March 2026
95 calls with deadlines in March 2026 — all closed.
Incandescent Zine — Color Film Photography
Bi-annual zine exclusively for color film photography. No digital. Published by Pine Island Press, Portland, Oregon.
Curatory Magazine Vol. 15 — Open Call
International print and online magazine seeking artists working in any visual medium. Featured in print and digital editions.
Musée du quai Branly Photography Award 2026
Grant for non-European artists to create photographic works for the museum's permanent collection. €30,000 each.
10. Merck-Preis der Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie · Darmstadt Days of Photography
Festival seeking projects exploring 'unstable presence' through direct contact with reality.
Temporary Storage · Container Media
Online photo-based exhibition exploring duration, process, and time as material.
Linkshouse Residency — Pier Arts Centre Orkney · Visual Arts Scotland
Month-long funded residency in Birsay, Orkney. Includes accommodation, £2,200 stipend, and travel bursary.
Athens Photo Festival 2026
Major international festival at Benaki Museum. ~80 artists exhibited across 3,000+ sqm. Production costs covered.
Photo Laureate 2026 · Saint Petersburg Month of Photography
One photographer selected to document Tampa Bay for one year. Solo exhibition at Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
Discovery Art Fair Cologne - Art Fair Spot · New & Abstract Gallery Berlin
Exclusive art fair spot at Discovery Art Fair Cologne at the New & Abstract booth. Abstract and contemporary art.
Seeing America · Viewpoint Photographic Art Center
Celebrating 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Exhibition during Photography Month Sacramento.
Organ Vida 14 - Happy Spiraling
Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb. €300 artist fee, mentorship, travel and accommodation covered.
Innovate Grants - Winter $1,800 Grants
Two $1,800 quarterly grants for visual artists and photographers. Twelve honorable mentions also featured.
Call for Artists 2026 · Tampa International Airport
Building internationally acclaimed collection at Tampa International Airport. Eight new locations available.
Solo Exhibition April 2026 · All About Photo
Monthly featured photographer showcase with global audience visibility. April 2026 in La Jolla, CA.
Dek Unu Magazine - Monthly Artist Feature
International not-for-profit journal publishing one accomplished artist monthly in print and online.
this place is strange · midwest nice art
Virtual exhibition seeking the weird underbelly of place — folklore, rust belt decay, uncanny moments.
Bourse Laurent Troude 2026
Photojournalism grant for photographers under 30 with a project on French territory. €8,000 prize.
Solstice Magazine Issue 71 — Editorial Submissions
Fashion and editorial photography for publication in Issue 71 of this London-based fashion magazine.
Multi-Exposed · Praxis Photo Arts Center
Exploring time overlaps and memory through photography. Exhibition in Minneapolis, MN.
Premio Mila 2026 · Malerba Fund
Supporting Italian or Italy-based artists under 40. Winner receives €3,000 acquisition prize for permanent collection.
Creatura Magazine Issue 02 — What We Call Home
Indie print magazine exploring the idea of home — not only as physical space but as emotional territory.
CPG Mentorship Programme 2026 · Centre de la Photographie Genève
1:1 mentoring with established photographers and curators over six months. CHF 500 project support included.
Lobster Club Artist Residency 2026
Weeklong summer residency at Camp Singers in Delhi, New York — 88 acres with restored 1870s lodge. Group show in NYC.
Foto Tallinn 2026 Art Fair
Estonia's only international art fair dedicated to contemporary photography. At Kai Art Centre in Tallinn.
10x10 Photobooks Research Grants Cycle 5
Three $2,500 grants supporting research on photobooks from Africa and its diaspora.
SVĚTOVA 1 Artist Residency 2026
One-month residency for emerging artists in Prague. Studio, production budget, travel, and exhibition opportunity.
Whimsical · A Photographer's Place
Seeking work that surprises and delights through playful storytelling, surreal elements, and unexpected juxtapositions.
Fast Forward: Analog Photography as a Third Space · Los Angeles Center for Photography
Analog-only submissions exploring how photography creates space for camaraderie and interaction.
The Human Portrait · Photo Artfolio
Global online exhibit honoring portraiture in all forms — documentary, fine art, street, conceptual, and experimental.
Brussels Street Photography Festival 2026
International street photography competition with Singles and Series tracks. Exhibition in Brussels, May 2026.
BOTANICAL Photography Exhibit · Dusk Gallery
Beyond documentation — seeking character in a leaf, architecture in a seedpod. All styles welcome. Santa Fe, NM.
MUSE Photography Awards 2026 · International Awards Associate
International competition across 14+ categories. Professional and Amateur divisions. Winners featured on Muse.World.
Blank Wall Gallery — Street Photography
Candid, spontaneous street photography capturing city life. Free to submit. Exhibition in Athens.
