Once a year – on the last Saturday in September – the cyanotype gets special attention. Since 2015, this historic process has been celebrated worldwide during World Cyanotype Day (WCD). If you’re not already making cyanotypes EVERY day, this is the perfect time to start! Don’t hesitate to join in. Since 2022, artists from an incredible 71 countries have contributed their work to our galleries – proof that WCD is truly a global celebration! Check them all out in the 2025 gallery and in the YouTube movie.
World Cyanotype Day 2026:
- Theme: GLOBAL BLUEPRINT – People, Place, and Environment
- Date: 26 September 2026.
- Until: We close on the 2nd of October, midnight in your own timezone
- Entry fee: Free
- Share your work: Submit to AlternativePhotography.com and/or WorldCyanotypeDay.com
- The cyanotype checklist – got all you need to make cyanotypes?
- New to the process? Learn from the beginner’s cyanotype book
More about the theme:
“When people from all over the world contribute, capturing the biodiversity of its people, places, nature, cityscape, etc., you stitch these localized blueprints together into a single interconnected global art piece.”
Will you take part? Make sure to send to TWO places. AlternativePhotography.com (that is us!) WorldCyanotypeDay.com.
See all the details on how to take part.
Once you’ve shared your work, make yourself a coffee, sit back, and enjoy the incredible variety of cyanotypes from around the world. This is a free event we are proud to support—if you’d like to help us keep it going, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Your support truly makes a difference!
New to cyanotypes? Learn from the article:
Or from the book:
Take notes to learn and improve your process:
Don’t stain your clothes! Easily done! Get the apron!
As a true cyanotype, you can have the t-shirt to show it!
Whether you take part or not: Enjoy!
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