Photography Contest
21st Pollux Award
Deadline |
CLOSEDTheme |
OpenTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
Open to photographers worldwide, pro and amateur, working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought.Entry Fees |
Between $35 and $60Prizes |
ExhibitionWinners of the Pollux Awards: The Juror of the 21st Pollux Awards will select four Winners, two Photographers in the Professional Section (Series and Single Image) and two Photographer in the Non-Professional Section (Series and Single Image).
Fully-paid Exhibition: The Gala Awards will organize an exhibition for each of the above-mentioned four Winners in the respective sections (Pro and Non-Pro) taking care of all exhibition expenses, including printing and framing of up to 20 photographs each. The exhibition will be held in the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona in July 2025. A curator designated by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will assist the Winners in the selection of the work to be exhibited and will take care of the exhibition setup.
Gallery Representation: A non-exclusive consignation representation contract for 18 initial months with the gallery FotoNostrum will be offered to the four overall winners.
Exposure in Artsy and ArtEndipity: Represented artists will be exhibited online for sale in Artsy. Artsy attracts millions of unique visitors each month. Since 2018, is one of the top-ranking art marketplaces on Google with visitors from more than 160 countries. ArtEndipity
Collective exhibition of category winners and category honorable mentions: FotoNostrum and the Juror will also select winners and honorable mentions in all categories. All these selected photographers will be invited to exhibit in a collective exhibition in a space contiguous to the exhibition of the two overall winners. In the collective exhibition, the exhibition organization and venue costs will be borne by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. At the same time, the exhibitors will be charged for printing and framing as well as set up costs (hanging, labeling, and insurance) in the amount of $280, approximately, per piece. By participating in this award, artists acknowledge that they will be charged for the printing in case of participating in the exhibition and that for that purpose will have to submit high-resolution files of 300dpi suitable for fine art printing.
Images of all awardees (Winners and Honorable Mentions) will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Fully-paid Exhibition: The Gala Awards will organize an exhibition for each of the above-mentioned four Winners in the respective sections (Pro and Non-Pro) taking care of all exhibition expenses, including printing and framing of up to 20 photographs each. The exhibition will be held in the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona in July 2025. A curator designated by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will assist the Winners in the selection of the work to be exhibited and will take care of the exhibition setup.
Gallery Representation: A non-exclusive consignation representation contract for 18 initial months with the gallery FotoNostrum will be offered to the four overall winners.
Exposure in Artsy and ArtEndipity: Represented artists will be exhibited online for sale in Artsy. Artsy attracts millions of unique visitors each month. Since 2018, is one of the top-ranking art marketplaces on Google with visitors from more than 160 countries. ArtEndipity
Collective exhibition of category winners and category honorable mentions: FotoNostrum and the Juror will also select winners and honorable mentions in all categories. All these selected photographers will be invited to exhibit in a collective exhibition in a space contiguous to the exhibition of the two overall winners. In the collective exhibition, the exhibition organization and venue costs will be borne by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. At the same time, the exhibitors will be charged for printing and framing as well as set up costs (hanging, labeling, and insurance) in the amount of $280, approximately, per piece. By participating in this award, artists acknowledge that they will be charged for the printing in case of participating in the exhibition and that for that purpose will have to submit high-resolution files of 300dpi suitable for fine art printing.
Images of all awardees (Winners and Honorable Mentions) will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.