Photography Contest
2026 Virtual Portfolio Review
Deadline |
CLOSEDTheme |
OpenTerritory |
WorldwideEntry Fees |
$160 - $300Prizes |
OtherAtlanta Center for Photography is excited to present our annual Virtual Portfolio Review in its 6th year.
Held over the course of three days, March 26th–March 28th, photographers and lens-based artists will have the chance to engage in conversations and receive critiques from numerous experts in the art world.
Since the inception of our Virtual Portfolio Review, ACP has been proud to host curators, writers, artists, and more from a variety of institutions and fields.
This year, our reviewers include independent curators and representatives from institutions such as CNN, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Candela Gallery, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Houston Center for Photography.
We invite artists to seize the opportunity for focused one-on-one time with some of their top choices, build relationships with fellow attendees, and walk away with invaluable advice and insights that can remain helpful throughout their careers.
The 2026 schedule is as follows:
Thursday, March 26th, 6–7:30 PM // Evening Kickoff Talk [Guest Speaker TBA]
Friday, March 27th, 1–3 PM // Virtual Portfolio Review Q&A with ACP Program and Outreach Coordinator, Makeda Lewis-Kinuthia
Saturday, March 28th, 10 AM–3 PM // One-on-one Reviews with 2026 ACP Virtual Portfolio Reviewers
Held over the course of three days, March 26th–March 28th, photographers and lens-based artists will have the chance to engage in conversations and receive critiques from numerous experts in the art world.
Since the inception of our Virtual Portfolio Review, ACP has been proud to host curators, writers, artists, and more from a variety of institutions and fields.
This year, our reviewers include independent curators and representatives from institutions such as CNN, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Candela Gallery, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Houston Center for Photography.
We invite artists to seize the opportunity for focused one-on-one time with some of their top choices, build relationships with fellow attendees, and walk away with invaluable advice and insights that can remain helpful throughout their careers.
The 2026 schedule is as follows:
Thursday, March 26th, 6–7:30 PM // Evening Kickoff Talk [Guest Speaker TBA]
Friday, March 27th, 1–3 PM // Virtual Portfolio Review Q&A with ACP Program and Outreach Coordinator, Makeda Lewis-Kinuthia
Saturday, March 28th, 10 AM–3 PM // One-on-one Reviews with 2026 ACP Virtual Portfolio Reviewers
Featured Photo Contest
AAP Magazine #56 / SHADOWS
$1,000 cash prizes | Winning image(s) published in AAP Magazine #56 | Website feature and International Press
© Francesco Pace Rizzi
Best Photography Contests in 2025
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 2025 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 03/17/26
Be Featured in our April 2026 Online Juried Solo Exhibition!
ENDS 03/19/26
Our 56th printed issue of AAP Magazine will feature the best projects showcasing the theme "Shadows".
ENDS 03/21/26
The FORMAT Portfolio Review is returning in 2026. It will take place online on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March.
ENDS 03/29/26
Be seen, be supported, and be part of Head On Photo Festival 2026.
ENDS 03/31/26
Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible.
ENDS 03/31/26
If you're a passionate amateur or professional photographer, we invite you to share your photographic project with us.
ENDS 03/31/26
Selected photobooks will be featured in Der Greif’s Articles section, including a dedicated editorial feature highlighting the project, its context, and the maker(s).
ENDS 04/01/26
Creative Photo Awards is a project of Siena Awards, dedicated to rewarding originality, experimentation, and imagination by encouraging the creative use of the medium of photography in all its forms, including abstract and conceptual ideas.
ENDS 04/02/26
$10,000 project development grant for up to eight participants. Funds may be used in whatever way fellows see fit in order to expand and complete projects
ENDS 04/12/26
The winner will receive a grant of $14,000 for a solo exhibition
ENDS 04/16/26
Emerging Photographers (under 30 year old ) 2 X $ 5000 grants.
ENDS 04/16/26
The main grant is open to professional photographers worldwide, one $30,000. grant
ENDS 04/30/26
The IPA recognizes photography’s leading talents who are creating, shaping and defining the world of photography today.
ENDS 05/04/26
For the tenth year running, the Société des Auteurs des Arts Visuels et de l’Image Fixe (SAIF) is funding the €8,000 prize to encourage the work of a photojournalist committed to long-term projects.
ENDS 05/07/26
The 2026 Virginia Prize, worth €10,000, will be awarded to its winner in November 2026.
ENDS 05/13/26
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 05/17/26
MonoVisions Photography Awards are an international open call for photographers using black and white medium to express their visual language.
ENDS 05/31/26
This season will feature five main categories, with ‘Family’ serving as the primary theme.
ENDS 06/01/26
The Lenscratch Student Prize has opened up a whole new line of connections, opportunities and exposure.
ENDS 06/03/26
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 06/15/26
Submit your best photographs now and get your chance to be one of the winners awarded in Siena!
ENDS 07/22/26
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.