Impressum Photo Award 2026
The Impressum Photo Award is the open call for the Appennino Foto Festival, held in the Marche region of central Italy. The festival's structure is broad: nine award sections in total — seven with open themes plus two themed-project sections built around the 2026 theme Rigenerare (regeneration).
Total prize fund is €3,900 distributed across the nine sections. Selected finalists are exhibited in festival galleries for one month — the show is the festival's main public output.
The 2026 jury is a panel of ten Italian photographers: Alessandro Bergamini, Cinza Canneri, Giuseppe Capriotti, Edoardo Catini, Alessandro Curti, Barbara Dall'Angelo, Valerio Minato, Helmut Pilo, Christian Tasso, and Francesca Tilio. AI-generated work is accommodated through a dedicated category rather than excluded.
Eligibility is open globally to photographers 16+. There's an unusual age-based fee waiver: free entry for ages 16–20. Standard fee is €30. Submission is through the festival's website with up to 25 photos. The 2026 deadline was April 30; results announced Autumn 2026.
Jury: Alessandro Bergamini, Photographer · Cinza Canneri, Photographer · Giuseppe Capriotti, Photographer · Edoardo Catini, Photographer · Alessandro Curti, Photographer · Barbara Dall'Angelo, Photographer · Valerio Minato, Photographer · Helmut Pilo, Photographer · Christian Tasso, Photographer · Francesca Tilio, Photographer
Organized by Appennino Foto Festival