PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions
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Worth entering? Free to enter — the cost is your rights, not your money: read the licence terms below. Jury read ↓ · Rights & disqualifiers ↓
A few things to clear before you pay — PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions has 2 hard rules that disqualify entries.
What this contest takes
Standard terms — you keep copyright and full control; the licence is limited to promoting the contest.
- Author retains full copyright; Condé Nast receives a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce entries in connection with PhotoVogue and the festival.
- Duration: Not time-limited in the published terms.
- You keep your copyright
- Credited when used
What disqualifies you
Generative fill is out; AI denoise / sharpen / upscale are fine — but “excessive manipulation” is judged subjectively, so keep the edit honest.
- Ai generation Fully AI-generated works are not eligible. “AI-generated works are not eligible.”
- Copyright ownership The author retains full copyright of their work. “The author retains full copyright of their work.”
The full editorial read continues with past-winner pattern, fee-to-prize value, rights translated, and three comparable competitions. Studio reads the rest.
Categories
Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion (series)
Project · up to 15 photos
Project-based submission — a series of up to 15 images (or multimedia) responding to the festival theme — or a combination of images and video for multimedia projects, plus an optional 60-second trailer.
F Format requirements 1 spec
photovogue_standard
- File types: jpg
- Color profile: sRGB
- No watermarks
- Caption required
E Eligibility 2 rules
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Fully AI-generated works are not eligible.
hard
“AI-generated works are not eligible.”
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The author retains full copyright of their work.
hard
“The author retains full copyright of their work.”
Jury context
PhotoVogue's curatorial team (Vogue Italia / Condé Nast) for the PhotoVogue Festival. Fashion-literate art photography with a strong concept and contemporary visual politics — the theme "Creativity as Rebellion" rewards work with a clearly argued point of view.
Priorities: conceptual strength series cohesion contemporary relevance
Tone: fashion adjacent art identity and politics bold visual language
Avoid: generic editorial derivative trend work
Prizes
Selected artists exhibited at the PhotoVogue Festival in Milan and featured on PhotoVogue's global platform.
Exhibition
R Rights & licensing what you grant the organizer
- What you grant
- Author retains full copyright; Condé Nast receives a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce entries in connection with PhotoVogue and the festival.
- Duration
- Not time-limited in the published terms.
- Exclusivity
- none
- Attribution
- Required
- Copyright retained by photographer
- Yes
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Before you enter — quick answers
- Is PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions free to enter?
- Yes — PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions is free to enter.
- Are AI-generated images allowed in PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions?
- AI-assisted editing is permitted at PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions, but the image must originate from a real photograph and manipulation may need to be disclosed. A fully AI-generated image is not eligible as a photograph.
- When is the PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions deadline?
- PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions closes on Sep 11, 2026 (in 41 days).
- How do I know if my photo is eligible for PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions?
- Read your photograph against PhotoVogue Global Open Call 2026 — Brave New Visions's published rules — the editing line, the AI clause, and the file requirements — free and without an account with WinPhoto's eligibility check. It tells you whether your image is eligible before you pay the entry fee.
