Athens Photo Festival 2026 (APhF:26)
Athens Photo Festival 2026 (APhF:26) is now open for entries!
The Athens Photo Festival (APhF:26), the leading international festival of photography and related media in Southeastern Europe, has been recently opened for entries inviting all artists/photographers, collectives, curators, galleries and organizations worldwide to partecipate.
Short description
Athens Photo Festival now is accepting submissions from emerging and established artists and photographers from around the world for its 2026 exhibition program.
Founded in 1987 on the initiative of the late Stavros Moresopoulos, the Athens Photo Festival began as the International Month of Photography in Athens. It is Greece’s longest-running photography festival and one of the oldest internationally. In 2008, it adopted the name Athens Photo Festival, reflecting an expanded scope and a programme that has grown to include a wider range of programs responsive to contemporary social and aesthetic contexts.
Over nearly four decades, the festival has remained committed to advancing photography and lens-based practice in Greece, while serving as a vital meeting point for contemporary photography—connecting artists, audiences, and ideas.
The Festival invites projects from the entire spectrum of the photographic medium, ranging from fine art, conceptual, documentary photography, and photojournalism to other media, including video, performance, and installation. In this way, the organizers seek to stimulate a dialogue open to a variety of expressive means, thematic areas, and approaches – from a traditional photography background to the most contemporary practices.
You may submit up to 3 projects and you can submit up to 20 images per submission.
The selected works will be exhibited from 4 June 2026 to 28 July 2026 at the Benaki Museum/Pireos 138, one of the most prestigious museums in Greece, displayed in over 3,000 square meters of exhibition space.
The 2026 Athens Photo Festival will take place from 10 June to 26 July 2026.
In 2026, more than 80 artists from around the world will be selected through the open call for the festival’s Exhibition Program, alongside participants in projection presentations, mentoring sessions, and portfolio reviews.
All artists will be notified of their submission status by 30 March 2026.
Submission requirements:
Technical specifications:
➜ File format: JPG
➜ Resolution: Images should be saved at 72dpi
➜ Size: Images must be sized to 1500 pixels on their longest dimension.
compressed folder. You can only upload following files format: zip, rar, tar, sit, sitx. Each submitted folder size can be no more than 30MB.
Who may enter?
Artists from diverse backgrounds and at all stages of their career are invited to submit their work.
Prize:
The selected works will be exhibited from 4 June 2026 to 28 July 2026 at the Benaki Museum/Pireos 138, one of the most prestigious museums in Greece, displayed in over 3,000 square meters of exhibition space.
Entry fees:
The application fee is €25 for the first project and €15 for each additional project by the same applicant. Each project may include up to 20 images.
