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Seeing Sound

Submit 3-10 photographs exploring the relationship between music and photography, from stages to streets and full orchestras to solo practice sessions.

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Deadline
16 days left
Entry fee
$25
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana

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About

Overview

Music and photography have a long and vibrant relationship. The New Orleans Photo Alliance and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation invite submissions of your best photographs of these interconnected art forms—from stages to streets, from full orchestras to solo practice sessions. Photographers are encouraged to think broadly about form, format, process, and approach. In the spirit of Roy DeCarava's 'The Sound That I Saw,' this call invites a wide and improvisational approach to making lens-based work about the sound and images that move us, in New Orleans and beyond.

Key dates

  • Submission deadline: September 30, 2026
  • Exhibition: Late October 2026 through December 2026 and PhotoNOLA Fest

Eligibility

  • Open to all photographers; NOPA membership not required
  • All ages accepted
  • Works must be legal; artist assumes responsibility for legal right to exhibit and sell images
  • Fine arts nudes and implied nude works acceptable
  • AI-generated photos not permitted

Media & requirements

Submit 3–10 photographs (maximum 5 pieces per entry). Files must be JPEG or JPG, under 5MB, with a minimum of 1,200 pixels on the longest side.

Fees

  • Non-members: $35
  • Members: $25
  • Submission Fee + Basic NOPA Membership: $60
  • Submission Fee + Silver NOPA Membership (includes online portfolio listing): $85

Sales & shipping

  • Gallery receives 40%; artist receives 60% of retail price of works sold
  • Photographers responsible for all shipping fees
  • Return label required; ship to mailbox service (packages not guaranteed at gallery address): New Orleans Photo Alliance, 3436 Magazine Street #134, New Orleans, LA 70115

Juror

Bruce Sunpie Barnes is a veteran New Orleans musician, former National Park Service ranger, actor, photographer, author, former high school biology teacher, former college football All-American, and former NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs). A multi-instrumentalist and master of accordion and harmonica, he has traveled to over 50 countries and recorded 6 critically acclaimed CDs with compositions in 16 Hollywood film productions.

Contact

Media accepted
photography
Entry fee
$25 / $35
Entries per artist
Up to 5
Sales commission
Organizer retains 40% on sales
Theme
Music and photography have a long and vibrant relationship. The call invites photographs exploring the interconnected art forms—from stages to streets, from full orchestras to solo practice sessions—inspired by Roy DeCarava's 'The Sound That I Saw,' encouraging a wide and improvisational approach to lens-based work about sound and images.
Eligibility
Open to all photographers; NOPA membership not required; all ages accepted. Legal rights to exhibit and sell required. AI-generated photos not permitted.
Audience
Open to all photographers; all ages accepted; NOPA membership not required.
Contact
[email protected]

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