“Openings, thresholds, and points of transition — windows, doorways, mirrors, gates, archways, reflections, frames within frames, and interpretive portals representing change, movement, memory, or emotional transition”
A portal suggests passage. It invites us to look through, step beyond, or imagine what lies on the other side.
For Portals: New Perspectives, we invite photographs that explore openings, thresholds, and points of transition. Windows, doorways, mirrors, gates, archways, reflections, and frames within frames may serve as literal portals, while shifts in light, shadow, or perspective can transform familiar spaces into something unexpected.
We also welcome more interpretive approaches. A portal might represent change, movement, memory, or emotional transition. Whether urban or rural, interior or exterior, documentary or conceptual, show us how photography opens new ways of seeing.
We are honored to have Ann Jastrab as juror for Portals: New Perspectives. She will select up to 35 images for exhibition in our Middlebury, Vermont gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on our website, and be promoted on social media with links to photographer's URL.
AWARDS:
Juror's Award $300, Director's Award $200, 3 Honorable Mentions $50
All selected photographers will have work published in printed catalog available for purchase and be featured on our website and social media.
ENTRY GUIDELINES:
Fee: $39 for up to 5 images, $6 for each additional image
• File format: JPG or JPEG only
• Size: Up to 5MB closed file size
• Resolution: ~2100 pixels on the longest side, 300ppi recommended
• Color space: sRGB recommended for both B&W and color
• Compression: 7–8 quality setting in Photoshop or equivalent
• All entries must be uploaded via the online form through our website
TIMELINE:
• Deadline: April 6, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2026
• Prints due: May 22, 2026
• Exhibition: June 5-27, 2026