DO YOU TAKE COOL PORTRAITS? |
We are seeking awesome new work for our global call: LensCulture Portrait Awards 2026. Our past winners have gone on to be featured in leading magazines, museums, galleries and publications. Along with cash prizes, selected works will be showcased at our London exhibition, with winners chosen by industry-leading jurors. Don't miss this important Call.
We welcome all approaches to portraiture—from classic to experimental. Free entry option. |
Deadline: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
Images shown above are Editors’ Picks from recent entries. See them all in the online gallery! © Chris O'Donovan, Charles Awelewa, Ruby Sanford Smith, Ron Levine, Aimone Bonucci, Christine Turek. |
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Beyond the Decisive Moment: “Dislocated Presences” Rethinks Street Photography |
Training his camera on in-between moments and gestures, David Masoko’s tender take on street photography explores the tensions between visibility and privacy in an image-saturated world. Photographs by David Masoko. Essay by Magali Duzant. |
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Using the Darkroom as a Space of Abstraction, Peace—and Protest |
Using the chemical reactions at the heart of analog photography, Frank Lopez creates abstract prints that respond to grief, belief, and social injustice—turning the darkroom into a space of reflection and resistance. Photographs by Frank Lopez. Interview by Sophie Wright. |
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PHOTOGRAPHY EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES |
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| Young Portfolio Open Call |
Our friends at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (KMoPA) in Japan are once again hosting a free open call to photographers everywhere under the age of 36. Enter for the opportunity to be exhibited in Japan and to have your work purchased for the collection of this museum. |
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