---
title: THAT ONE PHOTOGRAPH - the image you never left behind
description: >-
  Online photography exhibition at Decagon Gallery. Submit one photograph—the
  image you never left behind. Open to photographers worldwide.
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type: program
status: closed
createdAt: '2026-05-28'
updatedAt: '2026-09-18'
programType: Exhibition
organization: Decagon Gallery
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/decagon-gallery'
deadline: '2026-06-21'
location: Albany
isOnline: true
disciplines:
  - photography
---

# THAT ONE PHOTOGRAPH - the image you never left behind

**Hosted by:** Decagon Gallery

**Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Albany | **Deadline:** June 21, 2026

## About This Program

> "The image you never left behind — photographs that hold memory, loss, and the parts of life we cannot fully leave behind"

Years pass. People change. Places disappear. Entire parts of our lives quietly fall out of reach. And yet, some photographs remain impossibly close to us. Not because they are perfect, but because they continue holding something we were never fully able to leave behind.

Decagon Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit one photograph only: the image they never left behind.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** photography
- **Note:** Open to photographers worldwide. Maximum 2 entries per artist; 1 photograph per entry.

### Additional Requirements

Submit 1 photograph (JPG, 2100px on long side, max 50MB per image). No text, watermarks, borders, frames, or additional graphic elements. Include one short sentence expressing what continues to live inside the photograph — not explaining what it shows, when it was taken, or its technical context. Maximum 2 entries per artist.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 28, 2026
- **Deadline:** June 21, 2026
- **Program Start:** July 1, 2026
- **Program End:** September 1, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://app.entrythingy.com/apply/14080/