An open call for Ethiopian photographers to contribute to an online exhibition exploring coffee as a cultural practice
Ethiopian photographers are invited to submit work for Coffee Culture 2026, an online group photography exhibition exploring coffee as a site of ritual, community, labour and everyday exchange. The exhibition invites visual stories that move beyond commodity narratives to consider coffee’s social and cultural life within Ethiopian contexts.
Photographers are encouraged to approach the theme broadly, documenting domestic ceremonies, public gatherings, agricultural labour, informal encounters, or symbolic representations of coffee as a shared cultural language. Submissions may be documentary, conceptual, or experimental, provided they engage meaningfully with lived experience.
All submitted works remain the property of the photographers. Unpublished Africa and its partners act solely as a platform to showcase the work, and no works will be offered for sale as part of the exhibition. Images must be submitted without watermarks. Any photographs featuring identifiable individuals must be accompanied by a model release confirming permission to exhibit the images.
Captions must follow the format: Artist Name, Nationality, Title, Year. Contributors are also asked to submit a short career bio and artist statement as part of the application process.
Deadline: 8 February 2026
Submissions and full details via Airtable: https://airtable.com/appf0GGiOOYqqSMzO/shrEJWt5LR361MLe1
