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Hariban Award 2027 – International Collotype Competition

Benrido Collotype Atelier · Kyoto, Japan

Annual international black-and-white photography award from Kyoto's Benrido collotype atelier. The Grand Prize is a two-week residency in Kyoto producing collotype prints, a solo exhibition and a hand-bound catalogue; applications run April to June each year.

Deadline: Not stated
Entry fee: US$50 ≈ £39

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Who can enter

Location: Open worldwide
Age: No age limit
Career stage: Any
Mediums: Photography
Submission: Online submission
Also: Open worldwide to professionals and amateurs; 8 to 12 black-and-white photographs per entry, one entry per artist. AI-generated images accepted if the applicant owns the rights to the source images.

About

The Hariban Award has been held annually since 2014 by Benrido, the Kyoto atelier that still prints by the 19th-century collotype process. Photographers anywhere in the world, professional or amateur, submit a series of 8 to 12 black-and-white images on any subject; one entry per artist.

The Grand Prize winner travels to Kyoto for a two-week residency with Benrido's master printer to produce eight collotype prints, with flights, accommodation and production costs covered, followed by a solo exhibition the next spring and inclusion in the collotype catalogue. Juror's Choice and Benrido Award winners are featured in the catalogue and may take a tuition-free five-day course at the Benrido Collotype Academy.

The 2026 edition (13th) took entries from 1 April to 30 June 2026 at USD 50 (USD 40 early bird in April), with winners announced in early September 2026 and the catalogue due in April 2027. The 2027 call is expected to follow the same spring timetable.