My World Is Black and White
- Deadline
- 23 days left
- Entry fee
- $25
- Award
- $250
- Location
- Milan
- Exhibition window
- Aug 10, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Aug 6, 2026
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About
Submit up to 4 black and white, monochrome, grayscale, or sepia photographs for a juried competition with cash prizes.
Overview
Lioncourt Gallery presents My World is Black and White, a juried photography competition for black and white, monochrome, grayscale, and sepia photography. Open to all levels of photographers worldwide. Winners and accepted works will be featured in the online gallery. This is a 100% online gallery; no artwork needs to be mailed.
Key dates
- Entry: May 5, 2026 - August 5, 2026
- Jury: August 6, 2026
- Notifications: August 6-7, 2026
- Gallery opens: August 10, 2026
Eligibility
Open to artists worldwide and all skill levels. Works previously submitted, selected, or won in past Lioncourt Gallery competitions are eligible if they meet all other criteria.
Media & submission requirements
Submit 1-4 JPG images (minimum 1200 pixels on longest side, up to 5MB file size). Each work must have a title other than "untitled." No signatures, borders, digital frames, mats, logos, or watermarks on the work. No AI-generated work accepted. Minor editing (filters, cropping, saturation, dodging, burning, color corrections, levels) permitted; excessive filters accepted but not encouraged.
Entry fee
$25 for up to four (4) photos. Entry fee does not guarantee acceptance but guarantees each work will be judged impartially by the jury.
Awards
Best in Show earns $250 cash prize. Select Honorable Mentions receive cash prizes and free entries into future calls. Cash prize winners will be contacted directly after the close of the selection process to verify PayPal address; payment sent within two weeks of the close of entries.
Selection process
Accepted entries and winners selected by the Gallery's private slate of jurors to protect the integrity of the selection process. All decisions are final. All selected work will appear in the online gallery; not all selected work will be prize winners.
Notifications
Notices of accepted and non-accepted work will be emailed to entrants. Artists may receive a single email of acceptance listing juried works, a single email listing non-accepted works, or both.
- Award
- Best in Show $250 and select Honorable Mentions receive cash prizes and free entries into future calls.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 4
- Eligibility
- Open to artists worldwide and all skill levels; no AI-generated work or works based on other artists' work accepted.
- Audience
- Open to all levels of photographers from all over the world.
- Contact
- info@lioncourtgallery.com
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