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To apply to the competition, click the button below, provide your details, upload your photos and make your payment.

Upload your favorite photo(s)Use the largest resolution available for the best results in print (maximum 25 MB file size) We print &amp; exhibit every photo!You can even take your photos home after the exhibition (unless you sell them at the gallery). The Top 50 Photos are printed in large format on Alu Dibond (~40cm x 60cm)A jury panel of Swiss Photo Club teachers will preselect their favorite 50 photos from all submissions. The remaining photos will be printed in smaller size on quality photo paperApprox. 13cm x 19.5cm Visitors will vote on your photos:During the exhibition, visitors will be able to vote for their top 3 photos from all the submissions.The top 5 photos (1 selected by the jury and 4 based on public votes) will receive fantastic prizes during the closing party of the exhibition. There will additionally be one bonus prize for the best black &amp; white photo, as selected by @1bnwshot. You keep your copyright!Unlike with some other photography competitions, you retain all rights to your photos. You can even take home your print afterwards. Are you on Instagram?We try to feature as many submitted photos as possible on our Instagram via feed or story. Please let us know your Instagram name when you send your photos to have a chance. And don't forget to follow us to see all the features: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/swissphotoclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">@swissphotoclub</a>.

Join our photography competition and get your photos exhibited at the famous PhotoBastei gallery in central Zurich.

Photography Competition + Exhibition in Zurich

Join our famous photography competition with your best photo(s) and get them exhibited at Gallery PhotoBastei in Zurich

SPC Photo Awards

This photography competition is open to all photography enthusiasts, amateur or professional.

Which of your photos should we print and exhibit in a real gallery in Zurich?

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SPC Photo Awards Zurich: December 2026