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Close on March 07, 2025

Territory: Worldwide

Theme: Square

Eligibility: Open to all

Entry Fees: $40

Prize: Exhibition

We are seeking photography of any genre in a square format. Whether you specialize in portraits, landscapes, documentary, architecture, or conceptual photography, we’d love to see submissions that embrace the creative possibilities within a square frame.

12 images will be selected by the juror for exhibition at Decode Gallery. The gallery handles all printing for accepted photographers for free, we print professionally on an Epson printer with Ilford Pearl paper. We will only print one exhibition print, after the show the print will be archived in a flat file for 6 months. We feature museum quality 14”x 14” inch frames. Our mats are cut to 7″x7″.

If the photographer has selected to list the exhibition print for sale and someone inquires, the photographer will be notified immediately. All rights to the image file and print remain with the photographer. Decode Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales, 50% goes to the photographer.

Photographers will be notified by email of acceptance within two weeks after the submission deadline.

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