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RESULTS ANNOUNCEDThe awarded photographs and the works selected for exhibition have been announced.VIEW THE RESULTS
Mustafa Kiraz
Mustafa Kiraz
Özgür Seçmen
Özgür Seçmen
Tatyana Nemova
Tatyana Nemova
Lishuang Zhang
Lishuang Zhang
Elena Mikhailova
Elena Mikhailova
Naci Eyyüpoğlu
Naci Eyyüpoğlu
Subhra Basi
Subhra Basi
Claudio Sericano
Claudio Sericano
Wei Ye
Wei Ye
Mustafa Kiraz
Mustafa Kiraz
Özgür Seçmen
Özgür Seçmen
Tatyana Nemova
Tatyana Nemova
Lishuang Zhang
Lishuang Zhang
Elena Mikhailova
Elena Mikhailova
Naci Eyyüpoğlu
Naci Eyyüpoğlu
Subhra Basi
Subhra Basi
Claudio Sericano
Claudio Sericano
Wei Ye
Wei Ye

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16.ARBELLA
INTERNATIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
CONTEST

As Arbella Pasta, on this journey we embarked on with the goal of strengthening our corporate identity through social responsibility and artistic projects, we continue to create an international platform that brings Turkish and world photographers together.

The year 2026 holds a special meaning for the photography world as it marks the 200th anniversary of the invention of photography. For two centuries, as one of the most powerful visual storytelling tools forming the memory of humanity, photography has recorded the world, humanity, and the truest states of life. In the sixteenth year of the Arbella International Photography Contest, while paying homage to this deep-rooted legacy, we aim to offer a new perspective on the present and future of photography.


Arbella Fotoğraf Yarışması
16th ARBELLA I.P. CONTEST
16Years
Categories

Contest Categories and Details

The Arbella International Photography Contest offers participants the opportunity to either delve deeply into a specific theme or freely express their unique photographic language.

The main category of the contest, "The Beauty of Imperfection", aims to make visible the aesthetics, emotion, and story carried by details that fall outside the perception of perfection. Traces, fractures, wear, irregularities, coincidences, or unexpected details seen as flaws are treated as aesthetic parts of character, reality, and sincerity within this theme.

The "Open" category offers participants the opportunity to freely use the expressive power of photography without any subject limitations. Photographers can present their own perspectives through human, nature, city, street, portrait, documentary, conceptual expression, architecture, or a completely personal visual approach.

Deadline: September 6, 2026
Total Prize Pool: $10,500

JURY MEMBERS

Barbara Di Maio

Barbara Di Maio

Coşkun Aral

Coşkun Aral

Ercan Arslan

Ercan Arslan

İlkay Öztürk

İlkay Öztürk

Sumru Gözaydın

Sumru Gözaydın


Competition

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info@arbellaphotocontest.com
Frequently Asked Questions

F.A.Q.

Check out the frequently asked questions about the 16th Arbella International Photography Contest!

No. Participation in the 16th Arbella International Photography Contest is free of charge. No fees are requested from participants for the application, photo upload, or evaluation process.

The contest is open to individual participation by anyone aged 18 and over. Team or group applications are not accepted.

No. “Vision of the Future” is not a separate submission category. Participants aged 18-24 who enter “The Beauty of Imperfection” or “Open” categories are automatically included in the “Vision of the Future” evaluation pool based on their age.

The copyright of all submitted photographs remains with the photographer. However, awarded, honorable mention and selected photographs may be used for contest promotion, communication and archiving purposes, with proper credit to the photographer.