesthetic elaborations that turn their gaze towards formal dynamics have originated from the studies on the organic world. These have been being developed since the nineteenth century, thanks to scientific discoveries and technological inventions such as the microscope, x-rays, microphotography, etc., and all these are tools through which artists could also observe the natural world: in this cultural context Art Noveau develops as an artistic phenomenon characterized by a style that uses cur
Deadline: November 25, 2025
London International Creative Competition 2025
Since starting out in 2006, the London International Creative Competition has been recognising and rewarding the world’s most fresh and progressive creative talents. Our artists and designers are connected not by conventions, but by qualities. They work across a diverse range of formats, genres and industries, creating stunning and essential works of art in their respective fields. We’re not looking for anything done by-the-book. We’re looking for work that is as visual as it is vital.
Deadline: November 26, 2025
New York Photography Awards 2025
New York Photography Awards strives to honor, recognize, and promote outstanding photographers, as well as budding talents, worldwide. This award is open for photographers who wish to express their emotions and messages through their abstractive images, whilst incorporating the alluring sights of Big Apple’s cityscape. New York Photography Awards’ mission is to assist photographers from around the world, celebrating and honoring their photos, as well as cultivating a new generation of pho
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