Photography Contest

Portraits

Deadline |

CLOSED

Theme |

Portraits

Territory |

Worldwide

Eligibility |

Submissions are open to all photographers both professional and amateur working in all photographic mediums and styles. International entries are welcomed. Work that has been previously exhibited at A Smith Gallery is not eligible.

Entry Fees |

$40/5 images

Prizes |

Exhibition
Juror: Donna Garcia will be the juror for “portraits”. Donna (She/Her/Hers) is a lens-based artist, curator, educator, podcaster and arts advocate. Best known for her conceptual self-portraiture and uncanny noir style, her work explores the performative potential of the medium of photography as well as the idea of how we exist within liminal space. She is currently the Director of Education and Programs at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA. She is also a contributing editor for Lenscratch, co-host/co-founder of the Modern Art and Culture Podcast, she has taught workshops and been a portfolio reviewer nationally, and internationally. She is the former co-owner of the Garcia | Wilburn Gallery, and the former Executive Director of the Atlanta Photography Group and Gallery. In addition, as Regional Marketing and Creative Director at Ogilvy in NYC, she developed, managed and executed major art installations / programing around Art Base Miami, Flux Nights Atlanta, Art Nights DC, James Bond’s Skyfall, Coachella, Ultra Miami, World Cup, South Beach Food and Wine Festival, The Latin Grammys, and the Oscars. Ms. Garcia has an MFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She currently splits her time between Boston, MA and Atlanta, GA.

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