form photo award x unseen
Know before you apply
- Emerging contemporary photographers
- Photography students and independent photographers
- Photographers seeking art fair exposure
- Open to photographers over 18
- Five winners exhibit at UNSEEN Rotterdam
- No cash prize stated for 2027
With the support of UNSEEN, Picter, and Form Magazine, we are proud to launch the Form Photo Award x UNSEEN 2027, dedicated to contemporary photography. This annual award seeks to support emerging voices, distinctive visual approaches, and critically engaged photographic practices. The initiative aims to encourage international exchange and sustained dialogue within the contemporary photography community.
In previous years, alongside receiving a cash prize, winners of the Form Photo Award exhibited their projects in Paris, at Miami Scope during Art Basel Miami Beach, and at photo basel during Art Basel Basel. In 2027, selected winners will receive free participation in UNSEEN 2027 during Art Rotterdam.
Exhibiting at one of Europe's leading contemporary art fairs-attended annually by thousands of gallerists, curators, collectors, critics, and photography professionals-offers an opportunity to present work in an international context and engage directly with key figures in the field of contemporary photography.