SEEN / UNSEEN
Seen/Unseen
The visible and the implied
Juried by Ann M. Jastrab
Submission deadline: July 8
Choices announced: July 21
Exhibition launched: July 27—September 27
Some photographs reveal. Others withhold.
Seen / Unseen invites work that engages with what is visible and what remains hidden—within the frame, within the subject, or within the photograph itself. This may take the form of portraiture, or images where meaning is suggested rather than stated.
We are interested in photographs that hold tension: between presence and absence, clarity and ambiguity, exposure and concealment. What is shown is only part of the image. What is implied, obscured, or left unresolved carries equal weight.
This theme is intentionally open. It may be approached through people, environments, or constructed images. The strongest work will not illustrate the idea, but embody it—allowing the photograph itself to carry complexity without explanation. Literal interpretations will be considered, but preference will be given to work that moves beyond the obvious.
First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200
A photograph does not need to explain itself.
But it must hold something back.
We look forward to seeing how your work navigates what is seen—and what remains just beyond it.
The visible and the implied
Juried by Ann M. Jastrab
Submission deadline: July 8
Choices announced: July 21
Exhibition launched: July 27—September 27
Some photographs reveal. Others withhold.
Seen / Unseen invites work that engages with what is visible and what remains hidden—within the frame, within the subject, or within the photograph itself. This may take the form of portraiture, or images where meaning is suggested rather than stated.
We are interested in photographs that hold tension: between presence and absence, clarity and ambiguity, exposure and concealment. What is shown is only part of the image. What is implied, obscured, or left unresolved carries equal weight.
This theme is intentionally open. It may be approached through people, environments, or constructed images. The strongest work will not illustrate the idea, but embody it—allowing the photograph itself to carry complexity without explanation. Literal interpretations will be considered, but preference will be given to work that moves beyond the obvious.
First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery's website
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200
A photograph does not need to explain itself.
But it must hold something back.
We look forward to seeing how your work navigates what is seen—and what remains just beyond it.