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CONTESTS/GRANTS/FESTIVALS
Contests are a little random, it depends on what that year's judges likes. Thus surprises happen all the time. Don't be intimidated, enter and only tell people when you get in! Raise your profile.
If you make finalist of any, please send us an email, as we will start a new section giving further publicity to people who use our service to achieve. We are all about making Victoria one of the Photo Capitals of the world.
If you make finalist of any, please send us an email, as we will start a new section giving further publicity to people who use our service to achieve. We are all about making Victoria one of the Photo Capitals of the world.
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Contests
Books
Festivals
Residencies
Portfolios/bodies of work.
Grants
OpenCall Exhibitions
Workshop
Life changing
Contests
Books
Festivals
Residencies
Portfolios/bodies of work.
Grants
OpenCall Exhibitions
Workshop
Life changing
AUGUST DEADLINE
CASE Incubator National Residency Program
Who: Australian artists
Deadline: 28 August 2026
Entry Fee: no mention
Theme: socially engaged
Why Enter: residency programs in Sydney, artist fees
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Who: Australian artists
Deadline: 28 August 2026
Entry Fee: no mention
Theme: socially engaged
Why Enter: residency programs in Sydney, artist fees
Link
Indian Photo Festival
Deadline: 30 August 2026
Entry Fee: No Cost
Theme: Open
Why Enter: Having your work shown in an international festival.
Link
Deadline: 30 August 2026
Entry Fee: No Cost
Theme: Open
Why Enter: Having your work shown in an international festival.
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Rupert Bunny Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship
Deadline: 30 August 2026
Entry Fee: not mentioned
Theme: Open
Why Enter: AUD30k to conduct research and development that expands artist’s skills or thinking, particularly towards producing a major artwork or work that you produce. This should make a significant contribution to the field of contemporary visual art and exhibit within the City of Port Phillip.
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Deadline: 30 August 2026
Entry Fee: not mentioned
Theme: Open
Why Enter: AUD30k to conduct research and development that expands artist’s skills or thinking, particularly towards producing a major artwork or work that you produce. This should make a significant contribution to the field of contemporary visual art and exhibit within the City of Port Phillip.
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Photo Access Gallery Program 2027 EOI
Who: no mention
Deadline: 30 August 2026
Entry Fee: no mention
Theme: open and themed: connection
Why Enter: exhibition
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Who: no mention
Deadline: 30 August 2026
Entry Fee: no mention
Theme: open and themed: connection
Why Enter: exhibition
Link
SEPTEMBER DEADLINE
The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant 2026
Deadline: 1 September 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: Photojournalist or photo students who have not reached 25 years
Why Enter: GBP10k to make your project and an amazing amount of support both during and after.
Link
Deadline: 1 September 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: Photojournalist or photo students who have not reached 25 years
Why Enter: GBP10k to make your project and an amazing amount of support both during and after.
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Open Call Solo Artists Copenhagen Photo Festival 2027
Deadline: 2 September 2026
Entry Fee: Euro29
Theme: Frie hænder | Free Hands
Why Enter: A solo exhibition in the heart of Copenhagen, a fee and financial support to travel and accomodation
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Deadline: 2 September 2026
Entry Fee: Euro29
Theme: Frie hænder | Free Hands
Why Enter: A solo exhibition in the heart of Copenhagen, a fee and financial support to travel and accomodation
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LSI 2026 Photography Grant
Deadline: 5 September 2026
Entry Fee: USD35
Theme: to be seen. What becomes possible when a person, story, or community is truly seen. (Any camera may be used)
Why Enter: Grant Amount: $7500 USD and a Leica Camera and Lens. Gallery showing in Paris.
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Deadline: 5 September 2026
Entry Fee: USD35
Theme: to be seen. What becomes possible when a person, story, or community is truly seen. (Any camera may be used)
Why Enter: Grant Amount: $7500 USD and a Leica Camera and Lens. Gallery showing in Paris.
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Moonee Valley City Council: Exhibit with Incinerator Gallery in 2027
Who: Open
Deadline: 5 September 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: connection to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung place
Why Enter: exhibition, money prize
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Who: Open
Deadline: 5 September 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: connection to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung place
Why Enter: exhibition, money prize
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2026 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards
Deadline: 5 September 2026
Entry Fee: USD30-60
Theme: Completed Book
Why Enter: Organised by Paris Photo and Aperture + USD10K books shown at Paris Photo!
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Deadline: 5 September 2026
Entry Fee: USD30-60
Theme: Completed Book
Why Enter: Organised by Paris Photo and Aperture + USD10K books shown at Paris Photo!
