Photography Contest

Contract and expand: Photography and mixed media

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Into the Light: Analog Photography Now

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Open to all

Entry Fees |

$25 for 1 image ($12.50 for LACP Members)

Prizes |

Exhibition
This open call invites submissions for works and projects that consider the relationships between photographic technologies and other visual disciplines and media, including, but not limited to, 3d and 4d spaces and objects, sculpture, painting, performance and craft.

Prizes
1st Place winner will receive $1,000; 2nd Place winner will receive a $500 LACP gift card; 3rd Place winner will receive $250 LACP gift card. Honorable Mentions: Other selected artists will receive honorable mentions.

External conditions – climate, light, heat, cold, location – may change materials into something new and unexpected. Expand and Contract thinks about photographic practice in similar terms, exploring how the melding (or separation) of various materials and perspectives may shift our sensorial experience. Beyond its materiality, photography finds itself in the most public and the fiercely private arenas – from popular media, to institutional archives, art institutions, commercial spaces, on official documentation, or in precious family albums. In that sense, photography can be seen through its ability to function in and with various fields of practice, systems and discourses. Considering such extended functions and contexts of the photographic field, and photography’s ability to be both a singular object and a vital part of countless areas of visual culture, this open call invites submissions for works and projects that consider the relationships between photographic technologies and other visual disciplines and media, including, but not limited to, 3d and 4d spaces and objects, sculpture, painting, performance and craft. Winner and select honorable mentions’ work will be shown via an in-person curated exhibition at LACP’s Downtown LA home, in addition to being featured online on the LACP website.

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Best Photography Contests in 2024

Each year, there are hundreds of photography competitions all over the world, so we've decided to select for you the best of the best! Our selection of the best photo contests in 2024 is thoroughly curated to help you, whether you are a professional photographer or an amateur, to help find your next creative breakthrough. These all-star competitions offer the greatest opportunities for international exposure and/or incredible financial benefits. Some of them are closing soon, so get your photo submissions in!

ENDS 10/10/24
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ENDS 10/13/24
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ENDS 10/15/24
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ENDS 10/31/24
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ENDS 11/05/24
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Finalists’ Exhibition + In-Person Portfolio Reviews
ENDS 11/29/24
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ENDS 12/10/24
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ENDS 01/03/25
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ENDS 01/03/25
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ENDS 01/10/25
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ENDS 01/19/25
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ENDS 01/31/25
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