Prize

Premio Internacional de Fotografía Humanitaria Luis Valtueña 2026

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Closes

October 11, 2026, 5 days left

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

Free

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The organiser's page is in Spanish. Everything below is in English.

What it is

The 30th edition of the International Luis Valtueña Humanitarian Photography Prize recognises and publicises the best work in humanitarian and documentary photography that reveals social problems, injustices, human rights abuses, and the situations that cause or combat them. Named after photographer and international volunteer Luis Valtueña and three other association volunteers killed in Rwanda (1997) and Bosnia (1995) during humanitarian work. Photographs must tell a story related to health, natural disasters, humanitarian action, international cooperation, social exclusion, human rights violations, armed conflicts, vulnerable groups, refugee populations, or migrant populations.

Who it is for

Professional photographers whose images expose inequality, injustice, abuse, or document situations that cause or combat these issues.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

international

Where

International

When

October 11, 2026, 5 days left

Ends December 31, 2027

What you get

Cash prizes totalling €12,000 (€6,000 first prize, €2,000 second, €2,000 third, €2,000 fourth, €1,500 special prize), inclusion in a travelling exhibition and catalogue, two nights' accommodation and travel to the award ceremony, and one year of promotion by Médicos del Mundo.

What you need to apply

  • Photographic series

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://premioluisvaltuena.org/convocatoria/