Darkroom Gallery current calls for submissions
(Yes, this gallery is called "Darkroom" but they show all types of photography, not just those made in a darkroom)
H2O
CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE November 4th, 2015 23:59 EST Juror: Gary Braasch
Water can be as beautiful and gentle as a morning dewdrop on a green leaf and as destructive as the raging of a river in flood. We are made of oceans and rivers; an adult human body is 60% water, and a person can go little more than four days without drinking water.
Today water presents us with a paradox. The ocean levels
are rising, and some areas are experiencing inundation, while other
parts of the world are suffering unparalleled drought. Clean drinking
water has become a precious commodity.
With this dichotomy in mind, how does the photographer
depict the full range of our relationship with water? The beauty of
oceans and rivers has been a source of inspiration for artists for ages,
and photographers are no exception. Who hasn't been seduced by the glint of the sun off a rippling body of water? And yet, to be responsible custodians of our only world we have to look at the effects of the human mismanagement of water.
We're casting a wide net for this exhibition, inviting
photographs that illustrate the beauty of water in all its mutable
forms, and also images depicting our increasingly difficult relationship
with water. Water as muse, water as destroyer; the creative possibilities are limitless.
Seities & Selves
DEADLINE December 2nd, 2015 23:59 EST
Juror: Aline Smithson
Self as subject, one's uniqueness in scope, portraiture by design.
"Seity" is an uncommon word which, as defined by Webster, is "A quality peculiar to oneself; selfhood; individuality". It could be seen as the essential quality of the true self-portrait: an expression of what makes the subject unique and defines her/his character in some way. This does not imply an exact replication of the photographer's appearance. Rather, it goes below the surface to reveal something of the essence of the photographer's psyche. An example would be the self portraits of Chuck Close, which provide an uncanny and discomfiting glimpse into his psyche. Self portraits do not have to represent objective outer reality; consider the photos of Cindy Sherman, none of which "look like her" but all have a relationship to some facet of her selfless, her seity.
In this age of the ubiquitous throwaway
selfie it's an even greater and more worthwhile challenge to create a
self portrait that expresses one's uniqueness and individuality. And
that's the challenge we're putting forth for this exhibition: to present
an image that defines an aspect of your true essence.
