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KLPA AUTOPORTRAIT 2026 Portrait Photography Prize
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-25
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards (KLPA) in collaboration with FORMAT International Photography Festival
- Deadline
- 25 November 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- €1,000 first prize, €500 second, €300 third
- Disciplines
- Photography
About this opportunity
The KLPA AUTOPORTRAIT 2026 is an international self-portrait photography competition exploring the theme 'PLAY', organized by KLPA in collaboration with FORMAT International Photography Festival. Open to photographers aged 16+ worldwide, it awards €1,000 to the winner and features a public exhibition at FORMAT27 in Derby, UK. Entries must be original, non-AI, and submitted as high-quality JPEGs with clear guidelines.
Who can apply
- Open to amateur and professional photographers worldwide aged 16 or over on 25 November 2026, submitting original self-portrait photographs taken between 2024 and 2026;
- AI-generated images, commercial or advertising photography, HDR and heavily digitally manipulated works are not accepted, and employees of the organisers and sponsors are excluded.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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