Organizer Information: 

Decagon Gallery is an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, NY, specializes in contemporary photography. It offers curated platforms for photographers to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide.

Title: Botanicals — flora of the world

Description:

Decagon Gallery invites photographers to submit images for Botanicals—flora of the world, an online exhibition celebrating the rich and varied beauty of plant life. From wild landscapes to cultivated gardens, from macro studies to abstract interpretations, we welcome all photographic approaches that explore the visual poetry of the botanical world. Accepted photographs will be showcased in an online exhibition and cash prizes awarded to three photographers.

Key Dates: 

  • Submission Deadline: August 31, 2025
  • Exhibition Opens: September 15, 2025

Application Fee: 

  • $24 for up to 4 images
  • $4 each for entries 5 through 8
  • Two additional entries free if submitting 8 paid entries (up to 10 total)

Awards & Benefits: 

  • First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
  • Second Place: $300 cash prize
  • Third Place: $200 cash prize
  • Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions

All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

  • All submissions must be original works of photography.
  • Submit your images as jpg or jpeg, at least 2100 pixels on the long side. 
  • Open to all photographers over 18, worldwide
  • Format your files to be at least 2100 pixels on the long side, and under 3 mb.
  • Name the files: “FirstName-LastName_title.jpg”

By submitting work to this call for entry, artists grant Decagon Gallery the right to download, store, and use submitted images and accompanying text for the following purposes:

  • Jurying and internal review
  • Promotion of the exhibition on the Decagon Gallery website, social media, email newsletters, and press releases
  • Inclusion in a Blurb-published print exhibition catalog
  • Inclusion in a YouTube video slideshow highlighting the exhibition
  • Archival documentation of the exhibition
  • Artists’ statements will be included alongside their work in the online exhibition.
  • Artists retain full copyright to their submitted images and text. Any use of these materials by Decagon Gallery will include proper credit to the artist. Images will not be sold, distributed, or used for commercial purposes beyond the promotion and documentation of the exhibition without the artist’s explicit written permission

Contact Information: 

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