PORTAL — At the Edge of Becoming | Decagon Gallery
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Entry deadlineJun 7, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Show opensJun 20, 2026
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Show closesAug 20, 2026
Organization:
Decagon Gallery
Location
Online
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
June 6, 2026
Exhibition
Jun 20
- Aug 20, 2026
A portal is not simply an opening. It is a condition. Submit your photographs that hold a viewer at the edge of something — where a shift is imminent but not yet complete.
Juried by Douglas Stockdale (PhotoBook Journal).
Cash Awards and a Solo Show awarded to First Place.
$25 / 8 images. Deadline June 6, 2026.
We are looking for photographs that place a viewer at the edge of something. This may appear as a physical passage, but it doesn't have to. What matters is not the presence of a doorway, but the presence of tension.
JUROR
Douglas Stockdale is a visual artist, editor, and educator whose practice centers on the photobook as a form of contemporary art. He is the founder and publisher of PhotoBook Journal and writes the long-running blog Singular Images. His work is held in the collections of the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma, the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale), and Reminders Photography Stronghold.
ABOUT DECAGON GALLERY
Decagon Gallery is an online fine art photography gallery based in Brooklyn, now in its fourth year. We produce juried Spotlight exhibitions with named jurors, cash prizes, and printed catalogs — and recently mounted our first physical exhibition at the Tbilisi Museum of Modern Art. We take our exhibitions seriously and treat selected photographers accordingly.
decagongallery.com
WHAT SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS RECEIVE
First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $150
2 Honorable Mentions: $50 each
Human Presence Award: free entry to a future call for entry
Inclusion in the curated online exhibition
Permanent exhibition page on Decagon Gallery
Feature on Decagon's Instagram
Inclusion in the printed exhibition catalog
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Open to all photographers worldwide
All photographic styles and processes welcome
Up to 8 images per submission
JPG files, 2100px on long side, no watermarks, borders, or text
Entry fee: $25 for up to 8 images
Deadline: June 3, 2026 (11:59 PM Eastern)
Notification: June 15, 2026
Exhibition: June 20 – August 20, 2026
Juried by Douglas Stockdale (PhotoBook Journal).
Cash Awards and a Solo Show awarded to First Place.
$25 / 8 images. Deadline June 6, 2026.
We are looking for photographs that place a viewer at the edge of something. This may appear as a physical passage, but it doesn't have to. What matters is not the presence of a doorway, but the presence of tension.
JUROR
Douglas Stockdale is a visual artist, editor, and educator whose practice centers on the photobook as a form of contemporary art. He is the founder and publisher of PhotoBook Journal and writes the long-running blog Singular Images. His work is held in the collections of the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma, the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale), and Reminders Photography Stronghold.
ABOUT DECAGON GALLERY
Decagon Gallery is an online fine art photography gallery based in Brooklyn, now in its fourth year. We produce juried Spotlight exhibitions with named jurors, cash prizes, and printed catalogs — and recently mounted our first physical exhibition at the Tbilisi Museum of Modern Art. We take our exhibitions seriously and treat selected photographers accordingly.
decagongallery.com
WHAT SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHERS RECEIVE
First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $150
2 Honorable Mentions: $50 each
Human Presence Award: free entry to a future call for entry
Inclusion in the curated online exhibition
Permanent exhibition page on Decagon Gallery
Feature on Decagon's Instagram
Inclusion in the printed exhibition catalog
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Open to all photographers worldwide
All photographic styles and processes welcome
Up to 8 images per submission
JPG files, 2100px on long side, no watermarks, borders, or text
Entry fee: $25 for up to 8 images
Deadline: June 3, 2026 (11:59 PM Eastern)
Notification: June 15, 2026
Exhibition: June 20 – August 20, 2026