Photography Contest
Photography of the Year 2025 Grid Photo Gallery
Deadline |
01/15/26Theme |
OpenTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
Open to allEntry Fees |
10 EurosPrizes |
ExhibitionHost |
Grid Photo GalleryPhotography of the Year 2025 at Grid Photo Gallery invites photographers from around the world to take part in our most important annual challenge and compete with the most outstanding images showcased in our gallery throughout the year. With no thematic limitations, this open call celebrates the very best in photography. What truly matters is the strength of a single photograph: its impact, its clarity of intent, and its ability to stay with the viewer.
This call is an invitation to bring your finest work forward: images that capture decisive moments, quiet subtleties, bold experiments, or refined craft. We welcome diverse genres and approaches, provided the photograph shows a high level of artistic and technical excellence.
Selected photographs will appear in a global online exhibition launching February 1, 2026. The 1st Place winner will hold the title “Grid Photo Gallery Photography of the Year 2025”, receive a €300 cash prize, and be featured prominently within the exhibition. The top three images will be highlighted as part of the showcase, and selected works may be included in a printed catalog available for purchase.
For photographers who have taken part in our contests during the year, please note that the top three images from each contest will be automatically entered into Grid Photo Gallery’s Photography of the Year 2025. You are, of course, welcome to submit as many additional images as you like through this open call. We look forward to seeing your work and wish you the best of luck.
Prizes:
Selected photographs will be displayed in an online exhibition at Grid Photo Gallery. In addition to this:
1st Place (“Photographer of the Month”):
€300 cash prize
Holding the title: Grid Photo Gallery Photography of the Year 2025
Featured prominently in our virtual exhibition
Profile interview published on Grid Photo Gallery
Priority placement on promotional banners and posters
One free entry in the next open call
2nd & 3rd Places:
Highlighted in the virtual exhibition
All Selected Entries:
Displayed in our main-page exhibition for at least one month, then kept online permanently
Promoted via our social-media channels
Digital certificate of participation
Personal profile page on our platform, including a link to your website
Selected works will be published in a printed catalog available for purchase.
This call is an invitation to bring your finest work forward: images that capture decisive moments, quiet subtleties, bold experiments, or refined craft. We welcome diverse genres and approaches, provided the photograph shows a high level of artistic and technical excellence.
Selected photographs will appear in a global online exhibition launching February 1, 2026. The 1st Place winner will hold the title “Grid Photo Gallery Photography of the Year 2025”, receive a €300 cash prize, and be featured prominently within the exhibition. The top three images will be highlighted as part of the showcase, and selected works may be included in a printed catalog available for purchase.
For photographers who have taken part in our contests during the year, please note that the top three images from each contest will be automatically entered into Grid Photo Gallery’s Photography of the Year 2025. You are, of course, welcome to submit as many additional images as you like through this open call. We look forward to seeing your work and wish you the best of luck.
Prizes:
Selected photographs will be displayed in an online exhibition at Grid Photo Gallery. In addition to this:
1st Place (“Photographer of the Month”):
€300 cash prize
Holding the title: Grid Photo Gallery Photography of the Year 2025
Featured prominently in our virtual exhibition
Profile interview published on Grid Photo Gallery
Priority placement on promotional banners and posters
One free entry in the next open call
2nd & 3rd Places:
Highlighted in the virtual exhibition
All Selected Entries:
Displayed in our main-page exhibition for at least one month, then kept online permanently
Promoted via our social-media channels
Digital certificate of participation
Personal profile page on our platform, including a link to your website
Selected works will be published in a printed catalog available for purchase.
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