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TATI SPACE Online Photography Exhibition 2026 returns for its ninth edition with the theme The Way We Live (in the eye of the architect), turning attention toward the way photographers interpret contemporary urban reality. The brief is not limited to architecture in a literal sense. Instead, it asks how cities are experienced, perceived and imagined through everyday life, built environments, social conditions and the relationship between people and place. The extended submission deadline is September 30, 2026.
Selected photographs will be presented in a dedicated online exhibition on the TATI SPACE website and promoted through its social media channels. They will also be considered for a printed exhibition magazine produced through Blurb and distributed via the Blurb Bookstore, while selected artists receive one copy of the publication. For photographers comparing the best photography contests around architecture and urban experience, the call is notable for treating the city as a social and perceptual space.
Each entry costs €15 and covers one photograph, with a maximum of four entries allowed. TATI SPACE addresses the call to photographers, architects, urban planners and artists, leaving room for both critical and more observational interpretations of urban life. The publication date is scheduled for November 1, 2026.
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Contest Prizes
This is a curated exhibition open call rather than a ranked competition with first, second or third prizes. The opportunities apply to photographers whose work is selected for the ninth edition.
- Selected photographers: Their photographs are published in the dedicated TATI SPACE online Exhibition Gallery and promoted through the organization’s social media channels.
- Printed publication consideration: Selected photographs are considered for inclusion in the printed version of the exhibition, produced in magazine format by Blurb and distributed through the Blurb Bookstore.
- Publication copy: Selected artists receive one copy of the publication.
- Online visibility: Selected artists and their photographs receive additional visibility through TATI SPACE’s exhibition and digital channels.
The principal outcome is therefore an exhibition opportunity, accompanied by potential inclusion in a physical publication.
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Categories
There are no separate entry categories. The ninth edition revolves entirely around The Way We Live (in the eye of the architect), a theme concerned with personal interpretations of urban reality.
The call naturally overlaps with architecture photography, but the brief reaches well beyond formal studies of buildings. Photographs can respond to how people occupy cities, how public and private spaces function, or how the built environment reflects social, cultural and environmental realities.
That leaves room for observational street photography as well as more conceptual approaches. The submitted image does not need to explain the full complexity of urban life; it can instead isolate a moment, thought or feeling that says something meaningful about how contemporary environments are experienced.
Dates and Entry Fees
| Event | Date |
| Extended Submission Deadline | September 30, 2026 |
| Publication Date | November 1, 2026 |
Entry Fees:
- 1 entry: €15.
- Maximum entries: 4 separate entries.
Each paid entry covers one photograph. The organizer states that revenue from entries contributes to production of the magazine and curated exhibition.
How to Enter
Photographers submit through the form provided on the official call page. The application asks for the entrant’s name and surname, country, photograph title, location where the image was made, a brief description and links to a website or social media profile. The exhibition theme, “The Way We Live”, should be identified in the submission information.
Files must be JPGs in sRGB at 72 dpi, with 2,500 pixels on the longest side and maximum-quality JPEG compression. Filenames should follow the format NameSurname_Title.jpg. After completing the submission, applicants return to the call page to pay the €15 entry fee through PayPal. Up to four separate entries can be made.
Why Enter?
The most distinctive aspect of this TATI SPACE Online Photography Exhibition 2026: The Way We Live Open Call is its treatment of architectural photography as a way of reading society. Buildings matter, but so do the lives unfolding around them. A photograph can be critical of urban reality or inspired by it, and the brief allows everyday experience, social relationships, public space and environmental questions to sit alongside more conventional studies of architecture.
Among trending photography challenges online, this format also has a clear editorial outcome. Selection leads to a curated online exhibition rather than simply a winners page, while the accompanying magazine creates the possibility of moving the work from a temporary digital presentation into a printed object distributed through Blurb.
The €15 single-image structure may also suit photographers with one particularly strong response to the theme rather than a complete series. Those who want to present several interpretations can make up to four separate entries.
Rules and Copyright
We reviewed the official rules of the TATI SPACE Online Photography Exhibition 2026: The Way We Live to summarize the key participation requirements, copyright terms and image usage conditions. Before entering, we recommend checking the complete rules published by the organizer.
Submitted photographs must fit the exhibition theme and follow the required technical specifications. TATI SPACE reserves the right to decide which artists and photographs are selected, and files containing formatting or submission errors may not be published.
The photographer must hold copyright in the submitted image and have the necessary permission to use it. By submitting, the author authorizes TATI SPACE to publish the photograph on its website, social media channels and in the printed exhibition catalog.
The terms do not define the authorization as exclusive or non-exclusive and do not specify a duration. They also do not publish separate rules concerning sublicensing, anonymous judging or AI-generated and AI-assisted photography.
The printed exhibition catalog is produced on demand in magazine format through Blurb and is available through the Blurb Bookstore. TATI SPACE describes the purpose of its exhibitions and publications as promoting discussion around architecture and urban photography and building a community interested in those fields.
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For more information and to participate in the contest, visit: the official website.
