Call for Entries
⌖ LACP offers calls for entries throughout the year, which reflect and respond to central issues in contemporary photography and the ever-changing social landscape – locally, nationally and across the globe. Browse through our upcoming and past opportunities to learn more.
Little Amal Walk
“Looking for Home”, Skid Row, 7th street
Nov 2, 2023
As Amal walks through the urban core of Los Angeles she witnesses how the arts can help us build a human connection with compassion in the face of societal struggles and challenges.
In partnership with: Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA), Dorian Wood, Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD); Automata, Inner City Arts and Students Rebuild.
Thresholds 2026: Up Close and Personal
May 7 – 31, 2026
LACP at the Helms Design District Juror Michaela Norah Mohrmann, is the assistant curator at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art Prizes 1st Place winner will receive $500 and free one year membership; 2nd Place winner will receive a $500 LACP gift card; 3rd Place winner will receive $250…
"Distant Memories Voyage" by Richard Chow, 2016
Fast Forward: Analog Photography as a Third Space – Open Call
Apr 10 – May 2, 2026 | Open call. Selected images will be shown at an exhibition at LACP’s DTLA location.
Jurors Aline Smithson, Founder/Editor Lenscratch, Photographer, and Educator & Dr. Rotem Rozental, Los Angeles Center of Photography Executive Director and Chief Curator Prizes The top three selected winners will receive a combination of LACP gift cards and tangible analog prizes such as toy cameras, film, and fine art papers. Honorable…
Atlas of the Present: Collage and Photography Today – Open Call
Feb 19 – May 19, 2026
This call invites submissions for collage-based photographic works that respond to this moment and acknowledge earlier predecessors that continue to inspire the here and now.
Into Your Eyes: Photographic Portraiture in the Digital Era – Open Call
Nov 13 – Mar 13, 2026
This open call invites submissions for works and projects that consider the relationships between photographic technologies and other visual disciplines and media, including, but not limited to, 3d and 4d spaces and objects, sculpture, painting, performance and craft.
Oct 2 – Nov 1, 2025 | Open call. Selected images will be shown at an exhibition at LACP’s DTLA location.
Jurors Matthew Finley, Queer Artist & Dr. Rotem Rozental, Los Angeles Center of Photography Executive Director and Chief Curator Deadline for Submission Thursday, August 28th, 2025 at Midnight PST Notice of Acceptance Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 Opening Reception (In-Person) Saturday, October 4th, 2025, 4-6pm Exhibition Run Dates October 2nd, 2025…
FEARLESS: LACP’s Annual Members’ Exhibition, 2025 – Call for Entries
Aug 21 – Sep 20, 2025 | Open call. Winners and honorable mentions will be shown at an exhibition at LACP’s DTLA location.
Juror Darren Ching, Co-Owner, Klompching Gallery, New York Prizes 1st Place winner will receive $1,000; 2nd Place winner will receive a $500 LACP gift card; 3rd Place winner will receive $250 LACP gift card. Honorable Mentions: Other artists will receive honorable mentions and have their work shown with the winners in…
Summertime Vintage – Call for Entries
Aug 7 – Sep 27, 2025 | Open call. Winners and honorable mentions will be shown at an exhibition at LACP’s DTLA location.
Juror & Curator Dr. Rotem Rozental, Los Angeles Center of Photography Executive Director and Chief Curator Deadline for Submission Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025 at Midnight PST Notice of Acceptance Thursday, June 26th, 2025 Opening Reception (In-Person) Thursday, August 7th, 2025, 6-8pm Exhibition Run Dates August 7th, 2025 – September 27th, 2025…
We ❤ LA: Re-inventing the Horizon – Call for Entries
Mar 29 – Apr 12, 2025 | This open call invites submissions from LACP staff, faculty and work-study students, of images that imagine, document and observe life in Los Angeles in all of their multi-faceted iterations.
Juror & Curator Dr. Rotem Rozental, Los Angeles Center of Photography Executive Director and Chief Curator Deadline for Submission Saturday, February 15th, 2025 at Midnight PST Notice of Acceptance Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 Opening Reception (In-Person) Saturday, March 29th, 2025, 3-5pm Exhibition Run Dates March 29th, 2025 – April 12th, 2025
Staring at the Cloud: Collage Between Analog and Digital, Open Call
Jan 30 – Mar 30, 2025
Juror Dino Rekanovic, Director of the Rotlicht Festival, Vienna Prizes 1st Place winner will receive $1,000; 2nd Place winner will receive a $500 LACP gift card; 3rd Place winner will receive $250 LACP gift card. Honorable Mentions: Other artists will receive honorable mentions and have their work shown with the…
Project Exhibition: Eco Anxiety and Photography Now
Nov 14 – May 11, 2025
Open Call Virtual Opening and Exhibition Juror Victoria Gerard, Deputy Director at the Laguna Art Museum Prizes 1st Place winner will receive $1,000; 2nd Place winner will receive a $500 LACP gift card; 3rd Place winner will receive $250 LACP gift card. Honorable Mentions: Other artists will receive honorable mentions…