OVERCOMING — What Remains Standing 2026: results
Applications closed 3 Aug 2026
United States
The organiser announced 3 winners · 3 honourable mentions · 13 selected artists.
Free: every name, the awards and works, the organiser’s announcement — and the results of every other call.

Who got in
The organiser has announced who won. Names are free with sign-in.
- 3winners
- 3honourable mentions
- 13selected artists
Jury
Teona Machavariani
Free with sign-in: who won and every name (19), awards and works, the organiser’s announcement
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Award
1st $500 + solo web show; 2nd $250; 3rd $150; two HM $50; Human Presence nomination (free future entry)
Application fee
$25 (4 images; +$5 each additional, up to 8)
The programme
- About the programme
- Decagon Gallery's 'OVERCOMING' — an international online photography exhibition (juror Douglas Beasley) inviting honest work about survival, loss, displacement, and what endures.
- What the call offered
- Decagon Gallery's online juried show (Aug 20 – Oct 20, 2026) on overcoming and endurance — juror Douglas Beasley, up to $950 in prizes, permanent exhibition page, Instagram feature, and exhibition catalog.
- Who could apply
- International photographers 18+; all processes and experience levels. Theme: survival, resilience, hardship — documentary or staged, abstract or portrait. JPEG min 2100 px long side; no watermarks or borders.
How it went
- Applications closed3 Aug 2026
- Results announced
Free: every name, the awards and works, the organiser’s announcement — and the results of every other call.
