Calls for entries, awards, grants, exhibitions, books, commissions, publicity, and more.
Opportunities
We’ve seen such a wonderful response to our partnership with Sony World Photography Awards over the past few years, that we’ve teamed up once again to bring an exclusive opportunity to Shutter Hub members for the 2026 Awards. The Sony World Photography Awards elevate the careers of photographers to the next level. Since the beginning, … Continued
An ongoing series of publications, The City Series sets out to explore the people, places, and cultures that shape cities around the world. The inaugural volume explores a city that has welcomed us, and been home to nearly a dozen Shutter Hub exhibitions – Cambridge. We’re inviting international photographers to capture Cambridge – a … Continued
Feeling Seen is a community-centered photography project inviting you to share what you’re experiencing right now. We want photographers to capture the essence of their current emotions, sensations, and surroundings. Our sense of feeling goes beyond the physical – it’s emotional, atmospheric, and relational. It’s through these feelings that we connect with one another on … Continued
Shutter Hub Creative Director Karen Harvey MBE will returning to the panel of expert reviewers for the upcoming 2026 FORMAT Portfolio Review. The Portfolio Review is aimed at committed photographers with a developed and serious approach to their work and recent graduates are welcome. Karen will be selecting the winner of the Shutter Hub FORMAT … Continued
The Shutter Hub Editions Photobook Award celebrates bold, original storytelling in photobook form. It offers photographers the chance to showcase their strongest work through thoughtful curation and powerful narratives. We’re looking for projects of all genres that communicate with clarity, emotion, and vision. This opportunity is open to both emerging and established photographers, we particularly … Continued
Who doesn’t love a good photo book? To flick through the pages, be enlightened, educated, distracted and absorbed into another world through another’s eyes? Totally fantastic! We’re here to share our photo book enthusiasm through our Photobook Favourites series, and let you know what the Shutter Hub community has been enjoying lately. Photobooks Favourites is … Continued
Do you have some Good News and want to shout about it? We’d love to hear more and help you share the news! Whether you’re a photographer with an exciting announcement, a curator organising a compelling show, or a gallery or institution planning something noteworthy, we welcome your contributions. Think exhibition openings, awards, residencies, publications, … Continued
Photograhers, we’re inviting you to share the stories behind your work in a Close Up – an online feature that gives you a dedicated space to showcase a key project and reflect on it in your own words. It’s a place for thoughtful storytelling, visual insight, and professional visibility. Whether you’re emerging, established, or somewhere … Continued
At Shutter Hub we work with photographers on a diverse range of projects, supporting creativity and career development, and offering innovative opportunities that might not always be available elsewhere. The ‘Curate for the Community’ project will see the production of a series of online exhibitions, curated by Shutter Hub members and selected guest curators, for … Continued








