Second Elfriede Mejchar Award for Photography
The Elfriede Mejchar Award for Photography has been awarded for the first time on the occasion of Elfriede Mejchar's 100th birthday in 2024 as part of the commemorative exhibition that the Province of Lower Austria holded at the State Gallery of Lower Austria in Krems. After that, the prize will be awarded biennially until further notice.
A jury of four will select the winner from the submissions received. The jury members are Nela Eggenberger (cultural manager), Alexandra Schantl (head of the Collection Art after 1960 of the State Collections of Lower Austria), Fritz Simak (representative of the community of heirs, art historian and photographer) and Peter Zawrel (author and art historian).
Submission Criteria
Applications are open to photographers who are Austrian citizens or have been permanently resident in Austria for a minimum of three years and who – in the spirit of Elfriede Mejchar's work – are concerned with the media‐specific essence of photography.
Submission deadline: October 1st to 25th, 2025.
Submissions are only possible in digital form.
Further information on the required submission documents: https://www.elfriede-mejchar-fotopreis.at/en/