Photobook Feature - In Focus

About the Open Call

Der Greif invites publishers and artists to submit recently published photobooks and artist books for consideration. This open call is conceived as a space of encounter between practices, geographies, and ways of thinking through the book as a critical and poetic form. We welcome submissions that challenge, expand, or reimagine what a photobook can be: from intimate self-published works to experimental editions, collective projects, and press-led releases. The organization is interested in publications that engage critically with contemporary life, visual culture, and the politics of representation, as well as those that foreground materiality, design, and storytelling.

What is Offered

Selected photobooks will be featured in Der Greif’s Articles section, including a dedicated editorial feature highlighting the project and the makers, providing international visibility and long-term archival presence.

Requirements

Submissions must include high-quality documentation of the physical book or dummy. Criteria for selection include conceptual clarity, engagement with the book form, visual and editorial coherence, originality, and execution quality.

How to Apply

Submissions must be entered via the Picter platform. Applicants must upload photographs of the physical book or dummy (digital spreads or screen-based mock-ups alone will not be considered) and a vertical book flip-through video of maximum 2 minutes in 1080x1920px MP4 format. A voluntary donation of 10€ is suggested, but a 100% discount code is available upon request for those unable to contribute.