Alternative Process Open Calls

Open calls for alternative and historic photographic processes — cyanotype, anthotype, wet plate, and more.

April 12, 2026 · Free

Toy cameras, Polaroid, pinhole, photograms, and alternative processes. Exhibition at KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA.

April 27, 2026 · Free

SF indie zine exploring camera-less photography — pinhole, cyanotype, chemigram, photogram, lumen and more. Free to submit.

June 7, 2026 · Free (donation optional)

For historical and alternative photographic processes including silver gelatin. $2,000 main award.

October 2, 2026 · Free

Annual international celebration of the cyanotype process. Submit your cyanotype work to be featured.

October 31, 2026 · Free

Annual celebration of plant-based photographic printing processes. Entries open August through October.

March 29, 2026 · $25

Handcrafted prints using alternative photographic processes. Final print must be handmade. No AI-generated images.

March 31, 2026 · Free

Annual event inviting artists to introduce colour into monochrome alternative processes — cyanotype, chemigram, anthotype.

March 31, 2026 · $30

Photograms, chemigrams, lumen prints, cyanotypes, and composites blending camera and non-camera methods.