Siena Creative Photo Awards 2026

Siena Awards is the umbrella organization that runs several annual photography competitions, including Siena International Photo Awards and Drone Photo Awards. The Creative Photo Awards is the umbrella's category-broad creative photography cycle.

The 2026 edition runs across eight categories including Fine Art, People, Architecture, and Nature. The brief rewards originality and experimentation rather than documentary fidelity. AI-generated work is not accepted.

Winners are honored at the awards ceremony at Siena's Teatro dei Rinnovati during the Siena Awards Festival. Selected work is shown in the festival's exhibitions, which run through Siena and travel to other cities.

The 2026 jury is six photographers: Gina Williams, Raphaelle Granger, Marianna Santoni, Tetiana Udovychenko, Daria Bonera, and Inessa Yurovskikh.

Eligibility is open globally. Submission is through the awards website with unlimited images. Application is free. The 2026 deadline was April 15; results announced October 10, 2026.