FotoCal: Photography Awards, Grants, and Open Calls Closing in August 2026
The FotoCal publication by FotoRoom for August 2026 highlights various photography contests, funding opportunities, and open submissions. Notable awards include the OD Photo Prize on August 11, the LensCulture Photobook Prize on August 12, the Marco Pesaresi Award on August 17, and The Queer Photo Award on August 31. Grants listed are the Charta Award on August 6, the Susan McLaughlin Risograph Photobook Award on August 14, the Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant on August 31, and both the NYC Fellowship and VMFA Aaron Siskind Award from the Magnum Foundation on September 1. Open calls consist of the Source Writing Prize on August 1, Not Yet! on August 2, and the BBA 360 and One Shot Awards on August 3, with deadlines extending to September 1. The following edition is anticipated in September.
Key facts
- OD Photo Prize closes August 11
- LensCulture Photobook Prize closes August 12
- Marco Pesaresi Award closes August 17
- The Queer Photo Award closes August 31
- Charta Award extended deadline August 6
- Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant closes August 31
- Magnum Foundation NYC Fellowship closes September 1
- Copenhagen Photo Festival solo artists call closes September 1
Entities
Artists
- Marco Pesaresi
- Susan McLaughlin
- Ian Parry
- Aaron Siskind
Institutions
- FotoRoom
- OD Photo Prize
- LensCulture
- Life Framer
- Charta Festival
- Penumbra Foundation
- Ian Parry
- Magnum Foundation
- VMFA
- Source
- Treat Gallery
- BBA Prizes
- PhotoPlace Gallery
- Artdoc Photography Magazine
- Macadam Awards
- Der Greif
- Los Angeles Center of Photography
- Fotografiska
- Estée Lauder Companies
- Preus Museum
- Southeast Center for Photography
- Open Eye Gallery
- German Photographic Society
- Soft Publishing
- Rethinking Eastern Europe
- Photography+
- Copenhagen Photo Festival
Locations
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- New York City
- United States
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
Sources
- FotoRoom —