The Open Call List

The Open Call List

The Open Call List #91

Calls for Entry: November 24 - November 30, 2025

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Aidan Avery
Nov 24, 2025
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Hi,

Welcome to The Open Call List #91!

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:
A reminder that paying subscribers have access to a growing catalog of additional material, including an interview with a photography curator, a list of fully-funded residencies, a guide to photo festivals with open calls, a directory of over 60 galleries and museums that accept submissions, as well as a list of 50+ publications that accept photo submissions. View the complete catalog of material here.

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This week’s Open Call List below contains 30 calls for entry, 18 of which offer free submission. This week’s list includes opportunities for publication in collective photobooks, a gallery calendar, magazines, digital publications, and more. The list includes a photography commission, a photobook prize, opportunities for artists making hand-made prints, artists working in photo collage, a call for your best photo of the year, a call for your worst photo of the year, calls for analog photographers, and more. It also includes several opportunities for photojournalists, including a range of grants and mentorships. Finally, the list includes two fully-funded residencies, awards up to €15,000, and opportunities to exhibit in a wide range of major venues across the U.S., U.K., and Europe.

The Jobs section contains new jobs and internships related to photography, including roles with the press, a major U.S. sports team, with galleries and photo-based non-profits in the U.S. and Europe, as well as roles in higher education.


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Please note: Free subscribers are able to preview each week’s Open Call List. Paying subscribers receive the full list, as well as have access a growing collection of additional material including:

  • 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 #91

Table of Contents

  1. Open Calls Ending This Week

  2. Upcoming Calls

  3. Jobs


Open Calls Ending This Week
November 24 - November 30, 2025

  • un/fund’s 04 “Four new ways to un/do” (Residency, Publication, & Funding) | Deadline: 11/25, Fee: €10, Submission: Project outline, project timeline, reference, 20 images, Opportunities Include: Four recipients will receive one of the following: A fully-funded four week residency in Italy, a year-long mentorship, €10,000 for the proposed project, a photobook published by Libraryman Books.

  • Lucky Star Magazine’s “Time Passing” (Print Publication) | Deadline: 11/26, Fee: FREE, Submission: Bio, artist statement, description of work, up to three images, Selection Includes: Publication in Lucky Star Magazine’s Issue 4.

  • Pearl Press’s Issue #27, “Self Portrait” (Digital Publication) | Deadline: 11/26, Fee: FREE, Submission: Bio, image(s), description of work, Selection Includes: Publication in forthcoming Pearl Press’s digital publication issue.

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