BW Athens Photography, organised by Blank Wall Gallery, has announced an open call for its upcoming 2026 exhibition and contest, inviting photographers globally to submit their best black and white work.
The contest is notable for its inclusive approach, welcoming both amateur and professional photographers over the age of 18. Submissions are free of charge, with a participation fee only required from artists whose work is selected for the final exhibition.
The exhibition’s main goal is to showcase over 450 photographers, emphasising the organisers’ commitment to providing a large-scale platform for international talent.
Each photographer is entitled to a single submission to which he may submit from one to five photographs.
16 Categories:
- Analogue Photography
- Cityscape
- Fine Art
- Street Photography
- Landscape
- Nude
- Photomanipulation
- Portraits
- Wildlife
- Abstract
- Architecture
- Conceptual
- Documentary
- Micro
- Nature
- Panoramic
You can submit all your photographs in one category (i.e. portraits 5 photographs) or up to 5 categories (one photograph in each), or in any other combination you wish (i.e. Portrait 2 photographs / panoramic 1 photograph / Fine Art 2 photographs).
Only the artists who will be chosen to participate in the exhibition and be presented on the web page of BW-Athens Photography will have to pay the participation fee of €43.
Submission Guidelines:
- Each image file should be RGB or JPG Format, 1.200 pixels (the longest side) on 72 dpi.
- The file names should be: firstname-lastname-Nationality-Category-1.jpg,
