© Hossein Fardinfard
This Is a Person
The life you can’t see
Deadline: May 3
Exhibition Dates: May 20 – July 20
Portraiture often records appearance. This exhibition asks what lies beneath it.
We invite photographs that suggest interior life rather than surface identity — images that hold psychological tension, ambiguity, vulnerability, or contradiction. We are not seeking likeness alone. We are seeking photographs that imply presence without explaining it.
Work that relies primarily on dramatic styling, sentimentality, or literal interpretation of the theme is unlikely to be selected.
Juried by Hossein Fardinfard
Hossein Fardinfard is a portrait photographer whose work explores identity, self-perception, and psychological space. His practice engages themes of interiority and presence through disciplined visual language.
Submissions will be evaluated with particular attention to emotional restraint, conceptual clarity, and the relationship between subject and photographer.
Awards
First Place: $500 + Solo Exhibition on the gallery website
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200
Awards will be selected from the exhibited works.
Entry Fee
$25 for up to 8 images
Eligibility
Open internationally to all photographers 0ver 18.
All photographic processes are welcome.
Both analog and digital work are accepted.
Please submit jpg files at 2100 pixels on the long side without any text, watermarks, borders, or frames. We want the work to be seen as it is, without any added elements that might distract from the image itself.
Selection Process
Selected photographers will be notified prior to public announcement.
All notices will be sent before the list of selected artists is published.
Important Considerations
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Go beyond literal interpretations of the theme.
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Technical polish alone does not substitute for depth.
Exhibition Launch
Selected photographers will be announced following the close of submissions.
The exhibition will run May 20 – July 20 on the Decagon Gallery website.
Copyright
You retain all rights, including copyright, to your photographs. We will never distribute your photographs without your permission