international 212 photography competition

The 212 Photography Competition is a fully independent body, run by 212 Photography Istanbul and showcases the best up-and-coming talents of the year from the country, region and around the world. Our team administers the competition in order to call for the very best in photography.

However, the photography competition is only half of our story. While highlighting the art of photography through this event, we also produce an international biannual arts and culture magazine, 212 Magazine. With these two entities hand in hand, funded by 212 Studio, the premier boutique photography and production agency in Istanbul. We aim to be as challenging as we are influential; to provide an inclusive space for ideas and perspectives to mix without prejudice and better interrogate social, artistic and cultural phenomena from the region and around the world.

IN SHORT, OUR CONCEPT IS A HYBRID OF AN INCLUSIVE, CREATIVE COMPETITION TWINNED WITH A PASSION FOR INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

By choosing to enter the 212 Photography Competition, you gain the benefit of the prestige and international exposure that comes from entering a competition of this scope.