Open Calls Requiring a Single Image
Open calls and competitions where you submit just one image. Single-photo entries for photographers and visual artists.
San Francisco Photobook Fair 2026 · Harvey Milk Photo Center
Photobook fair at the Harvey Milk Photo Center, Oct 17–18. Publishers, artists and zine makers apply for tables; scholarships available.
Lenscratch Fault Lines: America Exhibition
Online exhibition examining tensions and transformations across America. Timed for July 4th.
THAT ONE PHOTOGRAPH · Decagon Gallery
Single-image call on memory, intimacy, longing. $1,000 awards. Online exhibition + catalog from Decagon Gallery.
Commonwealth Youth Photography Competition 2026 · Royal Commonwealth Society
Free competition for photographers 18–30 in Commonwealth nations. Theme 'Waves of Change'. £1,000 top prize + CHOGM exhibition.
MACK — Photography Submissions
MACK's annual photography window. Prioritizes underrepresented voices in the photobook landscape.
Artist in Focus · Fotografiska Emerging
Corbijn-inspired call for a single cover-worthy portrait of a creative voice. Free; three winners get books, headphones, features.
Haus-a-rest — Issue 73: The Essence of Movement
UK indie art/lit zine, theme 'The Essence of Movement'. Photography accepted alongside other media. Free, publication only.
Embracing Our Differences 2027 Outdoor Exhibition
50 artworks displayed as billboard-sized panels in Florida parks. Themes: diversity, inclusion, kindness.
Alpine Fellowship Visual Art Prize 2026
Annual prize on the theme of JOY. All visual art media including photography. No AI.
Women Street Photographers Exhibition Call 2026
34 women & non-binary photographers selected for a Barcelona exhibition, Nov 5–Dec 11. Printing covered; global WSP feature.
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize — MPB Photography Award 2026
Representational photography. $3,000 first prize + exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco. No AI.
Manipulation & Illusion · Co-Ex Collaborative
Explore perception, belief, identity, and power through illusion and manipulation. All disciplines. Free, open worldwide.
Underwater Awards Australasia 2026
Underwater imaging competition with ~AU$70,000 in prizes across 9 categories, for images shot in Australasia. Winners shown at Go Diving Show ANZ, Sydney.
Men Asleep — 2026 Book & Exhibition Open Call · Memory Version
Book and exhibition expansion of Jordanna Kalman's 2025 'Men Asleep' zine. One photograph of a man sleeping. Free, open to all.
Brian Black Memorial Award 2026 — Adult Photo Competition · Yachting Monthly
Yachting Monthly + Coppercoat marine environmental photo award on 'Our Inspiring Seas'. UK only. £750 camera equipment prize.
Willet Art Prize 2026
Free national art prize from the 1898 stained glass studio — $7,000 top prize for work on the theme Quest for Gold, any medium.
Eleventh Juried Art Show · Stover Mill Gallery
Blind-juried show over four fall weekends at Bucks County's longest-running gallery. Over $3,000 in prizes; $30 for one work.
World Cyanotype Day · AlternativePhotography.com
Annual international celebration of the cyanotype process. Submit your cyanotype work to be featured.
Chromatic Photography Awards 2026
International color competition across 20 categories. Separate Professional and Amateur divisions.
World Anthotype Day · AlternativePhotography.com
Annual celebration of plant-based photographic printing processes. Entries open August through October.
Monochrome Awards 2026
International B&W competition with 14 categories. Professional and amateur divisions. Annual book.
Nes Artist Residency — Fall 2026
Residency in Skagaströnd, Iceland. 1-6 month stays. Private bedroom, shared studio. Artists and writers.
Analog Forever Magazine — Calls for Entry
High-quality print magazine for film and analog photography. Also runs themed online group exhibitions.