Lens 2026

Perspective Gallery is pleased to announce LENS 2026, their 16th annual juried international exhibition of fine art photography. Photographers are invited to submit work for possible inclusion in the exhibition. All subject matter and photographic processes, except AI, are welcome. The juror is Ann M. Jastrab, Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, California.

Photographers may submit up to five photographic images in JPEG format which have been created within the past five years. AI images are not accepted for this call. Work previously shown at Perspective Gallery cannot be submitted. The entry fee is $40 for submitting up to five images, with an early bird rate of $35 for submissions before November 1st, 2025 using code EARLYBIRD. The exhibition runs from March 5-29, 2026, with notification of acceptance on January 24, 2026.

Awards include a Juror's Award of $300, 1st Runner-up of $200, and 2nd Runner-up of $150. Artists receive 60% of sales price with the gallery taking a 40% commission. All accepted work must be professionally framed with hanging wire, and international artists can have their work printed by the gallery at their own cost. The opening reception and awards ceremony is March 7, 2026, with a virtual artists' talk on March 12, 2026.