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FORMAT27 Open Call: PLAY
Deadline: 7 September 2026
Entry Fee: Euro27
Theme: Play
Why Enter: M A one year exhibition at Paavillon des Lettres, a literary hotel in Paris. an exhibition during FORMAT27, artist fee of £1000, travel costs up to £300, accommodation during opening weekend
Deadline: 7 September 2026
Entry Fee: Euro27
Theme: Play
Why Enter: M A one year exhibition at Paavillon des Lettres, a literary hotel in Paris. an exhibition during FORMAT27, artist fee of £1000, travel costs up to £300, accommodation during opening weekend
Photo Vogue: Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion
Deadline: 11 September 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: work that expresses a clear point of view, whether through the ideas it explores, the emotions it evokes, or the strength of its visual language.
Why Enter: $12,000 in total grants awarded to three artists. Presentation at the next PhotoVogue Festival. Participation in PhotoVogue Virtual Portfolio Reviews
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Deadline: 11 September 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: work that expresses a clear point of view, whether through the ideas it explores, the emotions it evokes, or the strength of its visual language.
Why Enter: $12,000 in total grants awarded to three artists. Presentation at the next PhotoVogue Festival. Participation in PhotoVogue Virtual Portfolio Reviews
Link
Martin Parr Foundation Awards 2026
Deadline: 14 September 2026
Entry Fee: GBP10 (for three images)
Theme: Street Fashion
Why Enter: The winner will receive a 20x24" print from Martin Parr's iconic series, The Last Resort, and have your image exhibited in MPF gallery window, website & Instagram.
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Deadline: 14 September 2026
Entry Fee: GBP10 (for three images)
Theme: Street Fashion
Why Enter: The winner will receive a 20x24" print from Martin Parr's iconic series, The Last Resort, and have your image exhibited in MPF gallery window, website & Instagram.
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Changing Asia 2026
Deadline: 20 September 2026
Entry Fee: free
Theme: visual storytelling of Asia’s metamorphosis.
Why Enter: Exhibitions in several Asian cities.
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Deadline: 20 September 2026
Entry Fee: free
Theme: visual storytelling of Asia’s metamorphosis.
Why Enter: Exhibitions in several Asian cities.
Link
The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture
Who: Open
Deadline: 23 September 2026
Entry Fee: USD65
Theme: limit-20 submissions, new vision in photographic portraiture.
Why Enter: USD20,000 cash prize, publications
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Who: Open
Deadline: 23 September 2026
Entry Fee: USD65
Theme: limit-20 submissions, new vision in photographic portraiture.
Why Enter: USD20,000 cash prize, publications
Link
OCTOBER DEADLINE
CitiesToBe Photo Award 26
Who: Open
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: The role of "Third Places" in the contemporary city — spaces of informal, open, and egalitarian social interaction that are neither home nor workplace.
Why Enter: winner - €1,500 and 5 finalists - €500 each — acquisitive. photo essays on citiestobe.com
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Who: Open
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: The role of "Third Places" in the contemporary city — spaces of informal, open, and egalitarian social interaction that are neither home nor workplace.
Why Enter: winner - €1,500 and 5 finalists - €500 each — acquisitive. photo essays on citiestobe.com
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CitiesToBe Photo Award 26
Who: Open
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: cThe role of "Third Places" in the contemporary city — spaces of informal, open, and egalitarian social interaction that are neither home nor workplace.
Why Enter: winner - €1,500 and 5 finalists - €500 each — acquisitive. photo essays on citiestobe.com
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Who: Open
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: cThe role of "Third Places" in the contemporary city — spaces of informal, open, and egalitarian social interaction that are neither home nor workplace.
Why Enter: winner - €1,500 and 5 finalists - €500 each — acquisitive. photo essays on citiestobe.com
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The Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence in collaboration with GOST Books
Deadline: 1 October 2026
Entry Fee: GBP50
Theme: Documentary Photography, Photojournalism
Why Enter: A photo book published by GOST Books. Expenses paid trip to oversee printing in Verona. Work published by The Guardian. £5,000 towards project
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Deadline: 1 October 2026
Entry Fee: GBP50
Theme: Documentary Photography, Photojournalism
Why Enter: A photo book published by GOST Books. Expenses paid trip to oversee printing in Verona. Work published by The Guardian. £5,000 towards project
Link
VI Barcelona Human Rights International Photo Festival
Deadline: 10 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro 5
Theme: human rights photo projects of 15 photos.
Why Enter: Euro3k plus images exhibited on the streets of Barcelona.
Link
Deadline: 10 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro 5
Theme: human rights photo projects of 15 photos.
Why Enter: Euro3k plus images exhibited on the streets of Barcelona.
