Photography competitions

All open calls here: 66

1. 26 Oct 2026

   NPG 2026 Photography Scholarship Contest — Prizes of $1,000 to $2,500 for US Undergraduate Students

   Negative Population GrowthUnited States (online submission)

   CompetitionFree to applyMultiple scholarships of $1,000–$2,500

2. 29 Oct 2026

   Vibrant Visions 3 — HMVC Gallery New York November Online Group Show on Colour ($150 / $100 Prizes)

   HMVC Gallery New YorkOnline (New York, USA)

   Competition$150 / $100 + online solo show

3. 30 Oct 2026

   XXI Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales Junín 2026 — Acquisition Prizes up to ARS 520,000 at MACA (Argentina)

   Gobierno de JunínMuseo de Arte Contemporáneo Argentino (MACA), Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

   CompetitionARS 520,000 / 390,000 / 260,000 acquisition prizes

4. 31 Oct 2026

   Anthology Cover Art Competition 2026

   Anthology MagazineInternational (online submission)

   Competition€500 + magazine cover

5. 31 Oct 2026

   AKC Family Dog Photo Contest 2026

   American Kennel ClubUnited States

   CompetitionFree to apply$500 / $250 / $150

6. 31 Oct 2026

   Voices and Visibility: Women, Art, and Political Change — Kawartha Art Gallery 2026 Annual Juried Exhibition, Ontario, up to $1,000 in Awards

   Kawartha Art GalleryKawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario, Canada

   Competition$1,000 / $500 / 2 × $250

7. 31 Oct 2026

   CPB International Photography Open Call 2026–27 (Edition 3) — Exhibition in a Public Space in Chennai and a SIGMA Lens Prize, Open to Anyone Worldwide

   Chennai Photo Biennale FoundationChennai, India

   CompetitionSIGMA 35mm f1.4 lens (single image and photo series prizes)

8. 31 Oct 2026

   The Salopian Open 2026 — Open Exhibition at Gateway Gallery, Shrewsbury, Solo Show Prize

   Gateway GalleryThe Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK

   CompetitionSolo exhibition for the overall winner

9. 31 Oct 2026

   87th International Photographic Salon of Japan

   The All-Japan Association of Photographic SocietiesJapan (National Touring Exhibition)

   Competition

10. 31 Oct 2026

    Pride Photo 2027 — International Photography Contest

    Pride Photo FoundationAmsterdam, Netherlands

    CompetitionFree to applySelection for the collection and the foundation's touring exhibition

11. 31 Oct 2026

    Form Photo Award × UNSEEN 2027

    Form MagazineRotterdam, Netherlands (UNSEEN at Art Rotterdam)

    CompetitionExhibition at UNSEEN 2027

12. 31 Oct 2026

    SCAF Emerging Artist Award 2027: TENSION — £1,000 Prize and Exhibition at Dean Clough, Halifax, for Yorkshire Artists

    Scott Creative Arts FoundationDean Clough Mill, Halifax, Yorkshire, UK

    CompetitionFree to apply£1,000 first prize; £175 to 9 finalists

13. 1 Nov 2026

    2026 Holiday Art Competition

    The Delaplaine Arts CenterFrederick, MD, USA (The Delaplaine Arts Center)

    Competition$1,000 Judges' Choice

14. 1 Nov 2026

    Farouk Hosny Foundation Arts Awards 2027 — Photography Award, EGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000 (Egyptian Nationals up to 40)

    Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & ArtsCairo, Egypt

    CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000

15. 1 Nov 2026

    XLVIII Concurso Nacional de Arte Joven 2026 — CLP 3,000,000 Acquisition Prize, Universidad de Valparaíso (Chile, Under 35, Free)

    Universidad de ValparaísoSala El Farol, Valparaíso, Chile

    CompetitionFree to applyCLP 3,000,000 top prize; CLP 2,000,000; 3 × 500,000

16. 1 Nov 2026

    .ART Award 2026 — $15,000 Grand Prize for Documenting the Creative Process, Plus an AR Prize and Premium Domain

    .ARTOnline; winners shown at bitforms gallery, Miami

    CompetitionFree to apply$15,000 Grand Prize; $50,000+ total

17. 1 Nov 2026

    Environmental Photography Award 2027 — Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

    Prince Albert II of Monaco FoundationMonaco

    CompetitionFree to apply€5,000 grand prize; €1,000 per category winner

18. 3 Nov 2026

    HERALBONY Art Prize — International Award for Artists with Disabilities, JPY 3 Million Grand Prize, Free Entry, Deadline 3 November 2026

    HERALBONYOnline application; finalists shown in Japan

    CompetitionJPY 3 million Grand Prize, plus jury and corporate prizes

19. 4 Nov 2026

    Next Generation: University Art Competition 2026 — for Indiana College Students, Honeywell Clark Gallery

    Honeywell Arts & EntertainmentClark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USA

    CompetitionBest of Show $175; places $85–$150

20. 6 Nov 2026

    Crocker Kingsley 2027

    Blue Line ArtsRoseville, CA, USA (Blue Line Arts; Crocker Art Museum selection)

