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One in Eight Open Call places personal experience at the centre of a subject that is often discussed through statistics rather than images. Developed by Fotografiska Emerging together with The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, the call seeks photographic work exploring what it means to be affected by breast cancer, whether directly or through the experience of a relative, friend, caregiver, or community. Entries close on August 12, 2026, at 10 AM CEST, and participation is free.
Images may address illness, uncertainty, treatment, care, recovery, early detection, prevention, support, hope, and resilience. Both documentary and conceptual approaches are relevant, provided the work remains honest and respectful. For photographers consulting Deartline’s photo contest list, this free photography contest combines a socially focused brief with museum presentation, campaign visibility, and direct financial support.
Each selected artist will receive €1,500. Their work will also be presented at Fotografiska Berlin and Fotografiska Stockholm during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 2026. Further opportunities include local activations across Sweden, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, inclusion in a fundraising poster series, campaign communications, social media features, and possible invitations to regional events. The One in Eight Open Call therefore connects photographic storytelling with public discussion, charitable awareness, and an international museum context.
Prizes
Rather than naming a single overall winner, the One in Eight Open Call supports a group of selected artists through funding, exhibition opportunities, campaign presentation, and international visibility.
- Each selected artist: €1,500 in prize money.
- Fotografiska Berlin and Stockholm: Selected works will form part of an installation presented at both venues throughout October 2026, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- International activations: Work may also appear in installations, pop-up presentations, and special events in Sweden, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
- Fundraising poster series: Selected images will be included in a poster project designed to support awareness and fundraising for breast cancer-related initiatives.
- Breast Cancer Campaign 2026: Artists and images will be featured in non-commercial campaign materials connected to public relations, media relations, and campaign communications, with artist credit provided whenever an image is used.
- Local events: Selected artists may be invited to presentation events in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Sweden, including possible speaking opportunities where applicable.
- Fotografiska social channels: Selected artists will be featured through @fotografiska and @fotografiska.emerging on Instagram in October 2026.
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Categories or Themes
There are no separate competitive categories. All submissions respond to the shared theme of living with, witnessing, or being affected by breast cancer.
The One in Eight is interested in personal and social experiences rather than purely clinical representations. Relevant subjects include diagnosis, treatment, vulnerability, care, prevention, family relationships, recovery, community support, and the emotional realities surrounding illness. A documentary photography contest approach may record people and situations as they are lived, while conceptual work may use symbolism, staging, or visual metaphor to communicate an experience that is harder to describe directly.
Whatever form the project takes, the imagery should treat its subjects with care. The central purpose is to make these experiences more visible while creating space for discussion about early detection, prevention, hope, and resilience.
Dates and Entry Fees
The submission period concludes in August, with selected work moving into public presentations and campaign activity during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| August 12, 2026, at 10 AM CEST | Submission deadline |
| October 2026 | Installations at Fotografiska Berlin and Stockholm |
| October 2026 | Features on Fotografiska’s Instagram channels |
Entry costs:
- Submission fee: Free.
The call is intended for emerging artists aged 18 or over. Registration and submission take place through the Fotografiska Emerging platform. Because no payment is required, the opportunity also fits within Deartline’s free to enter photo awards.
How to Enter
Artists must create an account on Fotografiska Emerging and submit their work through the One in Eight mission page. Registration can be completed using a supported third-party sign-in service or an email verification link.
The submission should present photographic work that responds clearly to the theme and includes the information requested by the platform. Entrants are responsible for ensuring that they hold the necessary copyright, publication permissions, model permissions, and other rights connected to the images they upload.
About the Jury
The selection will be made by a curatorial team bringing together representatives from Fotografiska, The Estée Lauder Companies, and regional nonprofit organizations working in breast cancer awareness and support.
The team includes representatives from dasBuusenkollektiv, Österreichische Krebshilfe, Bröstcancerförbundet, and Look Good Feel Better. This structure brings photographic, campaign, and community perspectives into the selection process, reflecting both the artistic and social aims of the project.
Why Enter One in Eight Open Call 2026?
The defining feature of the One in Eight Open Call is the way selected photography moves beyond a conventional online results gallery. Work will be installed at Fotografiska Berlin and Stockholm during a month when public attention is already focused on breast cancer awareness. That timing places the images within an active cultural and social conversation rather than presenting them as isolated competition entries.
The project also gives artists several ways to reach audiences. A selected image may appear in museum installations, campaign communications, fundraising posters, regional events, social media features, and local presentations across four European countries. Each use serves the same subject but reaches people in a different setting: the gallery, the street, the media, a charitable campaign, or a community event.
For photographers comparing current photography competitions, One in Eight is particularly relevant to work built around lived experience, care, health, identity, and social awareness. The €1,500 award provides direct support, while the partnership between Fotografiska, The Estée Lauder Companies, and breast cancer organizations gives the selected projects a defined public context. The value of the opportunity lies not only in where the work is shown, but in the conversation it is intended to support.
Rules and Copyright
This section about the rules and image rights of the One in Eight Open Call 2026 has been generated automatically. If you are interested in participating in this contest we suggest you review the complete rules provided by the contest.
Rules
- Entrants must be natural persons aged 18 or over and legally able to register for the Fotografiska Emerging platform.
- Registration information must be accurate and up to date.
- The entrant must hold all rights required to upload and publish the submitted photographs.
- This includes copyright, permissions relating to identifiable people, and rights connected to objects, artworks, or trademarks shown in the images.
- Submitted content must comply with applicable law and must not infringe third-party rights.
- Material containing discriminatory, hateful, degrading, violent, pornographic, sexually explicit, or otherwise prohibited content may be removed.
- The platform may restrict visibility, remove content, or suspend an account when uploaded material does not comply with its conditions.
Copyright and Image Usage
Artists must own or control the rights required for every photograph they submit. Uploading images grants Fotografiska Emerging a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide right to reproduce, store, publish, and make the material available as needed to operate the platform and its services.
The licence may be extended to subcontractors involved in providing those services. Images selected for the open call may also be used in the installations, poster series, social media features, public relations, media relations, and non-commercial campaign communications described in the award opportunities. Artists will be credited when their photographs are used in connection with The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign.
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For more information and to participate in the contest, visit: the official website.
