| Copyright | The photographer retains all the right to submitted images. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Open to all photographers, worldwide. |
| Finish | 11 March 2015 |
| Entry fee | $35 for up to 5 photos |
Finished
Open theme.
Black Box Gallery is excited to announce an open themed juried group photo show. Show your favorite photographic shots. Open to all themes and ideas, all methods and styles, all perspectives on crafsmanship and visions of photographic creativity. This should be a fun show with a diversity of work!
Juror: Melanie Flood
Award:
- Exhibition in Black Box Gallery, Portland Oregon (April 1-20, 2015)
- Black Box will provide for free all framing, matting and printing for the exhibitions.
Submission of digital images by email: [email protected]
Image requirements: Jpeg format; 1024 pixels on the longest side at 72 DPI, 2MB or less each (saved). The photographers who are selected into the exhibition will provide a high resolution Tiff file for our gallery to print for the exhibition.
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