Current Calls for Entry
SPOTLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ONE PHOTOGRAPH
the image you never left behind
IN REVIEW
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SEEN/UNSEEN
The visible and the implied
OVERCOMING
What remains standing
FLASH OPPORTUNITIES
Free to submit
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How Our Calls Work:
SPOTLIGHT
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Juror-led.
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Curatorial insights.
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Competitive.
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$1,000 Cash Prizes.
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$25 entry fee.
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For photographers seeking rigorous, selective placement.
FLASH
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Curated by Decagon.
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No entry fee.
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Focused thematic exhibitions.
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For engagement without financial barrier.
A juried exhibition with rigor, limits, and recognition.
Spotlight is Decagon Gallery’s premier call for entry. Each exhibition is curated by an established external juror — a working curator, museum professional, editor, or respected artist with a distinct curatorial voice.
Entry Fee: $25 for up to 4 images
First Place: $500 + a solo exhibition on the gallery's webpage
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $150
Two Honorable Mentions: $50
Human Presence Award
Selected artists receive:
– Inclusion in a professionally curated online exhibition
– Publication in a printed exhibition catalog
– Digital badge
– Certificate of Participation
—Promotion on our social media and newsletter.
Spotlight exhibitions are built for photographers seeking meaningful recognition, curatorial discernment, and a competitive environment.
A focused, fee-free call centered on engagement and response.
FLASH is Decagon Gallery’s open, no-fee call. It is curated internally by the Decagon team or guest juror and is designed to encourage participation without a financial barrier.
FLASH exhibitions are selective but not prize-driven. There are no cash awards, and the focus is not competition but thematic clarity and shared visibility.
Selected artists receive:
– Inclusion in the online exhibition
– Digital badge
– Certificate of Participation
FLASH allows photographers to respond quickly to a theme, test new work, or engage with Decagon’s curatorial direction without entry cost. It maintains standards, but removes the competitive framework.
Recent $500 Prize Winners
Submission Guidelines:
- Open to all photographers over 18, regardless of experience level or location
- The submitted work must be your own, and does not violate any other person's copyright
- Images must be submitted in JPEG format, with a maximum file size of 5 MB per image
- Submitted works should be at least 2100 pixels on the longest side
- Your file names MUST be in this format: First Name-Last Name_title.jpg
You retain all rights, including copyrights, to your photographs