Open for Entries: International Photography Exhibition 164 Be part of the longest-running photographic exhibition celebrating photography from across the globe. Entries now open to every one with one free entry available to all. Entries are now open for the International Photography Exhibition 164 (IPE 164). The world’s longest running exhibition welcomes submissions from new, emerging and established photographers, of any age and working in any subject or genre. 100 prints will be selected to form a group exhibition, opening in January 2023 at the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, United Kingdom. A £4000 prize fund will be awarded to standout entrants, including an Under 30s Award, and selected photographers will also be featured in the award-winning RPS Journal. Entry cost: One free entry is available to all entrants, then £18 – £30. Submit your images before 1 April and be entered into a prize draw to win a signed limited edition of Ioanna Sakellaraki photobook The Truth is in the Soil Entries close on 17 May 2022 (23:59 BST)

Entry OverviewEntry Information

1. Anyone of any age can submit their images to the IPE - this includes student, amateur, professional and non-professional photographers and image-makers worldwide.
 
2. The IPE is an open-call exhibition; therefore all subjects and approaches can be submitted, including alternative photographic processes and experimental work. There are no predefined categories, allowing for a completely open submission. Read our FAQs for details on artwork size. Entrants can submit four images from a series of work or four single images. One free single image entry is available to everyone.

3. Register online to submit your images. After the closing date, 17 May 2022, the online selection takes place and all shortlisted entrants are invited to submit prints for the final stage of selection. Entrants remain anonymous throughout the online and print selection process. 

4. We will support you to submit prints of your work if you are shortlisted during the online selection. All shortlisted entrants receive £35 print credit towards the cost of producing their work, using London based professional fine art print lab theprintspace, which includes free worldwide delivery to the RPS. The RPS will frame the selected exhibition.

Awards & Recognition

The International Photography Exhibition presents an opportunity to exhibit in the world's longest running photography exhibition. You will also be eligible for several significant awards:

1. IPE Award  /  £1500 and 1-year free membership to the RPS

2. Under 30s Award  /  £1000 and 1-year free membership to the RPS

3. Exhibition Tour  /  100 photographs will be selected for the touring exhibition, opening at the RPS Gallery, Bristol

4. RPS Photographic Commission  /  £1250 commission to create new work, awarded by the RPS

5. RPS Journal Features  /  Four opportunities for a photographer to feature in the award-winning RPS Journal, selected by the Editor

6. Visitor Prize  /  £250 prize voted for by visitors to the Bristol exhibition

7. Selectors Spotlight  /  Four photographers will receive a statement by one of the guest selectors about why they selected the work. This will be included in the exhibition

8. IPE Journal Edition  /  All selected photographers will receive a digital copy of the IPE edition of the award-winning RPS Journal

9. International Recognition  /  Shortlisted photographers will be celebrated across our online and digital channels, including opportunities for Instagram take-overs 

10. Membership Offer  /  All IPE entrants receive 15% discount on a new RPS membership 

11. Digital Spotlight  /  We will share stand-out entries during the entry period across RPS digital channels