UNITA Photo Contest 2026 – European Citizenship and Identity

The UNITA Photo Contest 2026 is open to students from the Alliance’s partner universities.

The goal of this contest is to find visual expressions of the European project of cooperation, mainly about the concepts of European Identity and Citizenship. The candidates must capture in their photos the essence of these concepts, reflecting them in their different manifestations and/or showing the new realities transforming the lives of European citizens. 

In this call photographs focused on themes like European diversity and European cultural heritage will be especially valued.

Participants may submit either a single image or a photographic essay (a series of up to three images). A panel of experts will evaluate submissions based on artistic relevance and thematic coherence.

The winning photograph will receive a €150 prize, and the selected images will be featured in exhibitions, publications, and UNITA promotional initiatives.

Submission deadline: 31st May 2026.

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