Hi, and happy Friday!

Let's get right into it.

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01. AAP Magazine 62 — “Travels”​
​Early-bird deadline: Oct 16 (today!) — then regular pricing until the final date​
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All About Photo’s printed magazine is devoting its 62nd issue to travel, and they explicitly want everything from view-camera work to the phone in your back pocket. Open worldwide, open to all, cash prizes for the top spots plus publication in the print issue (a nice tear sheet). Early-bird is $30 for 3 images if you move today; it rises after. Enter​

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02. PhotoVogue — submissions reopen​
​Reopens Mon Oct 19 (weekly windows)​
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PhotoVogue's open submission platform takes new work in weekly windows. Submit on Mondays once it reopens on the 19th. It's free, and getting curated onto PhotoVogue is a genuine credit that puts you in front of Vogue's photo editors worldwide. Low effort, with a real upside. Submit​
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​03. Virgin — “Head of Yes”
​Deadline: Oct 20 (US & UK)

The fun one. Virgin is hiring a “Head of Yes” — a paid gig built around saying yes to a different Virgin Experience every month (think hot-air balloons, supercar days, spa escapes) and documenting each one as content. Properly paid, open to applicants in the US and UK only, and about as low-friction as applications get: it’s a short pitch, not a portfolio marathon. If you’ve got the personality for on-camera and a US/UK base, it’s a dream brief. Apply​
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​04. Self Portraits — Group Exhibition + Photo Book​
​Deadline: Oct 26​
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Run by Matt Ford Studio with Zero Nine magazine: all semifinalists go in the Self Portraits book, finalists are exhibited in London this December, and there’s a £500 cash prize for the winner. Open to photographers and artists worldwide. Enter​
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​05. Fotografiska — Portfolio Review
​Deadline: Nov 5

A chance at a one-on-one online review with a Fotografiska curator. Their Directors of Exhibitions (Stockholm and Berlin) have run past rounds, so this is feedback from people who actually programme the walls. It’s a focused 20-minute session, held online in English, and you’ll want a project with a clear narrative: a series that holds together as one body of work, rather than a grab-bag of singles. Places are limited. Even without a prize attached, getting your work in front of a Fotografiska curator is the kind of door that’s hard to knock on otherwise. Apply​
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​06. Walk of Water Photostory Contest — “Out of Sight”​
​Deadline: Nov 30​
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A properly serious documentary one, run by OneWater with UNESCO, UN Environment and EU backing. The theme is water’s hidden role in health and sanitation — “the images nobody takes” — told as a photostory (5–10 images plus a written narrative). $9,000 in prizes across categories, including a dedicated Youth award for under-25s, open worldwide to all ages and levels, and winners feature in the 2027 Walk of Water exhibitions. Enter​

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07. RPS International Photography Exhibition 168​
​Deadline: Dec 15​
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The Royal Photographic Society's big annual open call, open worldwide and to all levels, work selected for a touring UK exhibition and awards. There's an entry fee for a set of images (members pay less). A serious, long-running credit worth having. Enter​

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That's it for this week! If something from a past issue led somewhere good — a shortlist, a yes, or even a promising reply — I’d love to hear about it. Just hit reply and tell me. Nothing makes my week like knowing one of these actually landed for you, and I might (with your blessing) share the win so the rest of the readers can cheer you on too.
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See you next Friday.
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- Melissa