Belfast Photo Festival Competition 2025
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Belfast Photo Festival is an annual international festival of photography taking place from 5-30 June 2025 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the leading photography festivals in Europe and the largest annual international festival of photography in the UK and Ireland.
The Festival consists of exhibitions, talks, symposiums, workshops, screenings, masterclasses, portfolio reviews and tours. You can submit both a photo-book and photographs from a particular series/body of work (up to 15 images). Photographs can be on any theme.
Entry fees: 29 €.
Prizes:
- Spotlight Award: £2,000
- Spotlight Interview with representatives from world leading photographic institutions (e.g. TATE, MoMA, TIME, Pompidou, Aperture)
- Aesthetica Editorial Award - with editorial presentation in the digital issue of Aesthetica international art and culture magazine
- 1 Year Royal Photographic Society Membership
All winners will be included in the 2025 Belfast Photo Festival Exhibitions Programme.
For further information, please visit the official competition website.
Benefits
Chance to win cash prizes, have your work exhibited, and be included in a prestigious international festival.
Eligibility criteria
The competition is open to all photographers aged 16 and over. Submissions must be original work and can be a photo-book or a series of up to 15 images.