Photography Contest
URBAN 2026 Photo Awards
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Between 20 € and 50 €Prizes |
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Urban Photo AwardsThere is still time to enter the 17th edition of URBAN Photo Awards: the submission deadline has been extended to Sunday 28 June 2026.
Don’t miss the chance to bring your work to an international stage and have it seen by some of the most respected names in photography today.
Categories
There is still time to enter the **17th edition of URBAN Photo Awards: the submission deadline has been extended to Sunday 28 June 2026.**
Don’t miss the chance to bring your work to an international stage and have it seen by some of the most respected names in photography today.
## Categories
You still have a few days to choose your category and submit your work. The **Single Pictures** category is open across four sections – People, Streets, Spaces, and Creative – with one overall winner awarded the title of **Photographer of the Year 2026**.
If you have developed a more structured body of work, there is still time to enter the **Projects & Portfolios** and **Book Award** sections, designed for photographers who want to tell a story through a coherent sequence of images.
Within **Projects & Portfolios**, two special awards are also up for grabs: the **URBAN Press Award**, which gives one photographer the opportunity to be published in leading photography magazines and publications worldwide, and the **Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award**, open to all photographers under 35, who are automatically eligible.
Under 35? You can also enter the **URBAN Photo Arena**, a platform for the next generation of photographers.
Photographers entering Projects & Portfolios are also in the running to be personally selected by **Mark Power** for the group exhibition ***Beyond the Surface***, featuring 3 to 5 projects at **Trieste Photo Days from 23 October to 8 November 2026**.
## The jury
You still have the opportunity to have your work evaluated by some of the most authoritative professionals in international photography.
The Single Images section will be chaired by **Christopher Morris**, world-renowned photographer and founding member of VII Photo Agency; the Projects & Portfolios section by **Mark Power**, member of Magnum Photos, author of major publications and with works held in the collections of the V&A and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
## The prizes
The trophies and medals for this edition are unique artworks created by **Giorgio Celiberti**, an artist of the Venice Biennale, each accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Winners will also receive vouchers, high-end photographic equipment and an invitation as a guest of honour to the awards ceremony at Trieste Photo Days.
Don’t miss the chance to bring your work to an international stage and have it seen by some of the most respected names in photography today.
## Categories
You still have a few days to choose your category and submit your work. The **Single Pictures** category is open across four sections – People, Streets, Spaces, and Creative – with one overall winner awarded the title of **Photographer of the Year 2026**.
If you have developed a more structured body of work, there is still time to enter the **Projects & Portfolios** and **Book Award** sections, designed for photographers who want to tell a story through a coherent sequence of images.
Within **Projects & Portfolios**, two special awards are also up for grabs: the **URBAN Press Award**, which gives one photographer the opportunity to be published in leading photography magazines and publications worldwide, and the **Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award**, open to all photographers under 35, who are automatically eligible.
Under 35? You can also enter the **URBAN Photo Arena**, a platform for the next generation of photographers.
Photographers entering Projects & Portfolios are also in the running to be personally selected by **Mark Power** for the group exhibition ***Beyond the Surface***, featuring 3 to 5 projects at **Trieste Photo Days from 23 October to 8 November 2026**.
## The jury
You still have the opportunity to have your work evaluated by some of the most authoritative professionals in international photography.
The Single Images section will be chaired by **Christopher Morris**, world-renowned photographer and founding member of VII Photo Agency; the Projects & Portfolios section by **Mark Power**, member of Magnum Photos, author of major publications and with works held in the collections of the V&A and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
## The prizes
The trophies and medals for this edition are unique artworks created by **Giorgio Celiberti**, an artist of the Venice Biennale, each accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Winners will also receive vouchers, high-end photographic equipment and an invitation as a guest of honour to the awards ceremony at Trieste Photo Days.
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