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title: "Call for Submissions: Real vs Imagined, photoED Magazine"
description: International call for fine art photography on the Real vs Imagined theme; ten projects published in photoED magazine's print edition, 25 more in the Digital EXTRA.
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type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-09-03"
updatedAt: "2026-09-30"
programType: Open call
organization: photoED Magazine
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/photoed-magazine
deadline: "2026-09-18"
entryFee: 20 CAD
location: photoED Magazine, Toronto, ON, Canada
isOnline: false
compensationRange: Publication in photoED magazine print and digital replica editions, printed copies shipped worldwide, and promotion across email and social media channels
disciplines:
  - photography
careerStages:
  - Emerging artist
  - Established
---

# Call for Submissions: Real vs Imagined, photoED Magazine

**Hosted by:** photoED Magazine

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** photoED Magazine, Toronto, ON, Canada | **Deadline:** September 18, 2026 | **Entry fee:** CA$20

## About This Program

> "Real vs Imagined"

photoED magazine's Contrasts trilogy concludes with the Real vs Imagined edition. As we live in a time where what we see on omni-present screens isn't clearly fact or fiction entirely, the Real vs Imagined issue looks to further challenge viewers and play in the space in-between. photoED magazine is looking to publish – in print and online: Well considered submissions – A project/idea crafted with intention; Fine art – not stock photography; Original artistic work; Diverse interpretations on the theme – which may refer to either aspect of the contrast, a reality that may not appear real, a fiction that might appear as fact, or work that blurs these lines.

In these print-first editions, photoED magazine flips the script on the readers experience. From the cover, the publication opens as usual but concludes in the middle. Flip the print edition on its back to find another beginning, a different entry point, through a second cover.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Career Stage:** Emerging artist, Established
- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** photography
- **Note:** Entries are welcome from anyone, worldwide\* who makes photographs with intention. Emerging photographers and established professional artists—all are welcome to share their work with us.

With independent editorial integrity as a guiding principle, submissions by all artists including BIPOC artists, Women, Persons with Disabilities, members of the Deaf Community, and persons living in poverty are warmly welcomed.

### Additional Requirements

1–8 image files per submission; allowed file types: JPG; at least 2000px on the long edge.

## Compensation & Benefits

Publication in photoED magazine print and digital replica editions, printed copies shipped worldwide, and promotion across email and social media channels

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 3, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 18, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Rita Godlevskis, Editor and Publisher

**Email:** rita@photoed.ca

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.photoed.ca/callforphotography