Europe — Carlotta Gallery

Carlotta Gallery is a UK-based virtual photography gallery that runs themed open calls roughly bi-monthly. "Europe" is one of the gallery's themed calls, asking photographers to engage with Europe as a continuous negotiation between tradition and innovation, memory and experimentation. The brief invites both literal documentation of European places and conceptual reflections on European cultural identity.

The submission model is free to apply, pay-only-if-selected: £20 for one accepted artwork, £30 for two, or £35 for three. There are no cash prizes — selection is the recognition.

Selected work is shown in a virtual online exhibition for a minimum of six months and up to one year. Selected photographers also receive permanent placement on the Carlotta Gallery Collections page with their biography, a free PDF of the exhibition catalogue, a Certificate of Recognition, and potential feature on the gallery's Instagram account (@carlottagallery).

Eligibility is open globally to photographers aged 18 and over. Each photographer submits up to 3 JPG images by email, accompanied by name, Instagram handle, biography, artist statement, and artwork details. The 2026 deadline is May 10.