LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026

Posted on 20 November 2025

Deadline
17 December 2025

Who may enter
The competition is open to all photographers over the age of 18.

Short description

The competition is organized by the LensCulture, a photography magazine based in Netherlands.

The competition focuses on art photography.

” This international call for entries aims to celebrate talented visual artists around the world who are using photographic processes and images to realize their creative ideas. Show us how you’re pushing the photographic medium, experimenting with different techniques or creative approaches to bring your artistic ideas to life. What’s new? What’s fresh? What’s exciting? Show us your art!

You may submit a single photos or series (in this case, your submission should work as a group, thematically or aesthetically).

Entry fees
You may submit one photo for free ($10 for each additional photo).
5 single image entries, judged individually (not as a series): $35.
Max 10 photographs, judged as a series: $45.

Prizes

SERIES AWARD WINNERS
1st Place: $3,500
2nd Place: $2,000
3rd Place: $1,000

SINGLE IMAGE AWARD WINNERS
1st Place: $2,000
2nd Place: $1,000
3rd Place: $500 

Competition website
Visit the official competition website for more information.