📌About the Event

Animals 2026 is an international photography open call organised by Grid Photo Gallery, inviting photographers worldwide to explore animal life through wildlife, documentary, portrait, fine art, conceptual, studio, domestic, urban, or experimental photography. Entries should use the presence of animals to create strong meaning, emotion, atmosphere, or visual impact. Selected photographs will be showcased in a curated global online exhibition.

---

ℹ️ Event Details

• Organizer: Grid Photo Gallery
• Mode: Online
• Competition Type: International Photography Open Call
• Theme: Animals
• Submission Mode: Photographs must be uploaded online through the official submission platform.
• Exhibition Mode: Selected photographs will be displayed through an online exhibition on Grid Photo Gallery.
• Accepted Approaches: Wildlife, documentary, portraiture, fine art, conceptual, studio, domestic, urban, and experimental photography.

---

📅 Important Dates

• Entries Opened: July 1, 2026
• Submission Deadline: August 15, 2026
• Winner Announcement: September 1, 2026
• Online Exhibition: September 1, 2026

---

🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
• Open to photographers worldwide aged 18 years or above.
• Participants can submit multiple photographs, with no stated limit on the number of images.
• Each photograph must fit the Animals theme.
• Images must be submitted in JPEG (.jpg) format.
• Minimum image size: 2,500 pixels on the longest side.
• Maximum file size: 100 MB.
• Accepted colour spaces: sRGB or Adobe RGB 1998.
• Images must not contain watermarks, borders, logos, or copyright notices.
• Grid Photo Gallery may request the original RAW or JPEG file with metadata to verify ownership.
• A panel of Grid Photo Gallery members evaluates entries; external expert jurors may also participate.

---

🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• 1st Place – “Photographer of the Month”:
  • Prominent feature in the virtual exhibition
  • Profile interview published on Grid Photo Gallery
  • Priority placement on promotional banners and posters
  • One free entry to the next open call
• 2nd & 3rd Place:
  • Special highlighting in the virtual exhibition
• All Selected Photographers:
  • Featured in the main-page exhibition for at least one month
  • Work remains available online permanently afterward
  • Promotion through Grid Photo Gallery’s social media
  • Digital certificate of participation
  • Personal photographer profile page with a link to their website
• The top three photographs will also become eligible for the “Photography of the Year” title.