Described as ’One of the best photography festivals in the world’ (Capture Magazine), the annual Belfast Photo Festival provides the perfect platform for gaining exposure to an international audience, with previous editions having welcomed over 100,000 visitors from all over the world.

Belfast Photo Festival is offering artists/photographers the opportunity to exhibit their work in the main Festival gallery alongside some of the biggest names in the field of photography.

Individuals and collectives are welcome to submit photographs on any theme.

Individuals should select and enter between 1-10 photographs from a particular project/series or body of work AND/OR submit their photo-book for exhibition by uploading a single PDF (no image limit). As a collective, you can submit up to 15 photographs.

The entry fee is 22 EUR per application (29 EUR after January 31, 2021).

Eligibility

Open to all photographers worldwide. Applicants must be age 16+.

Prize

• Spotlight Award: 2,000 GBP (approx. 2,680 USD)
• Free membership for one year to the Royal Photographic Society.
• Full editorial presentation in a printed/digital issue of GUP photography magazine.
• Presentation in a special Festival issue of Abridged Magazine.

All winners will have their work produced by the Festival for exhibition in the main Festival gallery.