Application Deadline for the Scenes from Life through Women's Eyes Photography Contest is March 27

The competition, which invites female photographers to participate with shots that depict life from their own perspectives, is being held for the 20th time this year. Applications can be made through the website of the Turkish Federation of Photographic Arts (TFSF) until March 27, 2026.

Shots from Life through Women's Eyes Photography Contest, which was first implemented by Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik in 2007, has been held continuously under the consultancy of TFSF for 20 years. The competition, in which more than 29 thousand women have participated with more than 110 thousand photographs to date, stands out as an important corporate social responsibility project that aims to make women's artistic productions visible while also supporting their existence in social and cultural life. The application deadline for Scenes from Life Through Women's Eyes, which is Turkey's only women-only photography competition and attracts great attention from its participants this year as every year, is March 27, 2026.

Female photographers aged 18 and over can participate in the competition organized with the theme "About Life". Participants can apply to the competition with a maximum of four digital color photographs.

The winner of the competition will be awarded 60 thousand TL, the second 50 thousand TL, the third 40 thousand TL, as well as a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively. In addition, three works will be given an honorable mention and each will be presented with an award of 20 thousand TL.

The owners of the works selected within the scope of the "20th Anniversary Special Award" and the "Environmental Sustainability Award", which will be given specifically for the 20th anniversary of the competition, will also receive an award of 20 thousand TL. A reward of 10 thousand TL will be given for each of the works deemed worthy of exhibition.

In the selection committee, Emeritus Prof. Güler Ertan, TFSF Board Member and photographer (ESFIAP, EFIAP/b) Burak Şenbak, photographer İzzet Keribar, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography Faculty Member Prof. Nihal Kafalı and Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik Corporate Communications Manager Tuğba Öcal.

The results of the Scenes from Life through Women's Eyes Photography Contest will be announced on April 30, 2026 and will be announced by anadoluhayat.com.tr tfsfonayliyarismalar.org will be published on their website.

You can apply to the competition via the link below:

tfsfonayliyarismalar.org/tr/yarisma/detay/kadin-gozuyle-hayattan-kareler-26-ulusal-fotograf-yarismasi-tr

About Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik:

Active in the individual pension and life insurance branches, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik was founded in 1990 as "Turkey's first It was established as a life insurance company. Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, the first publicly traded pension company; It serves more than 5 million customers within the scope of life insurance, private pension and automatic enrollment. Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, which serves more than 3 million participants within the scope of private pension and automatic participation, is the leader among private companies in the number of voluntary BES participants and automatic participation fund size. The company's headquarters is in Istanbul; In addition to its Head Office in Ankara, it has a total of 12 Regional Sales Directorates, 3 in Istanbul, 2 in Ankara, one each in Adana, Bursa, Izmir, Antalya, Kocaeli, Samsun and Diyarbakır, and a branch in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik; It offers services through 1,117 employees, 478 of whom are direct sales staff, 473 special agencies, and 74 brokers in addition to 1,009 Türkiye İş Bankası, 96 Anadolubank, 6 Türk Bankası branches. The company is also the first company from the private pension and life insurance sector to be included in the BIST Sustainability Index.