Passepartout Photo Prize

Passepartout provides cash awards, publication and an exhibition in a fine art gallery in Rome.

Overview

Passepartout Photo Prize aims to support the development of talented photographers from all over the world by awarding €1,000 in monetary prizes every year, organizing exhibition in a fine art gallery in the heart of Rome, publication in their partners’ magazines, and providing other opportunities for international exposure. 

Practical Info

Passepartout is open to both professional and amateur photographers from all nationalities, gender and age. Photographic works of any kind of artistic style, size and technique (digital, film and experimental processes) are accepted. Projects using AI-generated images as a part of the photographic process are accepted. In the case of images generated with AI, participant has to mention it in the submission form. The contest has no theme. Both individual authors and collectives can participate. Applicants can enter both single images and projects consisting of multiple images.

One winner will be awarded with a € 500 cash prize and participation in the annual exhibition that will take place at 28 Piazza di Pietra Fine Art Gallery, in Rome, Italy, in autumn 2024. In addition, Exhibition Prizes and Sponsored Prizes will be awarded. Passepartout covers the cost of the venue, installation and promotion materials. Passepartout arranges the installation of the exhibition under the supervision of the curator and the artistic director.

About Passepartout Photo Prize

Passepartout Photo Prize was initiated by Il Varco srls as a photography contest to promote and widen the exposure of emerging photographers.