Short Description
From the vast deserts and dense rainforests to bustling city streets and remote mountain villages, Planet Earth invites photographers to explore the extraordinary diversity of life and land on our planet. This exhibition calls for work that reveals the beauty, complexity, and vulnerability of the world we inhabit—both its natural wonders and human narratives.
We seek images that evoke awe and admiration, that document fragile ecosystems or resilient communities, that capture quiet moments of coexistence or urgent stories of change. Whether through sweeping landscapes, intimate portraits, or abstract interpretations, this is an opportunity to reflect on what it means to live on Earth in a time of environmental and cultural transformation.
Photographers are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly—submissions may include:
- Natural landscapes in all their majesty or fragility
- Wildlife in its habitat or under threat
- Environmental impacts and human responses
- Indigenous cultures and traditional lifeways
- Urban life and the shaping of human environments
- Climate change, conservation, and sustainability stories
- Abstract, symbolic, or conceptual representations of Earth
Eligibility
- All submissions must be original works of photography.
- 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”
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
- First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
- *First, Second, Third Place awards include a FREE exhibition catalog (only to countries Blurb delivers to)
- All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge
- Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase.
- A short video presentation will be created and shared on YouTube and the gallery website and social media.
Entry 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)
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 30 September 2025
Website Link: https://www.decagongallery.com/open-calls
