The jury panel is not yet complete and will be announced over the coming weeks.

• NATURE | This category brings together areas such as landscape, nature, and animals in their natural environment.

• REPORTAGE + STORYTELLING | This includes documentary photography and photojournalism.

• PORTRAIT | We are looking for portraits of people. It does not matter whether they were taken in a studio or outdoors.

• OPEN | This includes photography from the fields of architecture, artistic and conceptual photography, food, fine art, etc.

• STREET | The spontaneous capturing of everyday scenes and human moments in public spaces.

• KI | Images that are generated or significantly edited using artificial intelligence.

You can assign each image you upload to a category.

REGULAR:
1–2 images: CHF 30.–
3–4 images: CHF 40.–
5–6 images: CHF 60.–

UP TO 30 YEARS OLD:
1–2 images: CHF 25.–
3–4 images: CHF 35.–
5–6 images: CHF 50.–

SUNDAY, 07.06.26, 24:00 h

Per registration, you can upload up to 6 single images or a series of up to 6 images*.

You may submit additional registrations at any time. The corresponding fees can be found under “SUBMISSION FEES”.

*In the REPORTAGE | STORYTELLING category, we recommend submitting a series of 4–6 images.

In the event of selection by the jury, the curation will be carried out by us. This ensures the best possible presentation of your work at HAUS DER FOTOGRAFIE.

The exhibition contribution in the event of selection amounts to CHF 100.–. For participants up to the age of 30, no exhibition contribution is charged.

The contribution includes:

• Organisation/communication

• Jury selection and curation

• Setup and dismantling of the exhibition

• Exhibition supervision

• Advertising and PR

• Handling of artwork sales, if desired

• Vernissage (opening event)

You are responsible for the production costs of your images; however, ownership remains with you. PHOTOVILLE4600 operates like a gallery – you may therefore also offer your works for sale via our platform.

The quality of the exhibition is important to us, which is why we only accept works that meet a defined standard. The printing of the photographs must be done through our partner Printolino.ch, at a special discounted rate of 10% exclusively for PHOTOVILLE4600. In the event of selection, participants up to the age of 30 will receive a CHF 200.– contribution toward production costs.

The Hans and Beatrice Maurer-Billeter Foundation* is the sponsor of the PHOTOVILLE4600 awards and enables prize money totalling CHF 15,000.

IPFO SWISS PHOTO AWARD | Main prize, CHF 3,000.–
CATEGORY WINNER | CHF 1,500.–
EMERGING TALENT AWARD (UP TO 30 YEARS) | CHF 500.–

The award ceremony and vernissage will take place on August 20, 2026. Participation is limited to selected photographers, as well as invited guests with registration.

*The Hans and Beatrice Maurer-Billeter Foundation was established in 2007 by Beatrice Maurer, who, together with her husband, managed “Hans Maurer AG” in Däniken. The foundation’s purpose is to promote culture, science, and humanity.

You will be invited to a networking event with an apéro (date to be announced) – even if your work is not selected by the jury.

PHOTOVILLE4600 not only showcases the pulse of contemporary Swiss photography, but also provides opportunities for exchange and networking. All photographers who submit their work to PHOTOVILLE4600 are invited to a networking event. The date will be announced at a later stage.

photoville4600@ipfo.ch