Foto Forum Santa Fe is pleased to announce an open call for our 2025 Foto Forum Santa Fe Photography Award, an annual international competition open to emerging and established artists. The award was conceived to support photographers by giving them an opportunity to have their work viewed by our outside jurors as well as our in-house curator Executive Director Sage Paisner, to give the winner the chance to share their work in the photography-friendly city of Santa Fe, and to put a little money in their pocket to help in the production of the work.

Information about the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Award Winners Rebecca Moseman, Ciro Battiloro, Jerry Takigawa, and Renee Romero is available on the Photo Award section of our website.

The 2025 Foto Forum Santa Fe Photography Award is accepting entries December 10th, 2024 through March 5th, 2025 midnight 12am MT, with results announced in mid-April and the show to open June 6th, 2025. Photographers are invited to submit up to twelve images from a related body of work that is ready for exhibition. 

First Place Award receives a two month solo exhibition in our Santa Fe gallery down the street from SITE Santa Fe located in the Railyard Art District and $2,500 in Cash and Prizes: $1,000 Cash Prize, $1,000 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, plus a $500 stipend towards delivering the work to the gallery and having the work returned to the artist. 

Second Place Award receives $500 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, placement of 3 prints in our gallery art print racks, and a two month online gallery show featured on our website.

Fee:$25 Discounted Early Entry December 10th until February 3rd, 2025, then $35 starting February 4th 2025 until February 22nd, 2025. $45 late entry February 23rd until March 5th, 2025.
Students and Foto Forum Santa Fe Members email sage@fotoforumsantafe.com for 20% discount coupon.

Award: Two Month Solo Exhibition in our downtown gallery located in the Railyard Arts District, and $2,500 in Cash and Prizes: $1,000 Cash Prize, $1,000 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, and $500 stipend towards delivering the work to the gallery and having the work returned to the artist as well as an online portfolio featured on our website.

2nd Place Award: $500 Gift Certificate to Visions Photo Lab, two month online gallery show featured on our website, 3 prints in our gallery art rack.

Foto Forum Santa Fe is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates an artistic space to explore the current relationship between photography, storytelling, science, and technology through artist exhibitions, workshops, visiting artist lectures, research, and community outreach. The Photography Award expands upon Foto Forum’s commitment to showcasing both contemporary work from established artists and giving opportunities for emerging photographers to find an audience.

We also think it is encouraging to know that our executive director Sage Paisner has identified artists that have been added to our gallery roster who entered but did not win the Award. We highly encourage you to take the time and effort to apply.

IMPORTANT DATES

December 7th, 2024 - February 3rd, 2025: Discounted Early Entry ($25)

February 4th, 2025 - February 22nd, 2025: Standard Entry ($35)

February 23rd, 2025 - March 5th, 2025: Late Entry ($45)

March 15th, 2025: Jury Selection Begins

April 18th, 2025: Results Announced; Winner Contacted

June 6th, 2025: Solo Exhibition Opening Reception

ABOUT THE JUROR: Katie Clifford

Katie Clifford

We are pleased to have Katie Clifford as this year’s Juror. Katie Clifford is the editorial director at GOST Books. Prior to GOST, she was an editor at Aperture Foundation and has also held positions with photographer Elliott Erwitt, HotShoe magazine, Eric Franck Fine Art and the Norman Parkinson Archive. She holds an MA in Photography (Historical and Contemporary) from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London. @kmclifford, @gost_books


Portfolio Selection Advice:
The Award is centered around a solo exhibition in the Foto Forum Santa Fe gallery. We suggest you send in twelve photographs that you feel could be part of a cohesive exhibition, rather than trying to show the broad range of different work you make. We are not accepting video submissions at this time, but video can be part of the exhibition. You can submit video stills and describe the video in your Artist Statement. The selected winner will work with Sage Paisner to curate the final exhibition, which may include works not submitted with your application. The Artist Statement is a perfect place to explain how the twelve photographs relate to each other and provide additional information about the body of work and your artistic practice.

Application Requirements

All applicants are required to submit a portfolio of 6 to 12 photographic images or videos, a C.V., and an Artist's Statement.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility: All artists 18 years or older