The OF Outono Fotográfico Association, the Xunta de Galicia (Galician Government), the Deputación de Lugo (Lugo City Council) and the University of Vigo/Campus of Ourense (Galicia) are organising the «GALICIA» Award of Contemporary Photography / XIV Premio «Galicia» de Fotografía Contemporánea, to promote contemporary photography and the ethical aspects that generally arise from contemporary art in relation to forms of domination and the imposition of limits on thought.

The award also aims to promote the creation of a photographic space in Galicia that complements the one created for more than three decades by the Festival Otoño Fotográfico, through the incentive of visual-photographic proposals or other projects that fit within the scope of the “Photographic”, in the widest sense of the term, by both national and foreign authors.

Any author who works with photography, regardless of their nationality, will be able to take part, bearing in mind that the jury’s verdict will be particularly influenced by the project's inclusion in the discourse of contemporary photography.

What winners receive

To address the two approaches outlined above, two awards will be established. All proposals registered in the competition will be eligible for these awards.

A Jury Prize will be awarded, consisting of the production of an exhibition with the awarded photographic project. The OF Outono Fotográfico Association will appoint a curator responsible for the design, editing, and sizing of the exhibition. The exhibition will be inaugurated in Lugo (Galicia) and will tour for two years through various cities in Galicia and Portugal. After the tour, the exhibition will become the property of the author.

The prize also includes the publication of a book with the awarded photographic project, as part of the "Galicia Contemporary Photography Prize" series of the "OF" collection by the Difusora de Letras Artes e Ideas publishing house, which will appoint the editor and designer of the book to be distributed in bookstores. The author will be entitled to a percentage of the book's print run.

An Organisation Prize consisting of the production of an exhibition of similar characteristics to the previous one, at the Alterarte Gallery on the Ourense Campus (University of Vigo), opening in November 2026 and closing in January 2027, and the publication of a booklet which will accompany the exhibition and will be published as the previous one.

About Galicia Contemporary Photography Prize

The organization of the Galicia Contemporary Photography Prize is responsible for its founding in 2013, within the framework of the International Outono Fotográfico Festival, organized by the same team and held continuously from 1983 to 2017, a festival that annually featured over 100 exhibitions in 22 towns and cities.

Additionally, the OF Outono Fotográfico Association has organized events such as Território Expandido (Brazil, Portugal, Galicia), artist residencies, and exhibitions in collaboration with public institutions, museums, and galleries.