Photo contests
A directory of open photography contests from around the web. Looking for fotoclub.md's own community contest?
color chronicles
International digital color photography contest organised by Big Sky photo collective, closing 2027-02-05.
Open to international entrants with digital works in one section, section A: COLOR, with up to 8 works. Entry fees range from USD 2 to 16 depending on the number of works entered. The jury includes Mohammed Muhtasib (Saudi Arabia), Hasan Hulki Muradi (Turkiye) and one juror from Serbia.
Prague Photo Circuit
IAAP-recognised photo salon accepting entries until 3 February 2027, with every acceptance counting toward IAAP honors.
IAAPPrague Photo Circuit is an international photo salon recognised by the International Association of Art Photographers (IAAP). Each accepted image counts toward IAAP honors. Eligibility, categories, and rules were not visible in the fetched page content, which contained only metadata.
14th Olympic Photographic Circuit 2026
An international Greek photography circuit with four salons and four categories, offering up to 501 awards.
Open to photographers worldwide, the circuit runs four salons across four categories: Open Color, Open Monochrome, Nature, and Photojournalism. Entrants may submit up to 16 images and can receive up to 64 acceptances across the circuit. Photographers under 21 receive a 40% entry fee discount with the coupon code YOUNG40%.
What the Streets Hold
Decagon Gallery's open call for street photography showing what people reveal unintentionally in shared public spaces, juried by curator Teona Machavariani.
Open to street photographers submitting images of people waiting, protecting themselves, occupying space, or staying apart in streets, stations, markets, public transport, or neighborhoods. Selected photographers receive an online exhibition (10 February to 10 April 2027), a professionally designed exhibition catalog, and digital badges and certificates. Cash awards are limited to one per photographer.
Monochrome
Open-theme monochrome photography exhibition by the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, with an entry deadline of 20 November 2026.
Open to any subject, as long as the image is monochrome, including black and white photography, cyanotypes, and sepia. The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is running the exhibition in April, and selected work will be displayed in the gallery, an online gallery, and an exhibition catalogue.
Deadline: November 20, 2026
Entry fee: Fee not listed
Theme: Black and White
Prize: Selected work is printed and displayed in the gallery, shown in an online gallery, included in an exhibition catalogue, and photographed and videoed in situ. Participants receive a digital certificate and are automatically entered for Photographer of the Month.
international photo salon grand eurasia
International photography circuit salon run by Eurasia, with three legs in Russia, South Africa and China.
FIAPPSAIAAPPSSAIAPEOpen to digital works in five sections: Color (only color), Monochrome (only monochrome), Nature, World in Focus and People, with up to four works per section. The contest runs as a circuit with legs in Russia, South Africa and China, and the entry fee is 28 EUR for the base plan, rising to 36 EUR for some sections. Judges are listed for each leg, including Alexey Suloev, Phillip De Lange and Guo Jing.
stolen moments
International digital photo contest organised by Birmenstorfer Fotoclub, with nine themed sections.
IAAPOpen to digital works in nine sections: Open Color, Open Monochrome, Landscape, Emotion, Minimalism, Portrait, Tradition, Travel and Animals. Up to four works may be entered per section, and fees are set by section, from 6 to 18 EUR. The jury is Jan Sranko, Ken Ang and one juror listed without a name from Denmark.
shutterlight
International digital photo contest hosted by Student Photo Group Koper, with nine themed sections.
IAAPOpen to digital works in nine sections: Open (color), Open (monochrome), Architecture, Animals, Portrait, Lines, People, Emotion and Street. Up to four works may be entered per section, and fees are set by section, from 6 to 18 EUR. The jury is Elina Garipova, Aleksandar Tomovski and Ling Jyi Chao.
echo
International digital photo contest hosted in North Macedonia, with twelve themed sections.
IAAPOpen to digital works in twelve sections, including Open Color, Open Monochrome, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, Travel, Landscape, Minimalism, Tradition and Woman. Up to four works may be entered per section, and fees are set by section, from 5 to 20 EUR. The jury is Aleksandar Tomovski, Gabriele Meyerhoefer with Christos Konstantinou-Acheriotis, and Christos Konstantinou-Acheriotis.
Deadline: January 18, 2027
Country: North Macedonia
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Theme: color, monochrome, nature, photojournalism, portrait, street, travel, city, landscape, minimalism, tradition, woman
Prize: IAAP, NATIONAL and SALON Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention E-Certificates in each section
licht
International digital photo contest organised by Foto Klub Graz, with nine themed sections.
IAAPOpen to digital works in nine sections: Open Color, Open Monochrome, Nature, Seasons, Religion, City, Wild Life, Motion and Shadows. Up to four works may be entered per section, and fees are set by section, from 6 to 18 EUR. The jury is Zoran Zdravev, Urs Albrecht and Burak Senbak.