LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026 |
This international call for entries aims to celebrate talented visual artists around the world who are using photographic processes and images to realize their creative ideas. Show us how you’re pushing the photographic medium, experimenting with different techniques or creative approaches to bring your artistic ideas to life. What’s new? What’s fresh? What’s exciting? Show us your art!
Awards include an exhibition in New York during AIPAD, cash prizes, massive exposure to international press, and more.
Our editors review all submissions daily, and select a few entries to share each day in the online Competition Gallery, Instagram and Facebook — giving global exposure to many, many talented photographers even before the official judging begins. |
Deadline: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
Images shown above are Editors’ Picks from recent entries. See them all in the online gallery! © Antonio Denti, Kazuta Kawano, Michael Goldrei, Miroslav Vrzala, Petri Uutela, Tommi Viitala, Юрий Рудаков |
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It is considered to be one of the most renowned prizes for contemporary photographic art: The LensCulture Art Photography Award. |
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It is considered to be one of the most renowned prizes for contemporary photographic art: The LensCulture Art Photography Award. |
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Juxtaposing hardship and humor in a collaborative series of portraits made with his mother, Daesung Lee captures the resilience of an older generation of Korean women. Photographs by Daesung Lee. Essay by Magali Duzant. |
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This free guide for photographers celebrates the expressive possibilities that emerge when you take full control of your camera. We provide tips on working intentionally with technical elements such as light, time, and focus, to help photographers develop their unique perspective. We invite you to explore this guide and enhance your creative practice. Created by LensCulture & MPB. |
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