The LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026 competition is now open.
The Awards celebrate visionary image-makers who work with photography and photographic practices to create stunning new works of art.
Photographers and artists from every corner of the world are welcome to share work that surprises, challenges, delights, or expands our appreciation of the photographic medium.
There are no strict rules for this award. LensCulture excited to see every kind of creative approach — from conceptual and experimental projects, to prints made for gallery walls, to analog materials, montage, cameraless techniques, and new forms. If your work pushes boundaries, invents its own language, or blends photography with other media, this competition is for you.
What matters most is your unique vision — and the mastery with which you bring that vision to life.
Winners will be exhibited in New York during The Photography Show, celebrated online in LensCulture, featured in international press, awarded cash prizes, and gain access to powerful career-boosting opportunities.
- Series prize winners
- 1st Place:Â $3,500
- 2nd Place: $2,000
- 3rd Place: $1,000
- Single image prize winners
- 1st Place:Â $2,000
- 2nd Place: $1,000
- 3rd Place: $500
- Jurors’ Picks — Each juror will select an individual Juror’s Pick to receive special distinction, including quotes from the experts praising each of the selected series or single images.
- Finalists — 25 Finalists and their work will be highlighted and featured on the winners’ page, and in the worldwide promotions, along with the Winners and Jurors’ Picks.
LensCulture are eager to discover new voices in art photography — and we warmly invite you to participate in our global community of creative thinkers, makers and photography lovers.
Please check the official website for further detail.
