Framed: Shadow and Light — Juried Photography Exhibition, Black Box Gallery Portland
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Framed: Shadow and Light — Juried Photography Exhibition, Black Box Gallery Portland

Black Box Gallery

October 9, 2026 (10 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA (and online annex)

Juried group photo show of Black Box Gallery, Portland, on shadow and light — photography as the documentation of patterns of darkness and light, from dramatic black-and-white shadows to ethereal, moody textures in colour; the juror looks for the range of ways contemporary photographers interpret them.

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26 photographs are selected by the juror for the gallery exhibition in Portland, 1–25 November 2026, and 50 more for the online gallery annex; all 76 appear in a catalogue on Blurb Books. Black Box provides free printing, matting and framing; exhibition prints stay in the gallery flat file for two years for promotion. Sales: 50% commission, and work need not be for sale. Juror: Todd Johnson, founder and director of Black Box Gallery (MFA in Photography, San Francisco Art Institute), portfolio reviewer for Photolucida, Critical Mass and Blue Sky Gallery.

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Open to all photographers worldwide, amateur and professional. Entries by e-mail: up to 5 JPEGs, 1200 px on the longest side at 72 PPI, 5 MB or less each.

Dates & details

Programme dates
Exhibition 1–25 November 2026
Results
7–10 days after the deadline
Costs to the artist
Entry fee only — the gallery prints, mats and frames the selected work
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Gallery show with free printing, matting and framing
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$40 per entry (up to 5 photos); 50% commission on sales