---
title: "Photography Residency Inspired by Palm Springs"
organization: "Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels"
category: residency
deadline: 2026-08-15
valid_through: 2026-08-15
countries: ["US"]
disciplines: ["photography"]
location: "Palm Springs, CA, USA"
entry_fee: "$25"
award: "$250 weekly stipend, mileage/transportation to and from Palm Springs, \"Best of Residency\" awardee receives a $500 honorarium"
eligibility: "The residency welcomes Southern California photographers (must reside in a Southern CA County) working in a broad range of styles and mediums, including Architectural photography, Documentary and reportage photography, Historical photography, Fine art photography, Experimental photography, Multimedia and hybrid work, Digital and AI-assisted visual practices."
source_url: "https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17482/CAFE"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/photography-residency-inspired-by-palm-springs-palm-springs-preferred-sm-49d812cf"
status: closed
last_updated: 2026-08-03T09:51:07.530783
---
# Photography Residency Inspired by Palm Springs

> **STATUS: CLOSED** — the application deadline has passed.
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**Organization**: Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: 2026-08-15
**Location**: Palm Springs, CA, USA
**Country code(s)**: US
**Discipline(s)**: photography
**Entry fee**: $25
**Award**: $250 weekly stipend, mileage/transportation to and from Palm Springs, "Best of Residency" awardee receives a $500 honorarium
**Eligibility**: The residency welcomes Southern California photographers (must reside in a Southern CA County) working in a broad range of styles and mediums, including Architectural photography, Documentary and reportage photography, Historical photography, Fine art photography, Experimental photography, Multimedia and hybrid work, Digital and AI-assisted visual practices.

## Description

Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels announces a photography residency for Southern California photographers. The residency, offered in three sessions (November 2026, December 2026, January 2027), provides a $250 weekly stipend and covers mileage/transportation to and from Palm Springs. The "Best of Residency" awardee will receive an additional $500 honorarium. The program welcomes photographers working in various styles and mediums, including architectural, documentary, fine art, experimental, multimedia, digital, and AI-assisted visual practices, celebrating the relationship between art, architecture, hospitality, landscape, history, and placemaking.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17482/CAFE
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/photography-residency-inspired-by-palm-springs-palm-springs-preferred-sm-49d812cf