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Welcome photographers to BBA’s biggest exhibition ever!

We are searching the globe for the best of the best to be part of our anniversary event. Are you the one?

BBA Prizes is turning 10. And double digits = double exhibition. We will be taking over the Kühlhaus in Berlin to present 20 artists and 20 photographers from our 2025 Artist Prize and Photography Prize open calls across 3 floors.

Throughout the open call we feature a photographer of the day and the photographer of the week on our social media channels.

Enter now to be part of the major exhibition and to be in the running for cash prizes, a solo exhibition + more.

Open to all photographers

  • Anyone 18+ can apply. All photographic mediums welcome.

  • Submit up to 10 images and you’re eligible for the long and shortlist and one step closer to showing your photographs at our exclusive exhibition. 

  • No restrictions on experience or social / educational background. 

  • Open to any theme!

All themes welcome - A jury votes

Visual excellence, storytelling, conceptual thinking, technical craftsmanship, subject depth, and understanding – these are just a few aspects that our jury of industry professionals will take into consideration. Whether you are a seasoned photographer with an existing track-record, a promising talent starting your journey, or simply enthusiastic about photography, the BBA Photography Prize 2025 is a great opportunity to show your work.

MPB Award

For the 4th consecutive year, our main sponsor MPB will be awarding the MPB Award to a photographer who embodies their core values. Each month of the open call, 5 nominees that encapsulate this year's theme “Show the bigger picture” will be selected. 1 finalist will be chosen each month by the MPB jury to be eligible for the MPB Award and fast-tracked to the BBA Photography Prize Shortlist. The 4 finalists will also still be eligible for the other BBA Photography Prize awards. 

Second heat deadline: 30. Dec 2024, Midnight CET

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Photography Prize 2025
Photography Prize 2025
€45.00

The following information will be requested once you have paid the application fee:

  • Name, address, contact information, website

  • Statement (300 words max.)

  • CV + Exhibitions List

  • Work information (Title, medium, size, edition, year of creation)

  • Up to 10 images (up to 3 MB per file)

You can upload anytime before the general deadline on 10th February 2025. You will receive an application link via Email.

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Focus on the prizes

* First prize, cash prize is split between 500€ production budget for your solo show in 2025/6 and 500€ to take away.

1,600sqm of exhibition space on 3 floors awaits you at Kühlhaus Berlin

We call the Kühlhaus Berlin our second home. We’ve been partnering with them year after year. Prize after prize. This time, we’re expanding from 1 floor and taking over 3. See how fantastic and inspiring this Berlin space is, home to your next BBA Photography Prize exhibition.

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The jury is being announced!

  • Cia Durante

    Director of Partnerships & VIP at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in London.

  • Renata Kudlacek

    BBA Gallery Co-Director & Founder. Curator & Artist.

  • Vishal Shah

    Vishal Shah

    BBA Gallery Co-Director and Creative Director & Multidisciplinary artist.

  • Sarah Fenner

    Global Partnerships Account Manager at Artsy.

  • Jennifer Tietze

    Jennifer Tietze

    Vice President of Marketing at MPB.

  • Heiko Tiemann

    Heiko Tiemann

    Artist, photographer, and tutor. Founder of Fotowerkstatt.

  • Alexander Jöchl

    Museum Director of Samurai Museum Berlin. Curator for contemporary art.

  • Mathias Thiel

    Managing and Creative Director at studio asisi, Berlin.

  • Ute Edda Hammer

    Jury Moderator for the BBA Photography Prize 2025. Art Historian and Culture Management.

Last year’s winners & shortlist exhibitors.

  • "Being part of the BBA Prizes in 2023 gave me the chance to have an international crowd see and experience my work in physical form. In winning the MPB Award for this show, I received a video portrait of me and my work to use as an introduction for future events and galleries."

    Boris Suyderhoud, Netherlands
    MPB Award Winner 2023

  • "The way I was perceived by BBA - I'm a photographer with a more commercial background who hasn't been in the world of art photography that long - was just great. BBA didn't label me as just a commissioned photographer from the start and gave me the chance to be part of a fantastic exhibition surrounded by so many top-class colleagues. This next step into art photography was very valuable for me."

    Per Schorn, Germany
    Shortlist 2023 + 2024

  • "My experience with the BBA Prizes marked a significant step forward in my career. Entering a new space and just beginning to find my footing, this opportunity couldn’t have come at a better time. Receiving the MPB Award affirmed my efforts in such a short period, making me feel recognized and valued. It also opened doors and granted me visibility. I’m truly grateful to the BBA Prizes for this opportunity."

    Kaleef Oladele Lawal, Germany
    MPB Award Winner 2022

  • "In 2023 I submitted my work for the BBA Gallery Photography Prize and I had the fortune to be selected as one of the finalists, having the opportunity to join their group exhibition together with all the other talented selected photographers. I have been part of many competitions, many of them with a high reputation and history but none of them has ever done what the BBA Gallery Prize manage to do time after time: they offer a living platform for artists and photographers to come together and show their work in real time with real people and create real connections. To be there among likeminded creators, sharing one space and being allowed talking about my work process was for me a life changing experience."

    Ana Priscila Rodriguez, Mexico, People’s Choice Award Winner 2023

Pic(k) of the week

Every week a photographer's work is selected from the entry submissions and featured here in a special collection, showcasing a range of international photographers and their artwork.

Main sponsor

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