Link
Earth Partner Prize 2026 - an open call for climate-focused art
Who: 14-30 year old artists
Deadline: 8 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
Why Enter: upto 10k (USD I think)
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Who: 14-30 year old artists
Deadline: 8 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: climate justice, corporate greenwashing, material innovation, wildlife and ecosystem conservation, grassroots activism, intersectional environmentalism, regeneration, the physical and mental impacts of the climate crisis, and nature-based wisdom.
Why Enter: upto 10k (USD I think)
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Barcelona Human Rights International Photo Festival
Who: open
Deadline: 10 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL JUSTICE
Why Enter: euro3k plus being part of festival in Barcelona and catalogue.
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Who: open
Deadline: 10 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL JUSTICE
Why Enter: euro3k plus being part of festival in Barcelona and catalogue.
Link
XIV Premio Galicia de Fotografía Contemporánea
Who: Open
Deadline: 12 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro22
Theme: Free theme
Why enter: Production of Exhibition or a Book.
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Who: Open
Deadline: 12 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro22
Theme: Free theme
Why enter: Production of Exhibition or a Book.
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Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award 2026
Who: Worldwide
Deadline: 12 October 2025
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: Health, humanitarian action, international cooperation, emergencies, social exclusion, migration, refuge, conflict, inequality, or human rights violations.
Why Enter: Euro6000.
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Who: Worldwide
Deadline: 12 October 2025
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: Health, humanitarian action, international cooperation, emergencies, social exclusion, migration, refuge, conflict, inequality, or human rights violations.
Why Enter: Euro6000.
Link
W. Eugene Smith Grant
Deadline: 13 October 2026
Entry Fee: USD50
Theme: Concerned photography
Why Enter: USD30K+ and super prestige
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Deadline: 13 October 2026
Entry Fee: USD50
Theme: Concerned photography
Why Enter: USD30K+ and super prestige
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W. Eugene Smith Student Grant
Deadline: 13 October 2026
Entry Fee: USD10
Theme: Concerned photography
Why Enter: USD5K+ and super prestige
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Deadline: 13 October 2026
Entry Fee: USD10
Theme: Concerned photography
Why Enter: USD5K+ and super prestige
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Street Photography Barcelona 2a 2026
Deadline: 15 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro10-40
Theme: Street photography
Why Enter: your work in Barcelona
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Deadline: 15 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro10-40
Theme: Street photography
Why Enter: your work in Barcelona
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Raccont’arti - Contemporary Photography Award 2026
Who: Open
Deadline: 16 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: Beyond the visible: the image of absence. Open for one project 10-30 images
Why Enter: Euro3k and group exhibition in Castelfiorentino
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Who: Open
Deadline: 16 October 2026
Entry Fee: no cost
Theme: Beyond the visible: the image of absence. Open for one project 10-30 images
Why Enter: Euro3k and group exhibition in Castelfiorentino
Link
Street Photography Barcelona Contest 2nd Edition
Deadline: 16 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro 10/40
Theme: Street photography
Why Enter: Euro500, a gallery exhibition in Barcelona and a hotel in Ibiza for the projection of your work there… come on Ibiza…
Link
Deadline: 16 October 2026
Entry Fee: Euro 10/40
Theme: Street photography
Why Enter: Euro500, a gallery exhibition in Barcelona and a hotel in Ibiza for the projection of your work there… come on Ibiza…
Link
NOVEMBER DEADLINE
Form Photo Award x UNSEEN
Who: Emerging photographers
Deadline: 1 November 2025
Entry Fee: If selected EURO35
Theme: Open
Why Enter: projects presented at UNSEEN 2027 during Art Rotterdam
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Who: Emerging photographers
Deadline: 1 November 2025
Entry Fee: If selected EURO35
Theme: Open
Why Enter: projects presented at UNSEEN 2027 during Art Rotterdam
Link
Monochrome Awards
Who: Worldwide
Deadline: 15 November 2026 (final)
Entry Fee: USD 18 - 27 (single)
Theme: Monochrome
Why Enter: Money, exposure and published in a book.
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Who: Worldwide
Deadline: 15 November 2026 (final)
Entry Fee: USD 18 - 27 (single)
Theme: Monochrome
Why Enter: Money, exposure and published in a book.
Link
OPEN CALLS
XYZ Photo Gallery
What: We would like to know about all considered photography in Victoria
Deadline: open
Cost: no initial costs (options if selected)
Theme: open
Why Enter: This is a gallery set up to provide to local photographers/artists working in photo-media, a gallery experience that the director would have liked when he started out.
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What: We would like to know about all considered photography in Victoria
Deadline: open
Cost: no initial costs (options if selected)
Theme: open
Why Enter: This is a gallery set up to provide to local photographers/artists working in photo-media, a gallery experience that the director would have liked when he started out.
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