Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Maribor Photobook Award returns in 2025, inviting publishers, photographers, artists, and designers to submit published or self-published books created in the past two years to celebrate excellence and innovation in contemporary photobook publishing.
This year’s edition welcomes submissions on any theme. However, a special focus is placed on the subtheme: “Protest”. The award is not intended for dummies or unpublished projects—only completed and published photobooks are eligible, but zines are welcome and encouraged. The books will be on display at UGM – The Art Gallery Maribor as part of an exhibition of selected photobooks from the call. Books that meaningfully address the “Protest” subtheme will receive additional consideration during the jury process. All participating books will be evaluated based on the criteria of photography, coherence of the concept, production quality, and topic relevance.
The prizes for the award are as follows: A Main Prize of €3,000, a Best “Protest” Photobook award of €500, and a Best Photobook from Southeast Europe award of €500. The prizes go to the applicants.
To apply, participants must fill out one application form per book and send one physical copy of the book to the provided address. The deadline for the web application and for the books to be received is 30 September 2025, postmarked. Any incomplete application or one received after the deadline will not be considered. Additionally, any customs fees not paid in advance will invalidate the receipt of the physical copy and therefore the application.
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