Tag: Urban

The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is running an exhibition in October called Time. Time is one of the fundamental parts of photography, the speed at which an image can be captured can change the result of the image. But we don’t just want images that demonstrate photographic techniques, we want to see your interpretation of […]

The Architecture Photography Awards 2026 (APA) is an international competition celebrating excellence in architectural photography. Open to photographers worldwide, APA invites submissions across 23 diverse categories, from urban landscapes and interiors to abstract forms and minimalism. The competition brings together a global audience and an international jury of experienced photographers and industry professionals. Participants gain […]

Berlin Photo Awards is an international photography competition dedicated to discovering and promoting exceptional visual talent from around the world. With a strong focus on creativity, originality, and artistic expression, the award welcomes both emerging and professional photographers across a wide range of categories, including street photography, portrait, architecture, fine art, landscape, and more. Designed […]

Home / Away, the polarity being explored in this exhibition will be that between familiarity and novelty/otherness. Photography can capture the different feelings of the familiar, love, calm and comfort that we associate with the theme of home. This may be done by creating a feel of nostalgia with use of film photography, or by […]

What happens when the light fades? PhotoPlace Gallery invites submissions for After Dark, a juried exhibition celebrating photography made in the hours between dusk and dawn. We welcome a wide range of work, including night and Astro-landscapes, urban and street photography, architecture, long exposures, light painting or drawing, and experimental approaches. From the glow of […]

A portal suggests passage. It invites us to look through, step beyond, or imagine what lies on the other side. For Portals: New Perspectives, we invite photographs that explore openings, thresholds, and points of transition. Windows, doorways, mirrors, gates, archways, reflections, and frames within frames may serve as literal portals, while shifts in light, shadow, […]

The Impressum_AFFopencall competition is the ideal showcase for those who want to increase their visibility in front of an international audience and industry professionals. By participating, established and emerging photographers will have the opportunity to submit their work to a jury of excellence, compete for prestigious prizes, and benefit from investments aimed at the production […]

Call for Submissions: 2026 Penn IUR Global Photo Contest Sharing and Caring Cities: Portraits of Collective Urban Life Across the world, cities are shaped by what we share: our streets, our stories, our struggles, and our hopes. Sidewalk markets in Bogotá, commuter trains in Tokyo, neighborhood parks in Nairobi, waterfronts in Amsterdam, and streets in […]

Urban environment is the ideal stage for Street Photography. People wandering through the city are the subjects of photographers around. Most of the images are candid and spontaneous. Nobody worries whether the picture is sharp or blurred, in color or black and white. What truly matters is the city’s atmosphere and the presentation of everyday […]

What does your city look like when it starts to glow? Neon reflections, streetlights on wet pavement, high-rise windows, night crowds, quiet corners, or the buzz of motion in the dark. City Lights invites artists and photographers worldwide (18+) to celebrate urban life, architecture, and the moments that make a city feel alive.