FrstHand

FrstHand is a home for authentic, human-made visual storytelling.

We're an editorial licensing platform connecting photographers and photojournalists around the world with editors, publishers, brands, and NGOs looking for real photo stories. You keep your copyright. Always. We act as your licensing partner by curating, presenting, and connecting your work with people who want to use it.

If you shoot documentary-style stories with a real beginning, middle, and end — you're exactly who we're looking for.

📍 New call open now → link in bio

Photo by Syed Mahabubul Kader
Published on FrstHand

The next global record starts today.

For the next seven days, document the people, places, and moments that define this week.

Show us what happened where you are.
📅 July 31 – August 7, 2026
🔗 Submit at https://www.frsthand.com

West Bengal, India
May, 2026

A fisherman carries bamboo across the beach as a fishing boat returns from the sea. The day’s work continues from water to shore.

Photo by Chinmoy Biswas
Published on FrstHand

Dhaka, Bangladesh
May, 2026

A truck carrying cattle moves through the city ahead of Eid celebrations. An ordinary scene that reflects the movement of people, animals, and commerce that supports daily life.

Photo by Rayhan Ahmed
Published on FrstHand

Only 6 days left.

What disappears when no one is there to carry it forward?

The Last of It: Fading Traditions invites photographers to document customs, crafts, communities, childhood experiences, and ways of life at risk of vanishing. We are looking for thoughtful visual stories that preserve not only what remains, but the people and meaning behind it.

This is your last chance to share the traditions, knowledge, and places the world may soon lose.

Submit by August 4, 2026.
Total prize: $200

Visit frsthand.com/call or follow the link in our bio.

Mysuru, India
May, 2026

Thousands gather in traditional attire for Bakrid prayers at Eidgah Maidan, reflecting faith, community, and shared celebration.

Photo by Pavan Prasad
Published on FrstHand

Every place has a story this week.

The next 168Hour CrossLens submission window is now open.

Wherever you are in the world, we're looking for one authentic image captured during this week's 168-hour window that reflects life as it happens.

📅 July 24–31, 2026
🔗 Submit at https://www.frsthand.com

Jepara, Indonesia
May, 2026

A fisherman repairs his nets in preparation for another day at sea. Behind every catch is careful work done on shore.

Photo by Mark Levitin
Published on FrstHand

West Bengal, India
May, 2026

People enjoy a cloudy morning along the beach, sharing the shoreline with animals and the rhythm of coastal life.

Photo by Chinmoy Biswas
Published on FrstHand

Manila, Philippines
May, 2026

Children leap into action to retrieve a kite.

Photo by Froi Rivera
Published on FrstHand