Application Deadline: 25 April 2025
LOCATION: Portugal
The “Luis Ferreira Alves International Photography Competition | A Contemporary Look at Architecture” is a biennial programme. It aims to honour the person and the work of this outstanding photographer, who bridged the gap between analogue and digital photography and whose work is recognised both nationally and internationally.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all individuals worldwide, including university students, researchers, and professionals in architecture, photography, and related fields.
Entries may be submitted individually or as a group (groups must register as a single competing unit).
Each participant or group may submit only one project.
Entries must be original and must not have previously won awards in other competitions
Photographic Series: Submit a series of 5 to 7 images that cohesively present a work or series of architectural works.
Descriptive Text: Include an explanatory text (up to 2,000 characters) that conveys the conceptual and visual intentions behind the work alongside the series.
BENEFIT:
1st Prize—€10,000, sponsored by CIN.
2nd Prize—€4,000, supported by Fundação “la Caixa” in collaboration with BPI.
3rd Prize—voucher for photographic equipment worth €1,500, sponsored by Canon.
All prize winners will receive the book “Luis Ferreira Alves in the Works of Eduardo Souto de Moura.”
All prize winners will receive a certificate.
The winners will be entitled to 3 (three) copies of the exhibition catalogue.