The Philo Photo contest will open for entry on April 15th, 2025

Philo Photo Contest

The Spirit of the Contest

The 2nd edition of the Philo-Photo Photography Awards will open on April 15th 2025!

The Philo-Photo Contest invites all photographers aged 18 and over to submit their most striking single images that reflect this year’s theme, From Darkness to Light.
For this open contest, each photographer may enter up to three images of any type and category related to this year’s theme.

Open for Entries: April 15, 2025
Closed for Entries: August 15, 2025
Participation Fees: From 22 USD for one image to 45 USD for three images.

Philo Photo Contest

2025 Theme: From Darkness to Light.

This year’s theme, From Darkness to Light, invites photographers to delve into the transformative power of light and its ability to reshape how we experience the world. Light reveals what was once hidden, uncovering truths obscured by darkness and bridging the gap between perception and reality.

Beyond the physical, this theme also reflects an inner journey—a movement from ignorance to self-awareness, from confusion to clarity. Explore the profound interplay between shadow and illumination through your lens and capture moments that spark reflection, inspiration, and wonder.

PhiloPhoto Photography Contest

ABOUT US

Join us in celebrating the profound artistry and unique perspective that photography brings to life in the Philo-Photo Contest.
Are you seeking depth and meaning in your photographic journey? Do you yearn to convey wisdom and beauty through your visual creations? Participating in this contest is not just an opportunity to share your art but also a chance for personal growth and self-expression.

The Philo-Photo Contest delves into the synergy between the wisdom of the heart and the wisdom of the eye—between our intuition and the ability to connect to the essence of our being and the technique. It embraces this union of heart and eye, where photography becomes a channel for expressing our essence and the beauty surrounding us. This contest is an ode to the ideals of beauty and wisdom cultivated within and reflected in our artistry.

ABOUT NEW ACROPOLIS

The competition was created by New Acropolis, an international organisation that fosters timeless values for individual and collective growth through philosophy, culture, and volunteering.
This competition invites photographers worldwide to embark on a journey of philosophical exploration through the lens.

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PhiloPhoto Photography Contest

ARTISTIC CONCEPT

Where Philosophy Meets Photography

PhiloPhoto is a unique contest born from the union of two disciplines: Philosophy and Photography. This union creates a dynamic dialogue – a space where image and concept meet, not as mere reflections of each other but as complementary forces in creative tension.
In this interplay, the concept doesn’t describe the image, nor does the image illustrate the concept. Instead, they coexist in a relationship of contrast and harmony, revealing profound connections between immediacy and contemplation.Photography captures the instant—a global, instantaneous perception. Philosophy, in contrast, unfolds over time, inviting reflection and analysis. Together, they create works that are familiar yet enigmatic, understood but not fully resolved—like water mingling with oil, forming a beautiful, ever-shifting paradox.PhiloPhoto challenges photographers to create images that provoke questions and spark an inner journey for the viewer. This is not just about creating art—it’s about exploring the balance between personal expression and universal meaning.

True art transcends pure subjectivity. While no artistic creation can be entirely objective or perfect, pursuing this balance brings us closer to understanding beauty as a universal language. Through PhiloPhoto, we reveal this relationship between the Artistic and Philosophical Ways, inviting you to explore the profound potential of your lens and heart.

Join us in this journey of discovery. Submit your work and become part of an extraordinary movement that merges thought and vision.

PhiloPhoto Photography Contest is proud to present:
The winners of the 2024 contest –
“Unity Through Diversity”

Largest Eid congregation

South Asia’s largest Eid-ul-Fitr Congregation held in Gor-e-Shahid Boro Math, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. According to the organizers’, over 600,000 devotees participated in this Eid…

1st Place
Azim Khan Ronnie

Children of the Sky

The nightsky with its mysteries is calling us to follow the shiny stars. In the darkness of the night, a spark ignites and unites us around the same fire, the same centre, the same purpose.

2nd Place
Tasos Michaloglou

Dance on the wings of wind

I took the picture while I was on a Raffa parachute called “Bakai”. What caught my eye at that moment was the wonderful combination between the flock of migratory birds that seem to be…

3rd Place
Erez Biton

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KIND WORDS FROM OUR SUPPORTERS

Bertrand Vergely (France)
Philosopher

“I support the international photography contest Philo-Photo of New Acropolis.

The coincidence between the eye that sees and what is seen: the magic of photography. The coincidence between the One and the many: the light of life.”

Bertrand Vergely

Renata Teodori (Peru)
National Secretary of Youth SENAJU, of the Ministry of Education

“I congratulate New Acropolis for the beautiful PhiloPhoto contest, I consider it to be an artistic expression of great value.

I am sure that once again New Acropolis contributes to culture”

Renata Teodori

His Excellency Vishal V. Sharma (India)
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO

“A photo captures an infinitesimal moment from the almost infinite passage of time and saves it for eternity.

I congratulate New Acropolis for having organised the PhiloPhoto contest. Recently, UNESCO organised the World Conference on Culture And Arts Education to celebrate it as a unifying force that inspires an individual to unite with entire humanity.”

His Excellency Vishal V. Sharma

Soledad Santelices (Ecuador)
Director-Film Producer

“While cinema is the possibility of sculpting in time (Tarkovsky), photography is all the frames in a single impact, it is the ability to condense reality in a single shot, that decisive Instant (Cartier Bresson).

Congratulations to New Acropolis for this contest that will allow us to participate in that moment capable of transmitting Unity Through Diversity. Philosophical and artistic exercise increasingly necessary in such a turbulent world.”

Soledad Santelices

Paula Gómez Jorge
(Dominican Republic)
Art historian and independent curator

“Photography as an artistic language has a unique capacity to transmit stories, emotions and experiences.

The Philo -Photo Photography Contest is extremely meaningful in celebrating the richness of cultural diversity and highlighting our shared human experiences.”

Paula Gómez Jorge