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Photography competitions and open calls

Every prize, open call, residency and grant we list that accepts photography, including those open to any medium. Each one shows the deadline, the entry fee and the rules on who can enter, checked against the organiser's own page every day.

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Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship

Ballinglen Arts Foundation · Ballycastle

Deadline
Open, no deadline published
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Cottage accommodation and studio fo…
ResidencyPaintingPrintmakingDrawing+2
Open

SAIKONEON Artist-in-Residence 2026

SAIKONEON · Fujikawaguchiko (Lake Saiko, Yamanashi)

Deadline
Open, no deadline published
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
JP¥280,000 ≈ £1.5k
Prize
No stipend or financial aid; studio…
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+12
Open

World Press Photo Contest 2027

World Press Photo Foundation · Amsterdam

Deadline
Opens 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
€1,000 for each winner; additional…
Prize / awardPhotography
Opening soon

Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program 2027–28

Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program · New York

Deadline
Opens 15 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Rent-free studio for twelve months;…
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Opening soon

Monson Arts Residency – Spring 2027

Monson Arts · Monson, Maine

Deadline
Opens 1 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
US$500 ≈ £390
ResidencyPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Opening soon

Young Artists' Gallery 2027

CSU San Bernardino / San Bernardino County Schools · San Bernardino

Deadline
Opens 1 Dec 2026
Open to
United States
Entry
Fee not stated
Open call / exhibition
Opening soon

Salt Spring National Art Prize 2027

Salt Spring National Art Prize (Salt Spring Arts) · Salt Spring Island, BC

Deadline
Opens 3 Jan 2027
Open to
Canada
Entry
CA$35 ≈ £20
Prize
CA$52,000 ≈ £30k
Prize / award
Opening soon

Scottish Landscape Awards 2028

Scottish Arts Trust · Aberdeen

Deadline
Opens 1 Dec 2027
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
£12
Prize
£21,000
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+3
Opening soon