Italian artist based between Sweden and Italy; works across photography, video, sculpture and text, with the Lekhallen series staged in a Göteborg housing complex playroom.
Italian documentary photographer examining gender, conflict, and human rights across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
Honourable mentions
5
Special Mention 2026
Vera van Almen
Isabelle Ehrler
Maria Lax
NetherlandsVera van AlmenVisual artist in ’s-Hertogenbosch working camera-less with analogue light-sensitive processes.Places I Have Never Been
MoroccoIsabelle EhrlerPolaroid photographer based in Marrakech; series Le grain de beauté du Saint documents Morocco’s sacred shrines.Le grain de beauté du Saint
Finalists
18
Anya TsarukOpen Call finalist 2026
Alain LicariOpen Call finalist 2026
D. M. TerblancheOpen Call finalist 2026
Briac Le MilinaireOpen Call finalist 2026
Eddo HartmannOpen Call finalist 2026
Jon CuadrosOpen Call finalist 2026
Laura PannackOpen Call finalist 2026
Mario ErmoliOpen Call finalist 2026
Mohammad Rakibul HasanOpen Call finalist 2026
Monsieur CollodionOpen Call finalist 2026
Nicola MuirheadOpen Call finalist 2026
Nora ObergeschwandnerOpen Call finalist 2026
Su CassianoOpen Call finalist 2026
FinlandMaria LaxFinnish photographer and director based in London; work blends folklore, colour, and experimental image-making.Special Mention 2026; Open Call finalist
United KingdomLaura PannackLondon-based photographer known for long-form portraiture and social documentary projects.Open Call finalist 2026
NetherlandsEddo HartmannDutch photographer working on long-form documentary series including Setting the Stage and Here Lives My Home.Open Call finalist 2026
BangladeshMohammad Rakibul HasanBangladeshi documentary photographer and filmmaker focused on climate change, migration, and social justice.Open Call finalist 2026
UkraineAnya TsarukUkrainian photographer exploring identity, memory, and post-Soviet landscapes in long-form documentary work.Open Call finalist 2026
Prizes, shows and programme
exhibition
10th InCadaqués Photo Festival, 8–25 October 2026, Cadaqués
prize
Open Call winner €1,000; 14 finalists €150 each; Women Photography and New Realities awards €1,000; three Special Mentions €300
What the call offered
Exhibition in Cadaqués; Women Photography, New Realities, and Instagram prizes; VIP passes and InPhoto app premium.
Who could apply
Photographic projects/series worldwide; 20 selected for 2026 festival exhibition circuit.
Spain
NetherlandsVera van AlmenVisual artist in ’s-Hertogenbosch working camera-less with analogue light-sensitive processes.Places I Have Never Been
MoroccoIsabelle EhrlerPolaroid photographer based in Marrakech; series Le grain de beauté du Saint documents Morocco’s sacred shrines.Le grain de beauté du Saint
FinlandMaria LaxFinnish photographer and director based in London; work blends folklore, colour, and experimental image-making.Special Mention 2026; Open Call finalist
United KingdomLaura PannackLondon-based photographer known for long-form portraiture and social documentary projects.Open Call finalist 2026
BangladeshMohammad Rakibul HasanBangladeshi documentary photographer and filmmaker focused on climate change, migration, and social justice.Open Call finalist 2026
UkraineAnya TsarukUkrainian photographer exploring identity, memory, and post-Soviet landscapes in long-form documentary work.Open Call finalist 2026