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The grants and open calls program is meant to support photographers, discover new projects, and explore the boundaries of contemporary photography.

Latest Grants

PhMuseum 2025 Women Photographers Grant

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November 2025

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PhMuseum 2025 Photobook Award

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Publish your project as a Photobook curated by PhMuseum, and more.

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Cash prizes, exhibitions and publishing

Since 2012:

€230,000 cash prizes distributed
1026 projects recognized
98 photographers exhibited

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PhMuseum 2025 Photobook Award

The PhMuseum Photobook Award is an biennial initiative meant to support photography publishing.

PhMuseum 2025 Photography Grant

The PhMuseum Photography Grant is an annual initiative that recognises the importance of photography and visual storytelling.

VA-M Festival 2025 Photography Open Call

Exhibit your work within the first edition of the Italian Festival dedicated to the concept of province and low density areas.

PhMuseum 2024 Women Photographers Grant

Iranian Sara Abbaspour claims the First Prize, Dutch Sara Faustino receives the New Generation Prize. See all the results!

The works of David De Beyter, Utu-Tuuli Jussila, Beatriz De Souza Lima, and Mahalia Taje Giotto have been selected through the open call to be individually exhibited at PhMuseum Days 2024. Further 20 Projects are selected for screenings, and 40 images for the collective show.

PhMuseum 2024 Photography Grant

The PhMuseum Photography Grant is an annual initiative that recognises the importance of photography and visual storytelling.

PhMuseum 2023 Women Photographers Grant

Cédrine Scheidig receives the First Prize with the project Les Mornes, Le Feu (The Dunes, The Fire). Maria Montes Duran is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project ¿Cómo Te Sientes Ahora?.

PhMuseum Days 2023 Open Call

The work of Leonardo Magrelli, Gloria Oyarzabal, Daniel Everett, Luca Massaro and Chloé Milos Azzopardi is selected through the open call and individually exhibited at PhMuseum Days 2023. Further 20 Projects are selected for screenings, and 40 images for the collective show.

PhMuseum 2023 Photography Grant

Tara Laure Claire receives the First Prize with the project The Studio By Tara Laure Claire (AKA Tara Sood). Joseph Ladron De Guevara is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Si El Sol Llegara A Oscurecer (y No Brille Más).

PhMuseum 2022 Women Photographers Grant

Farren Van Wyk receives the First Prize with the project Mixedness Is My Mythology. Vân-Nhi Nguyễn is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project As You Grow Older.

PhMuseum Days 2022 Open Call

The work of Ana Vallejo, Piero Martinello & Piero Casentini, Agathe Kalfas & Mathias Benguigui, Carla Liesching and Munirah Almehri is selected through the open call and individually exhibited at PhMuseum Days 2022. Further 20 Projects are selected for screenings, and 40 images for the collective show.

PhMuseum 2022 Photography Grant

Miraj Patel receives the First Prize with the project Do You See What I See, When I Look At Me?. Delali Ayivi is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project TogoYeye.

PhMuseum 2021 Women Photographers Grant

Ana Vallejo receives the First Prize with the project Neuromantic. Chingrimi Shimray is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Our Belongings.

PhMuseum Days 2021 Open Call

The work of Ligia Popławska, Fabiola Cedillo and Samuel Fordham is selected through the open call and individually exhibited at PhMuseum Days 2021. Further 15 Projects are selected for screenings, and 40 images for the collective show.

PhMuseum 2021 Photography Grant

Rodrigo Pinheiro and Gal Cipreste Marinelli receives the First Prize with the project GH, Gal And Hiroshima. Marisol Mendez is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project MADRE.

Intersection Vol.1 A Photo Exhibition Prize

Valeria Arendar receives the First Prize with the project Two Times Mary.

PhMuseum 2020 Women Photographers Grant

Laura El-Tantawy receives the First Prize with the project I'll Die For You. Lebo Thoka is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project "It Is Well" : An Ode To Karabo.

PhMuseum 2020 Photography Grant

Noelle Mason receives the First Prize with the project X-Ray Vision Vs. Invisibility. David Nana Opoku Ansah is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project AREA BOYS & BROTHERHOOD.

PhMuseum 2019 Women Photographers Grant

Natalie Keyssar receives the First Prize with the project Make Me A Little Miracle. Robin Alysha Clemens is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Yo Soy Otro Tú, Tú Eres Otro.

PhMuseum 2019 Photography Grant

Nikita Teryoshin receives the First Prize with the project Nothing Personal. Liza Ambrossio is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project The Rage Of Devotion.

PhMuseum 2018 Women Photographers Grant

Maria Sturm receives the First Prize with the project "You Don't Look Native To Me". Alice Mann is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Drummies.

PhMuseum 2018 Photography Grant

Poulomi Basu receives the First Prize with the project Centralia. Panos Kefalos is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Saints.

PhMuseum 2017 Women Photographers Grant

Raphaela Rosella receives the First Prize with the project You'll Know It When You Feel It. Fabiola Cedillo is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Los Mundos De TITA.

PhMuseum 2017 Photography Grant

Salvatore Vitale receives the First Prize with the project How To Secure A Country. Karim El Maktafi is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Hayati.

PhMuseum 2016 Photography Grant

Rasmus Degnbol receives the First Prize with the project Europe's New Borders. Pierre Liebaert is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Free Now.

PhMuseum 2015 Photography Grant

Tomas Van Houtryve receives the First Prize with the project Blue Sky. Clémentine Schneidermann is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project I Called Her Lisa Marie.

PhMuseum 2014 Photography Grant

Max Pinckers receives the First Prize with the project Will They Sing Like Raindrops Or Leave Me Thirsty. Kate Smuraga is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Letter From The Quiet Town.

PhMuseum 2013 Photography Grant

Cihad Caner receives the First Prize with the project Remaining. Diana Markosian is awarded the New Generation Prize with the project Goodbye My Chechnya.

Usually I don’t participate in photo contests that often, but here I had not only the feeling that it fits but also liked the idea of the grant, because it directly helps you with the realization of your project and not only gives money for the „best“ piece of work to push photographer’s ego. Like the legendary german punk band „Bluttat“ would say, „Punk means support, no competition!

Nikita Teryoshin, 1st prize recipient 2019 Photography Grant

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