Kissmefortytimes — Photography by Xavier Martyn

Kissmefortytimes — Photography by Arnaud Chapelle

Born in France. Built for the world.

Competition opening · January 2027

Not just captured. Created.

The grand world tournament of wedding and portrait photography.

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Next call · Winter Call · opens 15 Jan 2027

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Manifesto

There are images that stop time.

Not because they are perfect.Because they are true.

We are not looking for flawless technique.We are looking for the feeling.

Some images are built like cathedrals.Every light intended. Every gaze directed.

And there are images stolen from reality.Raw. Alive. Irreplaceable.

One is not superior to the other.Both belong here.

Here, no one scores.We choose.The judges do not know your name.You do not know theirs.There are only the images.

Excellence is rare.It must stay that way.

Submit the image that resists you.Not the safest one. Not the most applauded.The one you stopped at.The one that asked something of you.

Not just captured. Created.Born in France. Built for the world.

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Kissmefortytimes opens in 2027. Leave your email and get your invitation before the public launch.

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À propos

L'art de voir. L'art de célébrer.

The grand world tournament of wedding and portrait photography.

Chiffres clés

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How the tournament is played

Ø1

Choose your universe

Solo (Wedding or Portrait, 20 credits) or Duo (both, 40 credits). 5 images per universe each session.

Ø2

Enter the arena

Your photos enter the arena: each joins a city and fights in duels, judged anonymously by your peers — which one wins?

Ø3

Climb the ranking

Your place in each city earns points. You climb your universe's ranking, session after session, toward the title of Photographer of the Year.

Season structure

Four legs to prove your vision

Four sessions open to all. The ranking updates after each one.

Jan · Feb

15-day submission

1 month of judging

Apr · May

15-day submission

1 month of judging

Jun · Jul

15-day submission

1 month of judging

Sep · Oct

15-day submission

1 month of judging

The ranking updates after each session — final in December.

Two universes. One standard.

4 categories

KMFT Weddings

Six creative directions to capture every dimension of a wedding day — from raw emotion to documentary energy. Compared to the same standard, no per-category ranking.

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1 category

KMFT Portraits

Three creative directions for family bonds, social identity and studio creativity. Distinct, but judged together, on equal footing.

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Not just captured. Created.

Photography is not about the camera. It is about what you see — and whether you had the courage to commit.

— Kissmefortytimes

Starting from

€99/ year

France · International · Wedding · Portrait

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Kissmefortytimes

Not just captured. Created.

Born in France. Built for the world.