Portfolio 2026 · Atlanta Photography Group
Juried exhibition for cohesive bodies of work. Juror: Natasha Egan (MoCP). Winner eligible for $4,000 purchase award.
International Color Awards 2026
19th annual international color photography competition. 235+ title awards across 35 categories.
The Idle Class — Photography Issue
Open call for photographers of all genres for the upcoming Photography Issue of The Idle Class Magazine.
Solo Statement — Doesn't Play Well with Others · Bushwick Gallery
One-night solo takeover of Bushwick Gallery in Brooklyn. Full transformation of the space by a single artist.
The Woman Artist Award — 6th Edition · Arts to Hearts Project
Global art prize celebrating emerging and mid-career women artists. Open theme, any medium including photography.
Nature 2026 · Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Exploring how we interact with nature — beauty, power, cruelty, and influence on daily life. Glasgow gallery exhibition.
Future Days 2026 · Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Open theme asking photographers to represent their vision of the future, hopeful or fearful. Glasgow gallery exhibition.
The Magic of Light - Photography Open Call · Art/Space 114
Film, digital, and alternative process photography including hybrid approaches. Exhibition in Los Angeles.
COLOR Photography Exhibit · Decode Gallery
Exploring color as one of the most powerful storytelling tools. Bold, subtle, vibrant, or muted. Tucson, AZ.
Provoke USA — Open Call · Domino Film Photo Magazine
Photography zine inspired by the Japanese Provoke movement — destabilizing certainty, revealing a world beyond language.
Prix Révélation SAIF x La Kabine 2026
Award for emerging contemporary photography. €2,000 prize plus exhibition during Festival OFF Arles.
Inspired by Classics — Golden Duck Gallery
Contemporary art engaging with classical art traditions. Physical exhibition in Budapest, online in Vienna and New York.
Contemporary Trends in Beauty · L.A. Photo Curator
Handcrafted prints using alternative photographic processes. Final print must be handmade. No AI-generated images.
Centrale Festival Open Call 2026
Seeking 16 artists under 30 in photography and video art. Exhibition in Fano, Italy, June 2026.
Form Photo Award 2026
Annual prize for contemporary image-making. Top 5 exhibit at photo basel during Art Basel Week, June 2026.
Head On Photo Festival 2026
Major international festival in Sydney. AUD 80,000 prize pool across Portrait, Landscape, and Exposure categories.
Paradajs Photo Fest 2026 — Welcome to Paradise
Exploring paradise in unconventional ways. Grand Prix: €2,000 + one-month residency in Banská Štiavnica.
SUB(SCAPE) — Manifest Gallery Season 22
Themed exhibition exploring what lies beneath the visible — structural, psychological, or social systems. Cincinnati.
Artist in Residence Program 2026 · TILT Institute
Four-week residency advancing contemporary photography. $3,000 honorarium plus ink/paper credit and travel support.
KH7 Artspace — Exhibitions 2026
Solo or group exhibition proposals for the second half of 2026. All artistic disciplines welcome. Aarhus, Denmark.
BBA Photography Prize 2026
International photography prize. First prize: solo exhibition at BBA Gallery Berlin in 2027 and Artsy profile.
Photographers Without Borders Revolutionary Storyteller Grant
Three $5,000 grants for impact-driven photography projects focused on environment and climate change.
Abstract Visions · Artdoc Photography Magazine
Abstraction as a way of seeing, sensing, and surviving. Projects communicating through atmosphere, rhythm, and form.
Color/less — Cambridge Photography Gallery
Dedicated to color and its absence. Any approach to constructing the color space of the image welcome.
HNDL Magazine — PRIDE Issue
Indie publication by and for neurodivergent, disabled, and chronically ill creatives. Accepting photography and more.
Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award 2026 · International Women's Media Foundation
Honoring courageous photojournalism by women, nonbinary, and gender-diverse creatives. Named after Pulitzer winner.
KYOTOGRAPHIE International Portfolio Review 2026
Portfolio review with world-class experts in Kyoto. Fujifilm Award and KYOTOGRAPHIE x Dazed Award for emerging work.
Bibin Photography Magazine #5 — Body, Form & Condition
Quarterly magazine from Afghanistan. Issue #5 explores the body through formalist reading — volume, surface, condition.
Penumbra Foundation Workspace Residency 2026
6–8 week NYC residency with $7,000 honorarium. Darkrooms, digital labs, and studio space at Penumbra Foundation.
Penumbra Foundation Risograph Publication Residency
Residency to produce a small edition risograph photobook at Penumbra's NYC facilities. No prior experience required.
Somewhere I Have Never Travelled — Group Exhibition · Art + Everywhere / Behind VA Shadows
Exploring place as memory and memory as place. All mediums welcome. Exhibition in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA.
