20/02/2026
KFF AWARD 2026
公募作品の募集は、2月19日をもって終了しました🌿
国内外から、
多くの写真と想いをお寄せいただき、
誠にありがとうございました😌
それぞれの作品に込められた
視点や時間、そして物語は、
「LEGACY : KARUIZAWA」というテーマのもと、
これから丁寧に審査されていきます。
審査を経て選ばれた作品は、
2026年5月、
軽井沢の町の公園やホテルで展示される予定です🖼️
次のステージへ進む
軽井沢フォトフェストの歩みを、
引き続き見守っていただけましたら幸いです😌🌿
Submissions for the KFF Award 2026 Open Call closed on February 19. 🌿
Karuizawa Foto Fest 2026
The call for submissions has closed as of February 19th🌿
We sincerely thank you
for sending us so many photos and heartfelt stories
from both Japan and abroad😌
The perspectives, moments, and stories
captured in each work
will now be carefully judged
under the theme “LEGACY : KARUIZAWA”.
Works selected through this jurying process
will be exhibited
in parks and hotels throughout Karuizawa Town in May 2026.🖼️
We would be honored if you would continue to follow
the journey of Karuizawa Foto Fest
as it moves to the next phase..😌🌿
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KFF AWARD 2026 Details
※Open to all: professionals, amateurs, all nationalities, and ages. And the first 5 entries** are free!
※Works made with cameras and smartphones are eligible
※Works generated by AI are ineligible
Awards:
Selected Entries: Printed and displayed in Karuizawa during KFF2026 (May 1–May 31). (Est ~150 photographs)
Honorable Mention: Local Karuizawa/Nagano Prefecture prizes (Estimated 5–8 winners)
Grand Prize: Provided by Fujifilm Corporation: Digital Camera (1 winner)
▪️ Single Photo Category
Regional ONLY: Photos made within Karuizawa, Miyota, Komoro, Tōmi, Tsumagoi, Naganohara, Saku, Annaka, and Shimonita
Photographs made between January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025 are accepted.
**Entry is free for the first 5 photos. Additional entries cost ¥2,500 per 5 photos.
▪️ Photo Series Category (10 photos per series)
・Karuizawa Area Category: Series made within the above areas listed in the Single Photo Category (¥2,500 per series)
・Open Region Category: Photo series from anywhere in the world (¥5,000 per series)
Photo series should have at least one photo made between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2025, or the series should be completed during that time period.