Photography competitions

Browse the public photography competitions currently listed on Fotocalendario.

Environmental Photography Award 2027

International environmental photography award across five themes: polar regions, forests, ocean, humanity versus nature and changemakers.

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RAW Photography Awards 2026

A global nature photography competition requiring every submitted image to be made within 100 km of the photographer’s residence.

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Home - Sublime Photo Awards

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PHOTOVOGUE’S REGIONAL OPEN CALL: MENA Panorama - Picter

PhotoVogue’s Regional Open Call invites photographers and video makers from Middle East and North Africa and their diaspora to bring forward their perspectives, celebrating image making as a space of expression,…

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Best Portfolio 2027

An international portfolio contest to discover and promote one photographer through a solo exhibition at Blank Wall Gallery.

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Moments of Color

A free photography call inviting colour photographs that capture the emotional and narrative power of colour.

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Still Life

A free international photography call for still life photographs, from classic to contemporary, minimal or conceptual approaches.

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Mono Orbit Awards — EMISSION

An international monochrome photography award on the built environment; the first edition explores the theme EMISSION.

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PhMuseum 2026 Women Photographers Grant

An international grant for female and non binary photography professionals, offering cash prizes, MPB special mentions and a solo exhibition opportunity.

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2026 AKC Photo Contest

A United States dog photography contest on the theme “The Great Outdoors,” for original, non professional and previously unpublished photographs.

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Annual Photography Awards 2026

A worldwide competition for professional and amateur photographers, accepting single images and themed series across five categories.

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Anthology Photography Competition 2026

An international single image competition on the theme “The World As You See It,” open to photographers of any age and experience level.

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Chromatic Photography Awards 2026

An international colour photography competition for professionals and amateurs, with twenty categories and separate grand prizes.

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Fine Art Photography Awards 2027

An international fine art photography competition with professional and amateur sections, twenty categories and awards for single images and series.

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Monochrome Photography Awards 2026

An international black and white photography competition for professional and amateur photographers, with thirteen categories and two grand prizes.

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ND Awards 2026

An international photography competition for professional and non professional photographers, with six professional and five non professional categories.

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Vincent van Gogh Photo Award 2027

An international photography award inspired by Vincent van Gogh, with the 2027 theme “Spirit of Light” and separate open and student prizes.

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BBA Artist Prize 2027

An international contemporary art prize open to all themes and disciplines, with cash awards and a physical shortlist exhibition in Berlin.

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Black & White Art Online Challenge

An international online challenge for monochrome art and photography exploring contrast, tone, texture, light and simplicity.

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2026 North Pacific Research Board Photography Awards

The North Pacific Research Board Photography Awards seek photographs and photo stories about Alaska's marine ecosystems, including seascapes, marine life, human connections and youth entries.

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18thPHOTOLAR Calendar — Browse

The 18thPHOTOLAR Calendar contest seeks a series of 12 horizontal and color photographs on the theme “Navigate” for the Gráficas LAR calendar.

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Photo of the Season – You Can’t Be Serious

The Image Flow's seasonal photography contest uses the theme “You Can’t Be Serious” and assesses composition, color, contrast, overall quality, subject interest, point of view, and storytelling.

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RED – A Photography Exhibition

Carlotta Gallery's RED open call invites photographers to explore red as a force within the image, including its emotional weight, symbolic charge, cultural associations, and visual intensity.

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Changing Asia 2026

Moments of Connection: Smiles and Hands of the Asia Pacific

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Nature and Humans

“Man protects only what he loves, and loves only what he knows.”

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Black and White Photo Awards

The Black and White Photo Awards are born to be a new link between photographers from around the world.

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CitiesToBe Photo Award

CitiesToBe, the urban thought laboratory of Anteverti, innovation consultancy

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Aesthetica Art Prize

The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates contemporary art in a broad

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