Composed 2026
- Deadline
- 21 days left
- Entry fee
- $30
- Award
- $500
- Location
- Middlebury, Vermont
- Exhibition window
- Oct 2, 2026 → Oct 31, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Aug 18, 2026
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About
Submit 5–12 photographs exploring composition for a juried exhibition celebrating the art of photographic composition.
Overview
PhotoPlace Gallery and Texas Photographic Society invite photographers to submit work for Composed, a juried exhibition celebrating the art of photographic composition. Every photograph is the result of a series of creative decisions. Whether carefully constructed or captured in an instant, composition shapes the way we experience an image. We welcome photographs where composition is fundamental to the image's impact, exploring framing, perspective, light, color, geometry, gesture, visual rhythm, negative space, layering, and the many ways photographers organize the visual world within the frame. All photographic genres and processes are encouraged.
Key Dates
- Call for Entry Opens: July 7, 2026
- Submission Deadline: August 3, 2026
- Juror Selections Announced: August 18, 2026
- Print Deadline (Exhibition Gallery): September 18, 2026
- Exhibition Dates: October 2–31, 2026
- Opening Reception: October 2, 2026 | 4:00–7:00 PM
Eligibility
Open to photographers from across the United States and around the world. All photographic genres and processes encouraged.
Submission Requirements
- Submit 5–12 images
- All entries processed through CaFE submission site
- Up to 12 images total per artist
Fees
- Non-Member: $40 for 5 images, plus $5 for each additional image
- Current TPS Member: $30 for 5 images, plus $5 for each additional image
- No membership required to enter
Awards & Recognition
- Juror's Award: $500
- Director's Award: $300
- Honorable Mention: $100 × 2
- All selected artists receive: inclusion in exhibition catalog, permanent placement in online archives, promotion through marketing channels, and eligibility for exhibition awards
About the Juror
Brian Finke is a stylized documentarian and trained photojournalist whose visual cultural commentary focuses on authenticity and the absurdity of everyday life. His work spans street photography, commercial portraiture, and fashion editorials. Finke has published eight books and received recognition including nominations for the International Center for Photography's Infinity Award and a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship. His photographs have appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, M Magazine, and The New Yorker, and are featured in museum collections across the United States and abroad. He teaches at institutions including the International Center of Photography and FotoFilmic. A native of Texas, he currently resides between Brooklyn and West Texas.
Contact
- Email: cpireland@texasphoto.org
- Location: PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
- Award
- Juror's Award $500, Director's Award $300, Honorable Mention $100 x2
- Entry fee
- $30 / $40
- Entries per artist
- Up to 12
- Eligibility
- Open to photographers internationally; all photographic genres and processes encouraged.
- Audience
- Photographers from across the United States and around the world
- Contact
- cpireland@texasphoto.org
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