Philo Photo Contest

📸 Registrations are now OPEN!
Before you submit your photograph, take a moment to review what doesn’t fit the spirit and guidelines of the competition.

❌ Images unrelated to this year’s theme:
🌀 Recurring Patterns in Life (Nature & Humanity)

❌ Excessively manipulated or AI-generated images

❌ Incorrect file formats or low-resolution submissions

❌ Photographs that do not meet the contest requirements

A great photograph is more than a beautiful image—it is a way of seeing. This year’s theme invites you to explore the rhythms, repetitions, and connections that shape our world.

🏆 Exciting cash prizes
🌍 Open internationally
📸 Open to photographers of all levels
📅 Submission deadline: 15 August

Read the guidelines carefully and submit your best work.
🔗 philophoto.org

PhotoCompetition

Continuing our introduction to the PhiloPhoto 2026 jury — a diverse group of voices bringing depth, experience, and unique ways of seeing to this year’s selection process.
Their perspectives will shape how the theme “Recurring Patterns in Life” is interpreted, celebrated, and recognised through photography.

PhiloPhoto – 3rd Edition
🌀 Theme: Recurring Patterns in Life — Nature & Humanity
📸 Open to photographers 18+ worldwide
🗓 Entries open: June 15, 2026
🗓 Deadline: August 15, 2026
💰 Entry fees: $22 (1 image) | $45 (3 images)
🏆 $1,700 in cash prizes
🌍 International entries welcome
🌐 Details & submissions: philophoto.org

Continuing our introduction to the PhiloPhoto 2026 jury — a diverse group of voices bringing depth, experience, and unique ways of seeing to this year’s selection process.

Their perspectives will shape how the theme “Recurring Patterns in Life” is interpreted, celebrated, and recognised through photography.

Max Ladygin
Documentary filmmaker, cameraman, photographer and philosopher.
Worked as a film director at the State TV company “Culture”. Since 2000 he has been working at “Altair-TV”.
Director and cameraman of documentaries about ancient cultures (Egypt, Peru, Etruscans), European cities (Florence, Rome, Prague), historical personalities (Marcus Aurelius, Ludwig of Bavaria). Participant and winner of international film festivals.

Azim Khan Ronnie
Azim Khan Ronnie was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Now lives in France. He has an utter passion for photography, and photography has been his passion. As a photographer, his essential aim is to capture the moments of life and give them significance by making them static in time. He loves to travel and be in different places, meet new people, and enjoy the experience that photography offers to capture Earth’s beautiful and awe-inspiring moments. He also loves to experiment with his photography. He has participated in many International Photography contests and has now won over 800 international photography awards.

Joachim Bergauer
With over 130 international awards, including “Photographer of the Year” (TiFA), Joachim Bergauer is one of the most exciting photographers of his generation. His works, such as “Life in a L***r Village” and “Endstation Dhaka,” combine artistic depth with a humanistic approach. He views photography as a philosophical tool that visualises dignity, suffering, and hope. His images touch, challenge, and provide ethical perspectives on human existence.

Leetal Caspin
Nature photographer, specializes in nature therapy and therapeutic photography. Leads workshops and journeys in nature. Loves photographing the beauty of people and of the simple everyday moments.

PhiloPhoto – 3rd Edition
🌀 Theme: Recurring Patterns in Life — Nature & Humanity

🌐 Details & submissions: philophoto.org

⚖️ Meet the jury for PhiloPhoto 2026 — a group of photographers, artists, and thinkers who will thoughtfully review this year’s submissions and select the winning images.

🌀 Theme: Recurring Patterns in Life — Nature & Humanity
📸 Open to photographers 18+ worldwide
🗓 Entries open: June 15, 2026
🗓 Deadline: August 15, 2026
💰 Entry fees: $22 (1 image) | $45 (3 images)
🏆 $1,700 in cash prizes
🌍 International entries welcome
🌐 Details & submissions: philophoto.org