The Paula Riff Award 2026

Annual award honoring artist Paula Riff's legacy, recognizing artists who challenge conventional photography through lensless photography, historical/alternative photographic processes, or physical intervention such as cutting, sewing, and collage. Created in 2021 by the Center for Photographic Art and Lenscratch. $1,000 prize plus featured on Lenscratch and the CPA website. Related group exhibition Changing the Narrative: the First 5 Years of Paula Riff Award Winners opens June 20 at CPA in Carmel. Open internationally to artists working at any career stage.