Jury

Call for Entries

BOUTOGRAPHIES

New European photography

This festival is open to all European photographers and photographers living in Europe.

The selection criteria are artistic quality, originality and the coherence of an author's vision.

The application fee is €23. 


THERE IS NO SET THEME

NEXT CALL FOR ENTRIES

From 6 July to 22 November 2026

1

THE SELECTION PROCESS

2

WHAT THE FESTIVAL HAS TO OFFER

3

RULES

4

INSCRIPTION

1 / THE SELECTION PROCESS

Preparation of your file

  • Present between 10 and 20 images in jpg format and in 2000px for the largest side.

  • Do not place the images on a background (full-frame image, except diptych)

  • In case of a caption, please do not put them under the images but in a Word or PDF list, associated with your presentation text.


Your application is selected in three stages.

Step 1 : Read this page carefully and click on the registration link at the end of the page


Step 2 : Your application is registered

  • Your application is studied by our artistic director, and either pre-selected or not.

  • The answer is given in your "Photographer’s Space"


Step 3 : Your application is pre-selected.

  • Your application is pre-selected. It is presented to the jury and selected (for hanging or projection) or not.

  • It is not selected but may be chosen for another section of the festival (Parallèle or Hors les Murs).

  • The answer is given in your "Photographer’s Space"

2 / WHAT THE FESTIVAL HAS TO OFFER

You are pre-selected by our Artistic Director but not selected by the jury

YOU US

Free access to the portfolio readings (current edition) 

Subject to availability

Your application may be considered at a later date for a section outside the official selection.

Subject to independent venues participating in the festival

You are selected by the jury for the exhibition

YOU US

Access to the portfolio readings

You have priority

During the festival

Accommodation 3 days

Transport of your works

Total takeover

Possibility to receive several prize

Purchase of works 5500€ / Production assistance / Paid publications

Be part of the Book Store

Payment of sales -3% for credit card charges

Be part of the WEB Bookstore (les libraires.fr)

85% of the sales (postage and handling)

Receive production assistance

25% reduction from our partner Photon

Receive royalties

100€

An exhibition in Arles (subject to the progress of the ongoing partnership)

One of the works of the official selection (screening or hanging) will be exhibited in Arles during the RIP

You have been selected by the jury for the projection

YOU US

Access to portfolio

ReadingsYou have priority

Reception on the festival

Accommodation 1 day

Partner's prize

Production / Paid publications

Being part of the Bookshop

Payment of sales - 3% for credit card charges

Be part of the WEB Bookshop (les libraires.fr)

Return of 85% of sales (postage and handling)

Receive royalties

100€

An exhibition in Arles (subject to the progress of the ongoing partnership)

One of the works of the official selection (screening or hanging) will be exhibited in Arles during the RIP

You have already been selected in the past, without participating in the current edition

YOU US

Access to portfolio readings

Subject to availability

You could be part of the potential candidates to realize the visual for 5 years

500€ per visual

Re-apply

No limit

Be part of the Book Store

Payment of sales -3% for credit card charges

Be part of the WEB Bookstore (les libraires.fr)

85% of the sales (postage and handling)

You could benefit from a curatorial service provided by the festival

Full payment and royalties

3 / RULES

Applications 

  • All amateur or professional photographers from Europe or resident in Europe are eligible to take part in Boutographies, regardless of age or nationality.

  • Photographers must have full rights to exhibit their photographs.

  • We do not accept entries via an agent.

  • A pre-selection by our Artistic Director will choose the entries that will then be presented to a final jury.

  • The selection criteria are artistic quality, originality and the coherence of an author's vision.

Registering and submitting photographs online

  • You can enter the Boutographies competition by registering online via our website only.

  • Using their usual web browser, candidates must upload their images, a CV and a presentation text, and pay the participation fee.

Responsibilities 

  • The selected photographers undertake to add a link to the https://www.boutographies.com page on their website.

  • The organisers reserve the right to use the work selected free of charge to promote the event.

  • In the event of a serious incident, the event may be suspended at any time and without notice, without any compensation being payable.

  • Participation in Boutographies implies acceptance of these rules.

4 / INSCRIPTION

To register, you must have a user account or create one.

  • Enter a valid address.

  • Create a password of at least six characters.

  • A single account allows you to create and send one or more applications. 

If you have created a new account.

  • You will automatically receive an activation email 

  • With instructions on how to proceed.

If you have already applied in previous years, find your old registrations by typing the email address used at the time.

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