This annual photography competition is focused on discovering emerging voices, new visual languages, and thought-provoking artistic approaches. The award aims to foster international dialogue, intellectual exchange, and cross-cultural solidarity within the contemporary art community.
Last year, alongside receiving a cash prize, the winners of the Form Photo Award / SCOPE MIAMI presented their projects at SCOPE Miami Beach 2025. For the 2025 edition, the winners will receive free participation in SCOPE Miami Beach 2026 during Miami Art Week, December 1−6, 2026.
Exhibiting at one of the leading contemporary art fairs attended annually by gallerists, curators, collectors, critics, and photography professionals offers a significant opportunity to reach new audiences, gain international visibility, and build meaningful professional connections.
The winning projects will also be featured in Form Magazine and its social media channels, providing additional exposure to an international readership and strengthening the artists' professional visibility.
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Hayley Smith__________Hayley Smith, Director of SCOPE Art Show and Sotheby’s Institute of Art alumna, leads the premier platform for international emerging contemporary art and multi-disciplinary creative programming. Hayley Smith is a prominent figure in the contemporary art world, best known for her role as the Director of SCOPE Art Show, a leading global platform for emerging contemporary art. Under her leadership, SCOPE has continued to expand its reach, showcasing a diverse array of artists and galleries from around the world. Her work emphasizes inclusivity, innovation, and the support of emerging talent, making SCOPE a pivotal event in the international art calendar.
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Blayne Planit__________An artist, creative strategist, and curator, Blayne brings a multidisciplinary perspective sharpened through international experience across contemporary art, branding, and cultural strategy. She has lived and worked in New York, Southeast Asia, and Australia, cultivating a global approach to art and community. Most recently, she partnered on building the contemporary art platform Visionary Projects, where she developed innovative modules for connecting artists, collectors, and audiences.
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Dimitri Bogachuk__________Dimitri Bogachuk is the founder of Form. Gallery and Form. Publishing, and the co-founder of Photo Kyiv Fair. An artist and curator, he graduated from the National Academy of Culture and Arts in Kyiv with a degree in art expertise. Through numerous photography education programs, he shares his experience with audiences and helps build a strong foundation for a new wave of talented young photographers—some of whom are now established artists exhibiting in galleries, museums, and fairs around the world, including Fotografiska and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Ripples in the Pond
Echoes of Resistance
Chantal
De l'amour à la mort
Le mouvement des quatre saisons
We Knew the World in Fragments of Color
- a short biography,
- description of the project,
- from 1 to 8 photos taken or published in the last 5 years (starting in 2020).
Applications are accepted online only.
• professionals or amateurs, art school students or the school of photography, independent photographers.
• all nationalities.
• over 18 years old.
Copyright:
The participants retain the copyright to all their photos.
In case the work is selected for the exhibition, the participants undertake to ensure its safety. They are responsible for checking that the saved photos do not violate the rights of third parties or organisations.
Participants whose applications have been accepted grant the Form Photo Award the right to use their photos for marketing purposes at the exhibition, including publications in the exhibition press, posting on the FORM website and in all communication media related to the FORM.
Registration is open from 13 May 2026, until 31 July 2026 (23:59 CET)
The submitted photos can be either black and white or colour.
They must belong in whole or in part to a series of photographs.