About the Open Call

Water is a powerful and ever-present element, shaping landscapes, reflecting light, and carrying movement, memory, and emotion. Submissions may be literal or interpretive, representational or abstract. All photographic approaches are welcome, including landscape, documentary, conceptual, and experimental work. Juror Lee Anne White will select up to 35 images for exhibition in the Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for the Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on the website.

What is Offered

Exhibition in Middlebury gallery or online, catalog publication for 75 selected images, permanent online presence, and social media promotion.

Requirements

Open to all photographers. Selected artists for the gallery exhibition must provide prints by April 17, 2026. Submission requires thematic alignment with water.

How to Apply

Submit images through the online portal at https://submit.photoplacegallery.com/landing/default