Organizer
Kuala Lumpur Photoawards (KLPA)

Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (exhibition venue)

Deadline
October 31st, 2025

Competition Category
Experimental Self-Portraits

Eligibility
International photographers at all levels , student category for full-time students under 25 years

Entry Fee

• 1 image: €10.00
• 2 images: €20.00
• 3-6 images: €45.00
• 7-10 images: €65.00
• Student entrants: Free (1 image only)
• Concessionary free entries available for photographers from specific countries (apply by September 30, 2025)

Prizes/Awards
Open Category:

• 1st Prize: €1,000
• 2nd Prize: €500
• 3rd Prize: €300

Student Category:

• Three best entries: €200 each

All Participants:

• Best 35 entries screened at KLPA2026 finalists exhibition and partner festivals

Core Introduction
The Kuala Lumpur Photography Award Autoportrait 2025 is the second edition following last year's successful open call, encouraging photographers to push beyond traditional self-portraiture through unconventional techniques and materials to explore identity, emotion, and the self . The award welcomes diverse methods using analogue or digital techniques but does not allow AI-generated images . A special panel of selectors will evaluate entries based on uniqueness, process, and narrative strength as standalone artistic studies . Initiated in 2009 by director Steven Lee, KLPA has become an important award in the photography calendar, particularly supporting contemporary portraiture practice in Southeast Asia .