We invite artists working across a wide range of media – including photography, film, video, performance documentation, animation, and digital, interactive, or hybrid forms – to submit proposals for the upcoming Festival. We welcome submissions from artists worldwide, at all stages of their careers, featuring existing works or new projects that explore this year's theme.

You can submit 6 to 12 images, subject to the type of project proposed.
For a video work / installation, please add a link to view the work in the “Project Description” section.
In addition, you must upload 6 images from the video work to complete the submission.

For non-existing works, please include a detailed description of the idea, supported by sketches / sample images.

Applications must be submitted in English or Hebrew.

Yes. You may submit one entry only.

An application fee of $22 is used to cover the registration process

The payment will be used to run the submission and jurisdiction process and to exhibit the works at the festival.
The payment is transferred to PHOTO IS:RAEL Ltd., a non-profit organization which is the initiator of the International Photography Festival.

In case of existing works selected, we will cover the full costs of the exhibition display.
In case of works requiring international shipping or production, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, while discussing the options with the selected artist.

The receipt will be sent to you by email according to the details provided in the registration form.

The Festival searches for exceptional works that offer original, profound, and nuanced interpretations of the 2026 thematic framework.

The artists selected to exhibit their works at the 2026 festival will be notified during August 2026.

All images must be in JPEG/JPG and not larger than 2mb each.
The long side of the file should be 1,920 pixels wide or tall.