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This Is A Person

the life you can't see

Decagon Gallery   /   Deadline: 05/03/26

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Portraiture often records appearance. This exhibition asks what lies beneath it.

We invite photographs that suggest interior life rather than surface identity — images that hold psychological tension, ambiguity, vulnerability, or contradiction. We are not seeking likeness alone. We are seeking photographs that imply presence without explaining it.

Juried by Hossein Fardinfard
Hossein Fardinfard is a portrait photographer whose work explores identity, self-perception, and psychological space. His practice engages themes of interiority and presence through disciplined visual language.

Location

Online

Fees

$25 for up to 8 entries

Eligibility

Open to all photographers worldwide over 18

Requirements

Submit your files at 2100 pixels on the long side, 72 ppi.
Name your files "First Name-Last Name_title.jpg"

Awards

First Place: $500 + Solo Exhibition on the gallery website
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200

Evaluation Criteria

This exhibition is intentionally selective. Approximately 10–12% of submissions will be accepted. Total submissions received and final acceptance rate will be published at the time of selection.

One image per selected artist will be exhibited.

Submissions will be evaluated with particular attention to emotional restraint, conceptual clarity, and the relationship between subject and photographer.

Contact Information

John Manno
Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY 11217

W: https://www.decagongallery.com/this-is-a-person-entry
E: info@decagongallery.com