Backlight Photo Festival 2026 Open Call – The Art of Lying
Valokuvakeskus NykyaikaTampere, Finland
Applications closed on 28 Feb 2026
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- Deadline
- Opens
- Fee
- 20 €
- Exhibition period
- Location
- Tampere, Finland
- Organiser
- Valokuvakeskus Nykyaika
About this call
Backlight Photo Festival invites photographers and artists working with lens-based media to submit their work for the 2026 edition. The theme, The Art of Lying, explores how truth and falsehood are constructed in a media-saturated world. Submissions should be artistically, critically and socially engaged and uncompromised. Open call details include submission via Picter, a 20 € fee, and a €500 artist fee for selected artists.
Application requirements
- Applications submitted via Picter are encouraged.
How to apply
Applications closed on 28 Feb 2026. The organiser page and terms stay available to members.
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