Open Walls Arles

Calling emerging and established photographers to submit work responding to the theme: Growth

British Journal of Photography in collaboration with Galerie Huit Arles have announced the second edition of OpenWalls Arles, an award aimed at creating opportunities for emerging and established photographers. We are searching for up to 52 photographers to be exhibited as part of a group show at Galerie Huit Arles alongside Les Rencontres d’Arles 2020.

For the first time, the award is split into two categories. In the Series category, photographers are invited to enter a body of work, consisting of up to 10 images. Two winners will be chosen from this category and their series will be exhibited alongside the 50 winning images that are selected from the Single Image category. The group show at Galerie Huit Arles will run throughout July 2020.

We are calling photographers to respond to the theme: Growth. We will award 50 winning images, and two bodies of work that convey a sense of change or transition; whether this be personal growth, or the changes we witness around us.

© Birgit Püve, OpenWalls 2019 Shortlist

© Alma Haser, Nick Ballon, Save the Children, OpenWalls 2019 Shortlist

Prizes

Single Image category

50 winning images will be exhibited as part of a group show at Galerie Huit Arles in Arles, France alongside Les Rencontres d’Arles in July 2020
Receive international press coverage
Be featured on BJP-online
Have your worked judged by industry leaders Series category
Two winning series will be exhibited as part of the group show at Galerie Huit Arles in Arles, France alongside Les Rencontres d’Arles in July 2020
The two winners from this category will be flown to Arles for the opening of the exhibition, with return flights and two nights of accommodation included
Receive international press coverage
Be featured on BJP-online
Have your worked judged by industry leaders

Key Dates

Calls Open: 29 May 2019

Calls Close: 25 July 2019 23:59 (UK time)

Winner and shortlist announcement: Spring 2020

Exhibition at Galerie Huit Arles, France, July 2020