Deadline: 31 May 2021

"In their creative practice, many artists gravitate towards certain ideas that are intruding on their mind and to which they keep on returning over and over again - some forms of obsessions that drive them to create. The extraordinary perseverance and the willingness to take risks that arise from them are often the driving force that feeds artists’ productivity, allowing them to grow in their practice and deliver exceptional outcomes while expanding their singular universe.

Where is the line between returning to a theme or an idea over and over again and an obsessive behavior? Do artists nurture a pathological obsession with their creations, or is it on the contrary the necessary force that will help them persevering despite all the obstacles they will encounter along the way, allowing them to reach a certain form of greatness? 

What kind of obsession drives you in your quest for images? What does it reveal about yourself and how does your photographic practice help you grow, both artistically and personally? Does it bring clarity to your deepest interrogations or have any kind of therapeutic function, for yourself or for the people involved in your projects? Does the fact of diving into the obsessions of your inner world help you existing or resisting in an anxious context like the one we are facing now?

All approaches to the topic are welcome, we are looking forward to discovering the ideas that are invading your mind!"

Entry fee

5€ (single image) - 10€ (3 images) - 15€ (series)

Prizes and awards:

The selected artists will take part in a collective exhibition at the gallery "Tête" in Berlin in July 2021.

Details:

https://www.pep.photography/calls

Deadline: 16 February 2021

PHOTO IS:RAEL invites artists to take part in a unique 24 hour online Photomarathon.

Entry fee

 $15

Prizes / Awards

1st Place:

3 online courses courtesy of ׳Magnum׳ Photos with the Agency’s World-class Instructors.

A mentoring program by one of Canon’s Ambassadors including five one on one sessions.

 A feature in Daylight digital magazine, a non-profit organization dedicated to publishing art and photography.

Global Leaders of Innovation online course courtesy of The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.

 A private Portfolio review session with Rocco Venezia curator for PHmuseum and co-founder of PHmuseum Lab, Bologna.

2nd Place:

3 online courses courtesy of ׳Magnum׳ Photos with the Agency’s World-class Instructors.

 A one-on-one session with Krzysztof Candrowicz, Curator and Researcher, Lodz Fotofestiwal, Ci.CLO Bienal Porto

 A one-on-one session with Michael Itkoff Photographer, Photojournalist and Cofounder of Daylight, a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing art.

3rd Place:

3 online courses courtesy of ׳Magnum׳ Photos with the Agency’s World-class Instructors.

 A one-on-one session with Angélica Dass, Brazilian photographer based in Madrid and the creator of the project Humanæ."

Details:

https://www.photoisrael.org/international_marathon/en/

Deadline: 10 February 2021

"GETXOPHOTO’s Open Call provides an opportunity for visual artists and photographers to exhibit their work in the Festival’s next edition, in September 2021. To Share will be the theme of GETXOPHOTO’s 15th anniversary, aiming to create and use non-conventional installations in physical and digital spaces.

The international jury made up of Cristina de Middel –photographer–, Mariama Attah –curator of the Open Eye Gallery Photography Museum (Liverpool) –, Jon Uriarte –digital curator of Photographers’ Gallery– and Gwen Lee –director and co-founder of the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF)– will select 3 projects that will be part of the artistic programme in the next edition of the Festival."

Entry fee:

20€

Prizes / awards

"3 artists will benefit from (if the jury finds it convenient, the number of winners may be increased):

    The production of an exhibition at GETXOPHOTO Festival alongside recognized contemporary visual artists

    Fee of 400€ as participant of the Festival

    Accomodation for 2 nights during the Opening Week.

    Inclusion in the Festival’s programme and publication

    Inclusion in the Festival’s communication marketing campaign

    Dedicated entry on the Festival website

    Being seen by a large number of visual arts and media professionals"

Details:

https://contests.picter.com/getxophoto-open-call-2021

Deadline: 8 March 2021

Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor art fair is celebrating 60 years of of launching artists careers, and the #CallForArtists is now open! Visual artists and makers of all backgrounds are invited to apply for the hybrid online/outdoor 60th @torontooutdoorartfair in July 2021. Each year, a loyal following of Fair-goers spend $2 million on art purchases, providing an income to independent artists that contributes to their economic prosperity. The 60th Anniversary Fair will be one to remember with new special programs and awards!
Accepting applications until March 8. Get more info and apply now at www.torontooutdoor.art

Entry fee

$50 CAD

Prizes / Awards

$40,000 cash and in-kind awards, Biggest prize $6,000 to one artist

Details:

https://torontooutdoor.art/

Deadline: 5 February 2021

"Call for photographers"

Theme: CONNECTIONS

The selected artists will take part in a collective exhibition at the gallery « KlanGalerie » in Berlin in April 2021."

Entry fee:

5€ for single images, 

10€ for 3 images and 15€ for series

Prizes / awards

Exhibition opportunity - publication in the exhibition catalogue +online

Details:

www.pep.photography/calls

Deadline: 3 January 2021

a.topos Venice is pleased to present THE CREATIVE ROOM, an original initiative created by the Curatorial Collective to promote emerging creatives, following the CC’s commitment to enhance their visibility by providing an exhibition space to selected artists in the venetian contemporary art scene.

In this OPEN CALL first edition, we are inviting participants to send proposals that address a challenge imposed by the exceptional reality of lockdown and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: How to recreate oneself? Exercising the gaze towards the outside? Repositioning self as subject/object? Share your artwork with us so that we can convert our gallery in an extension of your own CREATIVE ROOM.

Entry fee:

20€

Prizes / Awards:

2 exhibitions

Details:

https://atoposvenice.com/thecreativeroom

Photo festival

Deadline: 10 November 2020

Rotterdam Photo Festival is back for a brand new edition 2021! We are extremely excited to launch this year’s open call on the theme #PlanetHuman.

The 2021 edition of the festival takes place from 04 until 07 February 2021.

Entrants must be at least 16 years old.

You may enter any number of entries

Entry fee

There is no entry fee, however there are exposition fees

You can sell your work at Rotterdam photo, the organisation does not take any commissions

Details:

https://www.rotterdamphotofestival.com/visit

Photography competition

Photography competition

Deadline: 20 September 2020

The 212 Photography Competition is a fully independent body, run by 212 Photography İstanbul and showcasing the best up-and-coming talents of the year from the country, region and around the world. Our team administers a series of photography prizes that call for the very best in photography.

You may submit up to 10 (ten) photos.

We are accepting photos taken at any time, any place, and in any context.

No entry fee

Prizes:

€5000

Details:

https://212photographyistanbul.com/en/