FR · Moderate entry · 2026
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PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026
Farmani Group / Px3 px3.fr ↗
Closes Jul 22, 2026
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D − 15
Worth entering? Paid entry (moderate) — weigh the jury read and the rights terms below before the fee. Jury read ↓ · Rights & disqualifiers ↓
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A few things to clear
A few things to clear before you pay — PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 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.
- Non-exclusive use for PX3 promotion, exhibition, and annual book.
- Duration: Perpetual non-commercial promotional use.
- You keep your copyright
- Credited when used
What disqualifies you
AI imagery is permitted, usually only inside a dedicated category — enter it in the right track.
- Copyright ownership Entrant must hold copyright or be authorised by the copyright holder. “Entrant warrants ownership or authorisation.”
- Ai generation AI-generated images allowed ONLY within the dedicated AI category. AI work is excluded from Photographer of the Year and Best New Talent honours. “AI-generated Images will only be eligible for prizes within that category (gold/silver/bronze in sub-categories, and overall category), but will NOT be eligible for the Photographer of the Year and Best New Talent of the Year.”
Closes Jul 22, 2026 · D−15
From 30 EUR per image
Upload spec:
Files: JPGMin 1200px long edgeUnder 10 MBsRGB colour profileNo watermarks
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No account · reads the editing line, the AI clause and the file spec · rules human-verified
The full editorial read continues with past-winner pattern, fee-to-prize value, rights translated, and three comparable competitions. Studio reads the rest.
Categories
Fine Art
Single
Conceptual or aesthetic photography for its own sake — gallery-register work.
Nature
Single
Wildlife, landscapes, plant life — natural-world photography across sub-categories.
Press
Single
Editorial photojournalism — current events, news, photo essay register.
People
Single
Portraiture, family, fashion, lifestyle — human-subject photography.
Architecture
Single
Built environment — interior, exterior, urban form, cityscape.
Book
Portfolio · up to 20 photos (min 5)
Photobook portfolio entries — sequenced multi-image submissions for book-form work.
AI-Generated Imagery
Single
Dedicated AI category — generative imagery competing only against other AI work.
F Format requirements 1 spec
px3_standard
- File types: jpg
- Min long edge: 1200px
- Min size: 0.5 MB
- Max size: 10.0 MB
- Color profile: sRGB
- No watermarks
E Eligibility 2 rules
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Entrant must hold copyright or be authorised by the copyright holder.
hard
“Entrant warrants ownership or authorisation.”
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AI-generated images allowed ONLY within the dedicated AI category. AI work is excluded from Photographer of the Year and Best New Talent honours.
hard
“AI-generated Images will only be eligible for prizes within that category (gold/silver/bronze in sub-categories, and overall category), but will NOT be eligible for the Photographer of the Year and Best New Talent of the Year.”
Jury context
Paris-based international jury of curators, gallerists, magazine editors, and art directors. Reads for conceptual integrity, visual voice, and fit with Paris gallery culture. The dedicated AI category preserves photographic integrity in the other tracks.
Priorities: conceptual clarity visual voice composition print quality potential editorial relevance
Tone: gallery register conceptual thesis print consideration sequenced art world literate
Avoid: stock aesthetic hobbyist register over processed decontextualized generic
Past winners — text notes
Photographer of the Year winners typically come from gallery-track fine art or architectural practice — single conceptually-strong frame in a broader gallery-friendly portfolio. The AI category exists precisely to keep generative work from collapsing the integrity of the other categories; photographers submitting non-AI work should NOT cross-submit to the AI track.
These are text-only curatorial observations, never images of past winners.
Prizes
Photographer of the Year and Best New Talent of the Year titles. Paris exhibition, annual book inclusion. Gold/silver/bronze per sub-category. Trophies for category winners.
Exhibition Publication
R Rights & licensing what you grant the organizer
- What you grant
- Non-exclusive use for PX3 promotion, exhibition, and annual book.
- Duration
- Perpetual non-commercial promotional use.
- Exclusivity
- none
- Attribution
- Required
- Copyright retained by photographer
- Yes
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Before you enter — quick answers
- Is PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 free to enter?
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 is not free: 30 EUR. Check the organizer's page for per-category pricing.
- Are AI-generated images allowed in PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026?
- Yes — PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 permits AI-generated imagery, usually within a dedicated category. Check which category your work belongs in before entering.
- When is the PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 deadline?
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 closes on Jul 22, 2026 (in 15 days).
- How do I know if my photo is eligible for PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026?
- Read your photograph against PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026'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.