Proximity to Damage — Visions of a Compromised Everyday Life

Proximity to Damage is an international photography contest in its first edition, inviting photographers and visual artists worldwide to explore damage as a pervasive condition of contemporary life — not just environmental, but emotional, social, relational, and technological.

The theme asks you to look closely at the everyday: those moments where normality feels fragile, altered, or quietly compromised. Damage here isn't dramatic or didactic — it's the erosion of connection, the weight of dependency, the slow mutations in how we communicate and perceive ourselves and others. The contest welcomes personal, poetic, and contemporary interpretations.

You may submit 1–3 photographic images, either as standalone works or as a coherent series. Works must be original, not AI-generated, and not previously awarded. Both professional and non-professional photographers aged 18 and over are eligible, with no nationality restrictions.

Entries are evaluated by an international jury led by Pablo Ernesto Piovano, two-time World Press Photo Award winner (2024 and 2026), alongside photographers and filmmakers working across documentary, social, and artistic photography.

Prizes include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards, plus potential Special Mentions. The top three winners are invited to an exclusive Masterclass with Pablo Ernesto Piovano (travel and personal costs at participants' expense). Selected finalist works will be exhibited in a group show (physical or distributed), and may be published in the official catalogue and project materials.

Authors retain full ownership of their work. By participating, you grant the organisation the right to use your images for contest-related communication and promotion, always with proper credit.

The entry fee is €10, paid at the time of registration via the official website.