Call For Photography • Nocturne: Photography After Dark
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Entry deadlineOct 2, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Organization:
TCG Gallery
Location
Online
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
October 1, 2026
Exhibition
Nov 1
- Nov 30, 2026
Nocturne: Photography After Dark
TCG Gallery International Photography Open Call
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Artist Notifications: October 27, 2026
Exhibition Dates: November 1–30, 2026
Entry Fee: $15 USD for up to 3 images
ABOUT THE CALL
Night changes the rules of seeing. Nocturne is TCG Gallery’s international photography open call for photographers and lens-based artists working after daylight recedes, when darkness, limited visibility, and artificial light reshape the world.
Streetlights isolate gestures. Windows glow against dark buildings. Familiar places become theatrical, private, or strange. Long exposures stretch time. Flash reveals what the eye would miss. Beyond the city, moonlight, stars, weather, and deep shadow remake the landscape.
We welcome urban night photography, nocturnal landscapes, astrophotography, nightlife, interiors, staged scenes, low-light portraits, long exposures, light painting, flash photography, and experimental work. The night may appear as a physical setting, a psychological condition, or a space in which ordinary life behaves differently.
POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS
- Cities, streets, highways, and public spaces after dark
- Night landscapes, moonlight, weather, stars, and the night sky
- Nightlife, performance, celebration, and subculture
- Solitude, insomnia, intimacy, secrecy, and surveillance
- Artificial light, neon, windows, signs, headlights, and streetlights
- Flash photography, long exposure, light painting, and motion
- Low-light portraiture, documentary, staged, abstract, and experimental work
- Darkness as mood, metaphor, or psychological space
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION
Open worldwide to photographers and visual artists age 18 and older. Digital, film, alternative-process, documentary, fine-art, conceptual, staged, experimental, and mixed-media photographic work is welcome.
All submitted work must be original and created by the submitting artist. Images created by or substantially altered with generative artificial intelligence are not eligible.
Submissions are reviewed for image quality, originality, relationship to the theme, and the strength of the exhibition as a whole. TCG Gallery uses blind review whenever possible, placing emphasis on the work rather than biography, résumé, or prior exhibition history.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Artists may submit up to 3 images per entry. Include accurate artwork information: title, year, medium, dimensions, and price or NFS.
Submit JPG or JPEG files at least 1200 pixels on the longest side. Do not include watermarks, signatures, or identifying marks on the image.
Suggested filename: firstname_lastname_title-01.jpeg
SELECTED ARTISTS RECEIVE
- Inclusion in the curated online exhibition
- Artist and artwork details published with selected work
- Permanent placement in the TCG Gallery exhibition archive
- Promotion through TCG Gallery’s website, email list, and social channels
- Eligibility for optional artwork-sales inquiries through the gallery
SALES
Artists may list selected work for sale or mark it not for sale. TCG Gallery may direct interested collectors to the artist or assist with communication when appropriate. TCG Gallery retains a 30% commission on work sold through the gallery.
COPYRIGHT AND USAGE
Artists retain copyright to their work. All submitted images may be used for private jurying and administrative review. Only selected images may be reproduced for exhibition presentation, archival documentation, and promotion of the exhibition. Artists are credited wherever feasible.
FEE WAIVERS
Full and partial fee waivers are available when cost would otherwise prevent an artist from submitting. Apply at least 48 hours before the submission deadline:
https://form.jotform.com/262265884403057
COMPLIANCE
TCG Gallery cannot accept submissions or provide services where doing so would violate applicable United States sanctions, export, payment-processing, or compliance restrictions.
ABOUT TCG GALLERY
TCG Gallery is an independent, New York City-based online photography gallery presenting curated exhibitions, international open calls, artist features, and a permanent public archive.
TCG Gallery International Photography Open Call
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Artist Notifications: October 27, 2026
Exhibition Dates: November 1–30, 2026
Entry Fee: $15 USD for up to 3 images
ABOUT THE CALL
Night changes the rules of seeing. Nocturne is TCG Gallery’s international photography open call for photographers and lens-based artists working after daylight recedes, when darkness, limited visibility, and artificial light reshape the world.
Streetlights isolate gestures. Windows glow against dark buildings. Familiar places become theatrical, private, or strange. Long exposures stretch time. Flash reveals what the eye would miss. Beyond the city, moonlight, stars, weather, and deep shadow remake the landscape.
We welcome urban night photography, nocturnal landscapes, astrophotography, nightlife, interiors, staged scenes, low-light portraits, long exposures, light painting, flash photography, and experimental work. The night may appear as a physical setting, a psychological condition, or a space in which ordinary life behaves differently.
POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS
- Cities, streets, highways, and public spaces after dark
- Night landscapes, moonlight, weather, stars, and the night sky
- Nightlife, performance, celebration, and subculture
- Solitude, insomnia, intimacy, secrecy, and surveillance
- Artificial light, neon, windows, signs, headlights, and streetlights
- Flash photography, long exposure, light painting, and motion
- Low-light portraiture, documentary, staged, abstract, and experimental work
- Darkness as mood, metaphor, or psychological space
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION
Open worldwide to photographers and visual artists age 18 and older. Digital, film, alternative-process, documentary, fine-art, conceptual, staged, experimental, and mixed-media photographic work is welcome.
All submitted work must be original and created by the submitting artist. Images created by or substantially altered with generative artificial intelligence are not eligible.
Submissions are reviewed for image quality, originality, relationship to the theme, and the strength of the exhibition as a whole. TCG Gallery uses blind review whenever possible, placing emphasis on the work rather than biography, résumé, or prior exhibition history.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Artists may submit up to 3 images per entry. Include accurate artwork information: title, year, medium, dimensions, and price or NFS.
Submit JPG or JPEG files at least 1200 pixels on the longest side. Do not include watermarks, signatures, or identifying marks on the image.
Suggested filename: firstname_lastname_title-01.jpeg
SELECTED ARTISTS RECEIVE
- Inclusion in the curated online exhibition
- Artist and artwork details published with selected work
- Permanent placement in the TCG Gallery exhibition archive
- Promotion through TCG Gallery’s website, email list, and social channels
- Eligibility for optional artwork-sales inquiries through the gallery
SALES
Artists may list selected work for sale or mark it not for sale. TCG Gallery may direct interested collectors to the artist or assist with communication when appropriate. TCG Gallery retains a 30% commission on work sold through the gallery.
COPYRIGHT AND USAGE
Artists retain copyright to their work. All submitted images may be used for private jurying and administrative review. Only selected images may be reproduced for exhibition presentation, archival documentation, and promotion of the exhibition. Artists are credited wherever feasible.
FEE WAIVERS
Full and partial fee waivers are available when cost would otherwise prevent an artist from submitting. Apply at least 48 hours before the submission deadline:
https://form.jotform.com/262265884403057
COMPLIANCE
TCG Gallery cannot accept submissions or provide services where doing so would violate applicable United States sanctions, export, payment-processing, or compliance restrictions.
ABOUT TCG GALLERY
TCG Gallery is an independent, New York City-based online photography gallery presenting curated exhibitions, international open calls, artist features, and a permanent public archive.