The Open Call List

The Open Call List

The Open Call List #105

Calls for Entry: March 2 - March 8, 2026

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Aidan Avery
Mar 02, 2026
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Hi,

Welcome to The Open Call List #105!

In this weekly newsletter, I share opportunities for photographers for exhibitions, publications, fellowships, grants, residencies, jobs, and more. My goal is to make the photography world more accessible, especially to emerging artists. While I include both free opportunities and calls for entry with submission fees, I only share opportunities that favor artists.

Opening Remarks:
In addition to these weekly newsletters, all paid subscribers have access to additional articles that support putting photowork into the world, finding funding, connecting with curators, and more.

This week I continued to update listings in several of the paid articles. Specifically, I added…

  • Another new listing to the Big List of Photobook Publishers

  • And, another new venue to the Directory of Galleries and Museums that Accept Photography Submissions

Additional paid articles include an Interview with Photography Curator Emmy Mickevicius on Building Relationships with Curators and Museums, 12 Fully-Funded Photography Residencies with Darkrooms, and more.

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This week’s Open Call List below contains 29 calls for entry, 11 of which offer free submission. The list contains exhibition opportunities across the U.S. and Europe, as well as in the U.K., with many exhibitions including funding and coinciding with major photography festivals. The list’s wide range of publication opportunities includes group photobooks, photography magazines, photobook exhibitions, as well as grants and awards to support photobook publication and production. Finally, the list contains a numerous additional funding opportunities to support ongoing and new photographic bodies of work.

The Jobs section contains new jobs and internships in the photo arts industry, including roles across the U.S., as well as new roles in Germany and the U.K.


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  • 18 Photography Publications with Free, Rolling Submissions

  • Interview: A Photography Curator on Building Relationships with Curators and Museums

  • A Directory of Galleries and Museums that Accept Photography Submissions

  • A List of Fully-Funded Photography Residencies with Darkrooms

  • And more!

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The Open Call List #105

Table of Contents

  1. Open Calls Ending This Week

  2. Upcoming Calls

  3. Jobs


Open Calls Ending This Week
March 2 - March 8, 2026

  • Belfast Photo Festival’s Open Call (Exhibition + Awards) | Deadline: 3/2, Fee: £22+, Submission: Up to 15 images, Awards: 20-40 photographers will have work printed and exhibited in the festival, as well as included in the festival catalog; other awards include £2,000 cash, inclusion in several print publications, a virtual artist talk, and more, Exhibition Dates: June 2026, Exhibition Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland.

  • Kamira Institute’s Kamira Photo Award 2026 (Residency + Exhibition) | Deadline: 3/5, Fee: €39, Submission: 10 Images, artist statement, bio, Awards Include: Three photographers will win grants ranging from €500 to €1,000, with two receiving a month-long residency in Paris; all three selected photographers, as well as 15 shortlisted photographers will have work exhibited in Paris during Paris Photo 2026.

  • Fotoforum Santa Fe’s 2026 Photo Award | Deadline: 3/5, Fee: $50, Submission: 6-12 Images, artist statement, bio, C.V, Award Includes: One winning project receives a two-month solo exhibition in Santa Fe, NM, USA, a $1,000 Cash Prize, $1,500 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, plus a $500 stipend towards delivering the work to the gallery.

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