Pride Photo 2027 Open Call for Entries

About this call

Pride Photo 2027 invites photographers worldwide to share stories that celebrate and explore LGBTQIA+ lives. All photographic formats and approaches are welcome, including documentary photography, portraiture, collage, photographic intervention and AI-assisted imagery. There are two categories: STORIES, a project series of 3 to 15 images, and SINGLE IMAGES, up to 5 standalone images per project. An independent international jury selects the work. Selected photographers receive €500 per work included in the Pride Photo Exhibition 2027, which is exhibited publicly in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, before travelling nationally and internationally between spring 2027 and spring 2028, and is featured on Pride Photo's digital and print platforms. Participation is free.

Who can apply

• International applicants
• Medium: Photography
• Free entry
• Open to photographers worldwide of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels, from established professionals to emerging voices. Up to 2 projects per application, and multiple applications by the same artist are allowed; STORIES projects hold 3 to 15 images, SINGLE IMAGES projects up to 5. An image may be entered only once. Minimum image size 3000px on the long side. Captions must be accurate and in English, and captions written with ChatGPT or other AI systems are not accepted. Any use of AI must be declared and explained; fully AI-generated images are not accepted. Images must not show the photographer's name or other identifying information. Duos and collectives may enter; previously published or awarded work is accepted. Submit through Picter only; email entries are not accepted. You must be the author and copyright holder of the images, and the people shown must have cooperated voluntarily, know of the submission and have agreed to the photo being shown publicly. Images must not contain unlawful, defamatory, obscene, discriminatory or otherwise offensive material.