October 2026
29 calls with deadlines in October 2026.
White: Absence of Color · Midwest Center for Photography
International achromatic photography exhibition at MWCP, Wichita. Explores the lightest end of the spectrum with minimal color.
Atlas of Ruins Vol.3 — Call for Photos · Reuse Italy
Photographs of architectural ruins from anywhere in the world for a printed book. Two registration tiers, prizes up to €1,200.
Artadia Awards 2026 — Atlanta
Unrestricted $15,000 grants for contemporary visual artists in Greater Atlanta. Two-round jury with studio visits.
CPA International Juried Exhibition 2026 · Center for Photographic Art
Annual CPA international juried show in Carmel. 45 photos selected, 8 cash awards over $6,000. Any subject; AI not accepted.
36th Annual All Florida Juried Art Show · MartinArts
Statewide Florida juried survey, 36th year, at Stuart's Court House Cultural Center — $1,000 in awards; photography editions allowed.
World Cyanotype Day · AlternativePhotography.com
Annual international celebration of the cyanotype process. Submit your cyanotype work to be featured.
Confirm Humanity: What Makes Us Real · Bushwick Gallery
Group show at Bushwick Gallery on the line between artificial and authentic — what makes us real in a digitized world. All mediums.
Earth Partner Prize 2026
Free climate-art prize for creatives 14–30 with GEF and Re:wild. Eight finalists win $10K, $5K or $2K; jury incl. Hans Ulrich Obrist.
VI Barcelona Human Rights International Photo Festival
Más Retina's 6th Barcelona festival on human-rights & justice photography. 15-image projects; €3,000 prize plus outdoor street exhibitions.
PhMuseum 2026 Women Photographers Grant
10th-edition grant for women and non-binary photographers: $11,000 cash, MPB vouchers, solo show at PhMuseum Lab and PhotoVogue screening.
Fine Art Photography Awards 2026/2027
13th edition — 20 categories from landscape to street. $3K professional / $2K amateur grand prizes. 15 international jurors.
Aesthetica Art Prize 2026
Contemporary art prize. Winners exhibited at major public gallery and published in Aesthetica Magazine.
W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography 2026
46th annual humanistic photography grant. $30,000 to the winner plus two $10,000 finalist grants. Up to 40 images; AI not accepted.
Raccont'Arti: Contemporary Photography Award 2026 · Castelfiorentino Prize for the Arts
Free call on 'the image of absence' — €3,000 Open and €500 Student awards plus a fully produced group exhibition in Tuscany.
Street Photography Barcelona Contest 2026 — 2nd Edition
25 finalists exhibited at Galerie Art Nomade with production covered. €1,000 in cash prizes; screenings at Ibizacinefest 2027.
Exibart Street Photography Contest — 5th Edition
International street contest by Italy's leading art magazine. Leica Q3 grand prize. Two sections: Best Single Image and Best Series.
The Company We Keep: Creatures Beside Us · Bushwick Gallery
Group show at Bushwick Gallery on animals as confidants, muses, and mirrors — through humor, tenderness, intimacy, and allegory.
MONOCHROME · New York Center for Photographic Arts
NYC4PA international juried call on the monochrome print — B&W, sepia or single-color. $1,100 Grand Prize; juror Ann Jastrab.
XXIV Eurostars Grand Marina Photography Award — Josep Juanpere 2026
24th edition. Theme: Barcelona, World Capital of Architecture. €5,000 first prize. Submit photographic triptychs.
sƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program — Round 3 · Spokane Falls Community College
Funded 3-month residency at Spokane Falls CC for emerging Native American artists: $9,000 stipend, housing, studios.
reFocus Awards - World Photo Annual 2026
reFocus flagship annual across 22 categories — $5,000+ in cash, NYT/FT/Condé Nast jury, Photographer of the Year title.
SMALL WORKS 2026 · Jag Gallery
Key West holiday small-works show (max 10 inches) at Jag Gallery — photography eligible; winners get a 2027 group show.
Numéro+ Flux et Forma
Numéro Switzerland's themed call on flow and transformation. Winner gets a print article and cover feature in Numéro.
Chromatic Photography Awards 2026
International color competition across 20 categories. Separate Professional and Amateur divisions.
Lucid Art Residency 2027
Three weeks at Point Reyes with house and Ark studio for US/Canadian artists working nonrepresentationally.
Emerging Artists 2027 · Fotografiska Tallinn
Fotografiska Tallinn open call for emerging photographers from the Baltics & Finland — autumn 2027 group exhibition plus mentorship.
Lake Garda Photo Challenge · Comune di Sirmione
Photograph Sirmione and Lake Garda — €1,500 top prizes per theme plus hospitality awards. €10 flat fee, open until October 31.
Form Photo Award x UNSEEN
Open-theme award from Paris-based Form. Selected photographers present their projects at the UNSEEN 2027 photography fair.
World Anthotype Day · AlternativePhotography.com
Annual celebration of plant-based photographic printing processes. Entries open August through October.