Photography Guides: Awards, Open Calls, Festivals and Photobooks

A Guide To November 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

A Guide To November 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

Getxophoto Open Call, Fotofestiwal Open Call, Rencontres d'Arles Curatorial Research Fellowship, Ronan Guillou Grant, The Joana Biarnés Scholarship, Un/Fund Publishing Open Call, FOTODOKS Open Call, are among the opportunities we selected this month.

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A Guide To November 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

A Guide To November 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

Vorort by Marge Westreich at PhMuseum Lab, Paris Photo, Polycopies, Not What You Saw by Keerthana Kunnath at FOAM, Bristol Photo Festival, and Colour Years by Sanlé Sory at The Photographers' Gallery are among the photography events to visit next month.

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Tips And Mistakes To Avoid When Applying To A Photography Grant

Tips And Mistakes To Avoid When Applying To A Photography Grant

Having organized open calls since 2013, we have noticed best practices and recurring issues that often affect applications. Check them out and keep these suggestions in mind when it comes to preparing your next submission.

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A Guide To October 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

A Guide To October 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant, KG+ Select Open Call, W. Eugene Smith Grant, Raccont’Arti: Contemporary Photography Award, and Hasselblad Foundation Fotosalongen are among the opportunities we selected this month.

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Gear Up Like An Artist: Five Cameras Handpicked By Photographers At PhMuseum Days 2026

Gear Up Like An Artist: Five Cameras Handpicked By Photographers At PhMuseum Days 2026

For the second issue of our Annual publication, we asked exhibiting artists and judges from our International Photography Festival's 5th edition to select their favorite gear from MPB's catalogue.

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A Guide To October 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

A Guide To October 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

PhMuseum Days, Photobook Mania, Photoworks Festival, SCAN Tarragona Festival, Acedia by Louise Desnos at Centre De La Photographie Genève, and Encontros da Imagem are among the photography events to visit next month.

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A Guide To September 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

A Guide To September 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant, PhotoVogue Global Open Call, PhotoVogue Regional Open Call: MENA Panorama, Eidolon Grant, FORMAT27 Open Call, and VMFA Aaron Siskind Award For Photography are among the opportunities we selected this month.

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A Guide To September 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

A Guide To September 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

Images Vevey, JIPFest, BredaPhoto Festival, Landskrona Foto Festival, Luigi Ghirri e Gianni Celati. Verso la foce at MAMbo, Fiebre Photobook Fest, L’Image Satellite, and SiFest are among the photography events to visit next month.

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A Guide To August 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

A Guide To August 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards, The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant, Preus Museum Open Call, Copenhagen Photo Festival Open Call, and Marco Pesaresi Award are among the opportunities we selected this month.

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A Guide To August 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

A Guide To August 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

PhEST, Kranj Foto Fest, Ministry Of Bees by Apian at NŌUA, Gibellina Photoroad Open Air & Site-specific Festival, Worlds Within Worlds at Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, and Ragusa Foto Festival are among the photography events to visit next month.

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10 Years Of Female And Non-Binary Vision: A Free Guide

10 Years Of Female And Non-Binary Vision: A Free Guide

What does it mean to build a photographic career today as a woman or non-binary photographer? We asked ten practitioners the same seven questions. The conversation that followed sketches a nuanced, complex picture on the industry.

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12 Photobooks for Summer 2026

12 Photobooks For Summer 2026

Browse the latest titles that have caught the eye of PhMuseum's Artistic Director. Our curated guides spotlight publications by artists from our community and beyond.

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A Guide To July 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

A Guide To July 2026 Photo Awards & Open Calls

MUUS Collection Research Fellowship, Textile Exchange: Fashion Regenerated, Kometa: Fellowship Programme, Charta Award, and Prix Photoforum are among the opportunities we selected this month.

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Things To Do At Les Rencontres d'Arles 2026 And Beyond

Things To Do At Les Rencontres D'Arles 2026 And Beyond

Discover the Rencontres d'Arles opening week through our comprehensive agenda, featuring a curated selection of the official program and our favorite independent events.

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A Guide To July 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

A Guide To July 2026 Photography Festivals & Exhibitions

Les Rencontres d'Arles, Cortona On The Move, BAQĀ/بقا (The Unforgotten) by Mursal Mohammadi at The Image Centre, Photography from A to Z at MEP, and Minor Tides at Centre De La Photographie Genève are among the photography events to visit next month.

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