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PORTALS: New Perspectives

PhotoPlace Gallery   /   Deadline: 04/06/26

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A portal suggests passage. It invites us to look through, step beyond, or imagine what lies on the other side.
For Portals: New Perspectives, we invite photographs that explore openings, thresholds, and points of transition. Windows, doorways, mirrors, gates, archways, reflections, and frames within frames may serve as literal portals, while shifts in light, shadow, or perspective can transform familiar spaces into something unexpected.
We also welcome more interpretive approaches. A portal might represent change, movement, memory, or emotional transition. Whether urban or rural, interior or exterior, documentary or conceptual, show us how photography opens new ways of seeing.
We are honored to have Ann Jastrab as juror for Portals: New Perspectives. She will select up to 35 images for exhibition in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on our website, and be promoted on social media with links to photographer's URL.

JUROR:
Ann M. Jastrab is the Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art (CPA) in Carmel, California. CPA strives to advance photography through education, exhibition and publication. These regional traditions—including mastery of craft, the concept of mentorship, and dedication to the photographic arts—evolved out of CPA's predecessor, the renowned Friends of Photography established in 1967. While respecting these West Coast traditions, CPA is also at the vanguard of the future of photographic imagery.
Before coming onboard at CPA, Ann worked as the gallery director at RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco for 10 years until their closure in 2017. While being a champion of artists, she created a thriving artist-in-residence program at RayKo where multiple residents received Guggenheim Fellowships. Ann was also the gallery manager at Scott Nichols Gallery in San Francisco where she incorporated contemporary artists with the legends of photography.


AWARDS:
Juror's Award $300, Director's Award $200, 3 Honorable Mentions $50
All selected photographers will have work published in printed catalog available for purchase and be featured on our website and social media.



ENTRY GUIDELINES:
Fee: $39 for up to 5 images, $6 for each additional image

• File format: JPG or JPEG only
• Size: Up to 5MB closed file size
• Resolution: ~2100 pixels on the longest side, 300ppi recommended
• Color space: sRGB recommended for both B&W and color
• Compression: 7–8 quality setting in Photoshop or equivalent
• All entries must be uploaded via the online form through our website

TIMELINE:
• Deadline: April 6, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2026
• Exhibition: JUNE 5-27, 2026

COPYRIGHT & USAGE:
Photographers retain full copyright and all rights to their submitted images. Selection for a PhotoPlace Gallery exhibition does not in any way transfer ownership or copyright to PhotoPlace Gallery.
If one or more of your images are selected by the juror for exhibition, you grant PhotoPlace Gallery a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the selected image(s) solely for the following purposes:
• Reproduction in the printed and/or digital exhibition catalog
• Display on the PhotoPlace Gallery website and exhibition pages
• Promotion of the current and future exhibitions via social media, email newsletters, and other gallery-related marketing, with credit to the photographer wherever feasible
This license is limited to promotion and documentation of the exhibit and does not permit any commercial sale, licensing, or use beyond these purposes without your explicit written permission.

GALLERY DETAILS:
ADDRESS: PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury VT
WEBSITE: Photoplacegallery.com
EMAIL: photos@photoplacegallery.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/photoplacegallery
INSTAGRAM: Instagram.com/photoplacegallery


ABOUT US:
At PhotoPlace Gallery, we are passionate about photography and the artists who create it. Each month, we curate juried exhibitions that invite photographers from around the world to share their work based on unique themes. Our exhibitions are judged by internationally recognized jurors, with selected works displayed in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and all juror selections showcased permanently on our website.
Since 2009, we have been dedicated to providing photographers with meaningful opportunities for exposure, recognition, and professional growth. We ensure that artists retain full rights to their work while benefiting from expertly curated exhibitions, professional promotion, and an engaged audience of collectors and enthusiasts.

For more information about this call for entries, please visit the Photoplacegallery.com

Location

PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury VT

Fees

$39 for 5 images, $6 for each additional image

Eligibility

Open to all photographers 18 and up

Requirements

https://www.photoplacegallery.com/juried-photo-gallery-submissions

Awards

Juror's Award $300, Director's Award $200, 3 Honorable Mentions $50

Contact Information

Zach Hoffman
PhotoPlace Gallery 3 Park Street
Middlebury , VT 05753

W: https://www.photoplacegallery.com/
E: photos@photoplacegallery.com