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Portraiture: Expression and Gesture

PhotoPlace Gallery   /   Deadline: 12/01/14

A flicker of a smile, a twinkle in the eyes, a subtle gesture of the hand, the blur of spontaneous movement - photography is uniquely capable of capturing the briefest slice of a subject's life. Good portraits give us insight into the subject; great portraits can give us insight into what it is to be human.

For Portraiture: Expression and Gesture, we seek portraits (self- or otherwise) that inform us about the subject.

Fees

$30 for 5 images; $7 each additional image

Eligibility

Open to all photographers working in any capture medium, style or photographic process.

To help defray artists' expenses, we provide free matting and framing of accepted photographs for the duration of our exhibitions, providing they are sized to fit our pre-cut mats. To encourage international entries, and as a benefit to all photographers, we also offer archival printing of juror-selected images at minimal cost.

Requirements

All submissions must be digital files, which may be sent either by email, uploaded via Dropbox, Wetransfer, or similar service, or mailed. Images should be JPGs, 2100 ppi (7") on the longest edge, sRGB color space. Application form must be included.

For complete specifications and application information, as well as information about our framing and printing services, see our website
www.vtphotoworkplace.com.

Awards

Juror Karen E. Haas will select 40 images for exhibition in our gallery, and 35 additional images for exhibit on our Online Gallery Annex. All 75 images will be included in the exhibition catalog, available in the gallery and online.

Images exhibited in the gallery may be offered for sale at a price set by the photographer.

Evaluation Criteria

Karen Haas is Curator of The Lane Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The unprecedented collection of over 6000 images includes 2500 photographs by Edward Weston, the entire photographic estate of Charles Sheeler, and 500 works by Ansel Adams. Arbus, Brancusi, Bravo, Cunningham, Frank, Fuss, Goldin, Kertesz, Lange, Michals, Modotti, Morell, Penn, Steichen, Strand, Sudek, and many more round out the amalgam of Masters over which Ms. Haas keeps. We are so pleased Karen Haas has agreed to return to the task of jurying for PhotoPlace Gallery - her keen eye and experience are perfectly suited for the exhibition "Portraiture: Expression and Gesture."

Contact Information

Polly Raine
3 Park Street
Middlebury, VT 05753

P: 802.388.4500
W: https://www.vtphotoworkplace.com/
E: photos@photoplacegallery.com