Photography Contest

Getxophoto: Open Call 2025

Getxophoto: Open Call 2025

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

REC

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Open to all

Entry Fees |

22€ per project

Prizes |

Exhibition

Host |

Getxophoto
The 8th edition of Getxophoto’s Open Call offers visual artists and photographers from all over the world the opportunity to exhibit their work at the 19th edition of the Festival and whose theme will be REC. The Festival encourages creators to participate in this call for proposals that address photography, video, installation, performance, actions, digital art or any other means of visual expression.

The jury, made up of María Ptqk (curator of Getxophoto Festival, Bilbao), María Wills (independent curator and researcher, Bogotá), Carla Bacelar (producer of Encontros da Imagem, Braga) and Verónica Fieiras (editor and founder of Chaco editorial, Buenos Aires), will select 3 projects that will be part of the programme and will be exhibited at the next edition of the Festival.

Last year, this call was very well received internationally, received 400 projects from artists from 48 different countries. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2024 through the Picter platform.

What winners receive

The winning artists will benefit from:
An exhibition at Getxophoto Festival together with renowned contemporary visual artists
500€ fee as participant of Getxophoto Festival
Accomodation for 2 nights during the Opening Week plus a travel support (up to 150€)
National and international press exposure
Inclusion in the Festival’s programme and publication
The possibility to connect with other professionals during the Opening week

Featured Photo Contest

AAP Magazine #48/Portrait

$1,000 cash prizes | Winning image(s) published in AAP Magazine #48 | Extensive press coverage and global recognition

Best Photography Contests in 2024

Each year, there are hundreds of photography competitions all over the world, so we've decided to select for you the best of the best! Our selection of the best photo contests in 2024 is thoroughly curated to help you, whether you are a professional photographer or an amateur, to help find your next creative breakthrough. These all-star competitions offer the greatest opportunities for international exposure and/or incredible financial benefits. Some of them are closing soon, so get your photo submissions in!

ENDS 04/22/25
The winner will receive £15,000, the second prize is £3,000, and the third prize is £2,000.
ENDS 04/22/25
Applicants should explain how they will document and uplift the natural world using the funds.
ENDS 04/22/25
Be Featured in our May 2025 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 04/25/25
This new initiative is dedicated to empowering photographers globally, providing grants and resources to support the creation of compelling documentary photo essays
ENDS 04/25/25
Gomma invites you to take part in this new adventure. Show us the limitless nuances of our world in monochrome.
ENDS 04/28/25
Women photographers can participate with her female visual perspective in 23 thematic categories.
ENDS 04/30/25
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
ENDS 04/30/25
Tthe Inge Morath Award, a $7,500 grant given to a woman photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project.
ENDS 04/30/25
Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography.
ENDS 04/30/25
Three laureates will each be awarded a prize of €10,000, one of which will be fully funded by the SAIF.
ENDS 05/03/25
Exhibition Dates: June 21 – July 12, 2025
ENDS 05/08/25
TIFA connects photographers from around the world with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, providing them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market.
ENDS 05/12/25
This prize, with a production budget of €25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book.
ENDS 05/13/25
Our 48th printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Portrait".
ENDS 05/16/25
Submit your best work to our photo competition for a chance to win up to $11,500 in cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the PX3 exhibition in Paris and inclusion in the Annual PX3 book.
ENDS 05/18/25
The Global Peace Photo Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the quest for beauty and goodness in our lives.
ENDS 05/18/25
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
ENDS 05/31/25
The international photography contest URBAN Photo Awards is here: registrations will open on March 28th and this 16th edition will be the largest and most important ever.
ENDS 05/31/25
POWER will be the main theme of the season. The Grand Prize of USD $200,000 will be awarded to one winner from any category this season, not limited to the main theme.
ENDS 06/01/25
This year’s PhotoVogue Global Open Call celebrates the limitless ways women see and are seen—embracing photography and film as powerful tools to reclaim, redefine, and expand visual storytelling
ENDS 06/02/25
BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe.
ENDS 06/05/25
Jon Lee Anderson, president of the jury of the 32nd edition
ENDS 08/05/25
The 2025 Global Contest promotes climate justice. We believe climate change is a human rights issue, so we are looking for images that show people impacted by the escalating climate crisis.