Deadlines in October 2026

Photo contests, awards and open calls with a deadline in October 2026.

65 open contests

Photo: Jamen Percy
Free entry
Closes in 6h

£3,000 + Exhibition

Photofusion - Salon 2026 Annual Members' Exhibition

Photofusion

Open theme18 Oct
Photo: Samuel Zeller
Paid entry
Closes in 6h

€2,500 Prize Pool

World Street Photo Awards 2026

Street18 Oct
Photo: PICQ
Free entry
Closes in 6h

Group Exhibition

Loosenart - "Aesthetic Dynamics" Open Call

Loosenart

Open themeFine art18 Oct
Photo: Sam Ferrara
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

Publication + Exposure

SEE:ZEEN - Open Call for Issue #21

SEE:ZEEN

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Pedro Szekely
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

Publication

Fotografiska - "Foto of the Day" Open Call

Fotografiska

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Diego Delso
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

$10,000 + Exhibition

The Image Centre Research Fellowships

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Wilfredor
$30
Closes tomorrow

$4,000 + Exposure

1839 Awards - 2026 Photographer of the Year Contest

1839 Awards

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Beto Galetto
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

Exhibition + Sales

Centrum för Fotografi (CFF) & Fotobok Gbg - Salong CFF 2026

Centrum för Fotografi (CFF) & Fotobok Gbg

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: ClaudiaTen
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

Exhibition

Lenscratch - Deep Shadows: The 2026 Lenscratch Halloween Exhibition

Lenscratch

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Bethany Stephens
$21
Closes tomorrow

Exhibition

Art Square - "Visual Freedom" Open Call

Art Square

Open themeFine art19 Oct
Photo: Petar Milošević
$20
Closes tomorrow

Exhibition

Capture Photography Festival - 2027 Selected Exhibitions Program Open Call

Capture Photography Festival

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Matty Adame
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

€2,500 + Exhibition

Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sabadell - Art Emergent Sabadell 2026

Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sabadell

Open themeFine art19 Oct
Photo: Dietmar Rabich
$20
Closes tomorrow

$20,000 + Exhibition

Wilderness Photographer of the Year 2026 - Open Call

Wilderness Photographer of the Year 2026

Open themeWildlife19 Oct
Photo: Brandon Kawamura
Paid entry
Closes tomorrow

$4,000 + Exhibition

NYC4PA - "Monochrome" International Juried Photography Call for Entry

NYC4PA

Black and white19 Oct
Photo: Satdeep Gill
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

$12,500

International Center of Photography (ICP) - The Schoenfeld-Capa Scholarship for Concerned Photography

International Center of Photography (ICP)

Documentary19 Oct
Photo: Sergey Pesterev
£25
Closes tomorrow

£10,000 + Exhibition

Aesthetica Art Prize 2026 – Open Call

Open themeFine art19 Oct
Photo: Petar Milošević
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

Prize Fund of €8,500

Juan Lozano Foundation - 1st Juan Lozano Foundation International Photography Prize

Juan Lozano Foundation

Open theme19 Oct
Photo: Luc Viatour
Free entry
Closes tomorrow

€300 Voucher

Gaze Magazine Photo Competition – 13th Edition 2026

Photobook19 Oct
Photo: Diego Delso
€10
2 days left

Exhibition

HALFTONE Print Fair 2026

Open theme20 Oct

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