Deloitte’s Photo Grant 2025, established by Deloitte Italy S.p.A. under the patronage of Fondazione Deloitte ETS and developed in partnership with Black Camera, invites amateur and professional photographers under 35 to explore the theme “Contrasts,” the social and civil inequalities shaping contemporary life, through original visual projects.
Entrants must submit via the official portal a concise project description (up to 1,500 characters) and budget estimate (up to 1,500 characters), accompanied by a portfolio of up to 10 unpublished images (JPG, PDF, or TIFF; max 10 MB each) .
The Open Call closes on June 30, 2025 (11:59 PM), and participation is free of charge. A distinguished international jury will award the open call winner a €20,000 cash grant toward project realization, alongside a solo exhibition at Triennale Milan in November 2025 and inclusion in the official exhibition catalogue.
Selected projects will also gain global exposure through Deloitte’s communication channels and the opportunity to extend their work when the Award returns in 2026.
The theme of the Call for Submissions is Contrast. The aim is to invite participants to narrate and explore
the gap between equality and inequality, using the various contradictions inherent in contemporary
societies as a point of reference. Among these, the most striking source of friction lies in the moral
disparity we experience daily.
The concept of “Contrast” encompasses within its scope both economic aspects and explorations related
to civil rights. The goal is to visually document the daily struggles of humankind—of everyone, without
exception—while simultaneously emphasizing the rejection of all forms of discrimination.
Through the language of photography, the intention is to give a voice to those who often go unheard, creating the
foundation for a free and open space for dialogue and exchange. This Call for Submissions seeks to
gather photographic contributions in which photographers provide their own interpretation, their own
take on this concept.
The challenge is, therefore, to lend it substance, to portray it, to exemplify it, and to manifest it through
an image-based narrative, through a tool that has always underpinned the narration of reality.
Without prejudice to the provisions set out below, the rights to the images of both categories shall be retained by their authors.
The images will also be used for the publication of the catalogue. Hence publishing rights will be granted exclusively for the production of the catalogue.
For the Nomination section, a maximum of 40 prints will be made for the exhibition, and for the Open Call section,n a maximum of 30 prints will be made for the exhibition. They may be circulated at shows held after the Mudec exhibition in Italy and abroad, and/or used at Deloitte venues.
At the end of the exhibition, they will remain part of the Deloitte archive. Photographers will be notified of any use subsequent to the Mudec exhibition.
Additionally, two of the winning images from the Nominations section will remain the property of Deloitte and will become part of its private collection. This will also apply to two of the images from the winning project in the OPEN CALL section, once the project has been finalised.
NOMINATIONS SECTION: the most deserving photographic work that will entitle the author to hold a
solo exhibition, of up to 40 images, at the Triennale in Milan, accompanied by a catalogue published by
an important Italian publisher, and to receive a cash prize of €40,000 (before any taxes and/or
withholding taxes, where applicable, which will in all cases be borne by the winner) intended to support
contemporary photographic production.
OPEN CALL SECTION: the most deserving project idea will receive a mention in the Triennale exhibition
dedicated to the winner of the NOMINATION SECTION and €20,000 (before any taxes and/or
withholding tax where applicable, which shall in all cases be borne by the winner) towards executing his
or her project idea. The result of this work will be an exhibition, of up to 30 works, during the next edition
of the Award.
Without prejudice to the provisions set out below, the rights to the images of both categories shall be retained by their authors.
Still Love S.r.l. and Deloitte shall have the right to use the images for any communication related to the initiative described under these Regulations in their own (digital and printed) media with no limitations whatsoever. The prints featured in the exhibition will be of no commercial value and explicitly marked (using a stamp) as exhibition prints.
Additionally, two of the winning images from the Nominations section will remain the property of Deloitte and will become part of its private collection. This will also apply to two of the images from
the winning project in the OPEN CALL section, once the project has been finalised.
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