PhMuseum Photobook Award 2025

Opportunity type:  Competition

For: Photographers 

Deadline: 26/06/2025

Rewards: Fully-Funded Photobook Prize + Exhibition

Location Eligibility: Worldwide

About this opportunity

The PhMuseum Photobook Award is a biennial initiative meant to support photography publishing. 

The main prize recipient will be announced at Photobook Mania 2025 on 18-19 October in Bologna, Italy. The work will be curated by PhMuseum Artistic Director Giuseppe Oliverio and Visual Editor Camilla Marrese across editing, design, and production. It will be printed by Summer 2026, and presented at PhMuseum Days 2026 International Photography Festival in Bologna, Italy.

The theme is open, and all approaches are welcome. You can submit ongoing or completed projects that haven’t yet been developed in the book form. If you have it, you are welcome to upload a book dummy in pdf format and/or a youtube video of the dummy. Co-publishing opportunities are also an option, which will be considered on a case by case basis. The submitted project doesn’t require prior editing or design. It may be self-published yet in fewer than 100 copies.

Rewards

• A project will be selected to be published by PhMuseum, who will cover production and distribution costs. The book will have a minimum print run of 500 copies, with 50 copies and 5% of royalties destined to the author. The work will be curated by PhMuseum Artistic Director Giuseppe Oliverio and Visual Editor Camilla Marrese across editing, design, and production. It will be printed by Summer 2026, and presented at PhMuseum Days 2026 International Photography Festival in Bologna, Italy.
• All the up-to 30 finalist projects will be displayed at Photobook Mania 2025, PhMuseum’s first publishing event happening in Bologna, Italy on 18-19 October. Finalists can opt to display a printed dummy or a digital presentation with a maximum length of 2 minutes.
• MPB, Europe’s top camera reseller and main partner of this first edition, will  grant a €800 voucher to spend on used photo and video gear on mpb.com.

Eligibility

$28

How to Apply 

Apply using the link: PhMuseum Photobook Award 2025

All questions regarding this award should be sent to support@phmuseum.com