OPEN CALL 2025
FESTIVAL FORMAT
Since its inception in 2002, Wiesbadener Fototage has offered photographers the opportunity to submit photo series for the exhibitions. For the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage 2025, we have retained this format, which is unique in the German photo festival landscape, and are looking forward to a large number of participants in our Open Call.
PARTICIPATION
Photographers from all over the world can enter up to two photo series for the seven main exhibitions of the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage. It is also possible to submit one or two 1‑channel video works. There are no stylistic or technical restrictions, nor are there any restrictions on the nationality or age of the applicants. The only thing that counts is that the content is related to the festival theme and that the quality of the realisation is convincing. Submitted photo series must contain a minimum of six individual images and a maximum of 12 images. AI-based work must be identified as such.
The application process is exclusively online!
ARTIST FEE
All nominees receive an exhibition fee of 250 euros as well as a travel allowance of up to 150 euros for participation in the opening weekend of the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage.
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
Before applying, we recommend that you read the terms of participation for our tender carefully. These can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking on the link below.
FESTIVAL THEME
We are looking for photo series/video works that deal with the content of this year’s festival theme “Future? What Future?!“ An independent conceptual realization should be recognizable.
We ask ourselves: What kind of new world do we want to create together? What other worlds are possible? How do we want to live? What do we want? What do we dream of? What do we want to save or even rediscover from the past and present for the future? What can we learn from other societies? How can we rethink the seemingly unchangeable? What new forms of coexistence are worth striving for? And how can we achieve them? And what future does the medium of photography have in the age of AI?
These are just some of the questions that the Wiesbadener Fototage would like to address. The works submitted should question supposed certainties, provide food for thought, raise hopes and open up new horizons. What we do not expect are patent remedies or blanket solutions.
You can find out more about the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage here:
SUBMISSION
Submissions for the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage must be made in digital form, regardless of the format of the image. All images of the submitted series, contact details, number and size of images, form of presentation and project description must be summarized in a PDF document:
- Page 1 contains our interactive registration form with contact details, project description and details of the format of the submitted work and the intended form of presentation.
- Page 2 shows all the motifs of the submitted series or film stills of the submitted video work.
- On the following pages, a single motif/film still of the submitted photo series/video work is shown in any order.
- Please name the .pdf file according to the following pattern: Lastname_Firstname_OpenCall_WIFO2025
The PDF document to be submitted must be a minimum of eight pages long and a maximum of 14 pages. The usual limit for PDF files is 10 MB and should not be exceeded. We recommend sending the application documents via www.wetransfer.com. The submission address is opencall@wifo2025.de
EXHIBITIONS
- Aktives Museum Spiegelgasse
- frauen museum wiesbaden
- Galerie Rubrecht Contemporary
- Kunsthaus Wiesbaden
- Künstlerverein Walkmühle
- Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal
- sam – Stadtmuseum am Markt
PROMOTIONAL AWARDS
Two additional prizes will be awarded among all nominated photographers – the Audience Award and the Jury Award. Both prizes are endowed with 1,500 Euro each and are being donated for the first time by Oschatz Visuelle Medien.
CATALOG
Traditionally, the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage will be accompanied by a catalog that presents all the photographers nominated for the exhibitions with text and images.
JURY
Participation in the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage will be decided by a jury of several members. The members will be announced shortly.
PARTICIPATION FEE
We charge a participation fee of 20 euros for each photo series/video works submitted, which must be received on our account within 14 days of submission of the documents. The bank account is:
Wiesbadener Fototage, Postbank Business Giro
IBAN: DE39 6001 0070 0971 5817 00, BIC: PBNKDEFF
Purpose: Open Call 2025
TIMELINE
All invited photographers will be contacted and asked to confirm their participation and to provide documents for the catalog, publicity and press work. The list of selected photographers will be published on the website as well as on the Instagram and Facebook channels of Wiesbadener Fototage at the end of April/beginning of May 2025.
Please note: Please note: For organizational reasons, it is not possible to send a separate notification to non-selected applicants.
1. December 2024
Start of the Open Call
15. March 2025
End of the Open Call
End of April/beginning of May 2025
Announcement of the nominated photographers
By end of May 2025
Submission of documents for catalog, advertising measures and press work
16. bis 30. July 2025
Delivery / submission of the work
23. August 2025
Opening of the photo days and awarding of the »Jury Prize«
7. September 2025
Closing of the photo days and awarding of the »Audience Award«
ASKS
We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the open call of the 13th Wiesbadener Fototage. Please send an email with your questions to: opencall@wifo2025.de