Field Notes — Aurea Photogallery
Photographs as visual observations — moments collected while moving through the world. Online exhibition with catalogue.
Life Framer — Black & White
Monthly competition judged by Léa Thouin. Winners exhibited in New York, Tokyo, Milan, and Arles. $24,000 annual prizes.
On the Block - Street & Urban Photography · Lucie Foundation
Celebrating unposed, unfiltered street moments revealing quiet truths and vivid stories of urban life.
Photographic Exploration Project: ENTANGLEMENT · PEP Photography
Exploring intricate webs of connections from intimate relationships to global systems. Group exhibition in Berlin.
The Process Room - Open Call for Workshops & Artworks · Alternative Processes
Workshops and artworks exploring alternative photographic processes. With Photobook Cafe.
Mini Artist Grant for Emerging & Mid-Career Artists · Photo Trouvee Magazine
Grant for emerging and mid-career artists working with found photography and alternative processes.
Colour Calendar Event · AlternativePhotography.com
Annual event inviting artists to introduce colour into monochrome alternative processes — cyanotype, chemigram, anthotype.
FotoSlovo Award 2026
International competition. Prizes: €2,000 cash, exhibitions, Limassol Biennale, magazine feature, book production.
Ephemere Photobook Grant 2026
100% production coverage for an eco-conscious monograph published in Japan. Airfare to Tokyo for launch included.
2026 Street Photo Award · The Independent Photographer
Monthly street photography competition. $1,000 winner prize, PBC Gallery London exhibition. $2,700 total pool.
A Stranger's Face: Travel Portraits (KLPA) · Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards
18th edition seeking travel portraits of strangers. Featured in Malaysian exhibition and international partner festivals.
AAP Magazine #56 Shadows · All About Photo
Mastering shadows in photography. $1,000 cash prize, publication, and global recognition.
Color, Culture, Continuum – An Asian American Mosaic · Asian American Museum of Orange County
Celebrating Asian American life through photography — identity, heritage, and community.
Night Works · Decagon Gallery
Seeking images made after dark where night is not simply a setting but an active collaborator.
Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 Solo Exhibitions · SRO Photo Gallery, Texas Tech University
Six to eight solo exhibitions plus four moving image exhibitions. All styles welcome. Lubbock, Texas.
Sirmione Photo Residency 2026 · Comune di Sirmione
Two-week residency at Lake Garda. Mentorship from Andrea Holzherr and Ludovica Pellegatta (Magnum Photos).
9th Chania International Photo Festival · Blank Wall Gallery
International exhibition in Chania's historic Grand Arsenali. Selected photos printed and framed by the festival.
EuroNatur Photo Competition 2026
Nature photography for European residents. Winners published in EuroNatur magazine and 2027 wall calendar.
Griffin Museum — Self Published Photobook Exhibition 2026
16th annual exhibition showcasing up to 50 self-published photobooks at the Griffin Gallery, summer 2026.
Griffin Museum — Handmade Photobook Exhibition 2026
Exhibition for handcrafted photobooks where the artist's hand shapes the object itself.
Off The Clock 2026 · APA Los Angeles
15th annual curated competition for personal work. Juror: Chris Pichler (Nazraeli Press). 100 winners, printed catalogue.
FeelsZine Issue 26 — Desire
Canadian creative zine. Issue 26 themed around desire. Accepts photography, illustration, collage, and more.
Outdoor Photography Magazine — Creative Wildlife
Submit creative wildlife images for Outdoor Photography Magazine (UK). Winner receives Celestron binoculars.
Residency Program 2026 · Aurora PhotoCenter
Two-week residency for photo-based media at Herron School of Art + Design. $1,000 stipend. Darkroom facilities included.
People 2026 · Grid Photo Gallery
Exploring the human figure across all approaches — portraits, documentary, street, and studio. Online exhibition.
Outside the Box: Cameraless Photography · PhotoSynthesis
Photograms, chemigrams, lumen prints, cyanotypes, and composites blending camera and non-camera methods.
X ROID Bonn 2026 · The Stage Gallery
7th edition of the international instant art expo for Polaroid and Fuji Instax. Three-day exhibition in Bonn.
Fresh Legs 2026 · Galleri Heike Arndt DK
Annual group exhibition since 2013. Painting, sculpture, photography, film, and more. Two Berlin venues.
Ephemere Photo Journal Vol. 2 — Triplicities
Text-driven photo features exploring 'The Magic of Three.' Printed in a collectible large-format newsprint journal.
European Landscapes Open Call · Soft Publishing
Photographs of European landscapes for a printed photo book. No manipulated or AI-generated photos.
Northern Europe Landscapes Open Call · Soft Publishing
Northern European natural and rural landscapes (no buildings) for a printed photo book. No AI-generated photos.