    Competition$5,500 in prizes; top $2,000

21. 7 Nov 2026

    The 2027 CVG Show — 20th Annual Juried Competition for Washington and Oregon Artists, Bremerton

    Collective Visions GalleryCollective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, Washington, USA

    CompetitionOver $10,000 in cash and purchase prizes

22. 10 Nov 2026

    Lessedra 17th International Painting & Mixed Media Competition — Small Works up to 15 × 15 cm, Sofia

    Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art ProjectsSofia, Bulgaria

    CompetitionUSD 300 / 100 / 100 prizes + Sofia exhibition

23. 12 Nov 2026

    Malamegi Lab Art Prize — Venice '27: 12 Finalists, Group Show in Venice, €1,000 Prize and Acquisition

    Malamegi LabVenice, Italy (final exhibition at Imagoars, Campo del Ghetto Vecchio)

    Competition€1,000 cash + acquisition up to €2,000

24. 15 Nov 2026

    Kulturpreis 2026 der Kulturstiftung Havelland — €3,000 Visual Arts Prize for Artists from Havelland (Self-Nomination Possible)

    Kulturstiftung HavellandHavelland, Brandenburg, Germany

    Competition€3,000 + sculpture

25. 17 Nov 2026

    SELF — Self Portraits Beyond Likeness, Decagon Gallery Online Exhibition (Juror Douglas Beasley)

    Decagon GalleryOnline — decagongallery.com

    Competition$1,000 total cash awards

26. 19 Nov 2026

    2027 Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program: Thrive — Kennedy Center

    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsUnited States (touring exhibition)

    Competition$3,000 stipend + touring exhibition

27. 20 Nov 2026

    GO GREEN — Art Fluent Online Juried Exhibition ($750 Best of Show)

    Art FluentOnline — art-fluent.com (Art Fluent, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

    CompetitionBest of Show $750; two awards of $250

28. 20 Nov 2026

    Kerkini Wetlands Photo Award 2026

    Kerkini Wetlands Photo AwardLake Kerkini National Park, Greece

    Competition€1,000 Photo of the Year

29. 22 Nov 2026

    Talents Contemporains 16 — Water: €15,000 Acquisition Prize and up to €50,000 Production, Fondation François Schneider

    Fondation François SchneiderWattwiller, Alsace, France (Centre d'art de la Fondation François Schneider)

    CompetitionFree to apply€15,000 per laureate (€8,000 for editioned works)

30. 23 Nov 2026

    World Sports Photography Awards 2027

    World Sports Photography AwardsWorldwide

    CompetitionFree to applyCategory, overall and emerging awards

31. 25 Nov 2026

    AUTOPORTRAIT 2026 Portrait Prize — PLAY, with FORMAT27

    Kuala Lumpur International PhotoawardsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Derby, United Kingdom

    CompetitionFree to apply1st €1,000; 2nd €500; 3rd €300

32. 25 Nov 2026

    Svenska Fotobokspriset 2027 — SEK 40,000 for the Best Swedish Photobook (+ Artist Book Prize SEK 20,000)

    Svenska Fotografers FörbundStockholm, Sweden

    CompetitionSEK 40,000 (nominees SEK 10,000)

33. 27 Nov 2026

    Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Student Competition

    World Photography OrganisationOnline; exhibition in London

    CompetitionFree to applySony equipment for the winner; ~€30,000 kit for their school

34. 30 Nov 2026

    2nd Artplaner Prize — Free Postcard Art Competition, Top 30 Shown at Galerie Lächelt, Wismar

    ArtplanerGalerie Lächelt, Wismar, Germany (entries by post)

    CompetitionFree to apply€300 / €200 / €100 / €75 / €50

35. 30 Nov 2026

    Anthology Photography Competition 2026 — «The World As You See It»

    Anthology MagazineInternational (online submission)

    Competition€500 + editorial coverage

36. 30 Nov 2026

    61st CAIN National Show 2027, Del Mar College — $10,000 in Purchase Awards, Juror Jamie Bates

    Del Mar CollegeJoseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

    Competition$10,000 in purchase awards

37. 1 Dec 2026

    37th Memorial María Luisa — International Mountain, Nature and Adventure Photo & Video Contest

    Memorial María LuisaInfiesto and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

    Competition€5,000 overall winner; €3,000 best video

38. 1 Dec 2026

    NPRB Photography Awards 2026 — Alaska Marine Ecosystems, Free Entry, $1,000 Photo Story Prize

    North Pacific Research BoardAnchorage, Alaska, USA

    CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 photo story + 3 × $700 categories + youth $300/$100

39. 4 Dec 2026

    FIBA Photo Contest 2026 (10th Edition) — Three CHF 2,000 Category Prizes and a Trip to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar 2027

    FIBA FoundationOnline (organiser based in Mies, Switzerland)

    Competition3 × CHF 2,000 in equipment + trip

40. 7 Dec 2026

    BBA Artist Prize 2027

    BBA GalleryBerlin, Germany

    Competition€1,000 + solo show at BBA Gallery