POLAROID: The Instant Image explores the instant photograph as both image and object. More than a picture, the instant print carries its own material logic—shaped by chemistry, scale, handling, and the visible traces of its development. Each work exists as a physical artifact, marked by immediacy and touch. This exhibition welcomes all analog instant formats, […]
At night, urban environments become spaces where movement and interaction coexist in complex, sometimes contradictory ways. Streets, squares, intersections, and public areas take on a different character after dark, where attention is guided as much by light as by human presence. “City Lights” invites submissions that engage with these conditions with clarity, attention, and intentionality. […]
Deadline: 10 February 2026
Entry fee: £20 for one showcased artwork. £30 for two showcased artworks. £35 for three showcased artworks.
The Photora Awards is more than just a photo contest – it’s a global celebration of creativity, vision, and storytelling through the art of photography. With 20 diverse categories including Street, Portrait, Landscape, Wildlife, Architecture, Minimalism, Astrophotography, and Smartphone, the competition welcomes photographers of all levels — from passionate amateurs to established professionals. Whether you […]
An archive of gazes that slow down, observe, and remember. An invitation to pause, to contemplate the landscape and the passing of time. The Slow Archive is a contemporary platform dedicated to photography and its slow, contemplative languages. We are looking for artists whose work reflects on time, landscape, and memory through a quiet and […]
Winning a photography competition is part skill and part luck. Skill and artistry are required for obvious reasons, but to be considered the very best from a cast of thousands comes down to what the judging panel ‘likes’. There’s nothing wrong with this approach – we all like the chance to be winners – but […]
Deadline: 7 October 2025
Entry fee: US$25 per entry - Every 5th entry is free until September 30
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is running an exhibition in January called Abandoned. Abandoned can be a physical or an emotional state. It can be something that has been forgotten or a feeling of being lost or left behind. For the Abandoned exhibition, we want to see your interpretation of the theme. This could be […]
A photograph is a (s)Light of Hand, a magic trick of sorts, conjured into being. Light is summoned and chemistry is concocted, making visible both the intangible and the corporeal. It is heart and mind, imagination and craft, melding together into an experience of life-altering alchemy. We here at our Collective and Gallery have a […]
The Denis Roussel Award is open to all photographers whose work is based on the historical/alternative photographic processes, including silver gelatin. No inkjet prints. All work must be made by the person submitting. No AI work is permitted due to future copywrite questions. A portfolio of seven well edited images and a written statement. In […]
For centuries now, the close relationship between art and science has offered new prospects in exploring and understanding reality through a dialogue that combines the observation, analysis, reflection and expression of human experiences, a dialogue that promotes new creative and experimental approaches to the investigative processes. In the era of technical reproducibility, the use of […]
Dreams offer a limitless canvas for photographers to explore inner landscapes, surreal visions, and the creative process itself. Whether emerging from the subconscious, inspired by fantasy, or rooted in personal reflection, these images possess a unique ability to transport viewers beyond reality and into the unknown. For this exhibition, we seek photographs that embody the […]
Deadline: 7 April 2025
Entry fee: $39 for the first 5 images, $6 for each additional image.
