Submit your photo
Are you a under 35 Photographer? Submit your photo to URBAN Photo Arena 2026 and take part in an international photo contest.
Compete and Vote!
Experience the challenge from a juror perspective: other than competing with your shots, you'll get to vote your opponents ones!
Get Seen
Passing the first phase means you'll make to phase 2: your submissions will be voted by a jury of international big photographers!
WIN!
Scroll the page to discover the special prizes up to grab for the first photographers ranked. There will also be prizes for the best juror!
The international photographic contest dedicated to young talents under 35!
Finally the long awaited moment has arrived! Let's get this year's big news started: URBAN Photo Arena 2026!
The contest will take place as a real knockout tournament, just like in the soccer world cup.
Here you can view the bracket of the competing authors
The jurors of the photos will initially be the same authors registered in the competition. In the second stage, the jurors of URBAN 2026 will join the vote: Mark Power, Christopher Morris, Salwan Georges, Barbara Silbe, and many others!
Rewarding talent
Eliminated authors can still become winners in URBAN Photo Arena 2026!
How? In addition to the classic podium with the jury's favorite photos, we want to reward perseverance in voting and photographic intuition in knowing how to choose the winning photo. This is the "Best Voter" award, based on a score accumulation system.
The score
Each time a photo advances to the next round, the photographers who voted for that photo will earn points!
The number of points up for grabs will progressively increase in each group and each participant will be encouraged to vote qualitatively to win the "Best voter" award.
The best on display
We want to give visibility to young under 35 photography talents.
We will award the best 16 photographs in the standings by exhibiting them in a collective exhibition in Sala Fittke, in the heart of the city of Trieste!
The awards ceremony
The semi-finals of URBAN Photo Arena 2026 will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026.
The final will be played on Saturday 25 October during the awards ceremony of the international photography festival Trieste Photo Days.
URBAN PHOTO ARENA PRIZES
URBAN Photo Arena 2026 Winner
- URBAN 2026 Trophy crafted by Venice Biennale artist Giorgio Celiberti. Value €1500
- €500 Amazon Gift Card
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2026, including a two-nights stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony. Value €250
- Hand-made Stroppa strap. Value €60
- 1 Think Tank Mirrorless Mover Backpack. strap. Value €131.78
- 25.000 Photopoints worth €250
- Photo displayed at the Winners Exhibition at Trieste Photo Days international Photography Festival.
- Online and in photobook publishing
Best voter
- €150 Amazon Gift Card
- 5.000 Photopoints worth €50
- Hand-made Stroppa strap. Value €60
Second place
- URBAN 2026 Medal crafted by Venice Biennale artist Giorgio Celiberti. Value €300
- €300 Amazon Gift Card
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2026, including a two-nights stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony. Value €250
- 10.000 Photopoints worth €100
- Hand-made Stroppa strap. Value €60
- Online and in photobook publishing
Semifinalists (thirds placed)
- URBAN 2026 Medal crafted by Venice Biennale artist Giorgio Celiberti. Value €300
- An invitation as guest of honour to Trieste Photo Days 2026, including a two-nights stay for two, in order to attend the award ceremony. Value €250
- 5.000 Photopoints worth €50
- Hand-made Stroppa strap. Value €60
- Online and in photobook publishing
